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Late-Night Gunshots Land CT Convicted Felon Back Behind Bars: Police
Reports of a late-night shooting prompted a high-stakes police response at a Connecticut home, where officers uncovered a stockpile of firearms and arrested a convicted felon, authorities said.
Ryan Ortiz, 39, was arrested at a home on Franklin Street in Ansonia after neighbors called police after seeing someone point a gun out a window and fire multiple shots into the woods, authorities said.
Ansonia police arrived to find multiple shell casings outside the house, which prompted a deeper investigation. Officers found two handguns, a shotgun, three BB guns, and ammo inside, authoriti…
CT Man Sent Threat Against Area Schools, Officers Seize Guns: Police
A Connecticut man was arrested this week, and police seized his weapons after he allegedly sent an online threat about area schools, authorities said.
Colby Kordas, 23, of Canton, was arrested on Thursday, March 6, after a woman saw a Snapchat post from him featuring a man holding a black-and-green rifle with the caption, "Schools better beware," Connecticut State Police said.
The message said he was in Waterbury.
When troopers tracked Kordas down, he admitted to investigators that he took the photo of his friend holding the gun and made the social media post, but he said he nev…
CT DUI Crash Uncovers Loaded Gun, Ends In Arrest: Police
A Connecticut man was arrested after crashing his car while intoxicated with a loaded gun in his wrecked vehicle, police said.
Michael Washington, 64, of Meriden, was arrested after troopers responded to a crash on Route 72 near Exit 4 in Plainville around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, Connecticut State Police said.
Washington appeared intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test, police said. Troopers took him into custody without incident.
During the investigation, officers found a loaded gun with a high-capacity magazine in Washington's car, police said. The firearm and ammunition were …
Details Released In Cult Leader Arrest For Parents, Border Agent’s Murders
A bizarre twist has emerged in the murders of a Pennsylvania couple and the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, as suspects with ties to a cult-like group have been arrested.
Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvania, Jack Amadeus LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, and Daniel Arthur Blank, 26, of Sacramento, California, were arrested in Allegany County, Maryland, according to the Maryland State Police in a statement released on Monday, Feb. 17.
The trio was taken into custody in the 10,000 block of Piney Mountain Road in Frostburg, Maryland at around 2:30 p.m. on…
Woman Who Opened Fire In CT Police Station Takes Plea Deal: 'We Are Satisfied'
A Connecticut woman accused of opening fire inside the Bristol Police Department lobby has taken a plea deal, officials said.
Suzanne Laprise, 51, of Plainville, pleaded guilty in New Britain Court in connection with the October 6, 2023, shooting inside the station, Bristol Police Chief Mark Morello said in a statement. Laprise admitted to a charge of an attempt to commit assault.
Laprise arrived at the police department at 11:38 p.m. on Oct. 5, 2023, after drinking at a bar in Bristol, according to an investigation by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
She entered the lobby holdin…
Barricaded Man Says He'll Burn Down Norwalk Home With Person Inside To 'Complete Mission': Cops
An intoxicated Connecticut man barricaded himself inside a home in Norwalk and threatened to burn it down with someone inside because he had to "complete a mission," authorities said.
Nabeel Osama Abdallah, 35, of Norwalk, was charged with disorderly conduct, first-degree threatening, interfering with an officer, and resisting arrest, police said.
Authorities were called to a home on Adams Avenue just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, after Abdallah barricaded himself inside and refused to come out, claiming he had a "mission" to complete, Norwalk police said.
He threatened to burn down the…
High-Capacity Mag, Taser Seized From Brookfield Man In Drug Bust After Neighbors' Tip: Cops
Investigators in Connecticut said their latest arrest created a "notable disruption" in Fairfield County drug crime following a multi-agency investigation, and it's thanks to a group of neighbors fed up with drugs in their community.
Travis Vanterpool-Gordon, 32, of Brookfield, and Lisa Flynn, 53, of Danbury, were arrested following a multi-agency drug investigation that targeted suspected narcotics activity in the Division Street area of Danbury, police said.
Vanterpool-Gordon, 32, was taken into custody without incident after officers searched his 14 Division St. home and…
Man Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of CT Husband, Father Of 3
A 49-year-old Maryland man was found guilty of gunning down a Connecticut father of three in 2020, authorities said.
