Armed Robbery, Kidnapping In Danbury Grocery Store Parking Lot: Police

DANBURY, CT — Police are investigating an armed robbery and kidnapping they say occurred in a grocery store shopping center.

On Sunday evening, at about 5:30 p.m., members of the Danbury Police Department were dispatched to a Newtown Road location and met with the victims.

The family reported a Black man with a muscular build between the age of 30 and 40 approached their vehicle with a handgun in the Stop and Shop parking lot. They told police that the suspect ordered them to unlock the car, before getting into the rear driver's side seat. The victim was then ordered to drive to the Bank of America on Main Street and withdraw $500, and did so, police said.

The alleged robber then demanded the victim drive back to Newtown Road. Before leaving the scene, the suspect also stole one victim's iPhone, according to police.

This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Danbury Police Department at 203-797-4611. To send an anonymous text tip, text keyword DANBURYPD and your message/tip to 847411 (tip411). Anonymous web tips can also be submitted through the online web tip form.