Someone in a BMW tossed a bag filled with $52,000 in cash out of a car while trying to evade police in Plainfield, according to state police.
State police said they responded to the service plaza on Interstate 395 North around 11:11 a.m. Monday to investigate a report of a man tampering with an ATM and looking into parked cars.
When troopers responded, they saw a man running across the highway to a black BMW sport utility vehicle with Pennsylvania plates in the southbound service plaza and speed away on I-395 South, state police said.
When troopers tried to stop the BMW, several items were thrown from it and police later recovered a backpack that held around $52,000 in $20 bills, a mobile hotspot and an iPhone.
State police did not chase the car.
They said surveillance footage from around 7:15 a.m. showed at least two people in the same BMW as it was driving by the plaza.
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Then two men, possibly the same people in different clothing, were seen entering the northbound Exxon Mobil gas station at different times.
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One was wearing a black long-sleeve shirt and tan pants and used an electronic device to remove money from a Citibank ATM, police said.
The other wore a white Nike short-sleeve shirt and tan pants.
Both wore white shoes, black caps a tan waist bag and sunglasses.
State police released the following images.
Anyone who has information should call Detective Patrick O’Brien, of the Eastern District Major Crime Squad, at (860) 896-3233 or email Patrick.J.Obrien@ct.gov.
