Update: Arrest Made in Subway Robberies

Yesterday evening, the New Milford Police arrested Maxwell Gilliland, 21 of Old Stagecoach Road in New Milford, for the robbery of a Subway on Wednesday.

Captain Robert Cedergren of the Bethel Police said the department is currently in the process of filing charges against Gilliland for a second Subway robbery incident that happened in Bethel on Thursday.

In New Milford, Gilliland was charged with first-degree robbery, fifth-degree larceny and threatening and  has a bond set at $150,000. 

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At around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, a restaurant on Route 6 in Bethel was robbed at knifepoint. The chain sandwich shop is located at 75 Stony Hill Road.

As of late Thursday afternoon, Cedergren of the Bethel Police said the only details the police can confirm is that a robbery occurred at knifepoint and the suspect is a "white male." 

Cedergren said an undisclosed amount of money was taken, but the actual amount will not be released at this time. He also said no injuries occurred. 

The News Times reported that a similar robbery occurred at a Subway in New Milford yesterday. While it has yet to be confirmed that these two incidents are related, Cedergren said a "lead of that nature" has surfaced and that "the police are making progress with this investigation."

In late March, two Subway restaurants in Danbury were burglarized after hours. One restaurant "had its front door smashed by a rock and the cash register thrown onto the ground until it burst open" and "petty cash from the register." In a second incident, police said a different Subway had its cash register stolen.