Man Says He was Robbed, Assaulted While Buying Pot: Police

A Bridgeport man told police Tuesday he was assaulted and robbed while trying to purchase marijuana.

According to police, the 22-year-old man, who has not been identified, told police he went to the Greene Homes Apartment Complex to buy marijuana because his own “medical marijuana ran out.”

The victim said he was jumped and attacked by several people who stole sleeping pills, Xanax and $50 in cash, according to police.

Police said the responding officer couldn’t find the victim or suspects at first, but when went back to the complex and encountered the victim, who said he had been hiding out.

No arrests have been made.

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