Armed robbers stuck up two Northeast Kingdom businesses over the holiday weekend, according to the Vermont State Police.
The first incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday at the Pettyco Junction Country Store in St. Johnsbury, at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Vermont Route 18.
Troopers said a man in a dark hoodie and a camouflage mask entered the store with a handgun and demanded the clerk give him money from the cash register. He fled on foot with the cash, troopers said. State police did not specify how much money was stolen.
At about 8:30 p.m. on Monday, a man in a dark green hooded raincoat and dark mask walked into the Subway restaurant in Lyndonville at 101 Depot St., troopers said.Â
He displayed what appeared to be a canister of chemical spray and told a clerk to hand over the money in the register, according to state police.
In surveillance footage of the incident released by state police, the man walks casually to the register with something in his hand, gesturing toward the clerk while keeping his head down.
As the clerk retrieves the money, the man covers his face with a gloved hand. Then he takes a stack of bills from the clerk and leaves. State police did not specify how much money was taken.
The robbers in both incidents were described as caucasian men about 6 feet tall, with slender builds and light complexions.
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact the St. Johnsbury barracks at 802-748-3111.