Store Staffer Hit By Car While Chasing Thief In Glastonbury Larceny

GLASTONBURY, CT — A clerk at a Glastonbury store was hit by a getaway car Tuesday while attempting to chase down a fleeing thief, police said.

The incident took place at the Cumberland Farms at 2875 Main St.

Staffers told police that a "light skinned" man wearing a black hat and yellow t-shirt, entered the business and proceeded to enter an area restricted to employees, according to an incident report.

The man stole what appeared to be a case of Red Bull energy drinks, police said.

According to an incident report, an employee at the business yelled out to the thief, but he fled out the front door.
The employee then tried to chase the thief down, police said.

The thief jumped into what appeared to be a silver Honda CRV and the employee grabbed onto the driver's door handle, police said.

The driver then shifted the vehicle into reverse and cut the wheels in a "hard right direction," which caused the front left fender of the vehicle to brush up against the employee's legs, police said. The employee declined medical attention at the scene, police said.

The vehicle exited the parking lot onto Glastonbury Boulevard and traveled northbound on Main Street toward East Hartford.

Police said they have partial license registration plate information.

Police Wednesday were strongly advising members of the public to "never pursue an individual involved in a larceny such as this and never grab onto to a vehicle in motion in an effort to stop it."