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Man Accused Of Pistol-Whipping Rival In Fight Outside Stamford Restaurant Man Accused Of Pistol-Whipping Rival In Fight Outside Stamford Restaurant
Man Accused Of Pistol-Whipping Rival In Fight Outside Stamford Restaurant A 36-year-old Connecticut man was arrested last week after police said he pistol-whipped someone outside of a Fairfield County restaurant last month.  Jean Prosper, of Stamford, was arrested on second-degree assault with a firearm, according to police.  Assistant Stamford Police Chief Richard Conklin said Prosper and the alleged victim had an ongoing feud that erupted in violence when they got into an argument on Oct. 18 outside of Brennan's By The Beach at 82 Iroquois Road around 11 p.m.  The man who was attacked went to the hospital the next day to have doctors attend…

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by Josh Lanier
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Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95 In Greenwich: Police Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95 In Greenwich: Police
Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95 In Greenwich: Police A Westchester man faces assault charges after striking the driver of the vehicle they were both in while traveling on a highway in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, July 27 around 5:50 p.m., when Connecticut State Police received numerous 911 calls that reported an active assault occurring inside a Jeep traveling on Interstate 95 northbound in Greenwich in the area of Exit 5.  According to state police, the callers told troopers that the male passenger inside the Jeep was striking the driver, who was yelling to passing cars that they needed help.&n…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say CT Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say
CT Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say A 19-year-old Connecticut father was charged after police reported that his 4-week-old twins were hospitalized with multiple fractures last month. The East Lyme Police Department said it was contacted by a medical office in Old Saybrook in October about infants with injuries. The twin babies were taken to the emergency room at Yale New Haven Hospital, police said.  Detectives responded and discovered that one of the babies had 13 fractures in various stages of healing, and the other baby had eight fractures, authorities said.  After an investigation, Torin Ruleman, of East Lyme,…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Juvenile Nabbed For Assault, Robbery On CT Roadway Juvenile Nabbed For Assault, Robbery On CT Roadway
Juvenile Nabbed For Assault, Robbery On CT Roadway One of two suspects in Connecticut is facing charges after allegedly assaulting and robbing someone during a planned transaction, police said. In Hartford County, police were dispatched to an area of Tariff Street in Enfield at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Monday, March 28, where there was a report of a robbery that had just taken place. According to a spokesperson from the Enfield Police Department, the victim of the robbery instructed investigators that he had met up with two others to sell undisclosed items to them. It is alleged that during the transaction, the two would-be buyers pulled…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At CT Residence Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At CT Residence
Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At CT Residence A man was arrested and accused of stabbing a victim at a Connecticut residence. Police received a report of a stabbing victim in the City of New London at about 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, authorities said. Officers responded to the home on Cutler Street and determined that a male victim, whose age was not identified, had suffered a serious, non-life-threatening injury in the stabbing, according to the New London Police Department.  The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.  Witnesses at the scene reported that a man, later identified as 56-year-old Jose Matose…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich
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…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Faces Charges In Hutch Chase Involving Crash Into Police Car Man Faces Charges In Hutch Chase Involving Crash Into Police Car
Man Faces Charges In Hutch Chase Involving Crash Into Police Car A man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle and getting involved in a high-speed chase that ended with his car crashing into a police cruiser in Westchester. George Smith of Mount Vernon struck the cruiser after evading officers from Mount Vernon all the way to the Bronx on Sunday, Nov. 18. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced Smith’s arraignment on a variety of charges relating to the theft and subsequent police chase. Smith is charged with three class D felonies, including second-degree assault, criminal possession of stolen property …

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by Valerie Musson