Crime & Safety
Police Make Arrest in Buck Stop Cigarette Robbery
The following arrest information was provided by the Shelton Police Dept. It does no indicate convictions.
On November 13, Shelton Police arrested 42-year-old Joseph Palmer, of Silver Hill Road in Derby, on a warrant. He was arrested in connection to an October 15 robbery, where two white males enter the Buck Stop Citgo Gas Station on Shelton Avenue and took cartons of cigarettes. Both men were seen on surveillance video. Palmer was charged with:
- Burglary 3rd Degree,
- Larceny 3rd Degree,
- Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree.
Palmer is being held on a $25,000 bond.
The arrest is a result of an investigation by the detective bureau. Another arrest
may be forthcoming in this case.
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