NORWICH — A watch believed to be a Rolex was reportedly taken at gunpoint during a sale arranged through Facebook Marketplace at the Dairy Queen at 159 Norwich Avenue in Taftville on Friday, October 30, according to CTPoliceLive.
The outlet’s scanner-based account places the incident at 1:21 p.m. It says a person displayed what was described as a small rifle-type firearm during the transaction, took the watch and fled behind the business toward woods.
CTPoliceLive reported that Norwich Police, State Police and K9 units searched the area, including near Bolduc Street, River Road and railroad tracks. The account says one person was detained near the First Student bus yard. Detention does not establish an arrest or a criminal charge.
The report also describes officers receiving information about a possible second person and continuing their search. Eastern CT News has not obtained an official police statement confirming the robbery, the people’s roles, any charges or the search’s outcome. The two CTPoliceLive posts reviewed describe the same incident and are not independent corroboration.
This AI-prepared report is based on the outlet’s text supplied through its RSS feed. The accompanying file photograph shows a Norwich Police vehicle, not this incident.