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Shooting Leaves Person Dead: Suspect Caught In Meriden, Police Say
A man faces numerous charges in connection with a shooting in New Haven County that left one victim dead and another injured, police said. The incident happened on Monday, March 20 around 6 p.m., when police in Meriden responded to the area of West Main Street at Lewis Avenue for a reported shooting. According to Meriden Police, upon arriving, officers found a man and woman with gunshot wounds inside a parked vehicle in addition to a handgun and immediately sent for medical assistance. The male victim, Shawn Mojica, later died from his injuries in a nearby hospi…
Police & Fire
Man Points Gun At Woman Driving In CT, Police Say
A Connecticut man has been charged after allegedly pointing a loaded gun at another driver. The incident took place in Windham County in the village of Moosup around 1:50 p.m., Thursday, July 21. Plainfield Police received a phone call from a woman who said she was driving on Sterling Hill Road in Moosup when another motorist pointed a firearm at her, police said. A description of the suspect’s vehicle was provided and members of the Plainfield Police Department immediately responded to the area. Officers made contact with the suspect’s vehicle on South Main Street in Moosu…
Police & Fire
Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say
A 63-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after authorities said he was involved in a shooting and then crashed into multiple vehicles, including a police cruiser, during a pursuit. Hartford County resident William Ramos Sr., of New Britain, was arrested following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, Nov. 26, in Manchester. A 56-year-old woman came into the lobby of the police department with a gunshot wound to her hand at about 9 p.m. on Friday, the Manchester Police Department reported. The woman reported that she suffered the injury during an altercation with her son's fath…
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Violent Armed Robbery At Park In Fairfield County
A man violating his probation was arrested for an alleged violent armed robbery in which he pistol-whipped his victim and stole a chain in a Fairfield County park, police said. Investigators from the Norwalk Police Department were called to Flax Hill Park on Tuesday, Sept. 1 where there was a report of an armed robbery involving multiple suspects. Police said that a victim and his friend were approached by four people who robbed them at gunpoint, taking an undisclosed amount of cash and items from them. During that robbery, police said a physical altercation broke out between one of the r…
Police & Fire
Armed Robber From CT Overpowered By Hotel Manager, Employee, Police Say
An attempted armed robber at a Long Island hotel was hospitalized after a struggle ensued with employees following a botched robbery, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to the Jones Beach Hotel in Wantagh at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, where there was a reported robbery in progress. Police said that East Hartford resident Justin Gagnon, 35, entered the hotel and approached the front desk, demanding that a 23-year-old male victim give him money from the register while he wielded a handgun. The victim complied, then a second struggle …
Police & Fire
Gang Member From Bridgeport Charged In Gunpoint Burglary On Long Island
An alleged gang member from Fairfield County has been charged in connection with an armed burglary involving two other suspects that happened more than a year ago on Long Island. The burglary occurred on July 26, 2018 at 4:22 p.m. in Westbury. According to the Nassau County Police Gang Investigations Squad detectives, the male victim, 50, opened his front door after hearing the doorbell and observed three unknown men. The men were looking for a man who rented a room at the location, police said. The victim explained he was not home and the three suspects then forced their way into the hou…
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Murder Suspect From Bridgeport Nabbed On Day Of Victim's Funeral
On the day of funeral services for victim Stephon Walthrust, the Stamford Police Department arrested the man allegedly responsible for the fatal “senseless” murder, investigators announced. Walthrust, of Queens, was found shot multiple times in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked on Garden Street on March 30, police said. He was later transported to Stamford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation into the murder led police to Bridgeport resident Rashad Evans, 26, who was arrested at the East Avenue Deli in Norwalk at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Friday, April 12. Off…
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Suspect Charged For His Role In Murder At Inn In Bridgeport
Bridgeport Police have made an arrest in the murder of a 48-year-old local man at the Sunny Side Inn who was an innocent victim, police say. Glenn Pettway, 25, of Bridgeport, was arrested early Friday for his role in Feb. 26, 2018, the murder of Alfanso Anderson at the Sunny Side Inn, located at 174 Lake St., said Bridgeport Police Lt. Christopher LaMaine. LaMaine said it is believed that the murder was committed while Pettway was attempting to collect a debt owed to a prostitute and that Anderson was mistakenly identified as the man that owed the debt. "No evidence was unc…
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