Manchester police investigating car thefts, attempted carjacking

Matthew Knox, Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
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May 30—MANCHESTER — Police are investigating the theft of two vehicles and an attempted carjacking on Monday evening.

According to police, after 6 p.m., a man reported that he was sitting in his car outside the Planet Fitness at 412 Middle Turnpike West when two cars parked nearby.

The man told police that five or six suspects wearing masks and bandanas over their faces approached his vehicle. He got out when one of the suspects attempted to open his passenger door, causing two of the suspects to brandish handguns, police said.

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