Crime & Safety

Gone In 60 Seconds: Burglars Strike Gas Station In North Haven

Police are asking for help with a case in which burglars smashed their way into a gas station store and were gone within a minute: WATCH

(Image via North Haven Police video)

NORTH HAVEN, CT — Police are asking for help with a case in which burglars smashed their way into a gas station store and were gone in 60 seconds. The burglary occurred around 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 7 at First Fuel, 133 Middletown Ave., in North Haven. Police shared video of the burglary (see below) on social media.

“This video illustrates the challenges in working these cases, which involve multiple masked and gloved suspects, taking approximately 1 minute from the time of entry to exit,” police wrote in a post on Facebook. “If anyone may have been traveling past this area during this time and observed any suspicious individuals or vehicle(s) in the area, you are asked to contact Det. Harton at 203-239-5321 X 244.”

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