Crime & Safety
12-Year-Old Boy Assaulted, Robbed Of Cell Phone: Hamden Police
A 64-year-old woman was also injured during an attempted purse-snatching in a parking lot later on Monday night, according to police.
HAMDEN, CT — A 12-year-old boy was assaulted and robbed of his cell phone while he was walking home from his bus stop Monday afternoon in Hamden, according to police.
The assaulted happened around 12:30 p.m. on Mix Avenue.
Police found that the victim was stopped in the driveway of his home by a vehicle, possibly a Honda CRV, where six occupants got out and surrounded him, according to Sgt. Angela Vey.
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The victim said one of the men put his hand in his pocket in an attempt to steal his cell phone, and when he resisted, the man began punching him in the face, according to Vey.
Vey said the victim suffered injuries to his face and chin, and his cell phone was ultimately stolen.
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Later that night, around 6:30 p.m., Officer Brian Jackson responded to the Walmart parking lot on the report of an attempted robbery.
The 64-year-old victim told police that as she was walking to her vehicle in the parking lot, a dark-colored vehicle approached her, according to Vey.
The victim said the suspect vehicle pulled up next to her and the male driver tried to steal her purse by grabbing on to it, according to Vey. The victim said the driver held on to her purse and dragged her for a short distance.
Vey said the suspect was unsuccessful at stealing her purse, and the victim suffered injuries to her face and knee.
The Hamden Police Department Major Crimes Division is coordinating with the New Haven, Wallingford and Meriden police departments, as incidents that occurred in those towns on the same day are believed to be connected, according to Vey.
“The Hamden Police Department has increased patrols in shopping areas, in addition to the extra patrols that are already in place,” Vey wrote in a news release.
Meriden police arrested three juveniles Monday night in connection with two attempted purse-snatching robberies in the city. Police said the suspects were driving a Toyota Prius that was stolen out of Wallingford.
The suspects drove at the female victims and tried to steal their purses during the incidents, according to Meriden police.
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