New Haven Independent

Here’s what took place, where, according to police spokesman Officer Joe Avery:

Shortly before midnight in the parking lot of the Whalley Walgreen’s near Boulevard, a stranger in a ski mask approached too man. A “tussle” ensued; the suspect fled. One of the victims was stabbed and went to the Hospital of St. Raphael for treatment.

A 19-year-old Northford man said six males “approached” him on Exchange Street around 10:20 p.m. A fight broke out. He was stabbed five times in the back; his lung collapsed.

Muggers dragged a 67-year-old woman to the ground in the lot behind the downtown Family Dollar. They fled with her white leather pocketbook with $190 and credit cards inside.

An armed mugger took $50 to $100 from a victim on Upper State Street around 7 p.m.

Two hours later, three man with ski masks “got out of a light colored Saturn four-door,” approached a man on Exchange Street, “put a hard object to his side,” and made off with $70, a leather coat, and house keys. One of the muggers punched the victim in the mouth.

Three men in ski masks approached a China Sea restaurant delivery man as he walked back to his car on Plymouth Street around 10:30 p.m. One mugger pointed a handgun and demanded money. They made off with $100 and “and a gold-colored T-Mobil cell phone.”