Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Liquor Store Robbery In Meriden

A man was charged after swiping two bottles of liquor and fleeing the store, according to a report.

MERIDEN, CT - A man was charged Sunday after he allegedly stole two bottles of liquor and fled the store when an armed clerk chased him, the Meriden Record-Journal reported. Jose Juan Garcia-Correa was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree breach of peace, and sixth-degree larceny.

He stole the bottles from Big M Liquor on Pratt Street, then was caught by the clerk near the intersection of Catlin and Miller streets, the Record-Journal reported. His bond was set at $25,000.

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