Cops Said Teens With a Gun Were Waiting for Pizza Delivery Man

A pizza delivery man went out in Bloomfield but instead of finding customers waiting for food - he saw a darkened house and two men waiting in an alleyway.

The delivery man called the phone number on the food receipt, but no one answered. At that point, he left the area and called the police.

When police arrived on Jefferson Avenue at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Officers D. Lopez and G. Antinori did a search of the area, looking for the men described by the pizza employee. Another officer, M. Mora saw two men matching the description given by the delivery man.

The officer then noticed the pistol grip of a handgun protruding from the waistband of one of the men.  Mora disarmed him and held the two young men until back-up units arrived to secure them and take them into custody.

The two young men, who turned out to be underage, were transported to Bloomfield Police headquarters, where juvenile complaints were filed against them.  Both were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and attempted robbery.

In addition, one of the young men was charged with possessing a hand gun. The weapon is currently being checked through several different sources, including ballistics, for possible connections to other crimes.