New Haven Independent

New Haven’s narcotics task force staked out the area. Over the course of several days, they spotted “several hand to hand drug transactions,” Avery said.

In one transaction, a 45-year-old man was seen buying eight bags of heroin, according to police. The man was charged Thursday with drug possession.

A man and a woman, ages 47 and 41, of 358 Orange St., as well as a third man who was believed to be their supplier, were all charged with selling and possessing drugs.

Seized at the scene at the time of the bust were: “40 glassine packets of marijuana, 29 glassine packets of heroin and $382.”

Pedestrians Struck

Two pedestrians were given a verbal warning after they walked into traffic on a downtown street and got hit last weekend. The pedestrians, ages 65 and 71, were visiting from Easton Saturday afternoon. At about 4:30 p.m., they walked in front of a car that was turning left from York Street onto Broadway, Avery said.

The car “tapped them,” Avery said. They suffered minor injuries, including a cut on the knee. The driver stuck around until cops showed up.

Cops determined pedestrians were at fault, Avery said. The couple was given a verbal warning.

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