A 46-year-old New Haven man was arrested last week, accused of drunken cursing at Stop & Shop. It was the 92nd time he has been arrested in the city, according to New Haven police.
At 10:10 a.m. last Thursday, police responded to Stop & Shop at 150 Whalley Avenue because the store manager was reporting a drunken man cursing at his patrons and employees, police said.
Responding officers found Gary Highsmith swearing at an employee who refused to cash a check, police said.
The manager told police that Highsmith had confronted anyone he could. When Highsmith was asked to leave the store, he spit in the manager’s direction, missing the manager, but hitting a young man walking past, police said.
The shopper had to be restrained himself because he tried going after Highsmith, according to police.
Highsmith's 91 prior arrests include some infractions and summonses, but he was taken into custody for most of them, according to police.
According to court records, Highsmith was also convicted of breach of peace in West Haven in 2007.
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