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CT Carjacking Suspects On Run
Police in Fairfield County are searching for two armed suspects who allegedly carjacking one person and attempted a second but were deterred. The first carjacking occurred in Norwalk around 5 a.m. Thursday, March 28, on Westport Avenue. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, two men armed with a gun stole a BMW X3 from the owner. A short time later the suspects attempted another carjacking at the intersection Dry Hill Road and Westport Avenue, Podgorski said. The driver was able to maneuver the vehicle past the suspects and flee. The carjacked vehicle was recovered…
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State Police Investigating Carjacking At I-95 Rest Stop
Connecticut State Police are investigating an alleged carjacking at an I-95 rest stop. The incident took in New Haven County around 5:40 a.m., Wednesday, March 27 at the northbound rest stop, state police said. A preliminary report indicates that there were no injuries and an investigation is underway. Police did not release the make of the car or how many people were involved. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Naugatuck Man Charged With Attempted Carjacking At Deli
A 23-year-old Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to carjack a motorist at a deli before the driver was saved by a Good Samaritan armed with a hammer. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Fulling Mills Deli on Prospect Street in Naugatuck. Naugatuck Police said officers responded to the deli and found that the suspect, identified as Guy Guery of Naugaetuck, had attempted to steal a vehicle while the victim was inside before a Good Samaritan armed with a hammer intervened. At that point, Guery fled into a wooded a…
Police & Fire
Waterbury Man Charged In Connection To Violent Carjacking At Home Garage
A 20-year-old Connecticut man has been charged in connection with a violent carjacking of an Aston Martin in Fairfield County. Earlier story: Westport Resident Beaten, Carjacked In Own Garage, Police Say New Haven County resident Vincys Baez, of Waterbury, and a reported Bloods gang member, was nabbed on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in Stamford. Baez is the second person seen on a surveillance camera during the carjacking of a Westport homeowner on Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane, said Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police. The first person on the video,16-year-old Giovanni…
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Video - New Update: Third Suspect Now Sought In Violent CT Home Garage Carjacking
Police are seeking additional suspects in the carjacking and beating of a Fairfield County man in the garage of his home. The incident occurred in Westport around 3:50 p.m. on Bayberry Lane on Sunday, Sept. 17. According to Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police, the victim returned home and pulled into the garage when two suspects entered and assaulted the homeowner while sitting in a blue Aston Martin. Original report: Westport Resident Beaten, Carjacked In Own Garage, Police Say The man was beaten and then dragged out of the vehicle before it was stolen. Police have arrested a N…
Police & Fire
Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Connecticut, Stolen Cars Recovered
Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with the brutal carjacking and beating of the vehicle owner in Fairfield County. Click here for a new, updated story: Third Suspect Now Sought In Violent Home Garage Carjacking In Westport On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Westport Police arrested one of the teens in connection with the carjacking that took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane. Based on information obtained by the Detective Bureau, a warrant to search a residence in Hartford County in Berlin was secured, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. On Monday, …
Police & Fire
CT Resident Beaten, Carjacked In Garage, Police Say
Police are encouraging residents to be aware of their surroundings after a Connecticut man was beaten and carjacked in a garage as the person in Fairfield County returned home from an outing. New update on case: Pair Of 16-Year-Olds Nabbed In Westport Carjacking, Stolen Cars Recovered, Police Say The incident took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane. According to Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police, the victim returned home and pulled into the garage when two suspects entered and assaulted the homeowner while sitting in a blue Aston Martin. The v…
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CT Door Dash Driver Shot During Attempted Carjacking, Police Say
A Connecticut Door Dash driver is recovering after being shot during an alleged carjacking after delivering food. The incident took place in New Haven around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 in the area of Ferry Street and Pierpont Street. According to Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police, officers responded to Yale New Haven Hospital on the report of a gunshot victim. The victim, who had been transported from West Haven, told West Haven officers that he had been shot while in his vehicle in New Haven. According to the victim's account, he had been delive…
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Woman Violently Carjacked With Gun To Her Head By 3 Men in Windsor Locks, Police Say
