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Two Stamford Men With Long Records Busted With Loaded Guns During Stakeout Two Stamford Men With Long Records Busted With Loaded Guns During Stakeout
Two Stamford Men With Long Records Busted With Loaded Guns During Stakeout Two men, both allegedly with long criminal records, were busted with loaded handguns after police received a tip. Brandon Turner, 25, and James Johnson, 23, both of Stamford, were busted after the Stamford police NARC and Organized Crime Squad received information on Sunday, May 31, that Turner would be in the area with a gun, said Capt. Richard Conklin. According to Conklin, the unit received information that Turner would be driving a 2015 Kia Optimum and carrying a handgun. Officers staked out the area and spotted the vehicle near West and Baxter avenues, Conklin said. Officers made a s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Investigating First Stamford Homicide In 18 Months Police Investigating First Stamford Homicide In 18 Months
Police Investigating First Stamford Homicide In 18 Months Click here for an updated story: Former HS Football Co-Captain ID'd As Stamford Homicide Victim Stamford police are working to solve the city's first homicide in 18 months. The shooting death of an 18-year-old Stamford man took place around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, on West Avenue, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. “We have been on the run all night interviewing and working to solve this crime," Conklin said. "At this point, we are keeping information pretty close." Conklin said the man was shot on West Avenue in the area of Baxter Avenue and I-95.  The city's last h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed With 110 Bags Of Heroin In Fairfield County Suspect Nabbed With 110 Bags Of Heroin In Fairfield County
Suspect Nabbed With 110 Bags Of Heroin In Fairfield County Fairfield County cops busted a Bronx man with 110 bags of heroin following a tip that he was frequently selling drugs in the area. The Stamford Police Department's Narcotics Unit was on the lookout for Lamor Williams, 47, of the Bronx, when he arrived in town around 7:30 p.m. Friday at Baxter and West avenues, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. When officers stopped and searched his vehicle he was in possession of 11 bundles of heroin that contained 110 bags of glassine envelopes of heroin, Conklin said. He was also in possession of a small amount of pot and a counterfeit $50 bill…

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by Kathy Reakes