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CT Teen Charged With Armed Robbery Inside A Home CT Teen Charged With Armed Robbery Inside A Home
CT Teen Charged With Armed Robbery Inside A Home A third teenager has been arrested in connection with the alleged armed robbery of a Connecticut resident inside a home. The robbery took place in New Haven County on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at a Wilson Street home in Milford. According to Milford Police, the victim told officers they had been robbed at gunpoint by two teens who were known to them.   The suspects fled the residence in a white vehicle. A short time later, a responding officer spotted a vehicle matching the description and it was stopped on Schoolhouse Road. Narcotics were found in the vehicle, police said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Teen Nabbed With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Ammo Mags, Police Say Stamford Teen Nabbed With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Ammo Mags, Police Say
Stamford Teen Nabbed With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Ammo Mags, Police Say A call to the Stamford Police Department's Crime and Gun Stoppers tip line led to the arrest of a teen with an alleged ghost gun and high-capacity ammo magazines. The 17-year-old was arrested in Stamford around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 12 in the downtown area. According to Stamford Police Assistant Chief Rich Conklin, the tip said the teen, who was not identified due to his age, would walk with the gun under his arm. After receiving the tip, members of the department's Narcotics and Organized Crime unit set up surveillance and spotted the teen in the downtown area, Conklin said. "Offic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Update: ID Released For Food Delivery Driver Shot Dead In Bridgeport, Shooter Nabbed Update: ID Released For Food Delivery Driver Shot Dead In Bridgeport, Shooter Nabbed
Update: ID Released For Food Delivery Driver Shot Dead In Bridgeport, Shooter Nabbed Police have identified the Chinese food delivery driver allegedly shot and killed by a teen in Fairfield County. Jiabin Lin, age 36, of Flushing, Queens, was working as a food delivery driver for Yummy Yummy Chinese Restaurant in Bridgeport when he was shot and killed on Saturday, March 4 in a parking lot, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran. Gilleran said Lin had no known next of kin in the US, but his family in China has been notified. Lin's alleged 17-year-old killer was also arrested, Gilleran said. Within minutes of the police responding to a ShotSpotter activation and calls …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull
Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull Three teens have been charged after allegedly fleeing from police in a stolen car, crashing, and then running away in an attempt to escape. The three were nabbed in Trumbull on Friday, Jan. 17 On Friday, Jan. 13, after an officer noticed a Kia Optima in the parking lot of the Westfield Trumbull Mall that had been reported stolen out of New York City. As the officer proceeded to follow the Kia, the car exited the mall and drove through nearby residential streets in an attempt to lose the officer, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. The car began accelerating at a high rate of …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Father Of Suspect Apologizes To Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student As New Details Emerge Father Of Suspect Apologizes To Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student As New Details Emerge
Father Of Suspect Apologizes To Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student As New Details Emerge The father of a teenage suspect charged with the stabbing death of a Fairfield County student apologized to the family of the slain prep school student-athlete as he exited a court hearing for his son. New Haven County resident Raul Valle, age 16, of Milford, appeared in Derby Superior Court on Thursday morning, May 19, to face murder and assault charges for the stabbing of James "Jimmy" McGrath, age 17, of Shelton which took place Saturday, May 14. “I’m sorry,” Valle’s father, also named Raul Valle, said as he left the courthouse with his head beneath a jacket, the Daily Mail reported. “I’…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Nabbed With Gun, Keys To Stolen SUV At Mall In Fairfield County, Police Say Teen Nabbed With Gun, Keys To Stolen SUV At Mall In Fairfield County, Police Say
Teen Nabbed With Gun, Keys To Stolen SUV At Mall In Fairfield County, Police Say A 17-year-old was arrested after discarding a gun while running from police at a popular Fairfield County mall. The teen was arrested in Trumbull on Thursday, May 12 outside of the Westfield Trumbull Mall. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. when police located an unoccupied Infinity SUV that was parked at the mall which had been reported stolen to the Darien Police Department on Wednesday, May 11, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police Department. As officers were investigating the circumstances regarding the stolen vehicle, the teen left the mall and walked towar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teens Caught Breaking Into Cars In Fairfield County Teens Caught Breaking Into Cars In Fairfield County
Teens Caught Breaking Into Cars In Fairfield County A group of opportunistic teenagers in Fairfield County were busted after breaking into unlocked cars, police said. The Stratford Police Department launched an investigation this week after receiving multiple reports of cars being broken into in the past few days. On Thursday, Aug. 6, three teens were caught red-handed entering multiple vehicles, prompting a response from police in Stratford. Upon arrival, police said that Bridgeport resident Heriberto Soto-White, 18, and two other teens attempted to flee from officers on foot before all three were quickly apprehended. Following their arr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Norwalk Teen Charged In Burglary Of Purse, Laptop On Separate Days At Same Darien Home Norwalk Teen Charged In Burglary Of Purse, Laptop On Separate Days At Same Darien Home
Norwalk Teen Charged In Burglary Of Purse, Laptop On Separate Days At Same Darien Home A teenager from Norwalk surrendered himself into police custody following an investigation into a stolen purse and laptop in Darien, police said. On New Year’s Eve, a Fairfield Avenue woman reported that someone had broken into her garage and stolen her purse. Police said that the purse was last seen on Christmas Eve inside a 2010 Honda Odyssey, which was parked in the garage and left unlocked. According to police, the garage bay door was locked, but a rear entrance door was left unlocked.  Two days later, on Dec. 26, the woman said she went to the SUV and found that the sliding s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Takes Police On Wild Chase Through Bridgeport 14-Year-Old Takes Police On Wild Chase Through Bridgeport
14-Year-Old Takes Police On Wild Chase Through Bridgeport A 14-year-old teen is in custody following a wild car chase through Bridgeport after police spotted him driving a vehicle stolen in an armed home invasion. The chase took place around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday after patrol units spotted the unidentified teen driving the tan Buick Century that was stolen Monday during the course of an armed home invasion, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but instead, the teen took officers on a chase through the Hollow area of the city, into downtown that ultimately ended in the Black Rock secti…

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by Kathy Reakes