Police in Newington are looking for the man who they said committed a bizarre crime early this morning when he backed an SUV into a Connecticut gas station, stole a banana, ate and left in the damaged vehicle.
Police responded to the Citgo Gas Station, located at 502 Cedar Street, after a burglary alarm went off at 1:48 a.m. and noticed extensive damage to the doors, police said.
When they reviewed surveillance video, they saw a light-colored Ford Freestyle station wagon with Connecticut registration plates back into the store door several times and break the glass.
Then, a man went into the store, took a banana from a shelf, peeled it, ate the fruit and left the store, police said.
He man was not wearing a mask, did not try to conceal his face and did not take anything else, police said.
As you can see from the photo, the man was wearing a dark jacket, dark pants and a brown hat. He fled in the same car, which has damage to the driver’s side rear bumper and tail light.
Anyone with information should call Newington Police at (860) 666-8445.
Photo Credit: Newington Police
