Akron police are seeking information on a robbery that occurred just before 9 p.m. Sunday at the BP gas station in the 500 block of North Main Street. An unknown male entered the store, pulled a handgun from his jacket, and demanded cash from the register, a clerk told Akron police.

Simsbury police say a knifepoint robbery at the Simsbury Mini Mart on Hopmeadow Street caused nearby schools to temporarily lock down on Tuesday.

An investigation into two armed robberies at BP and Shell less than 15 minutes apart is underway, Durham police say.

A robbery at the Simsbury Mini Mart/BP Gas Station prompted an emergency 911 call on Jan. 28 at approximately 5:08 p.m., according to the Simsbury Police Department. Authorities reported that an adult male wielding a knife entered the convenience store at 955 Hopmeadow Street,

Police in Manchester, West Haven and Simsbury investigated three separate gas station robberies in the span of a week, officials said.

Simsbury police say an armed robbery at a gas station led to a lockdown at a nearby private school Tuesday. The Simsbury Police Department received a 911 call at 5:08 p.m. about a robbery at the Simsbury Mini Mart/BP Gas Station on Hopmeadow Street.

Some Simsbury schools were placed into lockdown after an armed robbery at a gas station. Police responded to the Simsbury Mini Mart/BP Gas Station on Hopmeadow Street at around 5:08 p.m. for a report of a robbery.