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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…
CT Man Involved In Car Theft Ring Sentenced
A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in an auto theft ring that included using the vehicles in violent crimes.
Christopher "Chucky" Mulkern, age 22, of Stratford, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 3, to prison time, followed by three years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut and violent crimes that are being committed usin…
Police ID Two Men Found Dead In Basement Of Fairfield County Illegal After-Hours Club
Police have released the identities of two men found shot dead in the basement of an illegal after-hours nightclub in Fairfield County.
The men, 38-year-old Charles Dimples Barnes, of Bloomfield, in Hartford County, and Fairfield County resident Norman Charles Peters, age 40, of Stamford, were found around 1:55 a.m., Sunday, May 16, in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport PD Captain Kevin Gilleran.
The men were found in the basement of the club on Main Street after Bridgeport Police responded to a report of shots fired and found Barnes in the basement at the club, Gilleran said.
Ba…
Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States
A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in a car theft ring in Connecticut and neighboring states.
Christopher Mulkern, also known as “Chucky,” age 21, of Stratford, pleaded guilty Friday, April 30 before US District Court in Bridgeport to a federal car theft offense.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut, and violent crimes that are being committed using stolen vehicles.
The investigation revealed that Mulkern and others have stolen numerous…
CT Man Confesses To Series Of Robberies At Gunpoint, Police Say
A Fairfield County man who allegedly robbed restaurant employees at rifle point has confessed to at least four other robbery incidents.
Kemuel Jimenez-Rivera, 39, of Bridgeport, confessed to gunpoint robberies following his arrest for the rifle point robbery of employees at the Dao Asian Cusine restaurant in Stratford at 7365 Main St., on Monday, Dec. 28, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management.
During the robbery, Jimenez-Rivera entered the restaurant with a rifle and pointed it at employees, and demanded money, police said.
The confessions came during an interview with …
