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Man In 'Altered Mental' State Busted With Guns, Drugs In CT, Police Say Man In 'Altered Mental' State Busted With Guns, Drugs In CT, Police Say
Man In 'Altered Mental' State Busted With Guns, Drugs In CT, Police Say A Connecticut man who held police at bay for several hours last week has been charged with alleged criminal possession of weapons and drugs. New Haven County resident Eric Warren, age 50, of Ansonia, was arrested on Tuesday, March 14 on a warrant for the Wednesday, March 8 incident at his home. During the original incident, Ansonia Police responded to Warren's home on a report of a person in an altered mental state acting irrationally and armed with a handgun, said Lt. Patrick Lynch. Lynch said when police arrived, Warren refused to exit the home when contacted by the police. After several…
Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House
Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House Police used pepper spray to make a Fairfield County man come out of his home during a standoff after he failed to show up in court and was wanted on several domestic violence-related warrants. The incident took place in Fairfield on Wednesday, Oct. 26. According to Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris, officers went to the home of Neil Bhatia, age 46, after learning he failed to show up in court for his arrest on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and for several other domestic violence-related warrants. Bhatia had been arrested by Fairfield Police on Tuesday and charged with risk of injury to a minor and di…
Stamford Man Found Dead Following Police Standoff After Hiding For 2 Years Stamford Man Found Dead Following Police Standoff After Hiding For 2 Years
Stamford Man Found Dead Following Police Standoff After Hiding For 2 Years A Fairfield County man wanted for two years for allegedly luring a woman from Florida to his home and then sexually assaulting her, killed himself during a standoff with US Marshals in Canada. Simon Bester, age 42, of Stamford, died last week in a vacation home just north of Quebec, said the Stamford Police Department. According to Stamford Police, Bester fled to Canada in 2020, after his arrest in 2019 for luring an unsuspecting woman from Florida, then sexually assaulting her, and holding her against her will. When Bester failed to appear in court, a warrant was issued, police said.…
Man Wanted For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend In Fairfield County Found Dead From Suicide Man Wanted For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend In Fairfield County Found Dead From Suicide
Man Wanted For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend In Fairfield County Found Dead From Suicide A Fairfield County man considered armed and dangerous who was wanted for the alleged murder of his girlfriend was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Tennessee, following a standoff with police. The standoff with Glenn Pettway, age 28, of Bridgeport, took place in Jackson, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 1, and Thursday, June 2. Police were led to Pettway after receiving an anonymous tip that he was hiding out at a location in Jackson, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. See Earlier Story: 'Armed & Dangerous' Man Wanted For Bridgeport Murder, Police Sa…
Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window
Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window A Fairfield County man was arrested following a standoff with police after he allegedly fired numerous shots from the third-floor window of a multi-family home. The incident began in Bridgeport in the 100 block of Orange Street around 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 24. Bridgeport Police responded to a home after receiving calls reporting shots being fired on Orange Street, Capt. Kevin Gilleran said, of the Bridgeport Police. Officers arrived at the scene and reported hearing more gunshots. Police identified a multi-family home on Orange Street from which the shots were being fired, Gilleran said…
Barricaded Subject Surrenders To Police After Hours-Long Standoff In CT Neighborhood Barricaded Subject Surrenders To Police After Hours-Long Standoff In CT Neighborhood
Barricaded Subject Surrenders To Police After Hours-Long Standoff In CT Neighborhood A 38-year-old man was arrested following a standoff with police that lasted nine hours in a Connecticut neighborhood.  Troopers in Tolland County responded to a home on South Street in the town of Coventry to serve arrest warrants on Jared Anderson at about 7:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, according to Connecticut State Police. Anderson, who is from Coventry, was wanted on charges of first- and second-degree failure to appear, police said. When authorities arrived, Anderson retreated inside the home and told police he had a gun, state police said. Three neighbors in the area were evacua…
Man Holds Police At Bay For More Than Six Hours During Standoff In Fairfield County Man Holds Police At Bay For More Than Six Hours During Standoff In Fairfield County
