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Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops
Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 14, after a hazardous drone operation near Logan International Airport triggered a coordinated safety response, police said. Boston Police officers apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater, on Long Island in the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:22 p.m. Both face charges of trespassing, with additional charges potentially pending. The incident began at 4:30 p.m. when a Boston Police Officer monitoring real-time crime surveillance detected a drone dangerously close to Logan Internation…
New Update - CEO Murder: ID Released For 26-Year-Old Being Held In PA In Connection To Case New Update - CEO Murder: ID Released For 26-Year-Old Being Held In PA In Connection To Case
New Update - CEO Murder: ID Released For 26-Year-Old Being Held In PA In Connection To Case The identity has been released of a 26-year-old being held in Pennsylvania in connection with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Click here for the latest update - Ivy Leaguer From Prominent Family Officially Charged With CEO's Murder, Faces Extradition To NY The man was located in Altoona, about 280 miles away from Manhattan and about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, after a Greyhound bus he was traveling on stopped at a McDonald's, authorities said. The man has been ID'd as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the NYPD announced. Mangione is from Towson, M…
FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks
FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks Federal authorities are advising Americans to use encrypted messaging applications to protect their communications from potential foreign surveillance. The warning from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) comes amid recent cyberattacks on major telecommunication companies. The Wall Street Journal reported that China hacked AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies to spy on customers. Jeff Greene, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, told NBC News, "Encryption is your friend, whether it's on text messaging or if you have the capaci…
Low Prices, High Buyers: Police Bust Drug Ring Run Out Of CT Car Dealership, Feds Say Low Prices, High Buyers: Police Bust Drug Ring Run Out Of CT Car Dealership, Feds Say
Low Prices, High Buyers: Police Bust Drug Ring Run Out Of CT Car Dealership, Feds Say A federal investigation dismantled a drug trafficking operation allegedly run out of a Connecticut car dealership, leading to the arrest of 13 people on narcotics distribution charges, authorities said.  Investigators seized more than 10 pounds of cocaine, over 200 grams of fentanyl, 30 grams of heroin, seven firearms, $75,000 in cash, and 26 vehicles during searches of the Supreme Automotive dealership in New Britain and locations linked to those arrested, said the United States District Attorney for Connecticut.  The investigation, led by the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Tas…
Do You Know Them?: Police Hope To ID Bridgeport Smoke Shop Robbers Do You Know Them?: Police Hope To ID Bridgeport Smoke Shop Robbers
Do You Know Them?: Police Hope To ID Bridgeport Smoke Shop Robbers Police in Connecticut are asking for the public's help to track down a group of people who robbed a Fairfield County smokeshop earlier this year.  Police were called to S&B Smoke Shop at 1224 Park Ave in Bridgeport just after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 23.  An employee had chased someone out into the street after they stole several items from the store. Bridgeport Police canvassed the area but were unable to find the suspects. After reviewing surveillance tapes, they believe multiple people were involved in the theft.  Investigators released photos of the suspects in …
6-Year-Old Dies From Domestic Baseball Bat Attack In Bridgeport: Police 6-Year-Old Dies From Domestic Baseball Bat Attack In Bridgeport: Police
6-Year-Old Dies From Domestic Baseball Bat Attack In Bridgeport: Police A 6-year-old boy who was beaten into critical condition along with his 4-year-old sibling and mother has died, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2.  The attack happened at a Fairfield County apartment in the 2400 block of Main St. in Bridgeport on Wednesday, Sept. 25, authorities said. Officers were called to the home around 10 a.m. to reports of a vicious assault.  The two children and their 33-year-old mother were critically injured in the beating, police said, but they were later released from the hospital. Bridgeport Police announced on social media that the oldest boy …
Purse Snatchers Target Victims At Fairfield County ATMs Purse Snatchers Target Victims At Fairfield County ATMs
