Know Him? Man Wanted In Norwalk Armed Robbery Of Victim's Belongings, Car, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted In Norwalk Armed Robbery Of Victim's Belongings, Car, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted In Norwalk Armed Robbery Of Victim's Belongings, Car, Police Say Detectives in Fairfield County are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who allegedly robbed another man at gunpoint, making off with his belongings and vehicle. The incident took place in Norwalk on Monday, Jan.15 in the parking ot of 5 Haviland St. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the suspect approached the victim armed with a handgun and demanded he hand over his personal items and vehicle.  The victim complied and was not injured, Podgorski said. The suspect fled in the victim’s vehicle. Know him? Norwalk Police want to …
Drug Bust: Shelton Police Find Man With Narcotics, Guns, More Drug Bust: Shelton Police Find Man With Narcotics, Guns, More
Drug Bust: Shelton Police Find Man With Narcotics, Guns, More A Connecticut man has been taken into custody after the belief he was running a narcotics ring in the area led police to search his home. On Tuesday, Dec. 19 in Fairfield County, the Shelton Police Department raided the home of Carlos Baez Jr., age 28. The department, alongside the Statewide Narcotics Task Force Southwest Office (SNTF-SW), Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force, the DEA, and more suspected that Baez, a Shelton resident, was distributing narcotics throughout the greater Valley area. Baez Jr.’s C…
New Haven Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate New Haven Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate
New Haven Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate A Connecticut man will spend years behind bars for shooting a 17-year-old boy to death while he talked to his girlfriend. Kiyon Matheney, age 26, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec.12, to 33 years in prison for the fatal shooting of John Tubac-Saquil of New Haven in July 2022. Matheney was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter with a firearm and carrying a firearm without a permit, said John Doyle Jr., State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven. According to evidence introduced at trial, Matheney shot Tubac-Saquil shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, 2022, when h…
Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport
Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport A passenger was arrested after they were caught with a firearm and numerous rounds in their checked bag at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said. The incident happened in Hartford County on Monday, Oct. 30, when Transportation Security Administration officers at the airport, located in Windsor Locks, discovered an improperly packaged 9mm firearm inside the person's checked bag, TSA New England announced.  Officers also found 54 rounds inside the bag as well, officials said.  According to the TSA, firearms are only allowed to be transported in a lo…
Norwalk Liquor Store Robbed At Gunpoint Norwalk Liquor Store Robbed At Gunpoint
Norwalk Liquor Store Robbed At Gunpoint Police in Fairfield County are searching for three armed men who allegedly robbed a liquor store of high-end bottles. The incident took place in Norwalk around 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9 at the Old Post Spirit Shop, 694 West Ave. Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police said officers responded to the store after receiving a 911 call from an employee reporting a robbery. According to the victim, one of the men was armed with a handgun during the robbery. The victim said the men stole various high-end liquor bottles.  No one was injured during the incident. Patrol officers sea…
Man Driving Erratically Nabbed With Drugs, Gun In Trumbull, Police Say Man Driving Erratically Nabbed With Drugs, Gun In Trumbull, Police Say
Man Driving Erratically Nabbed With Drugs, Gun In Trumbull, Police Say Trumbull Police arrested a Bridgeport man after he was reported to be driving erratically, and was allegedly found to be in possession of drugs and an illegal handgun. Police located the Hyundai Elantra driving on Main Street in Trumbull around 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 8, where the car was stopped and an investigation led to Keith Wilkerson, age 25, being taken into custody, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. The incident began when Officer Fortunato was notified by a passing motorist of an erratic driver. The officer located the vehicle at the intersection of Mai…
3 Masked Men, Getaway Driver Caught After Trying To Break Into Apartment In Bridgeport: Police 3 Masked Men, Getaway Driver Caught After Trying To Break Into Apartment In Bridgeport: Police
