Bridgeport News: Stolen Cell Phone Leads to Assault
#Bridgeport, CT – Aug 13, 2014 – Police are investigated an assault that resulted from a stolen cell phone. Officer Paul Nikola spoke with the victims Tuesday morning. One of the victims stated that she had her cell phone stolen from her car while shopping in a store on East Main Street. After it was stolen, her nephew called the phone, and a male answered and said that someone sold him the phone but that he would return it for a $40 “fee”. The woman and her nephew went to the area of Park and Shelton streets to meet the man. When they arrived, when the nephew attempted to retrieve the phone, the suspects sprayed him with pepper spray and reached into his…
