Armed Suspect Makes Specific Threats After Breaking Into Elderly Woman's New London Home

An armed suspect made threats to an elderly woman when he broke into her New London home on Friday morning, police said.

New London Police are investigating the armed robbery that took place at around 9:40 am on Friday on the upper Montauk Avenue area.

The victim told police the suspect was wearing an unknown type of badge on his dark clothes and had a handgun. He knocked on the door and forced himself in upon the woman opening the door.

The suspect made threats against specific individuals related to local businesses that the woman is affiliated with before fleeing with stolen cash and other items, police said. 

Anyone with information or who may have been in the area of Pequot Avenue and Montauk Avenue around 9:30 am is asked to call the New London Police Detective Division at 860-447-1481.

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