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Shoplifting suspect detained near Walmart in Groton

Heard on: New London CT Law Dispatch Group Calls
02:12
00:00
A 5-8 larceny in progress.
audio iconTheft
Gold Star Hwy, Groton, CT 06340
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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible shoplifting incident at a retail store on Gold Star Highway in Groton. A man reportedly attempted to open a box with a pocket knife and conceal merchandise in his backpack before fleeing toward a nearby hotel. He was later apprehended near a snowbank behind the building. The situation appears to be under control.

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