Man Robbed Restaurant In Hamden: Police

HAMDEN, CT — A New Haven man is accused of robbing a restaurant in Hamden late last year. Police say OZ Korean Kitchen, located at 2775 Dixwell Ave., was robbed on Dec. 7 after Sean Kane approached an employee and asked for “change.”

The employee opened the cash register to assist Kane, who then attempted to steal the contents from the cash register, according to Capt. Ronald Smit.

Smith said the employee briefly struggled with Kane and a customer struck him with her purse in an attempt to stop him. Det. Matthew Barbuto conducted the investigation that led to an arrest warrant for Kane.

Officer Andrew Lipford and members of the U.S. Marshals Service Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Kane on Woodward Avenue in New Haven on Wednesday. Following his arrest, he was taken to police headquarters in Hamden.

Kane, 44, of Woodward Avenue in New Haven, was charged with third-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny. He was detained on a court-ordered $20,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on May 20.

East Haven Police assisted in the investigation, Smith said.