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CT Police Search For Suspect In Gas Station Robbery
Investigators are searching for a suspect who is accused of robbing a Connecticut gas station at gunpoint.
Troopers in New London County responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Best Way/Citgo gas station, located at 37 Norwich-Westerly Road in Preston, at about 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, according to Connecticut State Police.
Investigators determined that a suspect walked into the store, displayed a handgun, and demanded money from the store clerk, police said.
After about a minute, he ran away from the scene, and he was last seen running east on Norwich-Westerly Road, au…
Suspect Nabbed In CT Gas Station Robbery
A Connecticut man has been arrested for the alleged armed robbery of a Shell Gas Station.
Tolland County resident Cody Lester, age 26, of Strafford Springs, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 24, for the robbery which took place on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, at the Shell Gas Station located at 262 Boston Turnpike in Bolton.
Lester is reported to have allegedly driven up to the store in a work-type truck, entered the store, and approached an employee with a folding knife, demanding money, said the Connecticut State Police.
When the employee did not get the money out of the register fast enough, Lest…
