Couple Flees Botched Southington Robbery

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Southington police are looking for a couple that tried to hold up a local gas station.

At 1 a.m. on Sunday, officers were dispatched to the Exxon station at 682 Queen St. for an attempted armed robbery.

Store workers told police that about 10 minutes earlier, a black male came throyugh the doors and ordered gas and cigarettes, according to a report.

When the clerk placed the cigarettes on the counter, the suspect demanded money from the cash register, according to a report.

The Clerk refused and the man made a movement with his hand to emphasize that he had a handgun, according to a report.

At that point, another vehicle pulled into the gas pump area, police said.

Both the clerk and the suspect noticed it and the suspect exited the store, police said.

The clerk followed the suspect out of the store. and the clerk watched him get into a white Nissan Altima that was parked in front of the pumps, according to a report. There was a black female attempting to put gas into the Nissan, police said. She climbed into the passenger side of the Nissan and the Nissan fled the scene southbound on on Queen Street, police said.

The male suspect is being described as being in his mid- to late-20s, between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8, weighing 170 to 180 pounds with a full beard. Police said he was wearing a plain, dark blue hooded sweatshirt that was covering his head.

The female suspect is being described as in her early 20s between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-5, weighing about 110 pounds, police said. She was wearing a dark blue sweatshirt with light blue jeans, a dark blue or black hat and short dark colored hair.

A short time later, state police found the Nissan abandoned in Hartford, according to a report. Southington detectives took custody of the Nissan and are actively investigating the case, according to a report. Anyone who might have information on the incident is being asked to call police at 860-378-1644 or at jlopa@southingtonpolice.org.

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