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Two Nabbed During Warrant Raid At Stratford Home
A 19-year-old man and a juvenile have been arrested for allegedly possessing a stolen gun and marijuana seized during a raid of a home.
The warrants search was executed on Friday, Aug. 23, by members of the Stratford Police Narcotics Vice and Intel Unit and the SRT Team following an investigation focusing on drug sales and firearm-related crimes in Stratford, said Capt. Frank Eannotti.
The subjects of the investigation, a 15-year-old juvenile, and Zaire Dixon, 19, of Stratford, were arrested without incident during the search, Eannotti said.
During the search, detectives found a stole…
Convicted Felon Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Pounds Of Pot, Police Say
A Stratford woman was nabbed for alleged possession of a loaded, stolen firearm and pounds of marijuana during a warrant raid on her home.
The warrants search was carried out on Wednesday, Aug. 28, by members of the Stratford Narcotics Vice and Intel Unit following an investigation into drug sales and firearms-related crimes in the city, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.
Julissa Terry, 46, was arrested, along with a 15-year-old juvenile during the warrants search at the home, said Eannotti.
During the search, officers found a loaded stolen firearm as well as numerous pounds of m…
Men Caught With Pound Of Pot After Stop For Tinted Windows In New Canaan, Police Say
Two Norwalk men were arrested after being busted with a pound of marijuana during a traffic stop in New Canaan, police said.
An officer from the New Canaan Police Department on patrol at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4 stopped a vehicle driven by Norwalk resident Steve Louis Barona for having illegally tinted windows.
During the subsequent traffic stop, while speaking with Barona, the officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle, in which Aziz Estaban Velez, 24, of Norwalk, was a passenger.
According to police, the subsequent investigation led to the discovery of approximate…
Teen Nabbed With Pot, Cash During Stop, Police Say
A 19-year-old was nabbed by Monroe Police for possession of marijuana during a traffic stop.
Kevin Harper, of Monroe, was arrested around 10:30 p.m., on Monday, August 5, after an officer stopped to check a vehicle parked in a railroad access parking area near Cottage Street and Brookside Drive, said Monroe Police Department Lt. Stephen Corrone.
The officer pulled over to check on the people in the vehicle and when he approached the vehicle, he saw Harper in the driver’s seat with drug paraphernalia resting in his lap, Corrone said.
A search of the vehicle found more than a …
Fighting Couple On Side Of Road Nabbed With Drugs, Police Say
An argument on the side of the road led to the arrest of a couple on drug charges in Fairfield County.
Robert Franklin, 31 and Tanaisha Burrus, 27, both of Bridgeport, were arrested around 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, after the department received a report of an argument that had taken place on the side of the road between a man and a woman, said Monroe Police Lt. Stephen Corrone.
The vehicle was reported to be a white Chevy Malibu with a Maine registration plate. Monroe officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of the Mobil Gas Station, at 405 Route 111, he said…
Felon Opens Fire At Cops During Stamford Drug Bust, Police Say
A drug bust turned harrowing for Stamford Police Department officers when a man they were attempting to arrest opened fire while sitting in his vehicle, police said.
The incident took place around 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, when officers from the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit were investigating a reported delivery of fentanyl and other drugs to Stamford, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
After spotting the suspect's car on Seaton Road, the officers were moving in on the vehicle when the driver, Lawrence Lynwood Moore, 30, of Bridgeport, allegedly pulled ou…
