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Drug Bust: Shelton Police Find Man With Narcotics, Guns, More
A Connecticut man has been taken into custody after the belief he was running a narcotics ring in the area led police to search his home.
On Tuesday, Dec. 19 in Fairfield County, the Shelton Police Department raided the home of Carlos Baez Jr., age 28.
The department, alongside the Statewide Narcotics Task Force Southwest Office (SNTF-SW), Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force, the DEA, and more suspected that Baez, a Shelton resident, was distributing narcotics throughout the greater Valley area.
Baez Jr.’s C…
Fairfield County Man Turned College Jobs Into Illegal Fortune, Now He's Going To Prison: Feds
A 53-year-old Connecticut man will spend the next eight months in prison after he admitted to taking bribes to sell contracts to build, maintain, and repair three colleges in Massachusetts, federal authorities said.
Floyd Young, of the city of Shelton in Fairfield County, pleaded guilty in August 2020 to one count of conspiracy and three counts of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
Along with his prison term, Young must also forfeit $919,066, the amount of bribes he receiv…
Duo Wanted In Shelton Armed Robbery, Assault Nabbed, Police Say
Two men were nabbed in connection with an armed robbery and assault in Fairfield County.
Bridgeport resident Ashan Langston, age 22, and New Haven County resident Jalen Bolton, age 21, of Waterbury, were charged for the Monday, Nov. 27 incident in Shelton.
The arrests stem from an armed robbery and assault that occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Parking lot, said Det. Christopher Nugent of the Shelton Police.
The victim came to the Shelton Police Department to report that he was robbed at gunpoint, but managed to fight off three attackers and get the license plate of the …
