7-11 store robbed twice in four days

MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- Police in Milford are trying to find a man who robbed a local 7-11 at gunpoint Monday night.

Police were called to the store at 329 Old Gate Lane at 11:24 p.m. Monday night.

Witnesses told police a masked man entered the store carrying a small black firearm. He told the store's employee to open the register and took off with an unknown amount of cash.

The suspect is described as a black man, approximately 5'6"-5'8", with a large build. He was wearing black jeans and an off white zip-up style sweatshirt with a black design on it.

The same store was also robbed on May 10 at 12:41 a.m. Police are comparing the two cases to see if there are any similarities.

Anyone with information on the two robberies is asked to contact the Milford Police Department at (203) 877-1465 or visit their website at www.milfordpd.org and click on "Crime Tips."