Police Identify Suspect In Syringe Robbery Of Insurance Company

FALL RIVER (CBS) - Police have identified one of the two men they say robbed an insurance company using a syringe.

Fall River Police are searching for 21-year-old Paul LaFrance, claiming that he is the one who held a syringe to a woman's neck at an insurance office and demanded money.

LaFrance is well known to police and is on Fall River's 'Most Wanted' list.

The other suspect has yet to be identified but fits the same description of a white man in his mid-to-late 20's between 5-foot-10 and 6-feet tall.

According to Fall River Police, a similar incident occurred at Cerebri Hair Studio around noon on Saturday. Police have not said if the two incidents are related.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Fall River Major Crimes Detective Raul Camara at 508-324-2796, The Fall River Police Department at 508-676-8511 of the FRPD Tips line at 508-672-TIPS.