Crime & Safety

Police Log: Robbery at Gunpoint Reported at Mobil Gas Station

The following information was provided by the Stoughton Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate conviction.

Tuesday, Jan. 28

At 12:13 a.m., police arrested a Stoughton man, aged 31, in the area of Turnpike Street, and charged him with driving with a suspended license. 

At 6:47 a.m., police arrested a 35-year-old Weymouth man in the area Lindelof Avenue on a warrant. 

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At 7:15 a.m., police received a report from a resident of Pearl Street that a male party was taking pictures of him outside his home. 

At 1:14 p.m., police responded to Kohl's after receiving a report from the store's loss prevention team that a female had attempted to shoplift. Upon arrival, police issued a criminal summons to a Chestnut Hill woman for shoplifting by concealing merchandise. 

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At 2:58 p.m., Stoughton police received a report from Massachusetts State Police that a school bus broke down on the Rte. 24 overpass over Rte. 139. The children on the bus were put onto a separate bus and transported from the scene. A tow truck was requested to tow the bus, which was reportedly on the side of the roadway. 

At 5:36 p.m., police received a report from a caller who claimed they were robbed at gunpoint at the Mobil Gas Station on Sharon Street. The suspect was described as being a black male wearing a black sweater, who allegedly showed a gun. The suspect was reportedly driving a silver Xterra and drove off toward Canton. Canton police were notified of the incident. 

Wednesday, Jan. 29

At 1:25 p.m., police received a report of shoplifting by two female suspects at Kohl's. The matter is still under investigation. 

At 6:03 p.m., police responded to the Ahavath Torah Congregation on Central Street, where they issued a summons to a Stoughton resident for driving without a license and operating a motor vehicle with defective equipment. 

At 9:08 p.m., police responded to Park Street, where they arrested a Whitman woman on a warrant. 

At 10:29 p.m., police responded to Washington Street, where they issued a criminal summons to a Stoughton man for driving with a suspended registration, an uninsured motor vehicle and for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. 


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