Crime & Safety
Hamden Man Charged with St. Patrick's Day Assault
Allegedly assaulted two people with a crow bar, according to police.
A Hamden man was arrested Thursday for a St. Patrick's Day assault tht injured two people.
The incident occurred on March 17 at about 11 p.m. at 3342 Whitney Ave., according to Hamden Police spokesman Capt. Ronald Smith.
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Police learned that Edward Cogan, 21, of 139 Laura Rd., approached the 25-year-old resident of that address with a crow bar and started assaulting them, Smith said.
"A friend of the victim, a 20 year-old Hamden resident, intervened. Cogan then allegedly turned his attention onto him and assaulted him repeatedly," Smith said. "He was subsequently transported to a local hospital with a head injury."
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Officer Patrick McCue led the investigation and appliced for an arrest warrant for Cogan, which was signed by the court. On Thursday he was arrested and charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, third-degree assault and breach of peace.
Cogan was released on a written promise to appear in Meriden Superior Court on May 1.
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