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First-degree Threatening
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed After Breaking Into CT Apartment, Threatening Residents: Police
Two men were slapped with a heap of criminal charges after invading a Connecticut apartment and threatening those inside with a knife, police announced. The arrests stemmed from an incident in Middlesex County on Tuesday, April 9 just after 7:45 p.m., when a disturbance at a residence on Main Street in Essex was reported to authorities, according to Connecticut State Police. Arriving troopers soon met with two victims inside their apartment who told them they were not injured. The victims then added that two men known to them had broken into the apartment while holding a knife. However, one…
Police & Fire
Screaming Man Threatens Bar Patrons About Using Gun In Darien: Police
A dramatic scene played out near a bar in Fairfield County when authorities arrested a screaming man who had made threatening comments to patrons about using a firearm, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 14 around 11:30 p.m., when an officer in Darien heard a man's voice screaming in the area of 1041 Post Rd., according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros. While trying to find the source of the screaming, two women approached the officer and told them that it was coming from 36-year-old James Newton of Stamford, who had been trying to get them to get inside their Ube…
Police & Fire
Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say
A 63-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after authorities said he was involved in a shooting and then crashed into multiple vehicles, including a police cruiser, during a pursuit. Hartford County resident William Ramos Sr., of New Britain, was arrested following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, Nov. 26, in Manchester. A 56-year-old woman came into the lobby of the police department with a gunshot wound to her hand at about 9 p.m. on Friday, the Manchester Police Department reported. The woman reported that she suffered the injury during an altercation with her son's fath…
Police & Fire
Man In Pickup Truck Points Handgun At Woman On I-95, CT State Police Say
A gun-wielding man is facing charges in Connecticut after allegedly pointing a handgun at a woman while driving on I-95, State Police announced. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, State Police troopers received a report from a driver traveling south on I-95 in New London County in the Town of Old Lyme stating that she had been threatened by the driver of a tan Ram 1500 pickup truck with Maine license plates. According to police, the woman said that while the pick-up truck driver, later identified as Old Lyme resident Noah Jones, age 55, was passing her in the left lane near exit 66, h…
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Wilton Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield, Police Say
A driver allegedly threatened someone with a gun in a road-rage incident in Wilton then got nabbed by cops in Ridgefield, according to Wilton Police. On Friday, Aug. 16 at about 7:15 a.m., police responded to the area of Danbury Road and Mountain Road in Wilton on a report of the incident, police said. While officers were on their way to the call, dispatchers informed the officers that the alleged suspect was driving a 1996 Acura 3.5 RL and was last seen in the area of Wilridge Road, according to Wilton Police. While officers were responding to the area, dispatchers contacte…
Police & Fire
Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich
A Stamford man is facing numerous charges after police say he assaulted a woman in a Greenwich parking lot. Greenwich Police say they investigated a report of an assault that occurred in the lot on West Putnam Avenue on Friday, July 5. Statements from the victim report that she was physically assaulted by a man she knows, identified as Jose Rohena, 30, police say. During the assault, police say Rohena threatened to cause further harm to the victim and her family and prevented her from calling 911. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries. Police say a minor child was also presen…
Police & Fire
Wilton Man Charged, Firearm Seized After Threat To Kill Victim, Police Say
A man from Wilton had his firearm seized and is facing charges after allegedly making a death threat, police say. The victim arrived at Wilton Police Headquarters on Saturday, Feb 23 around 6 p.m. to report that 64-year-old Marcelino Alberto Castillo had threatened to kill him. An investigation was initiated, and police established probable cause. With this information, Castillo was arrested and charged with first-degree threatening. A firearm was also seized from his residence. Castillo was being held on $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Norwalk Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 25.
Police & Fire
Facebook Threat To Shoot Darien Resident Leads To Vermont Man's Arrest
Social media once again reared its ugly head, leading to the arrest of a man in Vermont who threatened to shoot a Fairfield County man on Facebook, police said. A Darien resident came to police headquarters on Jan. 17 with several printouts of threats being made by Woodford, Vermont, resident Richard Koproski, who made threats through Facebook. Police said that a review of the threats showed that Koproski made multiple references to having weapons, being upset with various people, and that he would need a lot of body bags. Other threats are directed at the complainant specifically, threaten…
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