CT Man Sentenced For Fraud, Identity Theft Offenses CT Man Sentenced For Fraud, Identity Theft Offenses
CT Man Sentenced For Fraud, Identity Theft Offenses A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for fraud and identity theft offenses stemming from involvement in a scheme to use stolen identities to lease and purchase vehicles and motorcycles. Hartford County resident, Jamie Pinto, age 45, of Manchester, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 27 to prison time followed by three years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in late 2017, Pinto, Domingo St. Hilaire Rosario, and another individual conspired …
Officer Pinned Between Stolen Car, Police Cruiser During CT Pursuit Officer Pinned Between Stolen Car, Police Cruiser During CT Pursuit
Officer Pinned Between Stolen Car, Police Cruiser During CT Pursuit A Connecticut police officer suffered serious injuries after being pinned between a stolen car and a police cruiser during a pursuit. The incident took place around 12:50 a.m., Monday, Sept. 20, in Hartford County when a Farmington Police officer was responding to a report of a theft of a vehicle on Notch Road. When officers located the vehicle and tried to contact the occupants the vehicle attempted to flee and struck the officer who had just exited his cruiser, said the Farmington Police Department. Additional officers pursued the vehicle a short distance before it crashed into the woods…
CT Girl Arrested After Vehicle Break-In Leads To Car Chase, Police Say CT Girl Arrested After Vehicle Break-In Leads To Car Chase, Police Say
CT Girl Arrested After Vehicle Break-In Leads To Car Chase, Police Say A 17-year-old Connecticut girl has been arrested following a car chase with police after several people were seen breaking into vehicles in Western Massachusetts. The incident began around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31, Hampden County when a resident in East Longmeadow called 911 to report they could see someone inside their vehicle. Police arrived a short time later and spotted two vehicles, both with Connecticut license plates, at the end of Deer Run Terrace. Officer Rhyan Belisle could see two people in each vehicle, all of them wearing ski masks over their faces, the department said. Th…
CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say
CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say A teen was apprehended by Connecticut State Police after allegedly stealing a vehicle from an I-95 rest area and then crashing. The incident unfolded in New Haven County a little after 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, when state police were notified of a Range Rover with stolen plates driving erratically on I-95 in Madison. Troopers responded to the area of the I-95 Madison rest area where the Range Rover was last seen. Moments later, the vehicle was spotted on I-95 and while attempting to catch up to the Range Rover, the trooper was passed by a Honda Civic that had just been stolen from the rest …
Four Vehicles Stolen, One House Burglarized In Fairfield County Four Vehicles Stolen, One House Burglarized In Fairfield County
Four Vehicles Stolen, One House Burglarized In Fairfield County Four vehicles were stolen and a home burglarized in Fairfield County overnight. The first incident was reported around 6 a.m., Friday, Aug. 20 when officers responded to a home in Westport in the Compo Beach area of town. An investigation found one or more suspects entered the unlocked home and stole a purse as well as the key fobs for two separate vehicles.  The vehicles were then stolen, said Lieutenant David Wolf of the Westport Police.  As the officers were checking the area, they located an unoccupied Jeep as well as a Toyota 4Runner near the home that was bu…
Brothers Nabbed For Stealing Range Rover In Fairfield County, Police Say Brothers Nabbed For Stealing Range Rover In Fairfield County, Police Say
Brothers Nabbed For Stealing Range Rover In Fairfield County, Police Say Two brothers were arrested after police said they worked together to steal items from an unlocked vehicle and steal a Range Rover in Fairfield County.  Officers responded to a report of vehicles being entered and a Range Rover being stolen from a driveway in New Canaan in the area of Welles Lane at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14, authorities said. The key had been left in the Range Rover, according to the New Canaan Police Department. The stolen Range Rover was located on its side on Frogtown Road near Welles Lane, police said.  Mahmoud Hosny, age 21, of New Haven, was trap…
Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say
Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say An Audi rammed a police vehicle in an effort to get away as officers served two search warrants at a Connecticut hotel related to narcotics and firearms-related crimes, according to authorities. The incident took place in Hartford County at the Hawthrone Suites, located at 191 Spencer St., in Manchester on Thursday, Aug. 12. Police officers, along with the Capitol Region Emergency Services Team (CREST), and East Central Narcotics Task Force, executed two search warrants on two rooms at the hotel and seized both firearms and narcotics, said Manchester Police Department Lt. Ryan She…
CT Man Follows Suspected Car Thieves, Gets Shot At, Police Say CT Man Follows Suspected Car Thieves, Gets Shot At, Police Say
CT Man Follows Suspected Car Thieves, Gets Shot At, Police Say Police are warning residents not to follow suspected car thieves after a man was shot at in Connecticut. The incident took place in New Haven County around 1:40 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, when a Cheshire man reported he observed suspects in his neighborhood breaking into a car, said Cheshire Police. Shortly after, while driving around looking for the men, the victim located the suspect's vehicle traveling north on Maple Avenue. The victim continued following and eventually pulled up next to their vehicle and verbally confronted them, police said. As the vehicle pulled away from the victim, o…
Teen Nabbed For Stealing Two Vehicles, Crashing BMW, In Fairfield County, Police Say Teen Nabbed For Stealing Two Vehicles, Crashing BMW, In Fairfield County, Police Say
Teen Nabbed For Stealing Two Vehicles, Crashing BMW, In Fairfield County, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a Fairfield County home and stealing keys to a BMW, then stealing the vehicle and crashing it. Charles Wood Wright, age 18, of New Canaan, was arrested on Sunday, July 11, following the crash which place on Heritage Hill Road, said the New Canaan Police. According to police, officers responded to a crash involving a BMW which had struck a tree located off the road. When officers arrived, the vehicle was unoccupied and heavily damaged. Officers then went to a home on Park Street where the vehicle was registered where it was determined that…
Items Stolen From Six Unlocked Vehicles In Fairfield County Town Items Stolen From Six Unlocked Vehicles In Fairfield County Town
Items Stolen From Six Unlocked Vehicles In Fairfield County Town Police in Fairfield County are reminding residents to lock their vehicles after a series of thefts from unlocked vehicles. According to the New Canaan Police Department, on Saturday, July 3, at about 7:15 a.m., officers responded to Hawks Hill Road to two reports of items missing from vehicles left unlocked. A key fob was reported missing from one of the vehicles and a wallet from the other. Then on Sunday, July 4 at about 8:50 a.m., officers responded to a home on Valley Road to a report of golf clubs and a golf bag missing from an unlocked vehicle.  About 20 minutes later, police re…
Residents Watch As Unlocked Jeep Is Stolen From Driveway Of Fairfield County Home, Police Say Residents Watch As Unlocked Jeep Is Stolen From Driveway Of Fairfield County Home, Police Say
Residents Watch As Unlocked Jeep Is Stolen From Driveway Of Fairfield County Home, Police Say A Fairfield County family woke up to an unfortunate sight as they watched their Jeep being stolen from their driveway, police said. The Darien Police Department received a report from a Stephen Mather Road resident who was woken up at 2:24 a.m. on Wednesday, June 16 to the sound of a car starting. According to police, while investigating the car starting, they found their 2020 Jeep Wrangler pulling out of the driveway after it had been left unlocked with both sets of keys inside. Police noted that inside the Jeep, there was also a purse that contained cash, IDs, and bank cards. Later that…
CT Man Apprehended In Hit-Run After Doing 'Donuts' In Roadway, Police Say CT Man Apprehended In Hit-Run After Doing 'Donuts' In Roadway, Police Say
CT Man Apprehended In Hit-Run After Doing 'Donuts' In Roadway, Police Say A Connecticut man allegedly hit two people in Brooklyn while doing "donuts" in a roadway, leaving one in critical condition. Kahlil Ivey, age 24, of Waterbury, was arrested by NYPD on Friday, June 18, after police responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on West 15 St., said the NYPD. When police arrived on the scene, they found a 40-year-old woman with body trauma and a 46-year-old man with minor injuries, police said. EMS responded to the location and transported the victims to NYU Langone Hospital/Brooklyn where the woman is listed in critical condition and the man is…