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Alleged Shoplifter Threatens To Mace, Cut Employee At Retail Store, Police Say
A New Haven County man was arrested after allegedly threatening to harm two employees at different locations following a shoplifting incident.
Isreal Skinner, 42, of Hamden, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 9, after Milford Police responded to the Boscov's on Boston Post Road for a report of a shoplifting, said the Milford Police.
An investigation found that Skinner, who is accused of stealing a $60 sweatshirt, threatened to mace an employee when stopped, police said.
Skinner then allegedly went to a nearby pretzel stand and asked for a knife saying he was going to cut the employee.
He was ch…
