A Stratford woman and her male companion were arrested on multiple charges Wednesday night following an attempted shoplifting and use of a stun gun at Super Stop & Shop on Villa Avenue.
According to Fairfield police, Reva Hill, 43, left the store with a shopping cart of groceries without paying. When a Stop & Shop employee asked to see her receipt, the woman pulled out a stun gun and attempted to use it. The driver of a Chevrolet Lumina in which she was riding, Ronald Frazier, 55, of Bridgeport, then sped away.
Later, when the suspects were apprehended by Fairfield and Bridgeport police on Alex Street in Bridgeport, groceries and merchandise allegedly stolen from Kohls in Branford was found in the trunk of their vehicle. The goods were valued at $1,102.
Hill and Frazier were transported to Fairfield police headquarters and were processed. The woman was charged with robbery in the first degree, carrying a dangerous weapon, larceny in the sixth degree and larceny in the fourth degree. Frazier was arrested on charges of first-degree criminal liability of robbery, sixth-degree criminal liability of larceny and fourth-degree larceny.
Hill is being held on $50,000 bond and was given a court date of May 17. Frazier is being held on a $25,000 bond and will also appear in court on May 17.
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