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Fairfield County Duo Nabbed In NY With Stash Of Ammo, Gun Parts: Police Fairfield County Duo Nabbed In NY With Stash Of Ammo, Gun Parts: Police
Fairfield County Duo Nabbed In NY With Stash Of Ammo, Gun Parts: Police Two teenagers from Connecticut were caught on I-87 in the Hudson Valley with a stash of ammo and gun parts, according to police. The Fairfield County pair was arrested on Sunday, March 17 in Rockland County, according to the New York State Police. Just after 1:30 p.m. that day, state police in the village of Suffern stopped a 2024 Kia on Interstate 87 for traffic violations. However, when they pulled over the two teens, 18-year-old Alijah Matias Williams and 19-year-old Tocloveson Pierre, authorities reportedly found a stash of ammo and weapons parts inside the car, including: Two P-…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Nabbed After Firing Shots At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Nabbed After Firing Shots At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Nabbed After Firing Shots At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County, Police Say A man was busted for allegedly firing shots at a convenience store in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in Shelton around 10:15 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Cumberland Farms on River Road. When Shelton Police arrived they discovered a broken window and recovered a spent shell casing in the parking lot, said Detective Christopher Nugent of the Shelton Police. No one was reported to be injured in the incident, Nugent said. Nugent said Shelton detectives conducted a follow-up investigation and identified Joshua Vazquez, age 18, of Shelton as a suspect. Detectives with the assist…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Convicted Felon Busted With Illegal Guns, Ammunition, Police Say CT Convicted Felon Busted With Illegal Guns, Ammunition, Police Say
CT Convicted Felon Busted With Illegal Guns, Ammunition, Police Say A Connecticut convicted felon is being held on a $2.5 million bond following a warrant raid on his apartment in which guns and ammunition were allegedly found. New Haven County resident Hipolito Lopez, age 49, of Waterbury, was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 6, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. During the raid of Lopez's apartment, officers recovered a ghost gun assault rifle, two handguns, four high-capacity magazines, and various kinds of ammunition, Bessette said. Lopez, a convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing any firearms or ammunition. His prior convictions inv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT 18-Year-Old, Grandfather Nabbed For Making Illegal AR-15s, Police Say CT 18-Year-Old, Grandfather Nabbed For Making Illegal AR-15s, Police Say
CT 18-Year-Old, Grandfather Nabbed For Making Illegal AR-15s, Police Say Acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, police in Connecticut arrested an 18-year-old man and his grandfather for allegedly making illegal assault rifles. The two were arrested in Middlesex County in the Town of East Hampton on Monday, May 16. According to the East Hampton Police, after receiving a call from a concerned citizen about a resident making AR-15 assault rifles, the department began an investigation that led to the arrest of Clayton Hobby, age 18, and Kerry Schunk, age 64, both of East Hampton. While on scene investigating, officers located and seized multiple “ghost gun” AR-1…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Parole Jumper Nabbed With Assault Rifle, Semi-Automatic Pistol, Police Say Parole Jumper Nabbed With Assault Rifle, Semi-Automatic Pistol, Police Say
Parole Jumper Nabbed With Assault Rifle, Semi-Automatic Pistol, Police Say A Connecticut man wanted for parole jumping was found with an assault rifle and semi-automatic pistol when nabbed in an area hotel. Tijun Mims, age 26, of Hamden, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 18, for an incident that took place at the Red Roof Inn in Milford on Thursday, Feb. 4, said the Milford Police. While being arrested on Feb. 4 for the Department of Corrections for being a parole jumper, Mims was found to be in possession of an assault rifle, a semi-automatic pistol, and four high-capacity magazines, police said. Milford Police detectives obtained a search warrant to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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16 Assault Weapons, Explosive Device Removed From Ridgefield Home 16 Assault Weapons, Explosive Device Removed From Ridgefield Home
16 Assault Weapons, Explosive Device Removed From Ridgefield Home A 49-year-old man was arrested after state police removed an explosive device from his Ridgefield home along with 16 assault weapons, 76 unregistered high-capacity magazines, and six silencers. Mark Albin was arrested on Thursday, March 28, after Ridgefield Police responded to a disturbance at 180 Tackora Trail at 12:30 a.m., said Ridgefield Police Capt. Shawn Platt. While taking Albin into custody for disorderly conduct, officers removed firearms from the residence for safekeeping, Platt said. While removing the weapons, officers discovered a large cache of illegal firearms…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say
Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say This story has been updated. A 32-year-old man who left a series of threatening phone messages for a staff member at a Rockland County school that he attended in 2002 was arrested after police found nine illegal guns and bump stock at his home on Long Island, the Clarkstown and Suffolk police departments announced Sunday afternoon. The Clarkstown Police Department received a report of a suspicious incident on Saturday, April 14, possibly involving a threat to a staff member, at the Summit School located at 339 N. Broadway in Upper Nyack. The school is for students with emotional and behavio…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say
Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say This story has been updated. A 32-year-old man who left a series of threatening phone messages for a staff member at a Rockland County school that he attended in 2002 was arrested after police found nine illegal guns and bump stock at his home on Long Island, the Clarkstown and Suffolk police departments announced Sunday afternoon. The Clarkstown Police Department received a report of a suspicious incident on Saturday, April 14, possibly involving a threat to a staff member, at the Summit School located at 339 N. Broadway in Upper Nyack. The school is for students with emotional and behavio…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Caught With Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns In Bridgeport Search Man Caught With Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns In Bridgeport Search
Man Caught With Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns In Bridgeport Search A Fairfield County man is behind bars after being caught with a cache of firearms and related items during a search of his home. Albert Lee, 37, of Bridgeport, was arrested March 1 following an investigation by the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, the state Narcotics Task Force, and the Bridgeport Police, said Connecticut State Police Sgt. Eric Haglund. During the search, officers uncovered a Bushmaster AR-15, a .223-caliber semi-automatic assault rifle, three 9mm semi-automatic handguns,  over 300 rounds of ammunition, high-capacity magazines, among other item…

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by Kathy Reakes