Crime & Safety
Woman Escapes Gunpoint Robbery At Stop & Shop: Glastonbury Police
Several suspects in a stolen vehicle tried to rob a woman at gunpoint after she finished shopping, according to police.
GLASTONBURY, CT — Police are investigating an attempted gunpoint robbery in the Stop & Shop parking lot on Saturday morning.
Police responded around 11:50 a.m. on Sept. 28 to Stop & Shop at 215 Glastonbury Boulevard on the report of an attempted robbery, according to Lt. Kevin Szydlo.
An investigation found that several suspects arrived at the parking lot in a stolen vehicle and tried to rob a woman at gunpoint while she was entering her vehicle after shopping, according to Szydlo.
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Szydlo said the victim fled her vehicle and didn’t sustain any injuries.
No property was stolen, according to Szydlo.
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“The robbery attempt appears to be part of a pattern of similar robberies occurring throughout the state,” Szydlo wrote in a news release.
The attempted robbery remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Barrett at 860-652-4268.
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