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Stamford Felon Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say Stamford Felon Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say
Stamford Felon Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say A Fairfield County man recently acquitted on a 2012 murder charge was nabbed by police following a weeks-long investigation he might be in possession of a firearm. Hakeem Atkinson, age 27, of Stamford, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 5, after Stamford Police Narcotics and Organized Crime agents stopped him as he was leaving work in Fairfield, said Stamford Deputy Chief Richard Conklin. The investigation allowed the unit to obtain warrants for his person, vehicle, and home, Conklin said. During the stop and later search of his Stamford home, agents located a safe containing a loaded Springfi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed With Large-Caliber Illegal Gun In Stamford Man Nabbed With Large-Caliber Illegal Gun In Stamford
Man Nabbed With Large-Caliber Illegal Gun In Stamford A 39-year-old Northern Westchester man was busted with a large-caliber handgun after police received a tip he would be in the area with the weapon. The bust took place around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after members of the Stamford Police Narcotics and Organized Crime squad received word that Fransico Ferro of Thornwood would be in the area of Knickerbocker Avenue with the weapon, said Capt. Richard Conklin. Members of the squad set-up on the area and pulled Ferro over when he arrived in a black VW Jetta, Conklin said. When officers approached the vehicle they told Ferro to put his hands in the air…

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by Kathy Reakes