Ansonia police officer suffers minor injuries investigating suspicious person

ANSONIA - An Ansonia patrol officer today investigated a suspicious person at about noon in the area of Lester and High Streets, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a release. 

The suspicious party entered the yard of a home on Lester Street and went around the back of the house. 

When the officer went to the rear of the home looking for the male he was confronted by a German shepherd that resided at the home. 

The officer attempted to back out of the yard but stumbled as the dog came towards him. Several shots were fired at the dog and thankfully the dog was not hit by any of the shots, police said. 

The officer suffered minor injuries in his attempt to elude the dog. The suspicious male was found in the backyard and advised officers on scene he was just cutting through the yard to get to another location.

This is a press release from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Ansonia Police: Stranger tells 2 girls to get into SUV in AMS parking lot

Girls unharmed; suspect sought

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Police Department investigated a suspicious person complaint at approximately 8 p.m. Tuesday on Day Street in the Ansonia Middle School parking lot. 

Two juvenile females, ages 11 and 12, were walking in the parking lot of the middle school when they were approached by a black vehicle being driven by a black male who told the females several times to get into his vehicle. The juveniles ran from the scene and the suspect fled. 
The vehicle is described as a black smaller SUV with the rear windows tinted and the driver was a black male wearing a red hat and red shirt with gold rim glasses. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885 or tips can be left anonymously through Tip411 at https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553


This is a press release from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.