Crime & Safety
Alleged Meriden Crack Dealer and Accomplice Charged in Armed Robbery: Report
The two are accused of stealing items from an apartment on Bee Street.

MERIDEN, CT — Two men, one of whom is an alleged crack cocaine dealer, were arrested Wednesday after they beat up a man and stole items from his Bee Street apartment, according to police.
Timothy Adkins, 31, of Meriden, and Donell Lewis, 29, of Middletown, were both charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, assault, larceny and a host of other charges in connection with 3 p.m. robbery, reports the Meriden Record-Journal.
The two are accused of stealing televisions, a blu-ray player, a computer and other items from the victim's home, who had allegedly bought drugs from Adkins in the past.
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