Police seek man accused of robbing Providence liquor store with knife

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence police are looking for a man that’s accused of robbing a liquor store with a knife Monday night.

The robbery happened at about 8 p.m. at the Urban Wine and Spirits on Branch Avenue.

The victim, who police identified as a 19-year-old woman, said that a man entered the store to buy a bottle of liquor. He then allegedly told the worker he was “going to go outside to get his license” and returned wearing a blue mask.

Upon returning, the man is accused of pulling out a weapon believed to be a knife, and demanded money. He then ran out of the store and fled down Branch Avenue.

Investigators said the man took roughly $1,000 from the register.

Police described the suspect as a white man in his early 20s, who’s short with a thin build and black hair. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans, and black sneakers.