Armed Robber Sought In Berlin: Police

BERLIN, CT — Local police are looking for a gun-wielding robber who held up a local gas station early Friday morning.

According to the Berlin Police Department, officers at 12:01 a.m. were called to the Citgo Gas Station, 1289 Farmington Ave., for a report of an armed robbery.

Police said they are looking for a young, light-skinned male of average height, possible Hispanic, who entered the gas station and pointed a gun at the clerk.

The suspect then ordered the clerk to empty the cash register into a purpler and white children's backpack, police said.

The suspect then got into the passenger side of a vehicle, believed to be a dark maroon 2010s Honda Accord, with a doughnut tire on the front passenger side, according to the BPD.

Police said the vehicle fled the area east on Farmington Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD Officer Mary Claffey of the Berlin Police Department at 860-828-7080. Case #2400000570.