Police trying to connect the dots in string of Northeast Kingdom robberies

DERBY, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont State Police are trying to figure out if a rash of armed robberies in the Northeast Kingdom over the past six months is related.

Police say three robberies happened in Orleans and two others in North Troy and Barton. The first in this series happened in December 2020, with the most recent in April. All the robberies involved a male suspect threatening a store clerk by either showing a gun or claiming to have one.

No injuries were reported during any of these incidents and investigators are trying to figure out if they are connected.

Vermont State Police are appealing to the public to provide any information.

The Vermont State Police is investigating a series of armed robberies across the Northeast Kingdom that have occurred...
Posted by Vermont State Police on Monday, May 17, 2021