East Haven Police have arrested a suspect in a robbery at a Sunoco Gas Station in July and said he is also suspected of a burglary the same day in Branford.
Christopher Francis, 36, has been arrested in connection with the robbery on July 8 at the Sunoco Gas Station at 80 Frontage Road, according to police.
Police said he was not armed when he put a couple of small items on the sales counter, handed the employee a dollar bill and jumped up on the counter when the employee opened the cash register, police said.
The employee told officers that he tried to stop Francis from reaching the cash drawer, but Francis forced him to back away and was able to grab money from the drawer, police said.
Francis then fled in a rented white Jeep Grand Cherokee, according to police.
Police said Francis is also accused of attempting to rob the TA Travel Center in Branford earlier that evening.
Francis was taken into custody on Wednesday while he was at court for another matter, police said.
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He has been charged with robbery in the third degree and larceny in the sixth degree.
He was held on a court-ordered $30,000 bond.
