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Police: CT Man Points Gun At Troopers During Chase, Four Firearms Recover
A Connecticut passenger pointed a handgun at a New Jersey State Police trooper during a pursuit on Route 287, authorities said Monday.
The pursuit, which began in Boonton, ended in a Mahwah park with the gunman and driver in custody and four weapons seized, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said.
A trooper tried to stop the Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation on northbound Route 287 in Boonton Township shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, Marchan said.
The driver, identified as ex-con Theron Brown, 22, of Bridgeport, CT, hit the gas instead and sped off, he said.
At one point during the subsequent …
Nearly 200 Cars Stolen Over The Weekend In Connecticut, Sept. 12-13
Nearly 200 motor vehicles were stolen in Connecticut over the weekend.
From, Saturday to Sunday, Sept. 12-13, 179 cars were stolen in Connecticut, according to Hartford Police.
Of the stolen cars 68 percent - 122 vehicles - were stolen with the key fobs left inside the cars, police said.
“This is what is happening while you sleep,” Hartford Police said. “Lock your cars. Take your fobs.”
The thefts are mostly crimes of opportunity. This weekend, Hartford Police said a 15 and 16-year-olds were arrested in a car stolen from Enfield.
On Friday, Sept. 11, Hartford Police detailed the kind o…
Eight Unlocked Vehicles Broken Into In Darien, Police Say
Police issued an alert after nearly a dozen unlocked vehicles were broken into in Darien.
On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Darien Police Department announced that nine cars had recently been burglarized, with open storage compartments and disturbed items from those compartments strewn throughout the vehicles.
Nine break-ins and attempted break-ins were reported on Oakshade Avenue, Stanley Road, Libby Lane, Holly Lane, and Hollow Tree Ridge Road between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
No items were stolen in eight of the break-ins, though a tool was taken from a vehicle on Holly Lane.
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House Guest, 20, Tracked Down After Stealing Son's Jeep In Darien, Police Say
A houseguest staying at his friend’s father’s home allegedly stole a Jeep in Darien, which was recovered in Massachusetts, police said.
Investigators from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to a Sunswyck Road on Wednesday, Jan. 9, where there was a report of a stolen motor vehicle.
According to police, the homeowner said that a friend of his son, Piscataway, New Jersey resident George Peele, 20, had stayed at the home the night before. Peele left the house earlier that morning after being picked up by a friend.
Police said that at approximately 4 p.m. Jan. 9, the homeowner looked…
One Dead, One Critical In Overnight Bridgeport Shooting
A Bridgeport man is dead and another in critical condition following a drive-by shooting in Fairfield County.
Len Allen Smith, 25, was fatally shot while sitting in a car parked at Union and Stratford Avenues around 12:27 a.m. Monday, said Bridgeport Police Spokesman Av Harris.
A second victim, Georgia Comacho, 33, also of Bridgeport, was in the back seat and was also shot, Harris said.
Both were taken by ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital, where Smith was pronounced dead. Comacho underwent surgery and is in critical condition, he added.
According to witnesses, a vehicle, believed to be a w…
