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Armored Truck Robbed In Methuen

METHUEN (CBS) - Police are investigating an armored truck heist Monday afternoon in Methuen.

A Garda armored truck was stolen outside a Big Lots store on Jackson Street just before 2 p.m.

Police said that as the guard exited the vehicle, the suspect approached him and disarmed him, and then forced him back into the truck.

WBZ-TV's Jim Armstrong reports

After they drove around for a bit, the truck stopped near Jackson and Prospect Streets, and the suspect fled the truck with an "undetermined amount" of money, according to police.

Police said the guards then drove to the Methuen Police Department to report the incident. One of the guards was transported to Holy Family Hospital with chest pains.

Late Monday night, the truck was still being examined at the Methuen Police station.

The FBI and Methuen Police have not released any details about a suspect.

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