Salahuddin not guilty, says Derby jury

It took a jury in Derby about 36 minutes yesterday to find Mustafa Salahuddin not guilty of stealing a police department hose valued at $24.99.

And while the department and the city didn’t lose anything over the alleged hose theft since it was recovered, it may cost them plenty, since the lawyer who defended the Ansonia police officer said he plans to present the city with a bill next week for about $100,000 in legal fees.