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Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State
Man Admits To Statewide Spree Of Bank, Restaurant Robberies Across Fairfield County, State A Fairfield County man has admitted to robbing multiple banks and Subway restaurants in Connecticut last year. Bridgeport resident Alvin Robertson, 56, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of bank robbery and admitted that he committed a total of three bank robberies and two Subways throughout the state last year. On May 20 last year, Robertson admitted to robbing the Subway on Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield, brandishing a knife and stating “give me all your money or I will kill you,” to the clerk. On July 22, Robertson targeted the Subway on Monroe Turnpike in Monro…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Face Separate Charges After Being Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-95 Man, Woman Face Separate Charges After Being Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-95
Man, Woman Face Separate Charges After Being Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-95 A Bridgeport man and Stratford woman have been arrested and charged after police allegedly pulled them over in a stolen vehicle. Milford Police made a traffic stop on I-95 near Exit 36 Tuesday, Nov. 27 following an equipment violation. Upon investigation, police discovered that the vehicle was stolen from Berlin. Robert Smith, 24, of Bridgeport was the vehicle’s operator. Smith was taken into custody and charged with larceny in the third degree. He was held on $5,000 bail. Hollyann Smith, 20, of Stratford, who claims to be unrelated to Robert, was the vehicle’s passenger. She was alle…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation
Suspect Nabbed In Westport ID Theft Incident After Lengthy Investigation A nearly two-year investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies that started in Westport following several cases of stolen identity has led to the arrest of a man who has been making fraudulent purchases with multiple identities throughout the tri-state area. The Westport Police Department received a report from a local resident on June 24, 2016, claiming that his identity had been stolen after he received a Home Depot credit card in the mail, which he had never applied to. The account related to the card was later used in Norwalk, Conn. to make fraudulent purchases. On Jan. 17 last ye…

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by Zak Failla