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Man Nabbed For Fleeing Police, Possession of Gun In Norwalk, Police Say
Police in Fairfield County nabbed a man wanted for fleeing from officers and possession of a handgun.
Jaequann Gilbert, age 30, of East Hartford, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 21, by Norwalk Police for an incident that took place in May, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police.
According to Gulino, in May, Norwalk officers attempted to stop a speeding vehicle in the area of Main Avenue.
The vehicle took off at a high rate of speed attempting to elude the officer, and after a short distance the vehicle lost control and ended up driving onto a property on Ward Street, Gulino…
Covid-19: Number Of Arrests In CT At Historic Low During Pandemic
With most confined to their Connecticut homes during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, crime is hitting historic lows statewide.
In April, there were 2,734 arrests in Connecticut, down 46 percent from the month before (5,041), according to the state’s Office of Policy and Management’s (OPM) Criminal Justice Public Policy and Planning Division.
In the month of March, when the pandemic first struck, there were 5,041 people arrested, which itself represented a historic low. Court arraignments also fell from 1,741 to 671 (61 percent) from March to April.
From May 1, 2019 to May 1 this…
