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Duo Busted With Large Gun Stash During Raid In Fairfield County, Police Say
Two men were busted with drugs and guns during a warrant raid in Fairfield County.
Jamar Traylor, age 20, and Michael Lockhart, age 21, both of Bridgeport, were arrested on Tuesday, June 1, by Bridgeport Task Force officers working in conjunction with Adult Probation, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management.
The bust went down after Task Force officers received credible information that Traylor was in possession of several illegal firearms along with high-capacity magazines.
On Tuesday, Traylor was detained by Adult Probation and a search of his residence was done. During th…
Firearm, Drugs, Cash Confiscated In Bust
Officers found $2,158 and a man carrying a loaded handgun in the Fairfield County home of a convicted felon, according to police, then discovered $7,639, drugs and drug packaging materials at the homeowner's second residence in New Haven County.
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Bridgeport Police and State Police executed the first of two search warrants at the Bridgeport home of 37-year-old Michael Newsome, and turned up the first sum of cash.
While Newsome was not present during the search, police said that his 43-year-old associate James L. Howard, who is also a convicted felon, was at the 45 M…
Pair Caught With Firearms, Drugs After Speeding Stop In Fairfield County
Two men were nabbed by Connecticut State Troopers with guns and drugs during a traffic stop on I-84 on Sunday.
The men, Hector G. Martinez, 24, and Robert L. Ruiz, 37, both of Springfield, Mass., were passengers in a Ford Explorer that was stopped around 12:07 p.m. on I-84 in Danbury after a trooper clocked them going 81 miles per hour in a 55 zone, said Trooper First Class Kelly Grant.
While speaking with the operator, the trooper detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. A passenger stated that he had smoked marijuana and that he had "blunts in the car,” Gra…
Bridgeport Trio Nabbed With Guns, Drugs, State Police Say
A Bridgeport man and woman, along with a juvenile are behind bars following a warrant raid on their home that uncovered a cache of guns and drugs.
According to the Connecticut State Police, Jumail Walker, 40, if 551 Carroll Ave., and Schantel Sanford, 35, also of 551 Carroll Ave., along with the unidentified juvenile, were arrested on Feb. 22, following the execution of a search warrant at their home, said Sgt. Edward Benecchi.
During the search, carried out by the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, the state Narcotics Task Force, and Bridgeport Emergency Service…
