Police arrested a Vernon man Friday in connection to an armed robbery at Rubia Mart last month and have obtained arrest warrants for his suspected accomplice, police said.
John Papin, 32, of Vernon, is facing multiple charges including robbery in connection to the Sept. 23 robbery at the store.
Hartford police arrested Papin at a Hartford hotel and brought him to Vernon. The department worked with Manchester, Newington, South Windsor and state police on the case as part of a task force investigating "a series of armed robberies in the Greater Hartford" area," police said in a news release.
Police also obtained two arrest warrants for Joseph Dennis, 32, of Vernon, who they believe worked with Papin to rob Rubia Mart, police said. The other warrant is tied to a robbery at the On the Way convenience store on Hartford Turnpike in Vernon Sept. 27, police said.
Dennis is in custody at the Manchester Police Department and Vernon police plan on serving the warrants once he is arraigned in court on Manchester charges.
Connecticut's state forensics laboratory also assisted with the investigation, as well as East Hartford police and Connecticut adult probation and Intelligence Center officials, police said.
Papin was charged with first-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit the crimes. Police held him in custody on a $500,000 cash/surety bond and he is due in court Monday morning.
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Police continue to investigate and expect further charges.
Vernon police ask anyone with information to call Det. Charles Hicking at 860-872-9126 at extension 224.
