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2 Burglary Suspects Nabbed After Roof-Top Standoff With Stamford Police 2 Burglary Suspects Nabbed After Roof-Top Standoff With Stamford Police
2 Burglary Suspects Nabbed After Roof-Top Standoff With Stamford Police Police captured two Fairfield County men after a two-and-half-hour standoff on the roof of a restaurant they allegedly broke into.  The incident occurred in Stamford at 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, on the roof of Hugo's Tacos on Stillwater Avenue. According to Stamford Police Assistant Chief Richard Conklin, the restaurant's owner was alerted to the break-in when he received notice of the burglar alarms going off. Conklin said that the owner accessed a live feed of the restaurant's security cameras and saw two men, identified as Kymani Robinson, age 23, and Tyreek Outlar, ag…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Man Nabbed With Gun After Tip From Resident, Police Say Stamford Man Nabbed With Gun After Tip From Resident, Police Say
Stamford Man Nabbed With Gun After Tip From Resident, Police Say An 18-year-old Fairfield County man was allegedly busted with a gun he carried in a fanny pack after police received a tip. Mardochee Voltaire, of Stamford, was charged on Wednesday, Aug. 23, after members of the Stamford Police Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit received information from a resident. According to Stamford Police Assistant Chief Richard Conklin, the tip said Voltaire was in possession of an illegal firearm inside a fanny pack that he carried daily in the area of 80 Spruce St. After receiving the tip, agents conducted surveillance of Voltaire as he walked from Stillwater Av…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect In 2020 Fatal Fairfield County Stabbing Caught In Texas Suspect In 2020 Fatal Fairfield County Stabbing Caught In Texas
Suspect In 2020 Fatal Fairfield County Stabbing Caught In Texas A Fairfield County man wanted for the stabbing death of an area man has been captured by US Marshals after more than a year on the run. The U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force tracked Samuel Delfiro Zapata-Herrera, age 31, of the Stamford area, near Houston, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 23, said Capt. Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police. Zapata-Herrera was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of Isaias Sagastume-Aceituno, of Stamford, outside of Reyes Restaurant on Stillwater Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, Conklin said. Conklin said Zapata-Herrera is in the process of being extradited …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed For Attempted Fairfield County Murder On Election Day Man Nabbed For Attempted Fairfield County Murder On Election Day
Man Nabbed For Attempted Fairfield County Murder On Election Day A Fairfield County man wanted since election day for attempting to gun down another man in broad daylight on a busy street has turned himself into police. Brandon Turner, age 26, of Stamford, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 16, and charged with attempted murder in connection with the Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Stamford, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. The shooting happened when Turner ran into another man and the two began arguing at the corner of Stillwater Avenue and Virgil Street when Turner out pulled a 9-mm handgun and fired at least four shots, Conklin said. Police stopped Tuner about…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: Two Fairfield County Restaurants Closed For Violating State Orders COVID-19: Two Fairfield County Restaurants Closed For Violating State Orders
Covid-19: Two Fairfield County Restaurants Closed For Violating State Orders Two restaurants in Fairfield County have been closed for violating COVID-19 orders. Both eateries are in Stamford: Café Luna on West Broad Street and Reyes Bar & Restaurant on Stillwater Avenue. They were both closed by Stamford’s Department of Health for "violating health and safety guidelines relating to overcrowding, wearing masks, and serving alcohol without food," the City of Stamford said. The  Department of Health said it is authorized to close the businesses under an executive order by Gov. Ned Lamont. “Our Department of Health is actively communicating with businesses to…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police ID Man Wanted In Stabbing Death Outside Bar In Fairfield County Police ID Man Wanted In Stabbing Death Outside Bar In Fairfield County
Police ID Man Wanted In Stabbing Death Outside Bar In Fairfield County An arrest warrant has been issued in Fairfield County for an undocumented Guatemalan national who has been implicated in a fatal stabbing outside an area bar. The Stamford Police Department and is now trying to locate Samuel Delfiro Zapata-Herrera, who has a warrant out for his arrest for the stabbing murder of local resident Isaias Sagastume-Aceitu was found outside Reyes Bar and Restaurant on Stillwater Avenue over the weekend. The Stamford Police Department issued an alert following a homicide on Sunday, Oct. 4 when Sagastume-Aceitun, 37, was found outside the bar following an altercatio…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Men Wanted In Stabbing Death Outside Bar In Fairfield County Alert Issued For Men Wanted In Stabbing Death Outside Bar In Fairfield County
