Crime & Safety

Armed Masked Men Rob Area Gas Station

The men, wearing ski masks, made off with cash from an Xtra Mart in Willington.

Two men wearing ski masks and armed with a handgun robbed the Sunoco Xtra Mart in Willington over the weekend, police said.

According to a police press release, the robbery happened on Dec. 21 at 12:56 a.m. at the 467 River St. gas station, which is near Exit 70 on I-84.

The clerk reported that the two black men, wearing black masks and black jackets, displayed a handgun and demanded money. They made off with an unknown amount of cash.

The suspects left the store, got into an unknown car and drove off heading north on route 32 in the area of I-84. The clerk was unharmed.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Troop C barracks in Tolland at 860-896-3200. Ask for Det. Hoague.


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