A Connecticut woman on her way to the post office was violently carjacked when the suspect's bumped her car from behind. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 p.m., Thursday, July 13, in Windsor Locks. According to Lt. Paul Cherniack of the Windsor Locks Police, the victim was on her way to the post office in her 2020 Infinity QX80 at the intersection of Route 75 and Schoephoester Road when she was bumped from behind by possibly a blue Acura sedan. The victim got out to inspect the damage and a Black man got out of the Acura, and she told him she was calling the police…
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Carjacking: Victim Forced To Drive By Masked Man, Then Shot In CT, Police Say
Police are investigating after a victim was carjacked at gunpoint by a masked man and then shot in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, June 19 in the area of 580 Main Ave. According to Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police, during the incident, the person was shot in the leg and the suspect fled the area in the stolen vehicle. Arriving patrol officers provided emergency medical care to the victim who was then transported by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries to the Norwalk Hospital. The Norwalk Police Detective Bur…
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Hartford Duo Nabbed During Carjacking Of BMW From Online Sell, Police Say
Two men have been charged with allegedly carjacking a man at gunpoint when they met with him about purchasing a BMW he posted online to sell. The incident took place in Fairfield at the TJ Maxx parking lot located at 425 Tunxis Hill Cutoff around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26. According to Lt. Michael Paris of the Fairfield Police, the man met with two men in the store parking lot in an attempt to sell his car. When the men approached they brandished firearms ordering the victim to turn over his belongings and fled in the victim’s black BMW. About a minute later, police rece…
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Post Office Carjacker Nabbed After Foot Chase In CT, Police Say
A man was nabbed for allegedly robbing and carjacking an elderly woman at a post office in Fairfield County. The incident occurred on Friday, April 14, at the Shelton downtown Post Office. According to Det. Christopher Nugent of the Shelton Police, an elderly went to the downtown Post Office and used the drop mailbox when an unknown Hispanic man entered the rear seat of her vehicle and asked her for money. The victim gave the suspect money and after the suspect, identified as Francisco Delgado, age 33, of Shelton, told the victim to get out of the vehicle. Delgado&nb…
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Attempted CT Carjacker Found Hiding Under Vehicle, Police Say
A Connecticut man was found hiding under a vehicle with a pipe wrapped in a towel after allegedly attempting to pull off a carjacking. The incident took place in New Haven County on Saturday, April 1 at the CVS at 734 Bridgeport Ave., in Milford. Milford Police responded to the CVS parking lot after receiving word of the attempted carjacking. Upon arrival, the victim told officers they were putting their bags in the car when they felt someone grab their arm and place an object on the side of their chest, said the Milford Police. The man, identified as Cedric Young, age 43, …
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Carjacking Suspect Pushes Woman Out Of Vehicle, Leaves It In Hartford: Still On Loose
Police are searching for a man who forced a woman out of her car and stole it before leaving the vehicle in Hartford. The incident happened in Hartford County on Monday, March 20 around 2:10 p.m., when police responded to 100 Executive Square in Wethersfield for a reported carjacking, according to Wethersfield Police. Upon arriving, an elderly woman told police that a white or Hispanic man got into her 2011 Nissan Versa through the passenger door as she was parking and told her to take him home. The victim then refused and the suspect said that he had a gun, despite never…
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Milford Man Nabbed For Kidnapping Woman, Taking Police On Pursuit, Cops Say
A man is under police guard at a hospital after he allegedly carjacked and abducted a former girlfriend in Fairfield County. The incident took around 1;10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 on the property of A.M.R. American Medical Response located at 335 Connecticut Ave., in Bridgeport, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. Gilleran said the victim, a 22-year-old Bridgeport woman, and the suspect, New Haven County resident Bradley Doyle, age 22, of Milford, are both A.M.R. employees and were previously involved in a short dating type relationship earlier this year. During the ab…
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19-Year-Old Accused Of Stealing Car For Sale At Gunpoint In CT
After a weeks-long investigation, a teenager from Fairfield County has been nabbed for allegedly stealing a car at gunpoint that was for sale online in New Haven County. The incident took place in Milford around 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 on Maple Street. The victim told Milford Police they had listed a vehicle on Offer Up and were scheduled to show the vehicle to a potential buyer. A man interested in purchasing the car arrived on foot and the victim accompanied him on a test drive of the vehicle. The man drove around the block and returned to the area of 3 Maple St. The …
