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Bloomfield Police
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire: Body Found In Burned-Out CT Home During Welfare Check
A person was found dead inside a Connecticut home following a fire. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 10:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 11 on Alexander Road in Bloomfield. According to Capt. Stephen Hajdasz of the Bloomfield Police, police responded to the home for a welfare check of a 21-year-old man. Officers arrived to find the residence fully engulfed in flames. The officers attempted to gain entry to the residence but were unsuccessful. Blue Hills Fire Department and Bloomfield Center Fire Department responded to the scene and were able to extinguish the fire, Hajdasz said. …
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Armed Robber Admits Role In Multiple Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups In NJ, NY
UPDATE: A member of a New Jersey-based armed robbery crew copped to holding up five liquor and convenience stores in two states, federal authorities said. Jaime Fontanez, 45, of Elizabeth and two accomplices went on a six-month armed robbery spree beginning in August 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Federal authorities tied the crew to 13 holdups in all in Essex, Union and Middlesex counties, as well as in the Bronx and upstate New York, the U.S. attorney said. The robbers followed a basic script, with two of them going into the business with their faces covered while a wheelm…
Newark, NJ
News
Ex-Con Fugitive From NJ Caught With Guns, Drugs, Ammo Faces Lengthy Federal Prison Stretch
Cedric Lewis had been out of state prison all of two months when detectives from the Essex County Sheriff's Office learned that he'd armed himself with a rifle, two pistols and a pair of extended magazines while selling heroin and cocaine. With the heat on, the Bloomfield ex-con headed south. Three months later, deputy U.S. marshals in Atlanta had him in custody. Lewis, 29, will be headed to federal prison for a much longer stretch than before after taking a deal from the government. Lewis pleaded guilty via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark on Thursday, July 28, to two …
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
North Jersey Man Missing For Week+ Might Be Wearing Kilt, Family Says
Police in Essex County are seeking the public's help in locating a man missing for more than a week. George Kovacs, who is known to wear a kilt, left his home in Bloomfield on June 8 around 4:30 p.m. and hasn't been heard from or seen since, local police said citing his family. He has triangle tattoos on his wrist and stands 6'2" tall. Anyone who sees him is urged to call Bloomfield police at 973-873-8559.
Brookfield, CT
News
CT High School Student Overdoses On Suspected Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl, Police Say
Police are investigating after a student allegedly overdosed on fentanyl-laced marijuana at a Connecticut high school. The incident took place around 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, in Hartford County in Bloomfield when police responded to Bloomfield High School for a medical call. According to Lt. James Salvatore, of the Bloomfield Police, when officers arrived they found a 16-year-old student in the security officer suffering from an apparent drug overdose. Officers and school staff provided first aid to the student including administering multiple doses of “Narcan” to help rev…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Woman Didn't Make It Far In BMW Stolen Off North Jersey Lot
A 33-year-old woman didn't make it far trying to steal a BMW from a dealership lot in North Jersey, authorities said. Asya Adams saw an employee moving vehicles at the dealership at 425 Bloomfield Ave., in Bloomfield, when she jumped in the driver's seat of one of the cars on April 14, Bloomfield Police Director Samuel DeMaio said. Adams fled on Franklin Street toward Newark, and apprehended inside the vehicle in Newark, police said. She was arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle, with a pending court date.
Hackensack, NJ
News
Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In
Nj-w
ide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says
Two ex-cons in their 60s were part of a ring that stole more than 30 work vehicles from victims in seven North Jersey counties, authorities said. Their end came in a quick succession of arrests that followed an operation led by New Jersey State Police -- and involving dozens of local police departments -- that was dubbed “Operation Cat Burglar.” Crew members in January began snatching work vans and trucks from owners in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Union, Hudson, Morris, and Middlesex counties, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They stored the stolen vehicles in a lot in North Berg…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Know
HIM? Bloomfield Police Seek Beauty Store Thief
Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say stole two flat irons worth nearly $157 from a Bloomfield beauty store. The manager of Sally’s Beauty on Bloomfield Avenue saw a younger Hispanic man pictured above steal the electronic tools on Sept. 5, Bloomfield Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio said. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Bloomfield Police.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Shotgun-Wielding Man Robs Bloomfield Deli, Pistol Whips Worker
Authorities are seeking a man who they say was armed with a shotgun when he robbed a Bloomfield deli and pistol-whipped worker. A black male walked into Gerard's Deli on Hoover Avenue around 6 p.m. July 22 and threatened the employee, demanded money then hit the employee over the head with his gun, Bloomfield police said. The robber ran out where a second person was waiting behind the wheel of a black Jeep Cherokee, police said. The man with the shotgun had a thin build, was around 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed between 155 and 160 pounds. The man driving the Jeep was wearing a white t-s…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Update
: Missing New Jersey Teen Found
Police are seeking the public's help finding a missing New Jersey teenager who has been missing since Wednesday. ** UPDATE: The teen and her two friends have been found. ** Alexa Arenas, 16, was last seen in Bloomfield and could possibly be with one or two teenage boys. She is 5 feet and 6 inches tall weighing 165 pounds. Police say she could be endangered. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Bloomfield Police at 973-680-4141.
