Crime & Safety

North Haven Man Involved in Middletown Fight

Man seen choking victim in restaurant.

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BREACH OF PEACE, THIRD-DEGREE ASSAULT — On Dec. 10, Christopher M. Lorenti, 25, of Easton Street, Hamden, admitted to punching a security guard at Mezzo’s Bar and Grill on Court Street, causing him a broken nose. Christopher F. Gertz, 26, of Quinnipiac Avenue, North Haven, was involved in a fight that caused a male victim a sore neck. Witnesses saw him lunge at the victim and choke him.

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