Man arrested quickly after armed robbery attempt, Shelton police say

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SHELTON >> A man was arrested Friday morning after Shelton police say he tried to hold up a gas station at gunpoint but was interrupted by other customers.

No one was hurt in the robbery at the Buck Stop Citgo, 429 Shelton Ave., police spokesman Dectective Richard Bango said in a press release Friday afternoon.

Joshua Zarembski, 24, was taken into custody after officers saw him smoking a cigarette on the porch of his condo near the robbery scene as they looked for suspects.

Bango said police received a report of the robbery at about 7:30 a.m. Friday.

The store owner said a man came into his store, pointed a gun at him and demanded money.

Investigators found the man had been wearing a New York Yankees sweatshirt and had put a round in the chamber of a black semi-automatic pistol before demanding the cash.

At that point, other people came into the store and the man — later identified as Zarembski — fled without any money.

The store owner watched Zarembski run toward the Aspetuck Village Condominiums across from the gas station.

Officers canvassed the area and found Zarembski at 119 Hunters Creek, a unit within the Aspetuck Village complex.

They detained him and reviewed the video surveillance in the gas station before arresting him, Bango said. Police also later recovered the gun and found it had been stolen.

Zarembski was charged with criminal attempt at robbery, criminal possession of a firearm, theft of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit. He was held in lieu of $250,000 bail and is to appear Monday in Derby Superior Court.