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CT Man Shot During Carjacking, Police Say CT Man Shot During Carjacking, Police Say
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 …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Shooting Suspect Charged In CT With Gun, Weapon Charges, Police Say Shooting Suspect Charged In CT With Gun, Weapon Charges, Police Say
Shooting Suspect Charged In CT With Gun, Weapon Charges, Police Say A wanted suspect in Connecticut who had been at large was taken into police custody months after an alleged shooting where he suffered a gunshot wound, authorities announced. On Oct. 27, 2021, in New Haven County, members of the Hamden Police Department responded to the intersection of Concord Street and Dixwell Avenue at approximately noon, where there was a report of a shooting. Police said at the time that there was an exchange of gunshot between two people, one of whom - Hamden resident Timothy Thomas, age 35 - was quickly identified as a suspect after he suffered a gunshot wound to his…

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by Zak Failla
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Silver Alert Issued For 84-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In CT Silver Alert Issued For 84-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In CT
Silver Alert Issued For 84-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In CT Seen him? A Silver Alert has been issued by police in Connecticut as they attempt to locate a missing 84-year-old man who hasn’t been seen in more than a week. In New Haven County, the Hamden Police Department issued the alert for Thomas Passarello, who was last seen on Wednesday, December 8 at his home in the area of Dixwell Avenue and Route 15. Police said that Passarello is approximately 6-foot tall, weighing 165 pounds, balding, with a medium complexion. Investigators noted that he is known to frequent the area of the Hamden Library and Shop Rite on Dixwell Avenue. Anyone with inform…

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by Zak Failla
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Student Stabbed Multiple Times Near CT High School Student Stabbed Multiple Times Near CT High School
Student Stabbed Multiple Times Near CT High School Crisis teams will be on-site at a Connecticut high school after one student stabbed another. The stabbing took place around 2:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29, at a New Haven County city bus stop on Dixwell Avenue, adjacent to Hamden High School in Hamden. According to Sean Dolan, a spokesman for the Hamden Police Department, the stabbing was uncovered when a student approached School Resource Officer Jeremy Brewer in front of the school and said he had been stabbed. The student was taken inside the school for treatment until EMS could arrive. A preliminary investigation revealed that two student…

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by Kathy Reakes
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After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Police In CT Town To Increase Patrols After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Police In CT Town To Increase Patrols
After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Police In CT Town To Increase Patrols Government officials and police in Connecticut said they are increasing patrols after two shootings over the weekend, one of which left a 27-year-old man dead. The New Haven County shootings in Hamden were "not random acts of violence," said Hamden Mayor Curt Leng and Chief of Police John Sullivan. "The Hamden Police Department will deploy a greater police presence, including high-visibility patrols, in an attempt to prevent future acts of violence and to increase our information network, as it pertains to these incidents," they added.  The first shooting took place around 12 a.m…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Nabbed For Kidnapping After Stealing Car With 6-Month-Old Baby Inside, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Kidnapping After Stealing Car With 6-Month-Old Baby Inside, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Kidnapping After Stealing Car With 6-Month-Old Baby Inside, Police Say A 37-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with kidnapping after allegedly stealing a vehicle with a 6-month-old baby inside. Richardson Wong-Aponte was arrested on Monday, Feb. 8, for stealing the vehicle around 4:13 p.m., Feb. 8, in Hamden, said Hamden Police Captain Ronald Smith. According to police, officers responded to Dixwell Avenue and. Woodin Street on the report of the stolen vehicle with the baby inside. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the driver of the vehicle had entered a local store, leaving the keys to the vehicle in the ignition, Smith said. While t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Nabbed For Stealing, Cashing $4K-Plus In Checks, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Stealing, Cashing $4K-Plus In Checks, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Stealing, Cashing $4K-Plus In Checks, Police Say An area man has been arrested for allegedly stealing and altering five business checks which he cashed. Jon-Michael Young, age 41, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 18, for the theft which took place in May 2019, said Fairfield Police Lt. Tony Granata. According to Granata, in May 2019, a Fairfield business owner reported to police that five of his business checks have been fraudulently altered and cashed. The business owner reported mailing five business checks payable to various companies. On Monday, May 20, 2019, Peoples Bank contacted him, making him aware that the checks wer…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Baby Was Inside Idling Car Stolen From CT Gas Station; Suspect At-Large Baby Was Inside Idling Car Stolen From CT Gas Station; Suspect At-Large
Baby Was Inside Idling Car Stolen From CT Gas Station; Suspect At-Large A baby was abducted when a man allegedly jumped into an idling car outside of a gas station and drove off in the vehicle. The woman caring for the baby was inside the gas station/convenience store at the time, dealing with a credit card issue, Hamden Police said. It was not immediately clear from the police reports what the woman's relationship to the child is.  While the 7-month-old baby has been recovered, the suspect is still at-large. The alleged theft and abduction happened on Saturday, Nov. 21, around 9:15 a.m. At that time, Hamden Police received a report that a white 2019 Niss…

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by Christina Coulter