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Police investigating break-in, assault at home of Yale ‘affiliate'

NBC Connecticut

A member of the Yale University community was assaulted when a stranger broke into the person’s residence in New Haven, according to Yale police.

It happened just after 1 a.m. on Mansfield Street on Nov. 18.

Police said a Yale affiliate woke to find a man dressed in black inside the apartment.

The man assaulted the victim, left on a bicycle and went toward Compton Street, police said.

The assailant did not have a weapon. The victim received medical attention and Yale Police have increased patrols in the area.

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