Crime & Safety
Police Seek Community Assistance in Gas Station Shoplifting
Police are asking for info from the community in the shoplifting last week at Mobil gas station.
Police are seeking information from the community in a shoplifting last week at Mobil Gas Station on Church Hill Road.
According to just-released reports, the shoplifting took place December 6 at about 7:30 p.m. Police say a light-skinned Hispanic man with dark, curly hair and a "skinny" beard walked into the gas station and asked where bread and milk were. After getting them, he allegedly asked the clerk for a carton of Newport 100 cigarettes.
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After his credit card was declined, police say the man grabbed the carton and left the gas station in a "newer model silver Nissan Maxima with a sun roof and unknown plates."
Police say the man is about six feet tall and 220 pounds. He was wearing a black North Face fleece and blue jeans, according to reports.
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Police ask anyone with information to contact Officer Figol of the Newton Police Department at 203-426-5841.
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