Crime & Safety
Windsor Locks Police Investigate Armed Robbery
Police are searching for a male suspect who allegedly demanded cash while pointing a small handgun at an employee of the Shell Gas Station on Ella Grasso Turnpike early Monday.
The following information was provided by the Windsor Locks Police Department:
On Monday, Dec. 17, at 2:37 a.m., Windsor Locks police responded to the Airport Shell gas station located at 80 Ella Grasso Tpke. for a report of an armed robbery.
The lone employee of the gas station reported that a male wearing a mask over his face, gloves and brandishing a small handgun entered the business and demanded money from the cash register. The suspect is described as being about 5 ft. 7 in. tall, thin build and wearing a black jacket and orange pants.
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The suspect left the business on foot in an unknown direction. An undetermined amount of money was stolen from the business.
Anyone with any information related to this crime is asked to call the Windsor Locks Police Department at (860) 627-1461.
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