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Man Wanted In Shooting Busted With Pistol, Baby In Car In Stamford: Police Man Wanted In Shooting Busted With Pistol, Baby In Car In Stamford: Police
Man Wanted In Shooting Busted With Pistol, Baby In Car In Stamford: Police A Connecticut man wanted for an alleged shooting in Fairfield County was arrested in a nearby town this week with a pistol and his 10-month-old child in the car, authorities said.  Xavier Dash, 36, who was wanted on an assault with a firearm for a shooting in Bridgeport, was arrested in Stamford on Thursday, Nov. 14, police said.  Stamford Assistant Police Chief Richard Conklin said the department's narcotics and organized crime unit tracked Dash down after Bridgeport police reached out to say he could be in the town. After an investigation, they found him sitting in a car at the…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT 19-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Man On City Street CT 19-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Man On City Street
CT 19-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Man On City Street A Connecticut 19-year-old was charged with assault for allegedly shooting another man on a city street last month.  Bridgeport resident Maurice Beverly was arrested on Thursday, July 11, for the Sunday, June 23 incident in which a 23-year-old New Haven resident was shot on a city street in New Haven. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, officers responded to the area of Whalley Avenue and Sherman Avenue following a ShotSpotter activation but could not find a victim. They later located the victim at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was treated for his inju…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say
Wanted Man Found In CT Driving Tractor-Trailer Containing $70K, Loaded Pistol, Police Say A wanted man was taken into custody after police said he was pulled over while driving a tractor-trailer in Connecticut that contained a loaded pistol and $70,000 in cash. State troopers were asked to assist the United States Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force with apprehending 65-year-old John Dahl, of Abbotsford, Wisconsin, at about 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, Connecticut State Police said. Dahl was wanted on an extraditable felony warrant by the New York City Police Department for first-degree criminal sale of a firearm, police reported. Troopers were informed that Dahl w…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Tracking Device In Cash Leads Cops To CT Bank Robbers, Police Say Tracking Device In Cash Leads Cops To CT Bank Robbers, Police Say
Tracking Device In Cash Leads Cops To CT Bank Robbers, Police Say Two Connecticut men were nabbed for an alleged bank robbery after police were able to pinpoint a tracking device slipped in with the cash, leading them to the cash and suspects.  The robbery took place in Hartford around 8:35 a.m., Wednesday, June 29 at the Cencap Federal Credit Union, located at 2775 Main St. Officers responded to the scene and were told about the tracking device which showed the stolen money was in the area of Keney Park, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police. As the first responding officer entered Keney Park, he spotted two men standing next to…

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by Kathy Reakes