Smash-Grab Incident At New Britain Stop & Shop

Police in Connecticut are investigating after thieves backed through a Stop & Shop gas station door and made off with a cash register.

New Britain Police are investigating after thieves backed through the doors of a Stop & Shop gas station and made off with an empty cash register.
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Kathy Reakes

05/07/2024 11:30 a.m.

The incident occurred in Hartford County around 4 a.m., Tuesday, May 7, at the New Britain store on West Main Street.

According to Rachel Zaniewski of the New Britain Police, officers responded to a burglary after a vehicle backed through the door to the Stop and Shop gas station.

They stole the empty cash register and some cigarettes, Zaniewki said.

The incident is under investigation.

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