CT Man Nabbed For Fairfield County Bank Robbery
A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a People's Bank in Fairfield County.
Kevin Kelly, age 36, of Guilford in New Haven County, was arrested on Tuesday, May 25 by Shelton Police for the robbery which took place on Tuesday, May 4 at the bank located at 898 Bridgeport Ave., in Shelton, said Detective Christopher Nugent.
During the robbery, Kelly walked into the bank located inside the Stop & Shop store and handed the teller a note and implied that he had a firearm, Nugent said.
He then fled the store in an orange Hyundai Tuscan SUV, with no p…
CT Man Throws Knife, Stabs Roommate In Buttocks, Police Say
A Connecticut man is behind bars after throwing a knife that stabbed his roommate in the buttocks.
The incident took place around 8 p.m., Friday, March 26, in New Haven.
Officers responded to a home for a report that Trevor Campbell, age 26, of New Haven, had assaulted his roommate with the knife, said New Haven Police Captain Anthony Duff.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Campbell had allegedly stabbed his roommate by throwing a kitchen knife that struck the 41-year-old-victim.
The victim sustained a laceration to the buttocks. An ambulance transported the victim w…
CT Woman Arrested After Social Media Videos Show Her Abusing Puppies, Police Say
A Connecticut woman has been released on a $10,000 bond after an arrest for animal cruelty.
Anizya Elliott, of New Haven, was arrested on Sunday, March 21, following an anonymous complaint of puppies being thrown, kicked, and abused in several social media videos, said New Haven Police Captain Anthony Duff.
Duff said officers responded around 8 p.m. to a Sherman Avenue home. After an investigation, officers arrested resident Elliott, who was charged with cruelty to animals.
Elliott was released after posting a $10,000 bond. She is due at Superior Court in New Haven on Frid…
Man, Woman Nabbed For Assaulting Cop, Fleeing Traffic Stop, Police Say
A man and a woman wanted for allegedly assaulting an officer were nabbed following a pursuit.
Lehman Blackmon, age 43, of New Haven, and Taneesha Barnes, age 37, of Waterbury, were arrested on Saturday, Feb. 13 by Milford Police when an officer spotted a vehicle that was wanted for assaulting a New Haven Police officer earlier in the evening.
According to Milford Police, when their officers attempted to pull over the vehicle, the driver engaged officers in a pursuit that ended on I-95 at Exit 39A.
Blackmon and Baranes fled the vehicle on foot and were later found and i…
Babysitter Charged Over 8-Month-Old Found In Dumpster
Police have arrested a Hamden woman -the babysitter - in connection with the discovery of a baby in a Dumpster on Monday, Oct. 12.
Andiana Velez, 24, of Hamden, has been charged with:
- Risk of injury to a child
- Assault second degree
- Reckless endangerment first degree, police said.
Velez is believed to have been the child’s babysitter.
She is due in New Haven Superior Court today, Tuesday, Oct. 13, and is being held on $250,000 bail.
On Monday, maintenance workers found an 8-month-old baby girl with burns to her hands at the Presidential Gardens apartments around 2 p.m., police sai…
