Results tagged “Yankee Candle”

The DA's office spread word that Alan "Bubba" Daughtry, of Dorchester, was charged yesterday with "five counts of armed robbery and one count each of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery." Daughtry has been linked to robberies at Truly Jorg's, Sami's Cleaners, a downtown Papyrus, City Convenience, and Famous Footwear. The description of the crimes sound similar to the ones ascribed to the Bonbon Bandit, or the Sweet Tooth Robber, who held...

-- Boston Police's news blotter doesn't include the words "Bonbon Bandit" or "Sweet Tooth Robber" in the public safety notification it posted yesterday, but those who have been following the string of robberies at sweet shoppes (and a Yankee Candle) can add another crime to the list. The man seen on many a security camera as of late reportedly held up City Convenience on Albany Street at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, brandishing a knife and...

--A one-man robbery wave is rolling through the city. A guy is walking into stores, especially sweet shoppes, and holding them up. Between April 17 and June 26, the suspect has held up 16 businesses. This is the same guy who held up the Yankee Candle - and Truly Jorg's and the Lindt Chocolate Shope and more. Clearly the guy thinks in terms of quantity, not quality. How much cash can he pick up at...

Update: Good Blotter news! Thank you, tipsters, for spreading the word. Police found Starsha Tupper through bank records, and she is safe, according to the Gloucester Times. --If you're a robber, and you're looking for the big bucks, where are you gonna go? Isn't it obvious? The Yankee Candle store! Some robber dressed all in black held up the Yankee Candle at Quincy Market yesterday afternoon. Boy, he must be a thug – he wears...