Man Arrested For Robbery At Krauszer’s: Hamden Police

HAMDEN, CT — A Hamden man has been arrested in connection to a robbery that occurred inside a Krauszer’s Food Store last month. Hamden Police responded to Krauszer’s, located at 1959 State Street, on Oct. 9 on the report of a “street robbery,” according to Capt. Ronald Smith.

Smith said investigation revealed that the 19-year-old victim scheduled a meeting with an individual, later identified as Dandre Deshields. The victim planned on selling his cellphone to Deshields.

“While inside the store, Deshields grabbed the victim’s phone and ran,” Smith wrote in a press release. “Prior to exiting the store, Deshields pushed a 60-year-old customer into a glass window. The customer suffered an injury to his elbow. The victim then confronted Deshields in the parking lot. Deshields subsequently ‘punched’ the victim in the head, before fleeing his motor vehicle at a high rate of speed.”

Officer Kyle Sampognaro conducted an extensive investigation that led to the application of an arrest warrant for Deshields. To sign up for Hamden breaking news alerts and more, click here.

On Nov. 16, Deshields, who is registered on the “Deadly Weapon Offender Registry,” was meeting with the Connecticut State Police as a requirement for the Deadly Weapon Offender Registry, according to Smith. He was detained and then turned over to the Hamden Police Department, Smith said.

Deshields, 21, of Welton Street, was arrested on charges of third-degree robbery and second-degree larceny. Deshields, who was detained on a court-ordered $10,000 bond, is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on Nov. 30.

Pictured: Dandre Deshields, 21, of Hamden / via the Hamden Police Department