HAMDEN POLICE - CT

No injuries in this one car mva near 4040 Whitney Ave. Which will be closed in between Brooksvale Rd and River Rd for approximately next 2 hours for down wires.

Thoughts + Prayers are with @NewHavenFire and the family of Ricardo Torres Jr. who made the ultimate sacrifice while battling a structure fire last night. 🙏🏻 for speedy recovery to Lt. Samod Rankins & other FF inj in the blaze

5 subjects arrested after 2 commercial armed robberies and multi town pursuit, recovered stolen vehicle and four handguns taken off the street with assistance of @NewHavenPolice

Traffic lights are not functioning at several major intersections on Dixwell Ave with Evergreen, Skiff, Connelly Parkway, Benham and Mather. Additional streets with trees down include: Park Rd- Closed Dunbar Hill Cooper Lane New Rd Gaylord Mt Rd Dickerman St Glenbrook Ave

Trees and Wires down: Treadwell ave Hill St Ridge Rd Hillfield Hillcrest Arcadia/ Arents Pinewood Curry Rd Glen Parkway Blue Hills Baldwin Gilbert Rd Main St Mountain Rd Woodlawn St Sebec St Putnam Ave Treadwell St Washington Ave Sherman Ave Shepard Ave. More coming.

Power outage in the Mt. Carmel section including traffic lights at Whitney Ave and Mt Carmel. Please use caution at all intersections where traffic lights are not functional.

The Hamden Police Department communications center is fielding numerous calls of trees and wires down as well as power outages. Please use 911 for emergencies only- call 203-230-4000 for routine calls.

#Isaias is currently moving its way through our area, use caution and stay home if possible. Call 911 for emergencies and 203-230-4000 for non emergency issues.

MVA area of 2390 State St. Road closed and traffic investigators on scene-please use alternate routes.

Silver alert update! Edward Moore Jr is back home safely! Thank You!

Silver Alert- Missing 15 Year Old Edward Moore Jr. , last seen 9:00pm on 6/29. He is a B/M light skin , 6”0, 175lbs,high low haircut, black CT Hurricane sweatshirt and sweat pants, knee brace on rt knee.May be on his blue GIANTS Mt bike. Info call the HPD 203-230-4000

A bike ride in support of black lives matter & promoting health in the black community begins at 11am from Sleeping Giant State Park. Ride S/B Whitney to Dixwell S/B on Dixwell to New Haven en route to NH Green. Motorists should use caution with cyclists on the road in this area.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY UPDATE A large contingent of people that attended the tribute to Mr. George Floyd have begun to march southbound on Dixwell Avenue. Whitney Avenue is open to northbound/southbound traffic. Please avoid Dixwell Avenue, between Evergreen Ave and Connolly Parkway.

The Hamden Police Dept has learned that at the conclusion of today’s tribute to Mr. George Floyd, there will be a march, southbound on Dixwell Ave. The march will conclude in and around the area of Dixwell Ave-Connolly Parkway. Please use alternate routes- more to follow.

A tribute honoring the life of Mr. George Floyd is currently underway at Hamden Memorial Town Hall, 2394 Whitney Avenue. Vehicular traffic should avoid the area in and around Dixwell Avenue and Whitney Avenue until further.

7am tomorrow,Tuesday 4/21, through 5:30pm on Wednesday 4/22, Skiff St will be one way traffic Eastbound from Dixwell to Whitney. Please consider alternate routes.

Join us on facebook live at 7:30pm as Officer Jeremy Brewer continues storytelling with tonights book “Some Pets” by Angela DiTerlizzi @AngDee

Join us tonight for story time on Facebook live at 7:30pm as Officer Jeremy Brewer reads Bloom” by @DeborahDiesen

Tonight’s storytelling series brings us “TWIG” by Aura Parker @AuraParker , told by Officer Jeremy Brewer. Join us tonight on Facebook live at 7:30 pm #hamden #hamdenpolice #storytime #communitypolicing #StayHomeStaySafe

Join us for story time tonight on facebook live at 7:30pm as Officer Jeremy Brewer reads “Hiking Day” by Connecticut’s own Anne Rockwell @wordspix and Lizzy Rockwell @lizzyrockwell1