Suspect Sought In Armed Robbery of Stafford Gas Station

STAFFORD, CT — State police are seeking a man who displayed a gun while robbing a gas station/convenience store on the corner of Routes 190 and 32 Tuesday evening.

Around 6:45 p.m., police received a 9-1-1 call reporting an armed robbery had just occurred at the Sara Mart gas station at 3 West Stafford Rd. A cashier reported the suspect was a white man, about 30 years old, average height and average build with brown facial hair, wearing a red and blue New England Patriots hooded sweatshirt with a skull on the back, black oversized square sunglasses, a black knit hat and white or grayish knit gloves, police said.

The suspect told the cashier to open the register before lifting his sweatshirt to show a chrome colored pistol, which was tucked in his waistband. The man then took about $200 from the cashier before fleeing on foot, where he headed north on Route 32 towards Monson, Mass., police said.

Anyone with information on the possible identity of the suspect is asked to contact Eastern District Major Crime - Det. Avery at (860) 896-3233 immediately.