Crime & Safety

Branford Police Continue Investigation of Robbery and Assault of ATM Employee

Police are asking for help in identifying the suspects in the case. They got away with a large sum of money, police said.

BRANFORD, CT — Branford Police Detectives continue to investigate the robbery and assault of an ATM machine company employee after he replenished a machine’s funds on Tuesday, April 4th at a business located at 249 West Main Street, police said in a news release Wednesday.

Police originally responded to the parking lot just after 12:30p.m. on April 4th and interviewed the victim. He told Detectives while returning to his vehicle, he was shoved into the van, assaulted by three to four tall, thin, black males, who struck him with a handgun, forcing him to relinquish access to a large sum of money, police said. The suspects fled the area in a white Chevrolet, four door, compact car, police said.

Although Detectives have followed up on a number of leads, they are asking anyone with information to contact the Branford Police Department at 203-481-4241 or contact the Branford Crime Tip Line at 203-315-3909.

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