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Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four
Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects, including a man from Fairfield County, have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two…
CT Gang Member Known As 'Mafia' Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl CT Gang Member Known As 'Mafia' Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl
CT Gang Member Known As 'Mafia' Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl A Connecticut gang member known as “Mafia” with a rap sheet that spans decades will spend more than three years in prison after admitting to distributing fentanyl. New Haven resident Anthony “Mafia” Esposito, age 52, was sentenced this week in federal court to 46 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Durham said that in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” a member of the Los Solidos stree…
Firearms Stolen From Vehicle Parked In New Canaan Man's Driveway Firearms Stolen From Vehicle Parked In New Canaan Man's Driveway
Firearms Stolen From Vehicle Parked In New Canaan Man's Driveway Thieves broke the windows of parked vehicles in a resident's driveway, stealing four firearms and other valuables from inside, police said.  A resident living on Michigan Road in New Canaan found that cash was taken from one of two vehicles which was unlocked in his driveway on the morning of Monday, Dec. 14 and called police at approximately 10:55 a.m. He reported the following items missing from his second vehicle, which was locked and had its passenger-side window broken:  A money clip Cash Fishing rods Fishing reels Sporting equipment A .22 caliber pistol A .32 caliber pistol…
Duo Caught With Thousands Of Dollars In Cash, Drugs In Fairfield County Bust Duo Caught With Thousands Of Dollars In Cash, Drugs In Fairfield County Bust
Duo Caught With Thousands Of Dollars In Cash, Drugs In Fairfield County Bust Two Fairfield County men were found in possession of over $100,000 in counterfeit currency, over a pound of marijuana, more than $84,000 in ill-gotten gains, precious metals, marijuana edibles and quantities of crack and cocaine, according to the Bridgeport Police Department.  The Department said that an investigation by the FBI and Bridgeport Police into gang member 30-year-old Kimani Graham of Bridgeport and his associates, including 31-year-old Akeen Trotter (also known as "Ock" and "A.K."), also of Bridgeport, had been ongoing since May of 2017, and concluded with the issuance of a …
Teen Pulled Over For Broken Tail Light Caught With Pistol Stolen Out Of Cos Cob, Police Say Teen Pulled Over For Broken Tail Light Caught With Pistol Stolen Out Of Cos Cob, Police Say
Teen Pulled Over For Broken Tail Light Caught With Pistol Stolen Out Of Cos Cob, Police Say A teenager was busted with a stolen weapon and drugs after being surveilled by police investigators who were observing suspected gang members in Fairfield County. Investigators of the Bridgeport Police Department Gang Task Force set up surveillance late on Wednesday, July 22 on East Main Street, where there were known gang members congregating behind the Deli Market. It is alleged that the department received reports that some of the congregants were seen displaying firearms and selling drugs in the area. While monitoring the area, police said the investigators observed Bridgeport resident…
Bloods Gang Member Busted With Gun, Drugs During Raid In Norwalk Bloods Gang Member Busted With Gun, Drugs During Raid In Norwalk
Bloods Gang Member Busted With Gun, Drugs During Raid In Norwalk A Nine Try Bloods gang member was busted on drugs and weapons charged following the execution of a search warrant. Koudris Pounder, 35, of Norwalk, was busted during a raid by the Norwalk Police Department's Emergency Services Unit Tactical Response Team and the Special Services Division at his home on Lexington Avenue, Lt. Terry Blake said. Koudris PounderNorwalk Police Department The bust comes after a three-month investigation into drug sales by Ponder by the Special Services Division, Blake said. According to Blake, Pounder is a federally convicted felon and a member of the Nine Tr…
NYPD Officer From Westchester Killed During Hand-To-Hand Struggle With Armed Suspect NYPD Officer From Westchester Killed During Hand-To-Hand Struggle With Armed Suspect
Nypd Officer From Westchester Killed During Hand-To-Hand Struggle With Armed Suspect An NYPD officer from Westchester was fatally shot in a hand-to-hand struggle with an armed suspect overnight. It happened just after 12:30 Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Edenwald Houses in the Bronx. The officer, Brian Mulkeen, was 33 and lived in Yorktown Heights with his girlfriend, who is also a police officer in the Bronx in the 44th precinct. Police officers were patrolling the area the incident occurred due to gang activity including recent shootings, the NYPD said. Three officers left their vehicle to question a man, who fled on foot, the NYPD said. As Mulkeen and his partner attempt…
'Greens Boys' Gang Member Busted With Guns, Drugs, Bridgeport Police Say 'Greens Boys' Gang Member Busted With Guns, Drugs, Bridgeport Police Say
'Greens Boys' Gang Member Busted With Guns, Drugs, Bridgeport Police Say An alleged Bridgeport gang member was busted on firearms-related charges following an investigation by the FBI Safe Streets Unit, Statewide Narcotics Unit, along with State/Bridgeport Gang Task Force. Russell Gilchrist, 22, of Bridgeport, was nabbed during a warrant raid at 48 Highland Ave., in the Green Homes Federal Housing Projects, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. Russell GilchristBridgeport Police Department Gilchrist, who is a convicted felon with several prior firearm-related offenses and an active member of the "Greens Boys," was found with an assault rifl…
Police Eye Gang Members After Two Jeeps Are Stolen In New Canaan Police Eye Gang Members After Two Jeeps Are Stolen In New Canaan
Police Eye Gang Members After Two Jeeps Are Stolen In New Canaan Police are eyeing gang members as suspects after two Jeeps were stolen in New Canaan. New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski said the department received complaints on Sunday, May 5, that a 2017 Jeep Wrangler was stolen from the driveway of a residence on Barnegat Road, and that a 2016 Jeep Cherokee was stolen from the driveway of a residence on upper Elm Street.  Both stolen vehicles were unlocked and the key fobs were inside both vehicles, Krolikowski said. The 2016 Jeep Cherokee was recovered damaged on Oenoke Ridge Road, he said. In addition, on May 5, the department recei…
Bridgeport Police Arrest Teen In December Shooting Death Bridgeport Police Arrest Teen In December Shooting Death
Bridgeport Police Arrest Teen In December Shooting Death BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport teenager was arrested Friday in a December murder related to gang activity and held on $1 million bond, police said.  "An arrest warrant was obtained for Jarod Hamilton charging him with the murder of Khali Davis," police said. "This murder occurred at the Maple Street Mini Market at 717 Kossuth St. on Dec. 23. Investigation showed that this was an ongoing gang dispute." Hamilton, 19, was taken into custody without incident on Harriett Street, police said.  Related story: Bridgeport Police Identify 22-Year-Old Man Shot To Death On Street…