Police said a woman who was assaulted in Waterbury went to a school bus driver for help to call police and officers have arrested four suspects.
Officers responded to Chapman Avenue around 7 a.m. Thursday after a 38-year-old woman sought help from a school bus driver who was nearby to contact police. She told the officers a group of men had assaulted her at her home, police said.
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WATCH HEREThe investigation revealed that the victim and suspects know each other and the assault might have started as a dispute between them, according to police.
The victim’s injuries are not life-threatening and she was transported to a local hospital, police said.
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SIGN UP Officers arrested four Waterbury men – two 23-year-olds, a 24-year-old and a 46-year-old – and charged them with assault in the second degree and breach of peace in the second degree.
They are being held on $200,000 bond.
Police are investigating.
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Police said they arrested the victim after she was released from the hospital in connection with a larceny at Stop and Shop in Waterbury on Feb. 19.
She was charged with larceny in the sixth degree and conspiracy to commit larceny in the sixth degree.
Police said she had another outstanding larceny warrant from the Southington Police Department.
