6 May, 2018 – DELIVERY DRIVER ROBBED
At 9:16 PM, Officers responded to an armed-robbery call, occurring on the one-hundred block of Kenny Drive. The victim, twenty-five year old Angel Diaz, told the officers he’d gone to a home on Kenny Drive to deliver a pizza. He exchanged the pizza for cash with the customer and headed back to his car. As he rounded a parked truck, he was met by a masked man who pointed a gun at him and demanded his money.
The crook – a tan man who stands about 5’06” tall and has an average build, made off with between six and seven hundred dollars. He had a black pistol. Diaz wasn’t harmed. The thief wasn’t found.
5 May, 2018 – BRIEF ROMANCE ENDS IN ASSAULT
At 11:31 PM, Officers were dispatched to 269 Norton Street, 2B, to investigate a reported stabbing. The officers met the victim, a thirty-one year old New Haven man. He showed them his abdominal wound and said he’d been stabbed by Richard Giamette Jr (5-22-1964), a man he’d been in a relationship with. The incident occurred at Giamette’s apartment.
As the victim was being attended to by EMTs, Officers found Giamette in his apartment. He admitted knowing the victim. He told them he’d instructed the victim to stay away from him and his home. He denied the victim was there that evening – despite the victim being there… at that moment.
The victim was rushed to the hospital. Giamette was taken to be interviewed by detectives – then taken to a cell, charged with first degree assault and second degree breach of peace. The victim’s wound, although serious, was not deemed life-threatening. The weapon wasn’t found.
5 May, 2018 –FATHER INJURED RUSHING TO DAUGHTER’S IMPERILMENT
At 11:31 PM, Officers were dispatched to 25 Bright Street after it had been reported a five year old girl had been struck by a car. They arrived to find an injured father and daughter and a red Pontiac in the roadway.
EMTs arrived to treat both injured people. Thirty-two year old David Pena told the cops he was across the street from his daughter and saw her begin crossing the street between two parked SUVs. He said he rushed to her to prevent her from stepping into traffic. A car was coming.
Witnesses said Pena grabbed his daughter and was struck by the Pontiac. Pena and his child were run over and dragged by the vehicle. Pena suffered injuries to both arms and face. The young girl’s face was bloodied. She was alert and conscious when she was taken to the Yale New Haven Pediatric Hospital. Initially, the child was listed in critical condition. Her condition has improved and she is expected to recover, despite serious injuries. Pena’s injuries are not life-threatening.
The operator of the Pontiac has not been charged. Neither he, nor his passenger were hurt. Officers from the NHPD’s Crash Reconstruction Unit were on the scene and are conducting their investigation. Their investigation will take some time to complete.
5 May, 2018 – ROOSEVELT’S CAFE 18+ EVENT SHUT DOWN AFTER FIGHTS BREAK OUT
A promoted Saturday night party at Roosevelt’s Café, 883 Whalley Avenue, once again got out of control. Officers who work in the district and who often patrol the otherwise tranquil Westvill Village neighborhood know the bar’s history. They’d positioned themselves nearby. The extra-duty officer assigned arrived and noticed the bar had allowed access to the liquor serving area to those that were under-age and that the side doors were left open and unattended. She felt the establishment was likely over capacity and notified her supervisor.
At 12:51 AM, Officers were alerted to several fights inside. Two bloodied patrons were located from two separate incidents. Ambulances were summoned and EMTs arrived with additional officers. Police brass shuit down the establishment. Patrons rushing from the venue were overheard saying the party was moving to Middletown Café. A short time later, fights broke out there, prompting another police response.
During the mass departure of rowdy patrons, one of the responding officers saw a woman trying to fight with a man near Roosevelt’s front door. Before they were able to engage one another, officers separated them. The woman was ordered to leave. She didn’t and armed herself with a canister of pepper-spray before charging back inside. The woman went inside and started fighting with Officer Caitlin Zerella. Another officer put the fighting woman on the ground and disarmed her. She was later identified at the department’s detention center as Shodennishya Shaquaya Little (8-9-1994), of 1623 Chapel Street in New Haven. She was charged with disorderly conduct, interfering with police, assault on a police officer, carrying a dangerous weapon and criminal trespassing in the first degree. Officer Zarella’s arm was injured by Little. They were photographed as evidence.
Soon after Roosevelt’s was closed, a fight broke out outside at Yale New Haven Hospital’s emergency department, where the assaulted Roosevelt’s patrons had gone for treatment.
3 May, 2018 – PERSON SHOT
At 4:13 PM, Officers headed to 325 Munson Street after a person was reportedly shot. The city’s ShotSpotter® system alerted to the gunfire. The victim, twenty year old, Kaison Joshua-Mims, of New Haven, was shot in the leg.
Police are investigating what led up to the shooting. The gunman was described as a thin black man, 6’00” tall, sporting shoulder-length dreadlocks. He was shirtless and wore jeans at the time of the shooting. He used a black pistol. He and one other thin black man with a buzz-cut, fled on foot, south on Munson Street to County Street.
Cops catalogued the bullet casings they found on the street. Officer Sean Sullivan and his canine partner, “Gunny” responded to assist investigators. Gunny located a handgun in the driveway of 253-255 Munson Street.
The investigation continues.
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