Man Charged In Knifepoint Robbery In Wallingford: Police

Wallingford CT

17 November, 2021

12:56 PM

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WALLINGFORD, CT — A Windsor man has been arrested in connection with a knifepoint robbery at a gas station in Wallingford earlier this year, according to police. The robbery happened around 1:50 a.m. on July 29 at the Sunoco Gas Station at 810 South Colony Road, according to Sgt. Stephen Jaques. Jaques said an investigation found that the suspects, a man and a woman, used a knife to threaten the clerk. Both were wearing partial facemasks, according to Jaques. They stole cash from the register and left in a blue Mitsubishi Mirage that was stolen out of Hartford at the time of the incident, according to Jaques. Jacqueline Gambardella, 23, of Wallingford, was arrested on a warrant in October. Further investigation led to an arrest warrant for 30-year-old Frankie Crespo, according to Jaques. Crespo, of Portland Street in Windsor, was arrested Nov. 5 and charged with first-degree robbery with a dangerous instrument, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, fifth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny.