A 13-year-old boy was treated for non-life threatening injuries today after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle on Dixwell Avenue.
The collision took place at 11:46 a.m. Tuesday on Dixwell Avenue near Henry Street, according to city spokeswoman Jessica Mayorga.
The boy was riding his bike on the sidewalk when he “went into the street between two vehicles and was struck by a
vehicle traveling down Dixwell Avenue,” Mayorga wrote. He was treated for non-life threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
In other news, according to Mayorga:
The owner of Ashe’s Barber Shop at 336 Shelton Ave. told police that two workers were held up at gunpoint as they closed the shop on Monday. The intruders, who were wearing ski masks, took some money and ran.
A 40-year-old man was shot in the stomach Monday evening around 8 p.m. in the rear of 574 George St. Police believe the victim, a convicted felon with a history of narcotics convictions, was targeted in the attack. He was not cooperative with police.
“A suspect has not been developed, nor has an arrest been made,” Mayorga wrote in a press statement.
Hit & Run Suspect Sought
Police are looking for help identifying the driver responsible for a fatal hit and run on Aug. 22. The victim, Lonnie Chatman, was fatally struck by a car shortly after midnight in the area of Whalley Avenue and Carmel Street.
Anyone information on this accident is asked to contact Sgt. John Magoveny or Sgt. Dave Guliuzza at 203 – 946-6577.
Crime Map
Police responded to 11 reports of theft from automobiles.
Click here for a list of major incidents on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Click on the image below to see those crimes placed on a city-wide map.
For block-by-block year-to-date crime info, and daily crime maps, check the Independent’s crime log.
Where is Elm City cycling and all of the screaming cycle-egalitarians? Why have they not made dixwell, the hill, fair haven and the poorer sections of town a priority for their protests and clamoring? why doesn't critical mass go up Shelton, whalley or Columbus avenues?
This is precisely why i don't respect their arguments.