State police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted in an armed robbery that occurred at a Thompson store a couple months ago.
Investigators have obtained an arrest warrant for William "Billy" Barr, 26, of Webster, Massachusetts, and are still looking for him. He is wanted on charges of first-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny in an armed robbery at Bud's Country Store in Thompson that happened Sept. 13.
Police say on Sunday, Sept. 13 at around 4:50 p.m. someone entered the Bud Country Store at 759 Quinabaug Road, flashed a black gun, and demanded money from the clerk.
The suspect reached over the counter and took money from the register, then fled the store on foot to a silver sedan with Massachusetts license plates. The car left the parking lot traveling in the direction of Dudley, Mass.
The suspect was described as a male, wearing a red bandanna over his face, a black sweatshirt with a skull emblem on the front, dark colored baggy sweatpants, and black sneakers.
State police warned the public Barr may be armed.
Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime detectives are investigating. Anyone with information on Barr's whereabouts should contact State Police Troop D in Danielson at (860) 779-4900, dial 911 or text "TIP711" and any information to 236748.
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State police previously arrested Lukasz Zurawski, 26, of Webster, Massachusetts in a separate attempted robbery at Bud's Country Store later that month.
