New Haven Independent

Edgewood Mugging

A man told police he was robbed at gunpoint shortly after leaving the corner store at Chapel and Ellsworth Avenue Monday night. He was walking up to 434 Edgewood Ave. at 7:14 p.m. when five men approached, showed a gun, took his wallet, and fled.

Student Escapes Unscathed

And a Yale graduate student was mugged downtown early Tuesday morning, reports Yale Police Chief James A. Perrotti:

“A graduate student was the victim of a robbery, on York Street near Crown Street at approximately 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4. He was walking and talking on his cell phone when a man approached him and demanded he end his call. The student hung up the phone, and the man threatened to harm him if he did not hand over his money.

“The student gave the man a small amount of money and was then asked to hand over his cell phone. The student was not sure if the man was armed or not. The man is described as being average height and build, clean-shaven wearing a navy blue hooded sweatshirt with a dark coat over it. Fortunately, the student was not hurt during the incident.”

Anyone having information about this incident should call the Yale Police at 432-4400.