Two Randolph police cruisers collided while they were searching for an armed robber who held up Prestige Gas on Tuesday.

Afternoon robbery in Randolph

Police said they responded to the gas station at about 1:20 p.m. after a robber armed with a black semiautomatic handgun held up the store, then fled the scene on foot.

The suspect is seen on surveillance video wearing a blue Red Sox baseball hat over a ski mask as cash is being stuffed into a gray plastic bag.

"It's scary. For him, it was scary," said store owner Simon Massih. "He came in, and he had a mask and a glove, and he had a gun, and he put it at the cashier. He take the money, and he left."

But the search for the suspect turned into a crash as two Randolph police cruisers collided at Mitchell and Royal streets.

Armed robbery

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