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3/28/2018 - 3/29/19 Burglary Arrest- Country Food Market

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: March 29, 2018
Contact: Captain Ronald Smith
Phone: (203) 230-4029
PIO# 18-49

On February 3rd at approximately 4:30a.m. Hamden Police responded to Country Food Market, 2215 State Street on the report of a burglary in progress. Central Communications advised responding officers that 2 males were observed exiting the store and entering a “large, white pick-up truck.”

Investigation revealed that 2 males used a hammer to break the front glass door. Once inside, they stole an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register. The males then entered a motor vehicle, possibly a white-colored Dodge Ram, which was parked in the front of the store.

Detective Sean Dolan conducted an investigation, which led to the application of an arrest warrant for Michael Ross. The court approved the arrest warrant application.

On March 29th Hamden Police arrested Ross at Meriden Superior Court. Ross, 48, of 506 Valley Street, New Haven was charged with Burglary in the 3rd Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary in the 3rd Degree, Larceny in the 6th Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the 6th Degree, Criminal Damage to Property in the 3rd Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Damage to Property in the 3rd Degree. Ross, who was detained on a $2,500.00 court-ordered bond, was arraigned later in the day.