Purse Snatchers Target Victims At Fairfield County ATMs Authorities in Connecticut are asking women to be especially careful with their pocketbooks after two men were linked to a rash of purse snatchings in Fairfield County.  Shelton police released photos of the two men they believe stole purses recently and were also spotted trying to steal people's ATM pins by watching them input the numbers.  🚔🕵️‍♂️⁉️🚨 **Attempt to Identify Purse Snatchers** The Shelton Police Department’s Detective Bureau is seeking... Posted by Shelton CT Police Department on Saturday, August 31, 2024 The men are wearing hats in the surveillance videos,…
Employee Caught Stealing Cash From CT Restaurant While Daughter Waits In Car, Police Say Employee Caught Stealing Cash From CT Restaurant While Daughter Waits In Car, Police Say
Employee Caught Stealing Cash From CT Restaurant While Daughter Waits In Car, Police Say An employee was caught red-handed stealing cash from a Connecticut restaurant as her daughter waited in the car, police said. The Tolland County incident happened in the town of Mansfield, at a restaurant on Storrs Road, at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. Connecticut State Police said 28-year-old Jennifer Spencer entered the business after hours, without the owner’s permission, and stole cash from the register. She was caught after the restaurant’s owner, already suspecting that someone was stealing from them, noticed that Spencer had gone into the business after hours on two nights in…
New Canaan Mom Jennifer Dulos Case: Michelle Troconis Sentenced In Slain New Canaan Mom Jennifer Dulos Case: Michelle Troconis Sentenced In Slain
Michelle Troconis Sentenced In Slain New Canaan Mom Case Michelle Troconis, the girlfriend of the estranged husband of the murdered Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, has been sentenced to years in prison. 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time Stamford/Norwalk State Attorney Paul J. Ferencek announced Friday, May 31, that Troconnis, age 49, formerly of Hartford County in Farmington, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison, suspended after 14 ½ years served, for conspiring to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos in May 2019 and then covering up the crime. Troconis faced 50 years in pr…
Trio Nabbed After Breaking Into Cars At Darien Country Club, Providing Fake IDs: Police Trio Nabbed After Breaking Into Cars At Darien Country Club, Providing Fake IDs: Police
Trio Nabbed After Breaking Into Cars At Darien Country Club, Providing Fake IDs: Police Two men and a woman all face burglary charges after stealing from unlocked vehicles at a country club in Fairfield County, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident on Friday, Oct. 13 just before 1:30 p.m., when authorities responded to the Darien Country Club at 300 Mansfield Ave. for a reported car burglary. According to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros, the person who reported the incident said that two men and one woman had looked through several vehicles in the parking lot before leaving in a car, which they then provided officers with a description of. An officer the…
Man Who Robbed, Murdered Beloved Stamford Jeweler Sentenced Man Who Robbed, Murdered Beloved Stamford Jeweler Sentenced
Man Who Robbed, Murdered Beloved Stamford Jeweler Sentenced The man who shot and killed a beloved Fairfield County jeweler during a robbery has been sentenced to prison. Robert Rallo, age 59, of New York City, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 1, to 40 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, for the March 2020 murder and robbery of Mark Vuono, of Marco Jewelers in Stamford, said US Attorney for the District of Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery. “We are very pleased to see these three career criminals held accountable for this senseless murder, and we want to commend the tireless, cutting-edge police work that led to this outcom…
Westchester Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say Westchester Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say
Westchester Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say A New York man is among three people implicated in an alleged plot to assassinate an Iranian-American journalist on US soil over her criticism of the Iranian government, authorities said. Westchester County resident Khalid Mehdiyev, age 24, of Yonkers, is named in a superseding indictment that was unsealed in the Southern District of New York on Friday, Jan. 27, against three people for murder-for-hire and money-laundering charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Mehdiyev is a member of a violent Eastern European criminal organization that has ties to Iran and has engaged in murders, kidna…
Norwalk Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Cops Receive Tip, Police Say Norwalk Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Cops Receive Tip, Police Say
Norwalk Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Cops Receive Tip, Police Say A Fairfield County man was busted for alleged possession of a gun and drugs after police received a tip that led to a surveillance operation. The incident took place in Norwalk on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The Norwalk Police Department received the information that a resident was armed with a handgun and was selling drugs in the South Norwalk area, said Lt. Joe Dinho of the Norwalk Police. Officers conducted surveillance and located the man who matched the information they were given. The suspect, identified as Sequon Satawhite, age 23, of Norwalk, was safely detained and found to be in poss…
