Crime & Safety
AAA Employee Arrested After Bomb Scares
Police responded twice to the offices at the corner of Worth and Whitney avenues last month.
From the desk of Capt. Ronald Smith:
On Feb. 25 and Feb. 27, during the early evening hours, Hamden Police responded to the American Automobile Association Motor Club, 35 Worth Ave., on the report of bomb threats.
During the Feb. 25 incident, employees were evacuated. The New Haven Police Department Bomb Squad assisted in the investigation. Officers did not locate a bomb.
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The Hamden Police Department Detective Division then assumed the investigation, and as a result of that investigation, Det. Brian Stewart submitted two search warrants.
The Investigation led to the arrest of Lamont George, who was hired as seasonal help. George allegedly made the bomb threats from inside of AAA.
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On March 10, George turned himself in on the two arrest warrants. George, 21, of 150 Parkside Dr., New Haven, was charged with two counts of falsely reporting an incident, first-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace.
George, who is scheduled to appear in court in Meriden on March 18th, was released after posting $5,000 bond.
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