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Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police
Man Nabbed After Stealing Apple Watch At Knifepoint In CT, Fleeing Across State Lines: Police A 28-year-old man was apprehended on an interstate in the Hudson Valley after stealing a package containing an Apple Watch from a victim at knifepoint in Connecticut, authorities said. The robbery happened in Litchfield County on Monday, Sept. 30, when the suspect followed a victim home in New Milford after they picked up a FedEx package containing an Apple Watch at their parent's residence, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Oct. 4.  The suspect, identified as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania resident Dalin Gonzalez-Marte, then stole the package at knifepoint while trying to…

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by Ben Crnic
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Wanted Sex Offender Captured At Norwalk Motel: Police Wanted Sex Offender Captured At Norwalk Motel: Police
Wanted Sex Offender Captured At Norwalk Motel: Police A 41-year-old New Jersey man wanted for failing to register as a sex offender was captured at a motel in Connecticut on Thursday, Oct. 5, authorities said. Juan Marales, of Raritan in Somerset County, was apprehended by police after being named the Somerset County's Prosecutor's Office Fugitive of the Month for October.  The prosecutor's office's Fugitive Unit along with the Norwalk Police Department were able to determine that Morales was a motel in Norwalk, authorities said. Marales surrendered to police without incident and was taken into custody by Norwalk Police and processed at …

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by Sam Barron
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CT State Police Troopers, Officers, Including K9, Take Fugitive into Custody CT State Police Troopers, Officers, Including K9, Take Fugitive into Custody
CT State Police Troopers, Officers, Including K9, Take Fugitive into Custody A combined effort by Connecticut State Police troopers, one of their K9 officers, and members of a local police department led to the capture of a wanted fugitive. On Saturday, Aug. 19 at about 10:15 p.m. in Litchfield County, an officer was patrolling in the area of Main Street in New Hartford when he observed a vehicle drive behind a commercial building.  Recognizing that the business at that location was closed, the officer from the New Hartford Police Department followed the vehicle and made contact with its operator, who was unable to provide a valid reason for driving behind the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Seen Him? Reward Offered For Arrest Of CT Man Wanted In Baby's Death, Dismemberment Seen Him? Reward Offered For Arrest Of CT Man Wanted In Baby's Death, Dismemberment
Seen Him? Reward Offered For Arrest Of CT Man Wanted In Baby's Death, Dismemberment The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for the capture of a Connecticut man wanted for allegedly killing his 11-month-old daughter and dismembering her body. The homicide took place in New Haven County in the 100 Block of Millville Ave. in Naugatuck on Friday, Nov. 18. Christopher Francisquini, age 31, of Naugatuck, whose police say has an extensive criminal history, killed the child, Camilla, and then fled, said the Naugatuck Police. She was found by a family member around 11:30 a.m. who contacted police, police said. Naugatuck Police Chief Colin McAllister said during a press conference t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed With 40 Pounds Of Pot, AK-47, Police Say CT Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed With 40 Pounds Of Pot, AK-47, Police Say
CT Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed With 40 Pounds Of Pot, AK-47, Police Say A Connecticut man who was an alleged fugitive from justice wanted for attempted murder was busted with 40 pounds of marijuana and an AK-47 assault rifle by a US Marshals task force. New Haven County resident Joshua Williams, age 26, of New Haven, was arrested on Tuesday, April 12. Williams was arrested on a warrant out of New York for attempted murder and was safely taken into custody, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police. The 40 pounds of pot seized.New Haven Police Department Inside the home, New Haven Police seized: 2 handguns with extended magazines An AK-47 assaul…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wanted CT Man Has 15 Warrants With Over $125,000 In Bonds Wanted CT Man Has 15 Warrants With Over $125,000 In Bonds
Wanted CT Man Has 15 Warrants With Over $125,000 In Bonds Recognize him? Law enforcement agencies in Connecticut are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted man with more than a dozen active warrants out for his arrest. The Enfield Police Department in Hartford County issued an alert for Nicholas Latina, age 31, who has 15 warrants out for his arrest totaling more man $125,000 in bonds. Police did not disclose what charges Latina is wanted on. No other descriptive information was provided by the investigators. 
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts has been asked to contact the Enfield Police Department by calling (860)…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Stealing $1K Worth Of Items From Lowe's Store Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Stealing $1K Worth Of Items From Lowe's Store
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Stealing $1K Worth Of Items From Lowe's Store A Hudson Valley man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 in goods from a Lowe's store in Connecticut. Dutchess County resident Keith Martin, age 39, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 28 in Milford Martin was arrested for allegedly stealing the merchandise in November 2014, from the New Haven County Lowe's store in Milford, police said. He was also found to have an outstanding warrant for a fugitive from justice from Florida, police said.  Martin was charged with larceny and being a fugitive from justice.  He's being held on a $100,5…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed At Canadian Border For Homicide Of Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County Home Man Nabbed At Canadian Border For Homicide Of Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County Home
Man Nabbed At Canadian Border For Homicide Of Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County Home A man wanted in connection with the alleged killing of a Fairfield County woman was nabbed at the Canadian border and is expected to be charged with her death in the coming days. Jennifer Brelsford, 40, was found dead inside her Goddard Avenue home in Bridgeport on Sunday, Oct. 18, by police performing a welfare check.  Her body had obvious signs of trauma, said Bridgeport Police Captain Brian Fitzgerald.  Detectives quickly identified Brelsford's estranged boyfriend, Corey Ramos, 30, as a suspect, and began a search for his whereabouts. "Detectives worked with law enforcement i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Fugitive Caught After Decades On Run CT Fugitive Caught After Decades On Run
CT Fugitive Caught After Decades On Run A man who has been wanted in Connecticut for nearly three decades has been taken into custody in South Carolina. On Wednesday, April 3, the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force captured Ted Lee Livingston, the Horry County Police Department announced. Livingston has been wanted in the state of Connecticut for 29 years on an escape charge dating back to April 1990. According to police, to evade capture, Livingston changed his birthday and ID information on his South Carolina driver’s license. Livingston was arrested on Pint Circle in Longs, police said, and taken to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.…

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by Zak Failla
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11 Arrested In Shelton During Statewide Warrant Sweep 11 Arrested In Shelton During Statewide Warrant Sweep
11 Arrested In Shelton During Statewide Warrant Sweep Eleven suspects in Shelton were among nearly 300 wanted men and women who were busted as part of a statewide warrant operation. On Wednesday, July 18, following several months of planning, more than 90 municipal, state and federal law enforcement agencies in Connecticut arrested 267 wanted people with warrants “served for charges that pertain to crimes in violation of Connecticut General Statutes.” The operation commenced pre-dawn with each participating agency conducting sweeps for wanted persons within their State Police developed intelligence packages. Hundreds have been arrested in Fair…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In New York Fairfield County Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In New York
Fairfield County Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In New York A wanted fugitive from justice was nabbed by Putnam County Sheriff's deputies during a routine traffic stop in the Town of Southeast, according to Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. Deputy Daniel Meury was on patrol on Thursday around 7 p.m., on Route 22 in the Town of Southeast, when he saw a vehicle make a turn, without properly signaling, into the parking lot of Heidi’s Inn, located at 1270 Route 22. Meury stopped the vehicle and after an investigation discovered that the driver, 56-year-old Philip J. Nichols, had a suspended driver’s license and the passenger, 42-year-old Dawn …

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by Kathy Reakes