uptick in crime

Police said they’ve arrested two people after they allegedly stole from a store in the area of Hamden Plaza Thursday. Officials said they responded to the plaza on Dixwell Avenue at approximately 11:45 a.m. Police officers and patrols working in the area responded to a report of suspicious activity. During their investigation, authorities determined that a shoplifting had occurred....

Police and town leaders met with the community Wednesday to hear concerns from people in the wake of an attack on a 74-year-old woman at the Hamden Plaza.