Knock, Knock
by | Jun 11, 2019 2:26 pm | Comments (0)
An intoxicated guest at the Three Judges Motel acceded to a woman’s request to use his bathroom — then lost his clothes and money in a robbery.
Amity/ Beverly Hills
Nosy Neighbor Noticed
by | Jun 3, 2019 3:21 pm | Comments (5)
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Police did not yet on Monday have details to report on the crash pictured above, which occurred Sunday morning at Chapel Street and Yale Avenue.
The neighbor said she was checking out her appearance in the car window. The car’s owner believed she was casing it with theft in her heart.
Hess-y Fit Leads To Arrest
by | May 28, 2019 3:05 pm | Comments (0)
A customer at the Hess station on Whalley apparently wasn’t pleased that the attendant didn’t have change for a $100 bill.
“Adult Toy” Threat Ends In Arrest
by | May 20, 2019 2:58 pm | Comments (0)
It was another week of scams and wheel thieves in Westville, plus a threat against a foot surgeon’s staff involving an “adult toy.”
Kosher Lifeline Closing After 34 Years
by | May 15, 2019 4:32 pm | Comments (1)
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Westville Kosher Market co-founders Yuval and Rachel Hamenachem.
Three days before Passover, a longtime customer of Westville Kosher Market called Rachel Hamenachem in a panic. Her husband, a celebrated Yale professor, had just died. Now she needed enough food to feed 100 people who would be coming to her house to sit shiva.
So Hamenachem and her husband Yuval stayed up all night cooking. The co-owners of the decades-old Upper Westville market made sure their customer, and friend, got what she needed in time for the week-long ritual mourning.
Tires, Wheels Stolen; Roosevelt’s In More Trouble
by | May 13, 2019 1:12 pm | Comments (1)
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Tires and wheels disappeared from numerous cars parked in Westville.
Roosevelt’s nightclub was caught twice allegedly serving booze after having its permit revoked.
And the driver of a Camry drove fast at a car in the parking lot, got out, then sprayed the other driver’s eyes with Lysol, tased her, and stole her cellphone. Witnesses video-recorded the incident.
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Heist From Harley Heats Up
by | May 6, 2019 2:28 pm | Comments (1)
An Augustine Street man was accessorized to ride his Harley Davidson with heated pants and jacket and gloves — until someone made off with the hot items.
She Was Google Played
by | Apr 29, 2019 4:01 pm | Comments (0)
A scammer first stole money from an Austin Street woman through a phony “Cash App,” then doubled the take through a Google Play gift card transaction.
Pitbulls Kill 6 Chickens, 1 Rooster
by | Apr 22, 2019 3:50 pm | Comments (3)
Two pit bulls — one white, the other white and brown — ran into a man’s Pond Lily Avenue backyard.
The white and brown pit bull did the killing. The same dog killed the man’s rabbit last year. But this year the dog got caught, by New Haven Animal Control.
Meanwhile, the police department’s bomb squad also got to detonate a Japanese World War II grenade found in a resident’s garage.
Top Westville /West Hills/ Amity/West Rock/ Beverly Hills cop Lt. Rose Dell details this incident and other crimes in her latest weekly summary of notable police calls.
Her summary follows:
Trumka Pops In
by | Apr 17, 2019 10:44 pm | Comments (6)
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Richard Trumka with Amity Stop & Shop strikers.
Strikers jeer shopper crossing picket line.
Strikers picketing the Amity Stop & Shop were told Wednesday night that they represent the American labor movement, by someone who should know — because he leads that movement.
On Day 6, Strikers’ Stress Mounts
by | Apr 16, 2019 11:26 pm | Comments (10)
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Amity Stop & Shop strikers during picket duty Tuesday.
Manganello and St. Clair.
Personal stories from the picket line.
Let My Matzah Go: Stop & Shop Purchases Deemed Not Kosher For Passover
by | Apr 15, 2019 4:42 pm | Comments (6)
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In one hand he had his cell phone, with mom on the line for shopping advice. In the other hand was a handout with a Westville rabbi’s admonition against crossing a picket line to buy food for the Feast of Freedom. His basket was empty.
