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Suspect In Stamford Near-Fatal Bus Stabbing Nabbed Suspect In Stamford Near-Fatal Bus Stabbing Nabbed
Suspect In Stamford Near-Fatal Bus Stabbing Nabbed A suspect has been charged in the alleged near-fatal stabbing of a man at a Fairfield County bus stop. Olajuwon Raheem Clarke, age 29, homeless, was taken into custody in Brooklyn for the Monday, Nov. 20 stabbing of a Stamford man on a CT Transit bus, said Capt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police. Witnesses reported that the CT Transit bus stopped at the bus stop and a man got on the bus and engaged the victim in an argument. The argument turned physical, and the suspect pulled out an unknown object from his coat pocket and stabbed the victim in the chest, Scanlon said. The …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Botched Robbery: Man Charged In Near-Fatal Stamford Shooting Botched Robbery: Man Charged In Near-Fatal Stamford Shooting
Botched Robbery: Man Charged In Near-Fatal Stamford Shooting A man has been charged in connection with a near-fatal shooting during a botched robbery in Fairfield County. The shooting occurred in the early morning of Wednesday, Feb. 9 in the rear driveway of 146 Henry St. in Stamford. When police arrived on the scene they found a man who had been shot in the stomach causing life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported to Stamford Hospital where he spent several days in the intensive care unit and is still recovering from his injuries, said Stamford Police Capt. Thomas Scanlon. After a lengthy investigation conducted by the Stamford Po…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Groping Suspect Sought In Stamford Groping Suspect Sought In Stamford
Groping Suspect Sought In Stamford Police in Fairfield County are seeking assistance in the attempt to identify a suspect in two recent groping incidents. The incidents took place in Stamford on Sunday, April 10 on the east side. Police responded to two separate calls in which victims were groped by a Hispanic man in his 20s to 30s, said Lt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police. "Based on the description of the suspect that was provided by each victim, it is believed that the same suspect was involved in each incident," Scanlon said. Know him?Stamford Police Department The suspect is described as having a medium skin ton…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Man Nabbed For Impersonating Woman, Others, Police Say Stamford Man Nabbed For Impersonating Woman, Others, Police Say
Stamford Man Nabbed For Impersonating Woman, Others, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly assuming the identity of an area woman and then making sexual advances toward friends and co-workers. Pasha Torkamani, age 37, of Stamford, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 20 for the incidents which began last year, said Lt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police. According to Scanlon, the department began a criminal impersonation investigation after receiving a complaint from a female victim that someone had assumed her identity and was making sexual advances toward the victim’s acquaintances and co-workers. Torkamani used a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Man Arrested For Stabbing At City Park, Police Say Stamford Man Arrested For Stabbing At City Park, Police Say
Stamford Man Arrested For Stabbing At City Park, Police Say A third Fairfield County man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a man at a popular city park.  Brian Towles, of Stamford, was arrested on Thursday, July 1, by the Stamford Police Major Crimes Unit for the stabbing of a 30-year-old man on Friday, June 4, said Captain Richard Conklin. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. at Veteran's Park, in which the victim suffered a stab wound to his torso, and that required emergency surgery. He later recovered in the intensive care unit before being released, police said. The investigation determined that there were numerous …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Shooting Of Stamford Teen At Car Meeting Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Shooting Of Stamford Teen At Car Meeting
Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Shooting Of Stamford Teen At Car Meeting Police have made an arrest in a shooting during a meeting of car enthusiasts that left a 19-year-old former high school sports standout dead in Fairfield County. Everett Brown, age 21, of Stamford, was apprehended on Wednesday, April 21 by the Stamford Police Major Crimes Unit after the department executed a search warrant at Brown’s residence, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon. Brown was arrested in connection with the shooting that happened around 10:45 p.m., Sunday, April 18, in the parking lot of the RPM Raceway at 600 West Ave., in Stamford, that left Courtney Lewis, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Fatally Shot In Stamford Roadway Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Fatally Shot In Stamford Roadway
Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Fatally Shot In Stamford Roadway Police have arrested a suspect after finding a man lying in the roadway following a reported shooting. The killing took place around 5:20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7 in Stamford at the intersection of Henry Street at Cedar Street, police said. When officers responded to the location they found Jeffrey Vanech, 49, of Stamford, lying in the roadway. Medical care was rendered and he was transported to Stamford Hospital where he later died from his injuries, according to Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. Stamford Police Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Unit investigators re…

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by Kathy Reakes