Crime & Safety

West Hartford Woman Charged With Newtown Robbery: PD

A woman was charged with robbery after a shoplifting incident.

NEWTOWN, CT — Officers arrested two shoplifting suspects after they stole several cases of Red Bull from the Queen Street Big Y store Feb. 27, police said.

A struggle ensued when the suspects were confronted by security at the store. The suspects fled before police arrived.

State Police troopers on I-84 spotted the suspect vehicle and stopped the suspects.

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Mitchell Carroll, 25, of Ridgefield was charged with second-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny and third-degree assault. Allison Napolitano, 27, of West Hartford was charged with the same.

Carroll is a convicted felon who is out on parole and Napolitano has a pending arrest warrant from Redding Police related to a larceny.

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