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Convenience store burglarized overnight in Wethersfield: Police

An employee told police that the front window was smashed and it appeared that someone entered the building.

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. — Police in Wethersfield are searching for the suspect or suspects who broke into a convenience store early Saturday morning.

Police were called to the Wolcott Hill Mart on 72 Wolcott Hill Road just before 5 a.m. Saturday for a report of a break-in. The employee told police that the front window was smashed and it appeared that someone entered the building.

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Responding officers found that cash, cigarettes and other items were taken from the business. After reviewing the surveillance video, police determined the break-in happened around 3:27 a.m. Saturday.

Credit: Wethersfield Police Dept.

The owners told FOX61 this is the second time this year their store was broken into; the doors were smashed last time.

“We’ve been here 20 years and it’s a good neighborhood but this is just sad,” the owners told FOX61.

Police are investigating the burglary and ask anyone with information to call Detective Robert Malinowski at 860-721-2966.

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