New Haven store worker fights off robber

An employee at a gas station in New Haven fought off a would-be robber who was armed with a knife Monday night. According to police, David Nielson, 33, of Meriden entered the Shell Foodmart on Willow Street  wearing a white chef coat with one hand in his pocket.  After asking for a pack of cigarettes, Nielson pulled out a knife and tried to stab the clerk

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