Juan Ortiz charged after slashing victim's face during New…

Robbery New Haven Connecticut in New Haven, Connecticut: Juan Ortiz, 46, was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, interfering with an officer, and fifth-degree larceny after a robbery and slashing in New Haven on Friday morning. Police said officers were dispatched to an apartment on the 300 block of Howard Avenue just before 9 a.m., where three men confronted the victim after he was invited to the location. Ortiz slashed the victim's face and ear with a pocketknife, and the victim was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Ortiz, described as unhoused and staying in New Haven, was held on a $500,000 bond.