Suspects rob 6 Connecticut gas stations at gunpoint, police say
08.10.2022 - 07:13
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Six gas stations in New London County, Connecticut, were robbed at gunpoint Friday evening. Norwich police received a report of a gas station robbery on Washington Street at around 7:45 p.m. Friday, with the suspect described as a 5'9" Black male wearing a mask, black puffy winter jacket, gray sweatpants and black shoes.
The suspect entered the gas station, pulled out a gun and took money before fleeing on foot, police said, according to FOX 61.The gas station clerk was left unharmed. According to police, the suspect may have left out of town in a vehicle. Norwich police received a report of a gas station robbery on Washington Street at around 7:45 p.m.
Friday, with the suspect described as a 5'9" black male wearing a mask, black puffy winter jacket, gray sweatpants and black shoes. (Norwich Police Department) Just a short time earlier, at around 7:30 p.m., there was a report of a robbery at a gas station on Route 32 in Franklin. No injuries were reported in that incident.
The nearby towns of Quaker Hill, Waterford, Groton, Stonington, and Ledyard also reported gas station robberies. All six robberies involved a suspect with the same general description, but police have not confirmed if the same individual carried out each of the robberies. The suspect entered the gas station, pulled out a gun and took money, police said.
(iStock) Ledyard police responded at 9:08 p.m. to a robbery on Gallup Hill Road. Employees at the gas station reported that it was robbed at gunpoint by a male, described as Black or Hispanic, who then ran across the street to a getaway car and drove off in an unknown direction.
The incident is being investigated by Ledyard police. Ledyard police responded at 9:08 p.m. to a robbery on Gallup Hill Road.
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