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Hamden Resident Suffers Gunshot Wound After Bullet Goes Through Wall Of Her Home Hamden Resident Suffers Gunshot Wound After Bullet Goes Through Wall Of Her Home
Hamden Resident Suffers Gunshot Wound After Bullet Goes Through Wall Of Her Home An investigation is underway after a Connecticut resident was struck in the shoulder by a bullet that went through the wall of her home. Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Butler Street and Goodrich Street in Hamden at about 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, the Hamden Police Department reported. Investigators found that a victim was struck in her home on Butler Street when a bullet penetrated the wall, police said.  Police don't believe the victim was the intended target of the shooting. She was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital for further treatme…

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by Nicole Valinote
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After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Hamden Police To Increase Patrols After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Hamden Police To Increase Patrols
After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Hamden Police To Increase Patrols Government officials and police in Connecticut said they are increasing patrols after two shootings over the weekend, one of which left a 27-year-old man dead. The New Haven County shootings in Hamden were "not random acts of violence," said Hamden Mayor Curt Leng and Chief of Police John Sullivan. "The Hamden Police Department will deploy a greater police presence, including high-visibility patrols, in an attempt to prevent future acts of violence and to increase our information network, as it pertains to these incidents," they added.  The first shooting took place around 12 a.m…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Carjackers Scared Off By Victim's Dog Steal His Food Instead Carjackers Scared Off By Victim's Dog Steal His Food Instead
Carjackers Scared Off By Victim's Dog Steal His Food Instead A Connecticut police department received three reports of attempted or completed car-jackings within a half-an-hour early Thursday morning.  The victims include an Uber driver, a Door Dash delivery person, and a couple of people at a park on Thursday, Oct. 22. The first such incident was reported a little after midnight, at 12:30 a.m. Police responded to the 300 block of Goodrich Street for a report of an armed robbery and attempted carjacking. The victim, a 31-year-old Door Dash driver, said he was delivering food when a group of men approached him. One of them allegedly displayed a f…

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by Kristin Palpini