Crime & Safety

Surveillance Video Shows Brazen Break-In At Tolland Gas Station

Surveillance footage shows three people breaking into a Tolland store.

Surveillance footage released by the Tolland Resident State Trooper's Office shows a break-in at a gas station.
Surveillance footage released by the Tolland Resident State Trooper's Office shows a break-in at a gas station. (CT State Police )

TOLLAND, CT — Surveillance footage released by the Tolland Resident State Trooper's Office shows three people brazenly breaking into a gas station convenience store in the center of town early Christmas Eve.

The break-in took place at 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 24 at the Gulf station on Route 195. in Tolland.

The video clearly shows three people in hooded sweatshirts and masks taking part. Two used crowbars to pry open a door while another yanked on the handle.

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One the door was open, two scurried into the store while a third stood guard in a wide-legged stance.

The three then fled in a car and it was unclear what they may have taken.

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Dec. 24 burglary.
A Christmas Eve break-in in Tolland. CT State Police

State police are seeking the public's help in identifying the three. Anyone recognizing them or anyone with information about the break-in can contact the Tolland Resident Trooper's Office at 860-8875-8911.

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