Alert Issued For Men Wanted In Stabbing Death Outside Bar In Fairfield County Police investigators in Fairfield County are seeking the public’s assistance in attempting to identify and locate a pair of suspects who are wanted in connection to a fatal stabbing outside a popular bar. The Stamford Police Department issued an alert following a homicide on Sunday, Oct. 4 when local resident Isaias Sagastume-Aceitun, 37, was found outside Reyes Bar and Restaurant on Stillwater Avenue. According to police, officers were flagged down by a passerby shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 who alerted them that a man was nearby on Stillwater Avenue with multiple stab wounds. First …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Killed After Being Shoved To Ground Amid Large Crowd In Stamford, Police Say Man Killed After Being Shoved To Ground Amid Large Crowd In Stamford, Police Say
Man Killed After Being Shoved To Ground Amid Large Crowd In Stamford, Police Say Police are investigating the homicide of a man who died of a head injury during a gathering of a large raucous crowd in Stamford. The victim, 43-year-old Leobardo Quintero of Mexico, was found around 9:26 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, when the Stamford Police department's patrol division officers responded to the lower area of Alden Street near Stillwater Avenue for a report of an unconscious man, said Lt. Michael Noto. Responding officers found a "tumultuous scene" where there were numerous people surrounding the victim who was lying on the sidewalk going in and out of …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Eats Crack Cocaine During Takedown By Narc Squad, Stamford Police Say Woman Eats Crack Cocaine During Takedown By Narc Squad, Stamford Police Say
Woman Eats Crack Cocaine During Takedown By Narc Squad, Stamford Police Say A woman was nabbed by the Stamford Police Narc Squad after allegedly stuffing a couple of bags of crack cocaine in her mouth when approached by officers. Kelly Palmer, 48, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, after agents received a tip that she would in town to sell the drugs out of her silver Toyota Camry, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. When Palmer arrived at her destination on Stillwater Avenue, awaiting officers boxed in her car and moved to remove her from her vehicle.  While officers approached, Palmer locked her car doors, opened …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Crossing Guard Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County School Crossing Guard Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County
School Crossing Guard Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County A school crossing guard was hit by a car and briefly pinned while on duty. The incident took place in Stamford around noon Thursday when a patrol officer was flagged down on the report of a person being hit by a car on Stillwater Avenue and Virgil Street, said the Stamford Police. The officer responded to the scene and found an 83-year-old school crossing guard on the ground next to two vehicles. He was alert but in pain, they said. The driver that struck the crossing guard, identified as Iris Morales-Cante, 18, told the officer she came out of Virgil Street and made a right hand turn onto…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Fairfield County Felon Busted With Loaded Gun Fairfield County Felon Busted With Loaded Gun
Fairfield County Felon Busted With Loaded Gun A Fairfield County felon who has a long rap sheet and has spent years in prison was busted with a loaded handgun, according to the Stamford Police. Kenneth Jefferies, 49, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit received word that he would be in the area with a gun and the hallucinogen PCP, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. While on patrol, officers spotted Jefferies near Stillwater Avenue and Finney Lane and pulled him over, Conklin said. During the stop, officers found that he was driving with a suspended li…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Arrested For Brutal Stamford Beating, Robbery Teen Arrested For Brutal Stamford Beating, Robbery
Teen Arrested For Brutal Stamford Beating, Robbery A man wanted for a brutal beating and robbery was nabbed during a raid of a small apartment where he was hiding out, Stamford Police said. Damani Morales, 19, of Stamford was arrested for the March 10 armed robbery of a 39-year-old man on the corner of Stillwater Avenue and Virgil Street that landed the victim in the hospital with serious injuries, said Stamford Police Capt. Rich Conklin. Morales was charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, first-degree assault, conspiracy to commit first-degree assault and criminal mischief for the beating and robbery. Another man, …

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by Kathy Reakes