Dunkin’ Donuts Robber Arrested: State Police

NORTH HAVEN, CT — A New Haven man is accused of robbing the Dunkin’ Donuts in the Route 15 northbound rest area in North Haven and assaulting an employee, according to state police.

At about 4:50 a.m. on Aug. 15, troopers from Troop I - Bethany responded to the Route 15 northbound rest area in North Haven for a reported robbery. Connecticut State Police Detectives from Central District Major Crime responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.

“Through the course of the investigation, major crime detectives identified the suspect as Trayvon Foster,” state police said in a press release. “As detectives continued to investigate, they learned that the victim/Dunkin Donuts employee knew Foster and was aware that Foster was going to rob the Dunkin Donuts store.”

Police applied for and were granted an arrest warrant for Foster by the superior court. An additional arrest warrant is pending for the other person that is involved, police said.

Foster, 22, of New Haven was arrested Aug. 22 on charges of second-degree robbery, fifth-degree larceny and third-degree assault.

Foster was held on a $250,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Meriden Superior Court.

Pictured: Trayvon Foster, 22, of New Haven / Connecticut State Police