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Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say

Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say

Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly robbed two people selling items posted on Facebook Marketplace was nabbed in the basement of a condominium just a short distance from the crime scene. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Strawbridge Condominium Complex, on Mill Pond Drive in South Windsor. During the morning hours, South Windsor Police responded to the complex for reports of an armed robbery that occurred after an attempted Facebook Marketplace transaction involving the sale of an iPhone, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Po…

by Kathy Reakes

08/11/2023

Police & Fire

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store

Man Who Advertised Car For Sale On Facebook Victim Of Gunpoint Robbery At CT Convenience Store Police are investigating after a 21-year-old man's car was stolen at gunpoint in Connecticut after he advertised it for sale. Authorities received a report of a vehicle robbery in Hartford County at about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, according to the Bristol Police Department. The man told officers he had listed his 2019 Dodge Charger on Facebook Marketplace and met with a prospective buyer at the Cumberland Farms parking lot in Forestville about 5 p.m. The alleged prospective buyer said he wanted to test drive the car and got into the driver's seat. An accomplice got into the…

by Nicole Valinote

03/07/2022