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Escaped Fugitive Caught In CT, US Marshals Say Escaped Fugitive Caught In CT, US Marshals Say
Escaped Fugitive Caught In CT, US Marshals Say A convicted drug dealer who escaped from a federal prison facility in Georgia last month has been captured in Connecticut. The US Marshals Service announced that 43-year-old Israel Rodriguez-Zayes has been apprehended and was taken into custody this week by members of the Violent Fugitive Task Force in Willimantic. In 2013, Rodriguez-Zayes was sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling crack cocaine, heroin and using weapons to advance a drug trafficking crime. He escaped from captivity at the facility in Jessup, Georgia, on March 2. He was captured on Tuesday, April 16. According to the …

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CT Teen Built, Sold Rifle-Style Guns, Feds Say CT Teen Built, Sold Rifle-Style Guns, Feds Say
CT Teen Built, Sold Rifle-Style Guns, Feds Say A Connecticut teenager has admitted to illegally selling several rifles that he built himself to undercover agents during a sting operation. Willimantic resident Mohammadreza “Reza” Kamali, 18, has pleaded guilty in New Haven district court to one count of dealing in firearms without a license, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced this week. The investigation into Kamali was launched last year when investigators learned that he had been selling illegal weapons to people in Connecticut. In October and November last year, Kamali sold four AR-15 style firearms, which he had built himself by ord…

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18 Candidates Expected At Bi-Partisan Gubernatorial Forum In Westport 18 Candidates Expected At Bi-Partisan Gubernatorial Forum In Westport
18 Candidates Expected At Bi-Partisan Gubernatorial Forum In Westport Eighteen candidates from across the state striving to be Connecticut’s next governor will meet in Westport on Saturday, April 21 for a Gubernatorial Forum presented by the League of Women Voters.  The event, to be held at Westport Town Hall from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., will be one of the many attractions of the popular Maker Faire throughout the day.  The Maker Faire, part science fair, part county fair, is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students and commercial exhibitors. This 7th annual event …

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Double Homicide Suspect Arrested As Fugitive In Connecticut Double Homicide Suspect Arrested As Fugitive In Connecticut
Double Homicide Suspect Arrested As Fugitive In Connecticut An out-of-state fugitive suspected in a double murder was arrested Monday, Jan. 29, at about 4:45 p.m. in Connecticut. Connecticut State Police detectives from Eastern District Major Crime were contacted by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina requesting assistance in locating a suspect wanted for a double homicide in Aiken, S.C. State Police detectives received additional information that the suspect, Jeremie Tobey, was at Windham Hospital in Willimantic.  EDMC Detectives, Troop C-Tolland and Willimantic Police responded to Windham Hospital where they located Jeremie Tobey …

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by Jon Craig
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Charles Monzillo, Former Danbury Fire Chief, Dies At 91 Charles Monzillo, Former Danbury Fire Chief, Dies At 91
Charles Monzillo, Former Danbury Fire Chief, Dies At 91 DANBURY, Conn. — Charles Joseph Monzillo, a former Danbury fire chief who moved to Clermont, Fla., died Jan. 15 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 91. Born on Oct. 4, 1926 to Biagio and Hertha Monzillo, he grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. and led a life full of service to others. Monzillo served in the Army Air Corp during WWII, Transit Police of New York City and following that, 25 years of service to the New York Fire Department.  After retiring from New York, he became fire chief in Willimantic, later moving to the Danbury department for several years. Monzillo is survived b…

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