NEWS RELEASE
Date: January 23, 2019
Contact: Captain Ronald Smith
Phone: (203) 230-4029
PIO#: 19-18
On January 22, 2019 the Hamden Police Department Street Interdiction Team, with the assistance of the Hamden Police Department Emergency Services Unit executed a search and seizure warrant at the residence of Clemente Holmes, 324 Goodrich Street, Apartment 7, Hamden. The search and seizure warrant was the result of a lengthy investigation by the Street Interdiction Team.
The search of the residence led to the discovery and seizure of 374 wax folds of heroin, 56 bags of crack cocaine and a firearm. Police immediately arrested Holmes and transported him to police headquarters.
Hamden Police arrested Clemente Holmes, 29, of 324 Goodrich Street, Apartment 7, Hamden. He was charged with 2 counts of Possession of Narcotics, 2 counts of Possessions of Narcotics with the Intent to Sell, Criminal Possession of a Pistol and Negligent Storage of a Firearm. Holmes, who was detained on a $100,000.00 bond, is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on February 5, 2019.
