Man arrested after attempted robbery at Mansfield gas station

A man was arrested after an attempted robbery at a gas station in Mansfield, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning, police said. Officers responded t...

September 7, 2023
2:16 AM

A man was arrested after an attempted robbery at a gas station in Mansfield, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery of the Mobil station on Chauncy Street at around 3:41 a.m., Mansfield police said. The clerk on duty reported that a man assaulted him and demanded money before escaping toward Central Street, police said. Reon Collins, 43, of Easton, was arrested after a brief pursuit. Collins was charged with unarmed robbery​, assault and battery​, disorderly conduct​, strangulation or suffocation​ and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to police.