Police said they are looking for the culprits who robbed two people in New Haven while pretending to sell a vehicle on Facebook Marketplace.
Officers responded to the area of Hubinger Street and Eldert Street around 8:09 p.m. on Tuesday to investigate a robbery and the two victims provided them with the details about what happened.
They said they had arrived to meet someone who was purporting to sell a vehicle and a male walked them into a nearby yard, both had guns and one demanded their possessions, according to police.
Both victims ran after the robbery and no one was injured.
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Police ask that anyone who saw what happened or who has information valuable to investigators to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or the department's anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).
They urge anyone who plans to meet a stranger, especially with cash, to do so in a public place, or meet in the front lobby of the New Haven Police Department headquarters at 1 Union Ave.
