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Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In CT, Police Say
A man from Massachusetts was arrested for driving his truck the wrong way down a Connecticut road in an apparent drunk driving incident, police reported.
It happened on Sunday, July 23 on Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Darien, according to Darien police.
At approximately 2:15 a.m., police arrived at Post Road on reports that an intoxicated man was driving a white pickup truck in the wrong lane.
When they arrived at the scene, they located Byron Lopez-Najera, age 37, driving slowly around the parking lot of the Mini Cooper dealership on Post Road.
Lopez-Najera, who is from the neighbor…
Duo Nabbed After 500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Litchfield County Restaurant: Police
Two New York men have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than 500 gallons of used cooking oil at a Connecticut restaurant.
The men, both from Westchester County, were stopped in Litchfield County in Harwinton around 5:45 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 12.
According to Connecticut State Police, the duo, identified as Yonkers residents Jeyson Santiago, age 25, and Isaac Then, age 25, were stopped after troopers received a 911 call regarding a suspicious vehicle parked near a restaurant in Harwinton.
Troopers located the vehicle fleeing the scene, but were able to stop it on Route 8. Troopers de…
Western Mass Man Nabbed With Large-Capacity Firearm, Ammo, Police Say
A Western Massachusetts man has been arrested after police seized a large-capacity firearm from his vehicle.
Shamal Thomas, age 21, of Springfield, was arrested on Thursday, June 17, after narcotic detectives received a tip that he was in possession of a firearm, said Springfield Police Spokesman Ryan Walsh.
Police found Thomas and the vehicle on Main Street and when they approached, located a loaded large-capacity firearm in his lap, Walsh said.
The gun and ammo.Springfield Police Department
Police also seized 25 rounds of ammunition, he added.
Thomas was charged with:
Carrying a f…
Two Teens Nabbed For Loading Duffel Bags With Stolen Items At CT CVS
Two men from New York City were arrested in Fairfield County after they were allegedly seen carrying two duffel bags filled with stolen merchandise from a CVS store.
The two men, Isaiah Jordan Graham, 18, and Ahmed Diamasy Sawadogo, 18, were arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 6, after they were nabbed by Greenwich Police, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella.
The men were busted after a Greenwich police officer working a side job in the area saw the two men entered the CVS store on Greenwich Avenue, with empty duffle bags, Zuccerella said.
A few minutes later, he saw the men leave the store and the ba…
