Police are looking for two men who knocked a Connecticut pastor unconscious while while he was trying to buy a cellphone through Craigslist outside his Hartford church, according to police.
The pastor, Louis Borges, 54, sustained minor injuries during the “crooked Craigslist transaction” outside his church, Assembleia De Deus at 106 New Park Ave., around 4:24 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Borges reported that he had arranged to buy a cellphone for $400 off Craigslist outside the Portuguese church where he serves as head pastor. He met the seller on the sidewalk and when the pastor turned over the money, a second man came up and punched the victim in the head. Both suspects then ran off with the money and the phone. Witnesses reported the suspects fled the area in a gray Chrysler Sebring.
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When police arrived, they found the pastor on the ground, disoriented.
The victim was transported to Hartford Hospital and treated for minor injuries. A fellow pastor at the church said Sunday that he’s still in the hospital, but doing better.
Police say the first suspect is described as male, approximately 5 feet six inches tall, 20-25 years old, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt that read “FLY” across the front. The second suspect is described as male, 140-160 lbs, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sneakers and black sweatpants.
Anyone with information should contact Hartford police.
Hartford police remind the public that the department offers its parking lot as a safe place to meet someone for transactions arranged through social media sites like Craigslist.