Rashad Hardy was found guilty on Aug. 28 of murder, carrying a pistol with a permit, and criminal possession of a firearm, the Connecticut State Attorney's Office said.
Hardy was convicted of killing Ricky Newton, age 36, of New Haven, on Rosette Street in July 2020, police said.
Police found evidence of the slaying while executing a search on an unrelated matter at a group home in Maryland, where Hardy was living at the time, officials continued.…
Man Runs Drug Operation, Unlicensed Repair Shop Out Of CT Home, Police Say
A search of a Connecticut man’s home reportedly unveiled not only an unlicensed repair shop but uncovered an operation to manufacture crack cocaine, ketamine, and more.
The Tolland County incident occurred on Tuesday, June 4 in the town of Somers.
According to police, a search warrant was executed for 53-year-old Randy Matthew Guyette’s Hall Hill Road home.
Originally, authorities suspected that Guyette was running an unlicensed auto repair business.
However, upon arrival, Guyette was allegedly found to also be in charge of a drug operation.
Ketamine, crack cocaine, and prescription…
Fairfield County Man Charged After Fight At Park, Causing Hundreds To Flee, Police Say
Hundreds of Connecticut parkgoers were sent into a panic and ran after two men got into a fight, and one allegedly showed a weapon.
The incident occurred in New London County around 1 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at Poquonnock Plains Park in Groton.
According to Capt. Gregory McCarthy of the Groton Police, at the time of the incident, the park was the site of several youth sporting events with several hundred spectators in attendance.
McCarthy said an investigation found that two men identified as Massachusetts resident Randall J. Clark, age 43, of Medford in Middlese…
Wrong-Way DWI Arrest: CT Teen Nabbed With Gun, Narcotics In Car, Police Say
A teenager, who had just turned 18, was arrested after police allegedly found him stopped on a highway ramp in Connecticut, his car facing the wrong way.
The Hartford County incident happened in the city of Hartford on Sunday, Dec. 31 at around 4:30 a.m.
Alex Ortiz, who turned 18 earlier in the month, was allegedly found by police in a 2012 gray Honda Accord stopped on a ramp on Interstate 84 near Exit 50.
Connecticut State Police said that Ortiz’s car was facing the wrong way on the ramp and that a firearm was in plain view in the backseat.
During a search of the vehicle, Ortiz, a To…
Road Rage: CT Man Points Gun At Fellow Driver, Police Say
A man has been arrested following a road rage incident that took place on a Connecticut highway, police announced.
Litchfield County resident Kenneth Mack, age 64 of Harwinton, was taken into custody for his alleged outburst on Thursday, Nov. 2, according to Connecticut State Police.
At approximately 2:40 p.m. that day, Mack and another driver were traveling on Route 4.
The victim, who was driving behind Mack’s red Dodge Ram, reported to police that, as the two cars approached Birge Park Road, Mack abruptly came to a near-complete stop.
Though the driver behind him was able to stop wit…
20-Year-Old Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Norwalk, Police Say
A Fairfield County man was busted with a gun, ammo, and drugs after a police officer was notified of a suspicious vehicle.
The incident occurred in Norwalk around 10:50 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6 in the parking garage at 30 Day St.
When the officer went to check out the "suspicious" vehicle, he noticed a Glock 9mm handgun on the driver's side floorboard of the vehicle, said Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police.
Officers also found a 33-round high-capacity magazine and oxycodone during a search, Dinho said.
The driver, identified as Donate Jayden Scullark, age 20, of Norwalk, resisted arrest as …
Duo Nabbed For Norwalk Home Invasions, Burglaries At Same Residence, Police Say
Two Fairfield County men have been charged with several cases of alleged burglary, robbery, and home invasion.
Norwalk residents Aneudy Martinez, age 22, and Joseph de Jesus Tiburcio Nunez, age 18, were arrested on Wednesday, July 12 for the incident that began in May, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police.
According to Gulino, on Monday, May 22, a home on Lexington Avenue was burglarized, cash was taken, and a television and other items were damaged.
A report was filed with the Norwalk Police Department on the following day.
On Wednesday, May 24, a home…
