armed robbery

A man was arrested after trying to rob a couple at knife point on a bridge in Westport Sunday afternoon, police said. Police said the robbery happened on the Ruth Cohen Steinkraus Post Road Bridge at approximately 11:15 a.m. Authorities said a man approached the couple from behind and told them to bring him to their car. The couple told…

Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at a pizza restaurant in New Haven late Saturday night. Authorities said they received a 911 call about a robbery that took place at More Than Pizza on Blaze Street at approximately 11:40 p.m. Responding officers found out that the robber displayed a handgun to an employee and demanded money from…

Houston police say an armed suspect stole an ambulance early Friday while a patient and a firefighter were inside

A woman was arrested after being accused of forcing two people to take her to a store to purchase her a new phone while they were held at knife point in West Hartford, according to police. Officials said they arrested 28-year-old Alexandra Pennell, of Hartford, after she allegedly forced two people she knew into a car at knifepoint and made…

DNA analysis has been around for decades, and it’s a crucial tool for solving violent crimes, but until recently, it was nearly impossible to collect DNA evidence left at shooting scenes. That changed with a process developed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The day after Christmas in 2019, two men walked into a Denny’s in...

A manhunt was underway Friday for an armed robber who attacked an elderly Lyft driver in South El Monte Monday night.

Police are looking for the man involved in an armed robbery of an Auto Zone in Manchester Sunday night. The incident took place at 410 Broad St. at approximately 8 p.m. Officials said the man was reportedly wearing a UPS outfit during the armed robbery. They say he is described to be about 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds. He took money…

A man with an AR-15 rifle and two others robbed a Papa John’s in Maryland in what appears to have been part of an hours-long crime spree. Surveillance video from Sunday around 2:30 p.m. shows a man walk into the pizza shop on East West Highway in Silver Spring as a lookout. Then two other men walk in behind...

A man was arrested after being accused of robbing three people in the downtown Shelton area with a 4-year-old in the car, police said. Officials said the robberies happened at approximately 9 p.m. Brandon Lasky, 29, reportedly robbed an employee leaving work at Caloroso Restaurant. The employee told police that Lasky approached him with a semi-automatic pistol and demanded money….

Police are investigating an armed robbery at Cumberland Farms in North Haven that happened early Saturday morning. The incident happened at approximately 1:30 a.m. at 249 State St., officials said. Two men in their mid to late 20s entered the store and pointed a handgun at the clerk, demanding money, police said. The men then fled the area in what…

One person was taken to the hospital after being shot during an armed robbery in Hamden Friday afternoon. Hamden police said they received a call on Friday at approximately 4:30 p.m. from New Haven police regarding a gunshot victim who was being treated at Yale New Haven Hospital. The person was reportedly shot in Hamden during an armed robbery, officials…

Trumbull police have arrested a man who they said led officers on a pursuit after robbing a store at the Westfield Trumbull Mall on Friday night. Officers said they took 24-year-old Eddie Lynch, of New Haven, into custody early Saturday morning following a six-hour standoff with Bridgeport and Trumbull police. According to police, Lynch surrendered at about 1:10 a.m. at…

Federal authorities in New York City have brought charges in the armed robbery of a reality TV pal of Kim Kardashian

Police are investigating after an armed robbery at the Westfield Trumbull mall Friday night. Bridgeport police said they cornered the man suspected of robbing Zales jewelry after he engaged in a pursuit with Trumbull officers. The pursuit ended with a car crash, according to officials. Officials said they have surrounded the man but he is not yet in custody. Officers…

Authorities say two Louisiana teens have been arrested in the killing of an Arizona State University professor whose body has been found in a landfill.

A man from Old Saybrook was arrested after he robbed a convenience store in Old Saybrook early Saturday morning. The robbery took place at Henny Penny located at the intersection of Route 1 and Main Street at approximately 6:13 a.m., according to police. Matthew Rothman, of Cromwell, entered the store, said he had a weapon and demanded money from the…

Winchester police have arrested a man who is accused of robbing a gas station with a weapon on Saturday. Officers responded to a panic alarm at the Sunoco Gas Station on South Main Street shortly before 9 p.m. While heading to the scene, police said they learned that the alarm call was for an armed robbery. Investigators said the suspect…

West Haven police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who is wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a bank on Wednesday.

Hamden police are investigating after a man was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday afternoon.

Police are looking for two men who they said robbed a Taco Bell in Cromwell Monday morning with a machete and a crowbar and forced the employees to open the safe and empty their own pockets of valuables.