School Bus Driver is Suspect in Farmington Subway Robbery

A Farmington middle school bus driver is suspected in a robbery at a Subway restaurant in Farmington and a crash in New Britain on Monday, according to police. 

Farmington police said 27-year-old Kevin Colon, of New Britain, robbed the Subway on Route 4 at 9:12 a.m. and implied he had a weapon, but did not show one.

Colon fled and officers tried to stop the vehicle, a green Honda, as it was leaving the parking lot of the Dunkin' Donuts on the same road, but he fled again, police said.

Officers chased the car through Farmington and Plainville and into New Britain, where the car crashed in the 400 block of Slater Road. Another vehicle was damaged during the crash and one person was injured, police said.

Farmington Public Schools' superintendent Kathleen Greider sent a letter to parents Monday, saying the suspect in the robbery is a bus driver for the M&J Bus Company, which services several school districts in Connecticut, including Farmington. 

Ted Donahue, the principal of Irving Robbins Middle School, said the bus driver was employed by M&J Bus Company in mid-October and passed a background check, which is required by state law.

Donahue said the suspect was a bus driver for IAR bus #17 and West Woods bus #7.

Colon was charged with third-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny, reckless endangerment, reckless driving and engaging officers in a pursuit in connection with the Subway robbery.

Charges connected to the attempted robbery at Dunkin' Donuts include second-degree criminal attempt at robbery and sixth-degree criminal attempt at larceny. 

Colon is being held on $250,000 bond.

Anyone with information about the case should call Farmington police detective Sergeant Tim McKenzie at 860-675-2411 or leave an anonymous tip on the tip-line 860-675-2483.

Farmington Public Schools, along with the Farmington Police and M&J Bus Company are investigating. 

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