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Suspects Stole Occupied Vehicle, Held Passenger at Knifepoint: East Lyme Police

East Lyme police are searching for two suspects accused of carjacking a vehicle at a local gas station and threatening a passenger with a knife Saturday evening.

Police said a male and a female suspect approached the vehicle around 6 p.m. while it was parked at the Niantic Star Gas Station on Flanders Road (Route 161) and threatened an adult passenger with a knife before driving out of the gas station onto the road. The passenger was able to escape and the suspects continued speeding north on Flanders Road, police said.

Investigators believe the suspects tried to enter another vehicle while the driver was pumping gas, but that vehicle was locked and the driver moved to safety.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact Detective Mark Comeau at 860-739-5900.

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