Man Caught On Security Cam Nabbed For Fairfield County Burglary, Police Say Man Caught On Security Cam Nabbed For Fairfield County Burglary, Police Say
Man Caught On Security Cam Nabbed For Fairfield County Burglary, Police Say A man caught on a security camera was nabbed for allegedly breaking into a Fairfield County home. The incident took place in Westport around 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2. According to Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police, officers responded to a home for a report of a burglary in progress after the homeowner told police they were able to view an in-progress burglary at their residence via surveillance cameras and watched the suspects run out of the back door.  Responding officers set up a perimeter to secure the neighborhood, attempt to locate the fleeing suspects, …
Police Ask Public's Help In Identifying Alleged Mail Thief In Fairfield County Police Ask Public's Help In Identifying Alleged Mail Thief In Fairfield County
Police Ask Public's Help In Identifying Alleged Mail Thief In Fairfield County Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who was allegedly caught on camera stealing packages from an apartment complex in Fairfield County. The man was caught on surveillance video stealing the packages from the mailroom at 99 Prospect St., in Stamford around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, said Sgt. Bill Brevard, of the Stamford Police.  Police said the man was wearing a dark-colored winter jacket with a hood, gray sweatpants, and black sandals with black socks. The man was seen driving an older model, white-colored Chevrolet Trailblazer as he left the scene. Po…
Know Him? CT State Police Looking To ID Suspect Who Stole Items From Fast Track Station Know Him? CT State Police Looking To ID Suspect Who Stole Items From Fast Track Station
Know Him? CT State Police Looking To ID Suspect Who Stole Items From Fast Track Station Connecticut State Police are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted for allegedly breaking into a Fast Track Station and stealing numerous items. The incident took place around 6 a.m., Wednesday, June 16, when troopers assigned to Troop H-Hartford were dispatched to the New Britain Fast Track Station after receiving reports of two trucks and a storage unit that were broken into. Several items were taken from the premises including lawn equipment and tools, state police said. Video surveillance showed a visual of the suspect that committed the crime. The suspect is described as…
Fairfield County Teen Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Shootings Fairfield County Teen Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Shootings
Fairfield County Teen Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Shootings A joint task force operation aimed at drive-by shootings in Fairfield County arrested one teen found getting into a stolen vehicle while carrying a loaded weapon. The task force made up of members from the Bridgeport Police Department, Connecticut State Police, and the FBI. Safe Streets Unit has been focusing its attention on the Hollow area after receiving tips that members of gangs,  were hiding stolen vehicles used in drive-by shootings on streets located next to the Greene Homes housing complex, said Scott Appleby, the city's director of Emergency Management. Taskforce agents …
CT Man Nabbed For Murder With Help From Witnesses, Surveillance Video, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Murder With Help From Witnesses, Surveillance Video, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Murder With Help From Witnesses, Surveillance Video, Police Say Witness interviews and surveillance video have led to the arrest of a Connecticut man for the stabbing death of another man last year. Oniel Lewis, age 34, of Hartford, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 7, for the Saturday, Oct. 31, killing of Bryan Monroe, age 48, of Manchester, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. Monroe was found when patrol officers were dispatched to 194 Maple Ave., on the report of a person stabbed. Upon arrival, Monroe was found with multiple stab wounds, Boisvert said. He was transported to Hartford Hospital for treatment and succumbed …
Suspect Wanted For Stealing $1K In Items From Norwalk Store, Injuring Employee, Police Say Suspect Wanted For Stealing $1K In Items From Norwalk Store, Injuring Employee, Police Say
Suspect Wanted For Stealing $1K In Items From Norwalk Store, Injuring Employee, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly stole more than $1K in goods from a Fairfield County store and injured an employee. The incident took place around 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, at the Bed Bath and Beyond on Westport Avenue in Norwalk, said Norwalk Police Sgt. Tomasz Podgorski. According to police, the man entered the store and stole more than $1,000.00 of merchandise. An employee sustained a minor injury during a struggle with the man.  No weapons were displayed during the incident.  The man was captured on surveillance video.…
