A 10-year-old girl is recovering from an injury after being struck by a car on Orchard Street.
Officers and firefighter/ EMTs responded to Orchard Street at around 3:50 p.m. Sunday afternoon near Chapel Street where the girl had been hit by a car traveling on Orchard.
The girl, who witnesses told police had gotten out of a car parked in front of 372 Orchard St., was hit by woman driving down the street, according to a release from police spokesman Officer David Hartman. The girl exited the car on the sidewalk, but walked in front of the car she had gotten out of into the roadway.
A 55-year-old Meriden woman was driving the car that struck the girl. She told police that she did not see the girl enter the street.
The girl suffered a broken leg and was transported to the pediatric unit of Yale-New Haven Hospital where she was treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The investigating officer has determined the child walked into the path of the moving vehicle and was hidden from the motorist’s view. The driver was determined not to have been distracted, and was not faulted or charged.
Cops Seek Roaring Robber
Courtesy NHPD
Police are asking for help from the public to catch a man who robbed the Ayah‑H Market at 831 Orange St. on Thursday evening.
According to detectives, the man brought a can of soda to the market counter. He produced a dollar as if to pay for the soda. When the clerk opened the register, the man “roared”, and then lunged over the counter and snatched about $30 from the till. No weapon was involved, according to spokesman Hartman.
During the robbery, the man scratched the clerk on her arm, resulting in a minor injury.
The perpetrator was described as standing about 5’08” – 5’10”. He possibly weighs about 220 pounds. On the evening of the robbery he was wearing a blue T‑shirt over a long sleeve white shirt and blue jeans. He was sporting short greying hair and a close shaved beard.
Detectives collected evidence from the scene and recovered a still image from the market’s surveillance system. If you think you know this man or his whereabouts call in a tip at 203 – 946-6304. Tips can be made anonymously.