3 Masked Men, Getaway Driver Caught After Trying To Break Into Apartment In Bridgeport: Police Four men face numerous burglary, firearm, and drug charges after authorities observed them try and break into a Fairfield County apartment and then flee in a getaway car with counterfeit plates, police said.  The incident happened on Friday, April 28, when members of the Bridgeport Police Regional Auto Theft Task Force were operating in the area of Ridgefield Avenue and Barnum Avenue and spotted a gray Mercedes Benz C-300 with heavily tinted windows and counterfeit New Jersey registration plate circling an apartment building at 50 Ridgefield Ave.  After making …
Nightclub Shooting: Man Wanted In Bridgeport Nabbed By US Marshals Nightclub Shooting: Man Wanted In Bridgeport Nabbed By US Marshals
Nightclub Shooting: Man Wanted In Bridgeport Nabbed By US Marshals A man wanted in connection with a shooting and assault at a Fairfield County nightclub has been apprehended by the US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force. Christian Xavier Lopez-Rivera, age 28, of Bridgeport, was arrested early Thursday, Feb. 23 for his involvement in the Sunday, Jan. 1, shooting that took place outside Club Azul on Madison Avenue. During the incident, a Bridgeport man was shot in the leg, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. As a result of the investigation conducted by Detective Jose Bahr, the department was able to secure an arrest warrant for Lope…
CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say
CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say A woman pumping gas at a Connecticut gas station was injured after being assaulted and then robbed by at least one person armed with a gun. The incident took place in New Haven County at the Cumberland Farms on Pershing Drive in Ansonia around 4 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27. According to the Ansonia Police, several suspects, driving a stolen vehicle, confronted, assaulted, and robbed a woman who was pumping gas.   At least one suspect was armed with a firearm. The suspects fled in the stolen vehicle after the incident, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated a…
Shelton Man Charged After Making Threats To 'Shooting Up' A Bar, Police Say Shelton Man Charged After Making Threats To 'Shooting Up' A Bar, Police Say
Shelton Man Charged After Making Threats To 'Shooting Up' A Bar, Police Say A Connecticut man angry over being told to stop vaping inside a bar allegedly attacked two people and made threats about "shooting up" the place.  The incident took place in New Haven County around 12:40 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, at My Bar & Grille at 12 Broad St., in Milford. According to Milford Police, officers were dispatched to MyBar for a report of a fight. The victim stated that Fairfield County resident Justin Lavorgna, age 34, of Shelton,  became hostile toward them after being spoken to about vaping in the bar.  Lavorgna attacked the victim and another …
Former CT Jewish Day School Admin Accused Of Trying To Carry Loaded Gun On Plane Former CT Jewish Day School Admin Accused Of Trying To Carry Loaded Gun On Plane
Former CT Jewish Day School Admin Accused Of Trying To Carry Loaded Gun On Plane The former principal of a Jewish day school in Connecticut was charged after she allegedly tried to carry a loaded firearm onto a flight at Bradley International Airport. Gloria "Galya" Greenberg, 69, of West Hartford, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 30, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a firearm in her fanny pack when it went through the X-ray machine and notified Connecticut State Police, officials said. TSA officials said a .9mm firearm with a chambered round was found during a search. The firearm recovered by authoritiesTSA Greenberg was charged …
Teen Duo In Stolen Car Nabbed In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident Over CT Highway Teen Duo In Stolen Car Nabbed In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident Over CT Highway
Teen Duo In Stolen Car Nabbed In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident Over CT Highway Two Connecticut teens were nabbed in connection to a stolen car and shots fired incident. The Hartford County incident took place in Southington around 1:15 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23. According to Southington Police Lt. Keith Egan, the department received a call for a report of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lots of Garden Path Florist, located at 1239 Shuttle Meadow Road. The vehicle was identified, prior to police arrival, as being stolen from Bristol, Egan said. Surveillance footage, recorded in the area, showed three teens exiting the vehicle and provided a description of the ma…