Bridgeport Man Charged in Fairfield Convenience Store Robbery

0:00Police in Fairfield have charged a 40-year-old man from Bridgeport with robbing a convenience store at gunpoint earlier this month. Wasn't Thelamore faces first-degree robbery with a firearm and second-degree larceny after the hold-up at News Express on March 2nd around 9 p.m. The mass suspect walked in, showed a handgun, and demanded cash from the clerk before fleeing with an unknown amount. Luckily, no one got hurt during the quick theft. Thelamore's chase down leads right away and teamed up with police from nearby areas like Stanford, spotting patterns that matched other local cases. That teamwork paid off when they zeroed in on Thelamore as the suspect. Searches of his home and car turned up a handgun, leading to his arrest first on a weapons charge, then the robbery warrant. He's now held on a $175,000 bond, with a court date set for Thursday as the case moves forward. From your city, powered by AI, this is Hartford News today.