Robbery Target Shot

A man was in the hospital Monday afternoon after getting shot in a robbery attempt in Newhallville.

The shooting occurred around 3 p.m. at 287 Division St.

The victim, who based on preliminary reports is in his 30s or early 40s, told police three men tried to rob him. He resisted. He was then shot ​“multiple” times in the torso. His condition was described as ​“serious,” though he was able to talk.

In other weekend police news, according to police spokesman Officer Joe Avery:

Police found a man wanted for selling drugs, shot in the face and lung, behind a bar on Middletown Avenue.

The 39-year-old was found behind Poor John’s Pub near 2 a.m. on Saturday with wounds to the face and back. The man was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. A .22 caliber shell casing was found at the scene. Police found the man is a convicted paroled felon with an active warrant for the sale of narcotics. He remained in critical condition Monday afternoon.

Several women got into a fight at College and George streets Saturday at 2 a.m. A 26-year-old woman from Milford was slashed in the face with an unknown weapon. Police arrested an 18-year-old New Haven woman and charged her with assault and breach of peace. The victim and her 21-year-old sister were also arrested for breach of peace.

Shots were reported in front of 131 Clay St. on Sunday at 5:12 p.m. Police found four 9mm shell casings.

An hour and half later, at 6:42 p.m., police received a report of gunfire near 194 Hamilton St. near the Farnam Courts housing project. Cops found five 9mm shell casings there.

Bike Shop Burglarized

Just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, two guys smashed a window at the Amity Bike Shop at 433 Chapel St. and made off with an orange Masi Speciale road bike. A caller reported seeing two men in black ski masks leaving the scene. One was carrying the bike, then riding it. The other left in a black Ford F‑150.

“We’re just happy the didn’t get more,” said store owner Kurt D’Aniello on Monday. The thieves didn’t even enter the store, he said. ​“From what I understand, it was a smash and grab type thing.” The Masi, a $1,200 or $1,300 bike, was hanging in the window.

Amity took over the location from the Devil’s Gear bike shop when it moved downtown last year. Devil’s Gear had suffered a number of break-ins at the Chapel Street location. D’Aniello said he beefed up security when he moved in.

He said he might put in more, depending on what happens with the insurance settlement from this incident. That might mean installing a pull-down shutter for the window, or just refraining from hanging bikes there. As soon as burglars enter the store they’ll trigger one of the ​“tons and tons of alarms in there,” D’Aniello said.

Meanwhile, D’Aniello is taking the burglary in stride. ​“You can’t get overly upset about something like this.”

Crime Map

Click here for a list of major crimes for May 20 – 22. Click on the image below to see those incidents placed on a citywide map.

For block-by-block year-to-date crime information, plus daily crime maps, check out the Independent’s Crime Log.