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CT Girl, 11, Escapes Man Stalking Her By Dashing Into Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say CT Girl, 11, Escapes Man Stalking Her By Dashing Into Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say
CT Girl, 11, Escapes Man Stalking Her By Dashing Into Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say A smart-thinking 11-year-old Connecticut girl dashed inside a Dunkin' Donuts to report she was being followed by an unknown man offering to buy her clothes and give her gum. The incident occurred in Hartford County in Manchester around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4. According to Manchester Police Lt. Ryan Shea, a Dunkin' Donuts staff member called the police to report that a suspicious person was following a girl who came inside the store asking for help. Officers located the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Israel Santiago-Ortiz of Manchester, near Center Street and New Street, Shea …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant
CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill an on-duty state police sergeant. The incident took place in Hartford on Monday, April 24 around 10:30 a.m. on Asylum Street. According to state police, an on-duty sergeant, working in a plain-clothes capacity with his State Police badge displayed, was entering his assigned vehicle which was parked on Asylum Street in Hartford.  As the sergeant began to enter his vehicle, a man with long hair, wearing eyeglasses, seated in the driver’s seat of a silver Honda Accord began to shout at the sergeant and asked the sergea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Charged After Making Threats To 'Shooting Up' A Bar, Police Say Fairfield County Man Charged After Making Threats To 'Shooting Up' A Bar, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Charged After Making Threats To 'Shooting Up' A Bar, Police Say A Connecticut man angry over being told to stop vaping inside a bar allegedly attacked two people and made threats about "shooting up" the place.  The incident took place in New Haven County around 12:40 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, at My Bar & Grille at 12 Broad St., in Milford. According to Milford Police, officers were dispatched to MyBar for a report of a fight. The victim stated that Fairfield County resident Justin Lavorgna, age 34, of Shelton,  became hostile toward them after being spoken to about vaping in the bar.  Lavorgna attacked the victim and another …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Accused Of Intentionally Ramming Police Cruiser CT Man Accused Of Intentionally Ramming Police Cruiser
CT Man Accused Of Intentionally Ramming Police Cruiser A Connecticut police officer was injured after a man allegedly intentionally drove into his police cruiser and then threatened to shoot the officer. The incident took place in New London County around 6:40 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25 in the area of Judd Road in Norwich, said Sgt. Christopher Chastang, of the Norwich Police Department.  According to Chastang, the officer was parked in the area of Judd Road in a marked police car when a blue Honda Accord operated by Roland Euell, age 28, intentionally drove into the front passenger side of the marked patrol vehicle.  Euell&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Apprehended After Police Sergeant Stabbed During 'Unprovoked' Attack In Westchester Suspect Apprehended After Police Sergeant Stabbed During 'Unprovoked' Attack In Westchester
Suspect Apprehended After Police Sergeant Stabbed During 'Unprovoked' Attack In Westchester A police sergeant is recovering at home after being stabbed during an unprovoked attack by a local Westchester County resident who has been apprehended. The attack took place around 1:26 p.m., Thursday, May 20 in Dobbs Ferry. The Dobbs Ferry Police sergeant, whose name has not been released, was assisting Con Edison with a traffic detail on Beacon Hill Drive, said Dobbs Ferry PD Chief Manuel Guevara. The sergeant was able to make an "officer needs assistance" call to the department and report that he had been assaulted by a man wielding "possibly" a knife, according to Guevara. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Five Nabbed After Tip That Group In Fairfield County Hotel Had Firearms, Police Say Five Nabbed After Tip That Group In Fairfield County Hotel Had Firearms, Police Say
Five Nabbed After Tip That Group In Fairfield County Hotel Had Firearms, Police Say Five people were arrested on various charges following a tip that the group, staying at a local hotel, was allegedly in possession of firearms. The incident took place on Tuesday, March 30, in Bridgeport, when Task Force officers from the CSP Gang Unit and FBI Safe Streets received credible information that occupants of a black Nissan Maxima with a paper registration tag out of Texas were seen at the Sunny Side Inn located at 174 Lake Street in Bridgeport with what appeared to be a firearm, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. Task Force officers responded to the area and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Warrant Sweep Nets 17 Arrests In Danbury Warrant Sweep Nets 17 Arrests In Danbury
Warrant Sweep Nets 17 Arrests In Danbury Nearly 300 wanted criminals were scooped up, including 17 in Danbury, during a statewide warrant operation that included state and local law enforcement officials. The pre-dawn operation, conducted on Wednesday, July 18, targeted individuals wanted on outstanding felony and misdemeanor arrest warrants.  The Danbury Police Department served 17 warrants that included the arrest of an individual involved in a very large illegal marijuana operation, said Det. Lt. Mark Williams. In the drug operation, police arrested Thomas Pryce, 29, of Danbury and seized more than nine pounds of raw marijuana…

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by Kathy Reakes