Or shall I say in the latest buzz way, there was a business invasion. Who knew that 4am, employees, who are not allowed to talk to the press, were working at the store. And what kind of corporate policy would decree that a store manager could not speak to the press about a robbery? Great job corporate HQ, your opportunity to get the details out to keep the public informed won’t exactly help you solve the crime.
From The Hour:
The robbers, dressed in black and wearing black ski masks, confronted the employees at about 4 a.m. and took them into the office where they forced them to open the office safe, the Darien Police Department reported.
The robbers bound both employees before leaving the store, at 436 Post Road near the Darien-Norwalk line and I-95 on-ramps, with an “undetermined” amount of money, police said. One of the employees was able to free himself eventually and called town police. Neither was injured, and neither saw a vehicle leaving the store area.
A manager and employee at the store declined comment, saying they are not permitted to speak to the press. A company spokeswoman in Massachusetts could not be reached for comment.
The Darien Police Department’s detective division is investigating. Police did not provide further information on the robbery Monday.
source: THe Hour, Trader Joe’s robbed in early morning hours by Noelle Frampton, August 14, 2007
