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Trumbull Teen Robbed at Gunpoint, Dirt Bike Stolen By Convicted Felon: Police
A 14-year-old Trumbull teen was robbed at gunpoint on New Year's Eve while riding his dirt bike on the Rails to Trails path, authorities said.
Giovanni DeJesus, 19, of Bridgeport, was arrested shortly after the incident, recovering the stolen bike and an illegal firearm, Bridgeport police said.
The robbery occurred around 5 p.m. near the pump station between White Plains Road and Quarry Road. Police say DeJesus, part of a group on dirt bikes, approached the 14-year-old victim, pointed a handgun at him, and ordered him off the bike before speeding off into Bridgeport.
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Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Armed Robbery Of Shell Station
A Fairfield County man was apprehended for an alleged armed robbery of a gas station with help from surveillance video.
Torik Baldwin, age 45, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 29, following the robbery at the Fairfield Shell station located at 1139 Post Road.
According to Sergeant Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police, officers responded to the store around 7:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27 for a report of an armed robbery.
When they arrived, the clerk told officers that a man dressed all in black had come in and wandered around the store, using the bathroom and then picking…
