Crime & Safety
Girl, 17, Stabbed In Chest During Fight: Hamden Police
Police are investigating after a teen was stabbed during a fight with another girl in Hamden.
HAMDEN, CT — A 17-year-old girl was hospitalized after being stabbed in the chest and arm during a fight with another girl Monday evening in Hamden, according to police. At about 6:30 p.m. on July 23, Hamden Police responded to a Cherry Ann Street residence on the report of a stabbing, according to Capt. Ronald Smith.
Smith said investigation revealed that a 17-year-old Hamden resident was engaged in a physical altercation with another female in a nearby parking lot. The teen was subsequently stabbed in the chest and arm and was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to Smith. Police were unable to locate the female responsible for the stabbing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Scott Levenduski of the Hamden Police Department Detective Division at (203) 230-4040.
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