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Bodycam Footage Shows Hartford Police Shoot Armed Man In SUV (VIDEO) Bodycam Footage Shows Hartford Police Shoot Armed Man In SUV (VIDEO)
Bodycam Footage Shows Hartford Police Shoot Armed Man In SUV (Video) Officials have released bodycam footage in an officer-involved shooting that left a 48-year-old man in critical condition following an altercation over the weekend, officials said. The Office of Inspector General announced Tuesday, Dec. 3, that it is investigating the shooting, which occurred Saturday night in Hartford, involving 48-year-old Alexander Garay. The incident began around 8:15 p.m. when police responded to 911 calls of a man, later identified as Alexander Garay, brandishing a gun at 730 Maple Ave, authorities said. Garay sped away before officers arrived, according to a new…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Robbed, Incapacitated By Stun Gun In Parking Lot At CT Walmart Man Robbed, Incapacitated By Stun Gun In Parking Lot At CT Walmart
Man Robbed, Incapacitated By Stun Gun In Parking Lot At CT Walmart Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help finding a man who allegedly used a stun gun on an elderly male to rob him in a Walmart parking lot. The incident took place on Saturday, Dec. 18, in Hartford County when police responded to the Walmart in Bristol at 1400 Farmington Ave., for a report of a disturbance in the parking lot. When officers arrived on the scene they found an older male who said he had been attacked with a handheld stun gun while putting groceries in his car,  said Lt. Geoffrey Lund of the Bristol Police Department. The man, who was incapacitated, was robbe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Westport Woman, 20, Charged For Having Stun Gun, Drug Paraphernalia, New Canaan Police Say Westport Woman, 20, Charged For Having Stun Gun, Drug Paraphernalia, New Canaan Police Say
Westport Woman, 20, Charged For Having Stun Gun, Drug Paraphernalia, New Canaan Police Say A 20-year-old woman from Fairfield County was arrested after being found with drug paraphernalia and a stun gun during a traffic stop in New Canaan, police said. Westport resident Alexia Paris Vickers was stopped shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Main Street, when an officer spotted her with a defective headlight in New Canaan. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, the officer detected the smell of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle, prompting a search of Vickers and her vehicle. During the search, police found marijuana, a digital scale, a metal grinder…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Uses Stun Gun When Caught Stealing $190 In Items At CT Post Mall, Police Say Woman Uses Stun Gun When Caught Stealing $190 In Items At CT Post Mall, Police Say
Woman Uses Stun Gun When Caught Stealing $190 In Items At CT Post Mall, Police Say A 39-year-old woman used a stun gun on a store loss prevention employee after being caught shoplifting at Boscov's in the Connecticut Post Mall.  The incident took place around 2 p.m., Friday, March 1, when Milford police responded to the mall on a report of a shoplifter attempting to flee the store with $190 in items, said the Milford Police. When officers arrived at the mall at 1201 Boston Post Road, they found that Tamara Kisic of Bridgeport had used a stun gun on the employee in an effort to avoid apprehension.  She was arrested by officers and charged with larceny, assa…

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by Kathy Reakes