New Haven police seek woman known as ‘Cream’ after armed robbery

NEW HAVEN >> City police are looking for a woman known by the nickname “Cream,” after a man said she lured him into a robbery Monday.

The victim, 39, was treated at Yale-New Haven Hospital for a finger injury he suffered in the incident early Monday, police spokesman Officer David Hartman said Tuesday in a release.

Hartman said Officers Jarrell Lowery, Dana Smith and Joe Roberts were sent to investigate a reported robbery at 1:18 a.m. Monday.

The victim told police he’d been walking down Howard Avenue between 12:15 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Monday. He said he had then gone down Congress Avenue and turned right onto Hallock Street.

At 83 Hallock St. he said he saw Cream, who beckoned him inside. When he followed her, two men followed him, then one pulled a gun on him, police said.

The victim put his hands up and told the men they could take whatever they wanted. They allegedly snatched the victim’s wristwatch and a laptop he’d been carrying. The men then told him to leave and, on his way out, the victim said he took a swing at one of them. He said he either hit the suspect or a door frame.

The victim described Cream as a heavy-set, light-complexioned black woman who was wearing only a bright-colored robe, but he told police he didn’t know what color. He said he couldn’t describe the two robbers.

The victim told police he hid for about an hour before getting help for his finger. He said his laptop is worth about $400 and his watch, $150.

Hartman said police have a lead on Cream’s whereabouts, but haven’t yet found her. The case remains open. Anyone with information about the case can call police at 203-946-6304.