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Bridgeport Woman Nabbed For Allegedly Helping Wanted Murderer Escape, Police Say
A woman who helped a man wanted for the murder of a pregnant Fairfield County woman has been charged in connection with helping him escape.
Melaine Castro, age 21, of Bridgeport, was nabbed by the US Marshals on Thursday, July 14 in connection with the Saturday, May 28 murder of 30-year-old Marisol Dumeng.
After the homicide, Castro and the alleged killer Glenn Pettway Jr. fled the state and she assisted him as he made his way to Tennessee, said Det. Thomas Harper, of the Bridgeport Police.
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Barricaded Man Found Dead In Bridgeport Basement After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say
A man was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the basement of a home following a standoff with police and the shooting of an ex-friend, Bridgeport Police said.
The incident started around 8:32 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, when police responded to the area of 250 Gilman St., in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the department.
Responding officers did not initially locate a victim at the scene, but soon after officers met with a 21-year-old woman who drove to police headquarters after being shot by her ex-boyfriend Jovan Boyd, 28, of Bridgeport, Jones said.
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Man Who Killed Himself Sent Threatening Messages To Fairfield Women
A Pennsylvania man who sent threatening, sexually graphic letters to four Fairfield women killed himself during a police standoff.
Fairfield police believe Joseph Polin, 46, of Hazelton, Pa., who shot and killed himself last week after a five-hour standoff with police was responsible for putting four local women in fear for their lives, said Fairfield Lt. Michael Gagner.
Police learned of the letters, all sent on magenta-colored paper, to the women on April 12, Gagner said.
The women, all in their early 20s, notified police after receiving the letters that included photo collages of the wo…
