Orange Police: Woman Spits on Wendy's Employees, Fights Cops

Orange police officers say they responded to the Wendy’s restaurant at 15 Boston Post Road regarding a disturbance.

Officers learned that Clarissa Bartimole, 19, of Young Street in New Haven, had entered the restaurant and allegedly caused a scene, demanding to speak to a specific restaurant employee, and spitting at the other employees, police said.

She then locked herself in the restroom and would not come out. Officers convinced her to exit the restroom, but then she became belligerent toward officers and attempted to fight them, striking one of the responding officers multiple times, police said.

She was subsequently taken into custody and charged with breach of peace, assault on a police officer, and possession of alcohol by a minor. Officers turned her over to medical services and assigned her a promise to appear for court.