New Haven Man Charged With Ansonia Robbery

ANSONIA — An 18-year-old New Haven resident was arrested Oct. 6 in connection to the July 7 robbery of the Xtra Mart on Wakelee Avenue.

Christian Borrero is charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree threatening, carrying a pistol without a license, and sixth-degree larceny.

Borrero is suspected of several similar crimes in the area.

He was charged after a joint investigation by police in Ansonia and New Haven. Police served a search warrant on Borrero’s residence in New Haven and said they recovered a gun matching the description of the weapon used in the Ansonia robbery.

Borrero is being held on a $1 million bond pending a court date of Oct. 27.


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