FROM HPD: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD ROBBERY/ASSAULT ARREST

On April 28, 2016 at approximately 5:34pm, Hartford Police 

Patrol Officers were dispatched to 200 Bloomfield Avenue 

(the University of Hartford) on a reported attempted 

robbery/Dorm room invasion.  The victim reported

that a masked armedassailant was brandishing a firearm and 

attempted to force entry into his dorm room.The victim fended the assailant

off who then fled from the complex.  The victim sustained a

laceration to the chin and was treated on scene.The victim then

provided a description of the suspect specifically identifying him as 

wearing very distinctive footwear.

University of Hartford Public Safety Investigators immediately

viewed the surveillancevideo which captured a male suspect

matching the description of the assailantwho was wearing the

same very distinctive footwear.  The assailant was not 

masked at the time of the captured video.

The suspect, along with several other individuals observed 

with the him, were immediatelyidentified by U of H Public

 Safety. HPD Major Crimes conducted several  interviews of

those involved and probable cause was developed for the suspect.

On May 6, 2016 an arrest warrant was obtained for James Mayze,

 Date of Birth-03/10/1998 charging him with Criminal Attempt to

 Commit Robbery and Assault Second with a Firearm.   On 

May 6, 2016, he was taken into custody without incident at his 

residence.

Several arrest were made in this investigation during the prior week. 

Those involved are allegedly involved in the sale of marijuana. 

Marijuana and cash appear to be the motive and nexus in this

incident. The University of Hartford Public Safety 

Investigators and Cromwell Police Department were instrumental

 in leading this investigation to arrest.