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Trio Nabbed For Car Burglaries At CT Whole Foods Market, Police Say Trio Nabbed For Car Burglaries At CT Whole Foods Market, Police Say
Trio Nabbed For Car Burglaries At CT Whole Foods Market, Police Say Three people are behind bars after allegedly burglarizing cars in a supermarket parking lot in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in Darien on Monday, April 22, around 4:30 p.m. at the Whole Foods Market at 150 Ledge Road. According to Lt. T.J. Whyte of the Darien Police, officers responded to Whole Foods Market regarding a possible motor vehicle burglary in progress.  Whyte said officers were told that a man was attempting to open a vehicle's doors in the parking lot after exiting a black SUV.  Officers located the man and identified him as Andres Aldana, age 18,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured In Fast-Moving Wallingford Fire 2 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured In Fast-Moving Wallingford Fire
2 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured In Fast-Moving Wallingford Fir Two people were killed, and another was seriously injured during a fast-moving apartment fire. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, at 25 Geneva Ave., in Wallingford. According to Chief John Ventura of the Wallingford Police, the Communications Center received a call reporting smoke from a residence on Geneva Avenue.  When police and fire arrived, they found a man outside suffering from severe burns, Ventura said. The individual was airlifted to a local burn center for treatment and remains in critical condition, the chief …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man With Multiple Warrants At Large In CT: Police Investigating Man With Multiple Warrants At Large In CT: Police Investigating
Man With Multiple Warrants At Large In CT: Police Investigating Authorities are warning residents to be on the lookout for a man with multiple warrants who is at large in Connecticut.  The warning was issued to residents in Hartford County on Tuesday, Feb. 27 by the Canton Police Department, which said it was tracking a suspect in the area of Secret Lake Road and Albany Turnpike.  The suspect, whose name was not released, is described as a white man who is around 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds with brown hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and jeans, police said. According to the department, the suspect is not believ…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo From Ansonia Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer: Police Duo From Ansonia Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer: Police
Duo From Ansonia Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer: Police Two Connecticut residents were arrested following a chase that began after one of the suspects tried selling cocaine to an undercover investigator in the Hudson Valley, police said.  New Haven County residents Luis Flores, age 32, and Lymaris Burgos, age 37, both from Ansonia, were arrested in late October in connection with an investigation into drug sales in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Nov. 22.  The events leading up to the duo's arrests began in October when an investigator discovered that Flores was involved in the sale of cocaine in …

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Man Accused Of Threatening DCF Guard With Gun CT Man Accused Of Threatening DCF Guard With Gun
CT Man Accused Of Threatening DCF Guard With Gun A 26-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a security guard with a gun at the State Department of Children and Families offices. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 2:30 p.m., Friday, March 17, at 100 Fairfield Ave.  Police responded to the offices on a report of a man smoking marijuana in the building, and then threatening a security guard with a gun after he was ordered to leave, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport.  Several minutes later, the suspect, Earl Livingston Williams, of Bridgeport, was locat…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say
Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say A juvenile was arrested with a loaded handgun stolen out of Connecticut after being stopped by officers in Western Massachusetts. The 17-year-old teen boy was stopped around 10:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, when members of the Springfield Police Department in Hampden County spotted him remove the firearm from his sweatshirt pocket and then put it back in. The teen was with a group that had gathered on Main Street. When detained, police recovered the gun from the teen; the others were released, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department.  The name of the teen was with…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say CT Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say
CT Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to entice a juvenile to engage in sexual activity. Rashad Tao Salaam, age 41, of Bridgeport, was apprehended on Friday, Aug. 13, by Greenwich Police following a weeklong investigation, authorities said. The department was made aware that an adult who was sending inappropriate text messages to a 13-year-old child, said Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella. During the course of the investigation, detectives from the  Special Victims Section posed as the juvenile victim.  The suspect, aware that the origi…

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by Kathy Reakes