PORTLAND, Maine — Police are investigating a pair of armed robberies that occurred in the Baxter Boulevard area Friday afternoon.
The first occurred in the Hannaford parking lot on Forest Avenue at 1:45 p.m., while the second occurred about an hour later, according to a news release from Portland police.
During the first incident, an armed man approached a man sitting in his vehicle and demanded his phone, but the robber eventually fled on foot without the phone, the statement said.
About an hour later, a woman sitting in her car at the Seaside Nursing Home was approached by an armed man who reportedly pointed a gun at her and ordered her out of the car before she fled. The man allegedly stole the car.
The vehicle is a silver 2004 Honda Pilot with Maine plates license 6690 SZ.
Both suspects are described as African-American, about 20 years old, standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and wearing dark clothing.
Neither victim was injured. Police are asking anyone with information to call 874-8575.
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