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Armed Carjacker Makes Off With Honda Civic In New Haven, Police Say
A New Haven man was carjacked at gunpoint seconds after he pulled into his driveway. The incident took place in New Haven around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22 on Blathcley Avenue. The victim told officers he had pulled into his driveway when he was confronted by a masked man holding a gun. The man racked the slide and told him to get out, said Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police. The robber then jumped into the victim’s 2011 4-door, white Honda Civic and took off, police said. The armed man is described as being a light-skinned Black man in his early teens to 20…
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Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84 In Hartford, Police Say
In a scene taken out of a video game, a man tried to repeatedly steal vehicles on I-84 in Hartford until he was stopped by good samaritans who had enough of his antics, police said. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 20 around 9:45 a.m., when state police received reports of an accident in Hartford on I-84 eastbound in the area of Exit 46. According to police, the suspect, 45-year-old Manchester resident Francisco Rosario, was trying to run away from the scene and gain access to three vehicles that were passing by on the highway. After this unsuccessful attempt at stealing a…
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Woman Attacked During Attempted Carjacking: Search On For Suspects In CT
A hunt is on for two Hispanic men who allegedly attacked a woman during an attempted carjacking in Fairfield County. It happened in Shelton around 7:15 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Mont's Mart at 198 Leavenworth Road in Shelton. During the incident, the two men attempted to steal a parked Nissan Murano. One of the men got in the parked SUV but could not drive away. The owner of the SUV, a 37-year-old woman, came out of the store and confronted the man. A struggle ensued and the woman threw a coffee she just purchased in his face, said Det. Richard Bango, of …
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Investigation Underway Into Police-Involved Shooting Of Man Who Stole Bristol Cop Car
The state Office of Inspector General is investigating an officer-involved shooting during the theft of a police cruiser following an armed carjacking that ended with the vehicle crashing into a popular restaurant. The incident took place in Bristol on Thursday, Jan. 12 following the carjacking of a Toyota at knifepoint in Farmington. The suspect in the Farmington carjacking had earlier carjacked another car in Hartford. Bristol officers located the stolen Toyota in the area of Quaker Lane, in Bristol, the Inspector General's office said. The driver of the stolen car, Jimmie Shoe…
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Stolen Police Cruiser Drives Into Popular Bristol Restaurant
A stolen police cruiser drove into a popular Bristol restaurant during a pursuit by officers. The incident took place in Hartford County around 12:20 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12 at Palma's Diner located at 100 Stafford Ave., in Bristol. The cruiser was stolen while Bristol officers were investigating a carjacking in Farmington earlier Thursday, said Bristol Deputy Chief Matthew Moskowitz. A pursuit with the vehicle began and ended when the suspect crashed the cruiser into the front of the restaurant, police said. The suspect was taken into custody, Bristol police said. On Facebook, the …
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CT Man Carjacked At Gunpoint While Trying To Sell Car, Police Say
Police in Connecticut are searching for an armed carjacker who allegedly stole a Volvo at gunpoint from the owner who had the car for sale. The incident took place in New Haven County at 3 Maple St., in Milford. According to Milford detectives, upon returning from a test drive of the victim’s 2004 white Volvo S-80, the "supposed" interested buyer forced the victim out of the car at gunpoint and fled towards Cherry Street. The suspect is described as a tall, skinny, clean-cut, dark-skinned Black male in his early 20's, who displayed a black semi-auto pistol, police said. The vehicle …
Police & Fire
3 Shot, 1 Killed After Attempted Hartford Carjacking In Broad Daylight
One person is dead and two are in critical condition following what police in Connecticut believe was an attempted carjacking in broad daylight. The incident took place in Hartford around 3:15 p.m., Monday, Oct. 3, in the area of 1429 Park St. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police, officers responded to 1429 Park Street on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive man, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Officers began life-saving measures until the arrival of EMS, Boisvert said. The man was pronounced dead on the s…
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For Car Jacking, Assault At Gas Station In CT
