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2 Adults, 1 Juvenile Caught During Burglary in Cromwell: Police

Cromwell Police have arrested two adults and a juvenile after they were caught during a burglary at a gas station in Cromwell early Tuesday morning.

Police received a 911 call from a concerned citizen reporting what he believed was a burglary in progress at the Sunoco Gas Station on West Street around 1:15 a.m.

Officers arrived within seconds and immediately saw the front door glass had been smashed. Police said they saw the suspects inside of the store.

According to police, an officer entered the front door and told the suspects to get on the ground as he drew his weapon.

The three suspects, later identified by police as 22-year-old Danny Melendez, of New Britain, 23-year-old Angus McLeod, of Bristol, and a juvenile were taken into custody without incident.

Investigators said the vehicle the suspects were driving had also been reported stolen out of West Haven.

Melendez, McLeod and the juvenile are facing charges including burglary, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischief, criminal attempt to commit larceny, criminal trespass, larceny by possession and weapons in a motor vehicle.

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