VSP: Dollar General in Fairfax robbed at gun point

VERMONT STATE POLICE       

CASE#: 23A2003845

RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Trooper Michael Mattuchio

STATION: VSP Bureau of Criminal Investigation Troop A-West Saint Albans      

CONTACT#: 802-524-5993 

DATE/TIME: 1803 Hours Tuesday, July 4, 2023,

INCIDENT LOCATION: Dollar General, 9 Colonial Rd, Fairfax, VT

VIOLATION: Armed robbery 

ACCUSED: Under investigation

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

The Vermont State Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Tuesday evening, July 4, 2023, at the Dollar General on Colonial Rd in the town of Fairfax. At about 545 pm, an unknown individual entered the store dressed in black, displayed a firearm, and demanded cash from the clerk. The suspect fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured. The male was seen driving away in a white utility truck with a ladder rack on the top heading towards RT 128. There was also a female inside the truck.

The suspect is believed to be a white male, standing between 5 feet 8 inches and 6 feet 0 inches tall, weighing about 140 lbs., and wearing a blue hat, black “RealTree” shirt, black shorts, and black shoes with white soles.

Anyone with possible information regarding this incident is asked to call the Saint Albans Barracks at 802-524-5993 and ask to speak with Detective Trooper Michael Mattuchio. Tips also may be submitted anonymously online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.