Police have apprehended a man wanted for months following a carjacking and assault at a gas station in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Stratford on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at the Citgo gas station located on Main Street. According to Capt. Frank Eannotti, of the Stratford Police, the victim left her vehicle running with the driver's door slightly ajar while getting gas. An SUV pulled up next to her vehicle and the suspect, identified as Tayvion Hart, age 19, of New Haven, got into the driver seat of her car, Eannotti said. The victim realized what was happening and ran to the…
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Risk Of Kidnappings, Violent Crime Prompts US State Department To Issue Mexico Travel Advisory
A new travel advisory has been issued for Americans who may be planning on heading to Mexico, warning them of "violent crime and kidnapping.” The US State Department advisory comes after incidents of vandalism, looting, and other crimes in the northern part of the Mexican state of Baja California, including the city of Tijuana, along the southern-most border of California. "Violent crime – such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery – is widespread and common in Mexico," the advisory states, noting that the US government "has limited ability to provide emergency services" to US ci…
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CT Man Shot During Carjacking, Police Say
A Connecticut man was shot multiple times during a carjacking. The New Haven County incident took place in Hamden on Third Street near Dixwell Avenue around 6 a.m., Thursday, July 21. Officers responding to a report of shots fired, located a victim with gunshot wounds to the lower extremities. The victim, a 46- year-old male from Hamden, was transported by ambulance to the hospital for further medical treatment, said Det. Sean Dolan, of the Hamden Police. The condition of the victim, who was not identified, is unknown at this time, Dolan said. According to Dolan, the victim was …
Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman From The Region Killed In Double Murder
Details have been released in the Memorial Day Weekend double murder in Pennsylvania involving a woman from Massachusetts. Mamadou Kallie, 23, took his 22-month-old child out of the Toyota Corolla after killing the boy's mother and a woman who was five months pregnant Sunday, May 29, Coatesville, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. Kallie gave the baby to relatives and then carjacked someone he knew before leading police on a pursuit in a bloodied shirt just before 11 p.m. He was found holding a gun to his head before being arrested in Valley Township in Pennsylvania. He was later ch…
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Trio Nabbed For Robbing Woman, Stealing Her Car At Mall In CT
Three Fairfield County teenagers were captured after allegedly robbing a woman and stealing her car in a busy area mall parking lot. The incident took place in Trumbull around 2:45 p.m., Thursday, May 19 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall parking lot. A 59-year-old woman was loading her car in the mall parking lot when she was surrounded by three Bridgeport who demanded her car keys, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. The woman was pushed from behind and her purse was snatched from her hands, along with her keys, Weir said. The juveniles entered her vehicle and sped o…
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CT Woman Nabbed For Violent Carjacking Of Taxi Driver
An 18-year-old Fairfield County woman has been charged in connection with the violent carjacking of a taxi driver. Ashley Reyes, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, March 31, following a months-long investigation into a violent carjacking that sent a 42 year-old Danbury taxi driver to the hospital last September. Reyes was taken into custody at her place of employment in Stratford, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. She was the fifth and final arrest made involving the case, Gilleran said. Three of the others previously arrested were juveniles. The incident t…
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Woman Seriously Injured In Carjacking At CT Shopping Center
A woman was seriously injured in a carjacking at a Connecticut shopping center. Officers responded to a report of a carjacking at the Hamden Plaza, located at 2100 Dixwell Ave., at about 3 p.m. on Friday, March 18. The Hamden Police Department said a 74-year-old woman was putting purchases in her car when she was thrown to the ground, and three suspects drove away in her car. The woman was hospitalized with serious injuries, police said. Police said the stolen vehicle that the suspects arrived in was recovered by officers at the scene. That vehicle is suspected to have been connecte…
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CT Man Charged In 2021 Kidnapping, Carjacking
A Fairfield County man already in jail on other offenses was charged in connection with an alleged carjacking and kidnapping that took place last year. The incident took place when on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, when a man was walking from the Pleasant Moments gentleman's club in Bridgeport to his Dodge Ram pickup when several people walked up to him, armed with guns, Bridgeport Detective Martin Heanue said. The victim was forced into his truck and hit in the head with a gun and then driven to a gas station where the suspects forced him to provide the PIN number to his bank card so …
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