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US Marshals Nab Canadian Double Murder Suspect In CT
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a 2022 double homicide has been nabbed by the US Marshals Service in Connecticut.
Kensworth Alton Francis, 29, of Mississauga, Ontario, was arrested in Hartford on Tuesday, March 26.
York Regional Police said they are working to extradite Francis to the York Region.
According to Constable James Dickson of the York Regional Police, on Saturday, July 23, 2022, around 3:30 a.m., York Regional Police responded to the ATL Lounge in the City of Vaughan for a report of shots fired.
When officers arrived, they located three victims with gunshot …
Danbury Man Charged In Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old: Police
A total of five suspects, including four adolescent juveniles and a Fairfield County man, face charges in connection with a string of shooting incidents in Westchester, one of which left a 19-year-old victim dead.
The four shootings, which authorities believe to be gang-related, happened in Yonkers over the months of March, May, and June, and resulted in the arrests of four teenagers and a 20-year-old man, according to Yonkers Police.
The arrests stemmed from an investigation prompted by a fatal shooting on Wednesday, May 31 around 8:20 p.m., when police responded to the area of…
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Stabbing That Left Victim In Critical Condition, Police Say
A Fairfield County man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man multiple times outside of a market, leaving him in critical condition.
The incident took place around 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, in Bridgeport, at the intersection of Kossuth Street and Maple Street; just outside the Agua Miel Market.
Bridgeport Police were alerted to the crime after receiving a call from an area hospital that a man has walked in with multiple stab wounds to his torso, said Captain Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police.
The victim, identified as a 39-year-old Bridgeport man, is listed in critica…
Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of CT Woman Commits Suicide, Police Say
A man who was a suspect in the shooting of two Connecticut women, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, has committed suicide.
During a press conference on Tuesday, March 8, Waterbury Police identified the woman who was killed and announced the suicide.
The victim of the shooting that took place around 2:15 a.m., Saturday, March 5 in New Haven County in Waterbury was identified as Glenys Maomi Aloyo, age 35, of Waterbury, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police.
See Earlier Story: Two Waterbury Women Shot, One Killed
Aloyo had been located with several guns…
Details Emerge After Construction Magnate, Wife Allegedly Shot By Son At Long Island Mansion
New details have emerged after the son of a Long Island construction magnate and his wife has been arrested after allegedly shooting the couple inside their 8,751-square foot, $3.2-million Long Island mansion on Christmas Day.
Dino Tomassetti, age 29, of Maspeth Avenue in Brooklyn, was arrested late Saturday, Dec. 25, by New York State Police, said the Nassau County Police.
Police said early Monday, Dec. 27, that no charges have been filed in the attempted murder of his parents, Rocco Tomassetti, age 65, and 64-year-old Vinceta Marsicano-Tomassetti inside their Hewlett Harbor mansion abou…
Fairfield Man Awaiting Trial Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say
A Fairfield County man awaiting trial for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend has been arrested again for firing shots at another woman he used to date, police said.
Demetrius Young, age 27, of Bridgeport, turned himself in to police assigned to the US Marshal Service Task Force on Tuesday, Nov. 30, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport.
Young was charged with attempted murder for the Monday, Nov. 15, incident in which he fired shots at the victim, Appleby said.
According to Appleby, Bridgeport Police responded to a 'shot spotter' activation in the ar…
Man Faces Attempted Murder Charge After Stabbing At CT Motel
A Western Massachusetts man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly attacking a family member with a blade during an altercation at a Connecticut hotel, police said.
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, officers from the Enfield Police Department in Hartford County responded to a reported stabbing at the Motel 6 on Hazard Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers located a 63-year-old man in distress with a wound to his throat, police said, though he was able to identify his attacker, Alex Arslanian, of Agawam, Massachusetts in Hampden County, who was located near the scene as his a…
Man Charged With Attempted Murder At Connecticut Hotel
A Western Massachusetts man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly attacking a family member with a blade during an altercation at a Connecticut hotel, police said.
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, officers from the Enfield Police Department in Hartford County responded to a reported stabbing at the Motel 6 on Hazard Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers located a 63-year-old man in distress with a wound to his throat, police said, though he was able to identify his attacker, Alex Arslanian, of Agawam, Massachusetts in Hampshire County, who was located near the scene as his…
Man Who Allegedly Forced Then-Girlfriend To Drive Him From CT Sentenced For Shooting At Cop
A 31-year-old man who reportedly threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey has been sentenced in connection with shooting at a police officer after a traffic stop, authorities said.
Miguel Angel-Villegas, age 31, of New Haven, will serve 14 years in New Jersey State Prison.
After making the victim give a Tuckerton, NJ police officer a fake name during the Nov. 21, 2019, traffic stop, Angel-Villegas forced the woman -- at gunpoint -- to speed away, according to Ocean County, NJ Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
The then-girlfriend hit…
Alert Issued For Man Who Goes By Many Names Wanted For Attempted Murder
A man wanted for attempted murder who goes by many names is at large and wanted by police in Westchester.
An alert was issued by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision for Jeffrey Medaro, age 50, who was convicted of attempted murder, among other charges more than 10 years ago.
Specifically, Medaro - who also goes by the names Jeffrey Medero, Jeffrey Montana, Jefferson Santa Rosa, and Girberto - was convicted of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree attempted robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon in White Plains.
Medaro wa…
Alert Issued For Sex Offender Wanted For Attempted Murder, Other Charges
A Level 3 sex offender convicted of sexually abusing a teenager in the region is wanted by police.
An alert was issued for 60-year-old Armendo Moreno, who is wanted by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, who allegedly had “deviate sexual intercourse” with his 17-year-old victim in Westchester County.
According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, on Jan. 11, 1984, Moreno used a weapon to threaten, assault, and sexually abuse a teen.
In March 1986, Moreno was convicted of second-degree attempted murder, sodomy, aggravated sexual abuse, assault, a…
Suspect In Shooting Critical After Crashing Car In Fairfield County, Police Say
A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries following a shooting and police pursuit that ended in a crash in Fairfield County.
Mark Anthony Febres, of Bridgeport, was arrested following the incident that started around 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, when a Bridgeport Police received a Shotspotter activation on Helen Street, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management.
Officers on patrol located the vehicle and driver responsible for the shooting incident and attempted a motor vehicle stop, Appleby said.
The driver, later identified as Febres, fled from the police and was…
Woman Charged With Attempted Murder Of Four Nypd Officers During Protest
Two sisters from the Hudson Valley have been charged, one for attempted murder, after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at an NYPD van during a George Floyd protest.
The incident happened near the Brooklyn Museum around 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 29.
One of them, Samantha Shader, 27, of the Town of Catskill in Greene County, is facing four counts of attempted murder, attempted arson, weapons possession and reckless endangerment for allegedly lobbing the lit bottle of alcohol at the van.
Her sister Darian Shader, 21, was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental a…
