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Machete Attack At Baseball Field: Wanted Bridgeport Man Apprehended Machete Attack At Baseball Field: Wanted Bridgeport Man Apprehended
Machete Attack At Baseball Field: Wanted Bridgeport Man Apprehended A Fairfield County man wanted in a brutal machete attack at a popular baseball field has been captured by authorities. Jilmer Valverde, age 20, of Bridgeport, was apprehended early Monday, June 26, by members of the US Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Bridgeport Violent Crime Task Force, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran. He was wanted for the alarming machete attack of a 26-year-old Bridgeport man on Sunday, May 28, along Waldemere Avenue at the “Diamond 10” baseball field at Seaside Park. Where the victim was found.Bridgeport Police Department "Bridgepor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect In Murder Of 25-Year-Old Nabbed In Fairfield County: Police Suspect In Murder Of 25-Year-Old Nabbed In Fairfield County: Police
Suspect In Murder Of 25-Year-Old Nabbed In Fairfield County: Police A man accused of murdering a 25-year-old Connecticut man in April 2023 has been apprehended, according to authorities. Bridgeport Police announced that on Monday, June 12, Andre Johnson was arrested for the murder of 25-year-old Aaron Hunt. Johnson, aged 28, was wanted in relation to the incident since May 2023, when investigators announced him as the primary suspect for the April 2023 murder of Hunt. Police first responded to the scene of the crime on April 26 at approximately 8:15 p.m., when a ShotSpotter gunshot detection device notified them of an incident on the 100 block of Denver…

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by Sophie Grieser