There David stood amid walls of macaroons, white fish, and grape juice in Aisle 13 of the Amity Stop & Shop, pondering the fifth question added to this year’s traditional Passover four questions: To buy? Or not to buy?
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They Left The Car Running
by | Apr 15, 2019 12:33 pm | Comments (0)
It took just a minute.
On Green Hill Terrace, a woman left her car idling, ran inside to grab paperwork — and returned to find the car gone.
At Pizza Heaven, an employee left her car idling, went back inside to grab an order — and returned to find her car gone.
Anti-Dog Feces Tirade Earns A Summons
by | Apr 8, 2019 7:57 am | Comments (3)
A Marvel Road man said he never really intended to shoot his neighbor. He was just fed up with the feces on his property, and he lost it.
Don’t Leave Your Unattended Car Running!
by | Apr 1, 2019 1:16 pm | Comments (0)
A burglary inside an unlocked Cleveland Road garage, a suspicious check sent to Fountain Street, and a theft of a running car left unattended on West Hill Road led to a series of “professional tips” from a top cop.
A Regal Gun Arrest
by | Mar 25, 2019 7:47 am | Comments (1)
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Cops made another gun arrest a west side motel this past week, this time at the Regal Inn, and caught up with an alleged liquor store robber with an affinity for Amsterdam Vodka nips at the Three Judges Motel.
Guns Found In Blanket; Market Hit Again; Crash At The Car Wash
by | Mar 18, 2019 7:54 am | Comments (1)
Robbers hit Westville Quality Market again, and officers responded to “found object” calls recovered six marijuana plants in Amity and a 12-gauge shot gun and a rifle wrapped in a rifle in a blanket on Fitch Street.
Meanwhile, a conveyer belt malfunction led to a bumper-bender at the car wash.
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Buick Lacrosse Flips
by | Mar 11, 2019 3:45 pm | Comments (0)
A man was standing in his driveway at 2:23 a.m. when he saw a Buick Lacrosse speed by, cross lanes, then crash into a retaining wall and flip over.
Those Weren’t My Bob Marley Pure Hemp Rolling Papers
by | Mar 4, 2019 2:03 pm | Comments (1)
Four men disavowed any connection to the marijuana paraphernalia found in their car; a trio robbed a pizza delivery driver; and Officer William Gargone tracked down a burglar who’d been caught on a Willard Street home security camera.
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Thief’s Apology Accepted
by | Feb 25, 2019 8:41 am | Comments (0)
Police tracked down a thief and instead of making an arrest, made peace.
Did They Flee The Crash Scene?
by | Feb 18, 2019 8:32 am | Comments (0)
Two pit bulls got away. So did a driver who waved a gun at a traffic & parking employee. And a snow shoveler who swiped some DVDs and some cigs.
But police did track down two men who left the scene of a car collision. And got two different stories.
Brendan Towers Sold For $6M+
by | Feb 4, 2019 8:37 am | Comments (4)
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Brendan Towers off Whalley near Boulevard.
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Justin Goldberg: “We made a positive impact.”
A Fairfield County developer sold a 60-unit Whalley Avenue apartment complex for $2.2 million more than he paid for it before fixing it up, in one of the latest land transactions in town.
This Bud Wasn’t For You
by | Feb 4, 2019 8:33 am | Comments (0)
Pee Wee Herman.
Officer Yonick Crawford caught a thief trying to make off with two 30-packs of Budweiser from the Amity Stop & Shop. Thieves at other west side locations had better luck escaping with a 55-inch TV and a Pee Wee Herman doll.
Investors Drop $917K On West Side Condos
by | Jan 18, 2019 1:15 pm | Comments (5)
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Woodbridge Crossing on Fowler Street.
Two investors expanded their west side condominium holdings by purchasing 18 units for $917,000 in a three-decade-old Amity complex, as part of the latest land transactions in town.
Recycling Re-Education Crew Hits Streets
by | Aug 14, 2018 2:02 pm | Comments (8)
Rose Santos with cleaned toter: Promises to “do better.”
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The crew found this toter’s contents ineligible for recycling.
A public works crew hit the streets this week to let New Haveners know we’re putting a lot of the wrong trash in recycling bins — and jeopardizing the city’s ability to effectively do the job.