Wilson Borough police announced Monday armed robberies at two businesses and asked for tips to help solve the crimes.
Shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, two male perpetrators armed with firearms held up the Penn Jersey gas station at 2134 Northampton St., according to a news release from police.
One of them forced an employee into the rear of the store after a register was opened, and the duo fled on foot with cash, cigarettes and vapes.
Both perpetrators wore hooded sweatshirts and masks.
This robbery followed a daylight incident last Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Papa John’s, 752 S. 25th St. in Wilson, police said.
In that case, a male intruder brandishing a knife demanded money and fled on foot with cash from the register, according to a news release from Wilson police.
That robber was described as white and wearing a button-down sweatshirt, jeans and hat, with what appeared to be shoulder-length curly brown hair, the release states.
Wilson Borough Police Detective Whitney Peterson told lehighvalleylive.com on Monday the robberies are not believed to be related.
Investigators asked anyone with information on either incident to call police via the Northampton County 911 Center non-emergency line at 610-759-2200 or Peterson at 610-258-8542.
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