2 charged with faking gas station robbery in Claremont

March 27, 2008

CLAREMONT, N.H. --Police in Claremont (New Hampshire) are looking for a former gas station employee and another man they say faked a robbery at the station.

Twenty-two-year-old Shaun Pelletier reported a robbery at the Sunoco gas station where he worked last week.

Police say they have concluded that there was no robbery and have charged Pelletier and a second Claremont man, 24-year-old Travis Truell.

Both are charged with conspiracy to commit theft and falsifying evidence. Pelletier also is charged with making a false report to police.

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Information from: Eagle Times, http://www.eagletimes.com