East Haven Police Assist Snowed In 90-Year Old Resident

A group of East Haven Police officers rolled up their sleeves, grabbed some shovels and helped to dig out a 90-year-old senior citizen Wednesday snowed in her home following the recent snow storms. 

According to a post shared on the department's Facebook page, the elderly woman called the station yesterday "crying and complaining that she missed an oil delivery and a Meals on Wheels delivery because she was snowed in and had no way of getting out."

"She advised us that her oil company and Meals on Wheels would not deliver their products to her if they were unable to get to her house," officers stated via the page. 

And so, after their shifts where over, Officer Colbert, Sgt. Rybaruk, Sgt Murgo, and Sgt. Mulhern all went to the elderly woman's East Haven home.

Once there, they shoveled her driveway, walkway and steps to make sure she would not miss out on another delivery of much-needed food or fuel.

"She was thrilled," the officers shared on the department's page, giving special thanks to Steve Monaco who saw the officers struggling to shovel out the long driveway and helped the group out out.

A reader shared with East Haven Patch that the woman's family and neighbors usually help to clear her home of snow. But following Tuesday's storm, they were at work and unavailable to clear the driveway to allow for the emergency delivery of oil.

"Teamwork like this is why we love our job," the East Haven officers said of their shoveling efforts.