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Running Red Light Lands Felon Behind Bars For Drugs, Gun, Police Say
A 35-year-old convicted felon landed behind bars after allegedly running a red light in front of a police officer in Fairfield County.
Ramon Capacete, of Seymour, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Shelton after police officer John Kekac stopped his vehicle for running a red light on Bridgeport Avenue, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango.
After stopping Capacete, Kekac discovered the vehicle was not registered or insured and that Capacete did not have a driver's license, Bango said.
A K-9 narcotics search of the vehicle turned up 33 grams of cocaine and 5.5 grams of marijuana, al…
Twins, One Other Nabbed With Guns/Drugs In Area, Police Say
Twin brothers, one of them wanted for shooting a teenager last month, were nabbed along with another man on search warrants following an investigation.
John Tyquin Holman and Johnathan Tyquon Holman, both 27, and Justin Scott, 27, were arrested on Monday, Oct. 7, during a joint operation by the Bridgeport Police Emergency Services Unit and Stratford Police Special Response Team at the PT Barnum Housing Complex, said Stratford Capt. Frank Eannotti.
Stratford detectives along with members of the Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and Bridgeport Police Gang Unit took the three into …
Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Monroe Man During Dispute Outside Variety
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Monroe man outside a variety store.
Richard Brown, of Bridgeport, was charged Tuesday, Sept. 24, with manslaughter, carrying a gun without a permit, and criminal possession of a firearm, in connection with the Sunday, Sept. 1, death 41-year-old Jose Perez-Ortiz, said Bridgeport Police Lt. Christopher LaMaine.
Perez-Ortiz was shot during a dispute at the store on the corner of Noble Avenue and Shelton Street after he is seen on video surveillance allegedly attempting to stab another man.
"This arrest is the resul…
Felon Opens Fire At Cops During Stamford Drug Bust, Police Say
A drug bust turned harrowing for Stamford Police Department officers when a man they were attempting to arrest opened fire while sitting in his vehicle, police said.
The incident took place around 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, when officers from the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit were investigating a reported delivery of fentanyl and other drugs to Stamford, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
After spotting the suspect's car on Seaton Road, the officers were moving in on the vehicle when the driver, Lawrence Lynwood Moore, 30, of Bridgeport, allegedly pulled ou…
Two Busted With High-Capacity Gun, Drugs, Ski Masks At Stamford Home
Two men well-known to police were nabbed for alleged possession of a high-powered gun during a search warrant raid at a Stamford home.
Jaden Brayboy, 18, and Tyrik Gill, 20, both of Stamford, were arrested Sunday around 8:30 p.m. following a search of a home on Finney Lane by the Stamford Police Department's Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit and SRT Team, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
The search was a result of a tip that Brayboy, who is on juvenile probation and is unable to have a firearm, was in possession of a gun, said Conklin.
When police executed the search warrant, …
