Teen, 18, Assaulted Officer In Laundromat Scuffle: Hamden Police

HAMDEN, CT — An 18-year-old Hamden resident is accused of injuring three police officers and a 10-month-old baby during an incident at a laundromat earlier this week. Police responded to Campus Laundry, located at 16 Fairview Avenue in Hamden, at about 6 p.m. on April 1, according to Capt. Ronald Smith.

Smith said investigation revealed that a 36-year-old Hamden resident was “doing laundry” in the presence of her small children. She told police that Xavier Brathwaite began swearing in front of her children. Brathwaite is accused of pushing a metal cart that the woman’s 10-month-old child was in, according to Smith.

The child fell from the cart and “hit her head,” Smith said. Hamden Fire Rescue responded and provided medical treatment to the child.

While officers were attempting to arrest Brathwaite, he became “aggressive and began fighting,” according to Smith. Brathwaite’s friend, a 17-year-old Hamden resident, intervened and attempted “pull” him away from the officers, Smith said.

Three officers were injured in the struggle, including one who suffered a separated shoulder.

Brathwaite, 18, of Dix Street in Hamden, was arrested on charges of assault of a police officer, interfering with a police officer, third-degree assault, second-degree risk of injury to a minor and second-degree breach of peace. Brathwaite, who was detained on a $50,000 bond, is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on April 15.

The 17-year-old juvenile was charged with interfering with a police officer and is scheduled to appear in Juvenile Court in New Haven on April 10.