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CT Convicted Felon Busted With Illegal Guns, Ammunition, Police Say CT Convicted Felon Busted With Illegal Guns, Ammunition, Police Say
CT Convicted Felon Busted With Illegal Guns, Ammunition, Police Say A Connecticut convicted felon is being held on a $2.5 million bond following a warrant raid on his apartment in which guns and ammunition were allegedly found. New Haven County resident Hipolito Lopez, age 49, of Waterbury, was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 6, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. During the raid of Lopez's apartment, officers recovered a ghost gun assault rifle, two handguns, four high-capacity magazines, and various kinds of ammunition, Bessette said. Lopez, a convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing any firearms or ammunition. His prior convictions inv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Former Weston Police Commissioner Faces Gun Charges After Domestic Incident Former Weston Police Commissioner Faces Gun Charges After Domestic Incident
Former Weston Police Commissioner Faces Gun Charges After Domestic Incident A former Weston Police Commissioner has been arrested on a host of gun charges following a domestic dispute at his home, said Weston Police. Richard Phillips, 56, turned himself into police on Monday on an outstanding arrest warrant stemming from the domestic incident at his home on March 30, police said. Phillips, who served as the town's police commissioner for 12 years until November 2013, the last seven as chairman, was originally charged with disorderly conduct, but the arrest led to the discovery of an arsenal of guns in the home.  After turning himself him, Phillips was charged with…

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by Kathy Reakes