Police have arrested two men accused of robbing an East Hartford supermarket with a fake gun.
Police responded to Aldi Supermarket in East Hartford on Thursday to investigate a report of an armed robbery and learned that the robber threatened store staff with what appeared to be a black gun, then took money from several cash registers before leaving the scene in a light blue Acura.
Police said the car was stopped on Interstate 84 near Roberts Street and the driver, Jesus Feliciano-Flores, 34, of Hartford, admitted to having just come from the area of 775 Silver Lane and said his passenger, Jonathan Guzman, 28, of Hartford, had gone into Aldi Supermarket and said people in the store, as well as security cameras, confirmed that the men were involved.
East Hartford police seized the vehicle and found a plastic bag filled with cash and a fake semi-automatic gun hidden behind the radio in a hidden compartment inside the vehicle.
Jonathan Guzman, 28, of Hartford, was charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree conspiracy to commit robbery. Bond was set at $250,000.
Jesus Feliciano-Flores, 34, of Hartford, was arrested and charged with second-degree robbery and second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery. Bond was set at $50,000.