Video Released Of New Canaan Bank Robbery Suspects Video Released Of New Canaan Bank Robbery Suspects
Video Released Of New Canaan Bank Robbery Suspects New video and surveillance photos have been released by police investigators as they attempt to locate two suspects who robbed a bank at gunpoint. The New Canaan Police Department received an emergency call shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from employees at the People’s Bank on Main Street stating that they had just been the victim of a robbery. Police said that two suspects, both wearing masks, a hat, and hooded sweatshirts displayed a handgun during the robbery before taking off with $9,000 in cash. Responding officers did not make contact with either of the two armed suspect…
Police Searching For Two Men Who Allegedly Robbed Area Market Police Searching For Two Men Who Allegedly Robbed Area Market
Police Searching For Two Men Who Allegedly Robbed Area Market Police are asking the public for help identifying two men, including the one pictured, who robbed an area market at gunpoint. The incident took place around 6:50 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Ansonia, at the S&A Mart, at 95 Division St., when the two men entered the market and demanded the employee turn over all the money in the cash register, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. Several hundred dollars and store merchandise were taken during the robbery, Lynch said. Surveillance videos were able to capture the image of one of the perps, and the vehicle used to flee. The suspect was d…
Suspect At Large After Robbery At Bank Inside Fairfield County Stop & Shop Suspect At Large After Robbery At Bank Inside Fairfield County Stop & Shop
Suspect At Large After Robbery At Bank Inside Fairfield County Stop & Shop Police are trying to identify a man who threatened a bank teller at a People's Bank in a Fairfield County Stop & Shop with a firearm, presenting a note demanding money, then fleeing the scene with an undetermined amount of cash.  According to the Town of Fairfield Police Department, the lone white male was spotted running from the Stop & Shop on 1160 King's Highway in a zig-zag pattern through parked vehicles.  Police dogs were unable to track the individual, who police believe fled the scene in a vehicle after the Tuesday, Oct. 13 incident at approximately 4:30 p.m. The …
Video: Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Suspects In Fairfield Restaurant Robbery Video: Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Suspects In Fairfield Restaurant Robbery
Video: Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Suspects In Fairfield Restaurant Robbery Do you know them? Police investigators in Fairfield are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a pair who were caught on camera during an early morning break-in at an area restaurant. At approximately 5:20 a.m. on Monday, June 10, a man forced his way through a rear door of Tuttobene Restaurant on Post Road. Investigators have since released surveillance video of the suspect. According to police, the suspect - described as an African American man - was driven to the scene by a Hispanic woman in a black Buick Encore with no front license plate and a handicap placard in t…
Details Emerge On How Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Gave Police Big Break In Missing Mom Case Details Emerge On How Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Gave Police Big Break In Missing Mom Case
Details Emerge On How Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Gave Police Big Break In Missing Mom Case Little did Fotis Dulos know that he was setting himself up for arrest as he carried his cell phone with him when he allegedly dumped items associated with his estranged wife's disappearance along a four-mile stretch in Hartford. But, the cell phone, which was turned on, allowed police to track, or "ping,"  his movements and connect to video surveillance along Albany Avenue in Hartford. That video allegedly showed the estranged husband dump garbage bags full of incriminating bloody items linked to the mother-of-five missing person case. Jennifer Farber Dulos, 50, of New Canaan, has not been…
Police Using Camera Surveillance, Warrants In Search For New Canaan Mom Police Using Camera Surveillance, Warrants In Search For New Canaan Mom
Police Using Camera Surveillance, Warrants In Search For New Canaan Mom Police say they have secured search warrants and are also reportedly using camera surveillance as they investigate the disappearance of a 50-year-old mother of five from Fairfield County. Jennifer Farber Dulos, 50, of New Canaan, was last seen on Friday, May 24, dropping off her children at school and was reported missing later that same day after failing to show up for meetings with friends. She is described as being slender, 5-foot-7, with dark brown eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. A search of her home by New Canaan police failed to yield any results and her vehicle, a 2017 black C…
Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry
Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry United States Attorney General William Barr has appointed John Durham, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, to review the origins of the Russia investigation into interference in the 2016 presidential election and the FBI’s surveillance activities. Durham has been assigned to conduct the inquiry into allegations of misconduct and improper surveillance of President Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 election. The concerns were first raised in congressional testimony following the release of Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia probe. "I am not saying that improper survei…
Two Teens From Fairfield County Arrested After String Of Vehicle Gone Throughs, Break-Ins Two Teens From Fairfield County Arrested After String Of Vehicle Gone Throughs, Break-Ins
Two Teens From Fairfield County Arrested After String Of Vehicle Gone Throughs, Break-Ins Two Fairfield County teenagers are in police custody after police in Connecticut utilized social media to track them down for allegedly rummaging through more than two dozen vehicles overnight. Investigators at the Milford Police Department received several reports on Thursday, Feb. 21 of vehicles that had been gone through overnight. In total, police received 25 complaints over the course of the day. According to police, utilizing “in-depth investigative measures, including social media posts, public assistance, video surveillance and interaction with other law enforcement agencies,” offic…
Video: Police Search For Car Involved In Rash Of Unlocked Vehicle Gone Throughs Video: Police Search For Car Involved In Rash Of Unlocked Vehicle Gone Throughs
Video: Police Search For Car Involved In Rash Of Unlocked Vehicle Gone Throughs See anything? Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate several suspects caught on camera rummaging through snow-covered parked cars overnight. The Milford Police Department released surveillance video from a local home that shows three suspects in a dark-colored Subaru station wagon parking on a quiet road overnight. The suspects, wearing dark coats and masks can then be seen running up to several parked cars and checking to see if they were unlocked. Anyone with information regarding the rash of unlocked vehicles that were broken into have been asked to contact…
Duo Nabbed After Causing $1K In Damage, Stealing $1K In Cigarettes From Gas Station, Police Say Duo Nabbed After Causing $1K In Damage, Stealing $1K In Cigarettes From Gas Station, Police Say
Duo Nabbed After Causing $1K In Damage, Stealing $1K In Cigarettes From Gas Station, Police Say Two men were tracked down after they broke into a Connecticut gas station and attempted to take off after filling a trash bag with cigarettes, police said. A Milford police officer on patrol at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5 discovered that the front door of Wheel’s gas station on Naugatuck Avenue has been smashed out and the building was apparently entered. Investigators reviewed video surveillance from the gas station and saw a man break the glass door, causing approximately $1,000 worth of damage. He then entered the building, took a trash bag and filled it with an estimated …
Know Him? Police Seek To ID Suspect Who Stole Money From Gas Station In Area Know Him? Police Seek To ID Suspect Who Stole Money From Gas Station In Area
Know Him? Police Seek To ID Suspect Who Stole Money From Gas Station In Area Recognize him? Police investigators from the Milford Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a suspicious suspect who ripped a door off a gas station and used a garbage can to steal cigarettes during a late-night burglary. Officers from the Milford Police Department responded at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27 to the Mobil gas station on Bridgeport Avenue, where there was a burglary alarm going off. Upon arrival at the station, officers found the front glass door had been ripped off and was lying on the ground outside the building. Accordi…
Person Of Interest ID'd In 12-Year-Old Bridgeport Boy's Murder Person Of Interest ID'd In 12-Year-Old Bridgeport Boy's Murder
Person Of Interest ID'd In 12-Year-Old Bridgeport Boy's Murder Police said they have a person of interest on their radar following the murder of a 12-year-old Bridgeport boy on Tuesday. During a press conference on Wednesday, Bridgeport Chief of Police Armando Perez said there were strong leads in the case and that “Somebody’s going to be in custody very soon." The boy, identified as Clinton Howell, was standing outside of his Willow Street home with two other people when he was shot, during a drive-by, police said. Police don't believe he was the intended target, but instead are looking into the possibility that one, or both, of the&nb…