Trumbull K-9 Helps Put "Batman" Behind Bars

A Trumbull police K-9 team helped solidify a case after an alleged Bridgeport home invasion.

Bridgeport officers responded to a Davenport Avenue address in Bridgeport Sunday morning around 1:45 a.m., said Bill Kaempffer, public safety spokesman for Bridgeport.

Officers encountered victims who told them where the suspects had fled.

Officer Jarah Mathews-Dixon saw a male jump a fence onto Alex Street. The male ran to a residence and banged on the door asking someone to let him in.

The male was detained along with a second male who opened the door.

Police located items that were stolen during the robbery and a Trumbull K-9 assisted in the operation by tracking from a discarded mask and 50-inch flat screen TV to the location where the men were apprehended.

The victims positively identified the suspects as the robbers, Kaempffer said. They also said there was a third suspect. Police are still working to identify the third suspect.

Police arrested Anthony “Batman” Clemons, 47, and Lamar Howell, 21.

Both men were charged with home invasion, first-degree burglary, conspiracy, first-degree robbery and fourth-degree larceny. Clemons was charged with third-degree assault and third-degree sexual assault.

Clemons was held on a $100,000 bond while howell was held on a $75,000 bond.