Man Holds Police At Bay For More Than Six Hours During Standoff In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man has been arrested following a six-and-half-hour standoff with police after he threatened to use a shotgun against himself and others. The incident began just before 3:30 p.m., Sunday, July 11, in Norwalk. Police received a report that Robert Lemay, age 40, of Norwalk, was angry and intoxicated and made several threats to use a shotgun against himself and others and retreated into his home, said Norwalk PD Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Lemay had multiple firearms registered to him, Gulino said. A large police response followed, including officers from adjoining agencies du…
New Hampshire Man In Custody After Hours-Long Standoff At Connecticut Hotel New Hampshire Man In Custody After Hours-Long Standoff At Connecticut Hotel
New Hampshire Man In Custody After Hours-Long Standoff At Connecticut Hotel After a standoff that lasted more than three hours, a New England man who was barricaded in a hotel room with a woman was arrested by police. Jordan Pappalardo, age 26, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested on Monday, April 26, in Connecticut by Manchester Police after he told officers he had a gun and refused to come out of the Courtyard By Marriott, said Lt. Ryan Shea of the Manchester Police Department. The incident began around 10:30 p.m. when officers attempted to contact Pappalardo who had an extraditable warrant out of New Hampshire, said Shea. Upon contact, Pappalardo tol…
Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In CT, Police Say Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In CT, Police Say
Barricaded Shooter Found Dead After Hours-Long Standoff In CT, Police Say A shooter who barricaded himself in a building in New Haven County, firing indiscriminately at people and pinning down arriving police, was found dead after an hours-long standoff that shut down an entire neighborhood. The incident began around noontime on Tuesday, April 13 in New Haven County. Brandford Police began receiving calls of shots fired in the area of Main Street and Cherry Hill Road, said the Brandford Police. Responding officers encountered heavy gunfire coming from the upper floors of a business/apartment building, Brandford Police said. As officers rushed for cover and warn…
Trumbull Mall Armed Robbery Suspect Surrenders Following Crash, Hourslong Standoff Trumbull Mall Armed Robbery Suspect Surrenders Following Crash, Hourslong Standoff
Trumbull Mall Armed Robbery Suspect Surrenders Following Crash, Hourslong Standoff Click here for an updated story: Convicted Felon ID'd As Trumbull Mall Armed Robbery Suspect Involved In Hourslong Standoff A suspect in an armed robbery at the Westfield Trumbull Mall was apprehended after an hourslong standoff following a crash at a nearby intersection. The robbery happened Friday night, Nov. 20 at the Zales jewelry store inside the mall. After fleeing the scene, the suspect was cornered by police in Bridgeport, where he crashed during a pursuit by Trumbull officers.  The man initially refused to exit the car, which became disabled at that locati…
Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk
Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk A 52-year-old man has been apprehended following a standoff with police in Norwalk. Norwalk Police officers responded to Creeping Hemlock Drive for a report of a despondent male at around 10:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The man, Joseph Sander, made threats to harm another individual within his residence, police said. When officers arrived they observed a female victim on the front steps with Sander standing next to her with a knife. She was able to escape without injury.  Sander quickly returned to the house, starting the standoff.  The Emergency …
Armed, Barricaded Fairfield Man Surrenders After Three-Hour Standoff, Police Say Armed, Barricaded Fairfield Man Surrenders After Three-Hour Standoff, Police Say
Armed, Barricaded Fairfield Man Surrenders After Three-Hour Standoff, Police Say A report by a family member that his father was having a mental breakdown led to a three-hour standoff with a Fairfield man. The incident began around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, when the family member went to Fairfield Police headquarters and reported that his father was acting erratically after picking up a police report that indicated his wife was having an affair, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When police went to the Wormwood Road home to check on the man, he made comments to police that he was considering harming himself and had barricaded himself inside the home with s…
Suspect In Southbury Police Standoff Struck Trooper, Police Say Suspect In Southbury Police Standoff Struck Trooper, Police Say
Suspect In Southbury Police Standoff Struck Trooper, Police Say A man who held police at bay for more than 14 hours was arrested after striking a Connecticut State Trooper while surrendering to police.  During a search of his home, troopers found numerous weapons. The incident began around 2 a.m. Monday when state police, along with Southbury officers, responded to a domestic violence call at the home of Joseph Michael Stotz, 38, of Southbury, said Trooper Kelly Grant. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Stotz who immediately barricaded himself in the home, Grant said. The state police Tactical Unit was deployed in an attempt to get Stotz to come…