SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) ? Police in Massachusetts want the public?s help in identifying a man suspected of giving ?COVID hugs? at a Walmart.
Around 7:10 p.m. Aug. 15, the suspect allegedly took an item out of a person?s hand and then gave him a hug, saying, ?Just giving you a Covid hug. You now have COVID,? according to Springfield Police spokesman Ryan Walsh.
?Just giving you a COVID hug. You now have COVID?
Police said the suspect then laughed and walked away.
Walsh said the customer who was hugged, a cancer survivor, had never seen the man before. Walsh said the man is accused of similarly hugging other customers as well.
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Anyone with information about the case, including the suspect?s identity, can contact the detective bureau at 413-787-6355, leave a private message on Facebook or text CRIMES (274637), then type SOLVE and your tip.
The Springfield Police Detective Bureau is seeking your help to identify this individual from an incident at the Walmart on Boston Road on Saturday August 15th around 7:10pm.
This suspect took an item out of a victims hands and then gave him a hug. He told the victim "Just giving you a Covid hug. You now have Covid." The suspect then started laughing and walked away. The victim, who is a cancer survivor, had never seen the suspect before.
This suspect had done this to other customers as well.
If you have any information on who this is, please contact our Detective Bureau at 413-787-6355, leave us a private message on Facebook or anonymously Text-A-Tip, Text CRIMES (2-7-4-6-3-7), type SOLVE and your tip.
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