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Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say
Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say Two Danbury teens have been arrested for allegedly stealing a Honda CRV that may have been involved with two shootings in the area and taking police on a high-speed pursuit. The incidents began in Danbury around 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 when officers responded to Mill Ridge Road for two separate shots fired complaints, police said. In both incidents, homes were shot at by one or more occupants of a car driving through the area. As a result, several of the houses were damaged by bullets. While many of the homes were occupied, there were no reported injuries, police said. During a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Charged In Murder Of 24-Year-Old Found Shot In Head, Police Say CT Man Charged In Murder Of 24-Year-Old Found Shot In Head, Police Say
CT Man Charged In Murder Of 24-Year-Old Found Shot In Head, Police Say Police have arrested a Connecticut man in connection with the alleged murder of an area man. Waterbury Police arrested New Haven County man Kyshone Jackson, age 45, of Waterbury on Monday, July 12, for the Saturday, July 10 murder of Davante Echols. Echols, 24, of Waterbury, was found shot in the head in the area of 19 Bronson Street, said Waterbury PD Sgt. Robert Davis. He died shortly after at a local hospital.  Investigations led detectives to find that Jackson was involved in the incident.  Jackson was taken into custody at police headquarters and charged with the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Nabbed Following Attempted Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit In Fairfield County Two Nabbed Following Attempted Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit In Fairfield County
Two Nabbed Following Attempted Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit In Fairfield County Two police officers received minor injuries following a vehicle pursuit in which a firearm was displayed. The incident began around 4:48 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, when Bridgeport Police were alerted to an attempted robbery on North Washington Avenue where a firearm was displayed, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. Patrol officers located the vehicle involved and engaged it in pursuit after the driver failed to stop when signaled, Appleby said. The pursuit entered I-95 north and ended in Milford after the suspect vehicle crashed. Two suspects were taken into custody and …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect In Foxwoods Shooting Arrested By US Marshals, Police Say Suspect In Foxwoods Shooting Arrested By US Marshals, Police Say
Suspect In Foxwoods Shooting Arrested By US Marshals, Police Say A man wanted in connection to a shooting at a Connecticut casino has been apprehended by police and US Marshals. On Thursday, Jan. 7, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, as well as members of the police department in Worcester, Massachusetts, arrested Barry Jump, age 29, of Worcester, , in connection with a shooting, about an hour’s drive away, at Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, police said. Law enforcement did not specify the event that led to Jumpp’s arrest, but on Saturday, Dec. 19, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police said they were investigating an incident involving a firearm…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Gunfire Leads To Chase, Crash, Bridgeport Police Say Gunfire Leads To Chase, Crash, Bridgeport Police Say
Gunfire Leads To Chase, Crash, Bridgeport Police Say Four people, including three juveniles, were arrested following a wild shooting of some 37 shots at an area apartment complex, a police pursuit, and finally a crash in a stolen vehicle in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 1:03 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, when Bridgeport Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert at the Charles F. Greene Homes Apartment Complex at Highland Avenue, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport Emergency Management. When police arrived on the scene, they spotted an SUV traveling at a high rate of speed leaving the area and entering I-95, Appleby said. Th…

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by Kathy Reakes