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Duo Nabbed After Breaking Into CT Apartment, Threatening Residents: Police Duo Nabbed After Breaking Into CT Apartment, Threatening Residents: Police
Duo Nabbed After Breaking Into CT Apartment, Threatening Residents: Police Two men were slapped with a heap of criminal charges after invading a Connecticut apartment and threatening those inside with a knife, police announced. The arrests stemmed from an incident in Middlesex County on Tuesday, April 9 just after 7:45 p.m., when a disturbance at a residence on Main Street in Essex was reported to authorities, according to Connecticut State Police. Arriving troopers soon met with two victims inside their apartment who told them they were not injured. The victims then added that two men known to them had broken into the apartment while holding a knife. However, one…
Wanted Man Attacked Troopers During Probe Of Suspicious Calls To Bradley Airport Wanted Man Attacked Troopers During Probe Of Suspicious Calls To Bradley Airport
Wanted Man Attacked Troopers During Probe Of Suspicious Calls To Bradley Airport A 31-year-old man who had multiple warrants for his arrest attacked Connecticut State Troopers on Monday, June 19, authorities said.  Hartford County resident Martel O. Davis, of Windsor, was charged with assaulting public safety officer, interfering with police, and failure to comply with fingerprint requirements, state police said. He was being held on a $150,000 bond.  Police did not describe the nature of the calls to Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, but investigators said they traced them back to Davis, who already had two open warrants for his arrest.  Troopers arrive…
4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police 4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police
4 Teens Steal 2 Cars, Try Breaking Into More In Trumbull Hotel Parking Lot: Police Four teenagers, including one who was listed as a missing person, face criminal charges after allegedly stealing two cars and attempting to break into more in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident began on Wednesday, May 3 around 6:30 p.m., when officers in Trumbull were told that four suspects were pulling on car door handles in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel located at 180 Hawley Ln., according to Trumbull Police.  An officer who responded to the scene then saw the four boys, who then left the area and walked through the parking lot. When the officer told them to s…
Man Nabbed In Fairfield County In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide Man Nabbed In Fairfield County In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide
Man Nabbed In Fairfield County In Stolen Car Linked To Homicide A Connecticut man was nabbed in a stolen car linked to a homicide following a chase through Fairfield County. The incident began in Bridgeport around 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4 when members of the Fairfield County Regional Auto Theft Task Force, spotted the car and began to follow it without lights and sirens from a distance onto I-95 northbound.  Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of emergency management, said when the car reached the Milford area the driver turned off all exterior lights in an attempt to elude any following vehicles and began to accelerate in speed and reckless…
CT State Trooper Faces DUI Charge In Fairfield County CT State Trooper Faces DUI Charge In Fairfield County
CT State Trooper Faces DUI Charge In Fairfield County A Connecticut State Police trooper has been arrested for driving under the influence and other charges in Fairfield County. Trooper Andrew Murphy was arrested by Bethel Police around 2:10 a.m., Sunday, June 20, after an officer spotted him in a parking lot stumbling and apparently intoxicated, said Bethel PD Lt. Robert J. Durkin.  The officer spoke with Murphy and instructed him not to drive his vehicle, which was parked, Durkin said. "Murphy disregarded the officer, entered his vehicle, and began driving," he said. The officer attempted to stop Murphy using lights and sirens, b…
Duo, Including Westchester Man, Stole High-End Handbags In Fairfield County, Police Say Duo, Including Westchester Man, Stole High-End Handbags In Fairfield County, Police Say
Duo, Including Westchester Man, Stole High-End Handbags In Fairfield County, Police Say Police arrested two men in connection with the theft of more than $20,000 in high-end handbags from a Fairfield County merchant. Members of the Greenwich Police Organized Retail Criminal Activity Unit chased three suspects on foot down Greenwich Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 27, after they were observed steeling high-value handbags from a local merchant, said Lt. John Slusarz. Two of the suspects were apprehended after a brief foot pursuit and struggle. The third suspect got away with over $20,000 of merchandise, Slusarz said. Allen Nance, age 46, of New Rochelle, and Wilburt Evans, age 43, of…
Excessive? Video Of Black Woman's Arrest By White, Male Officers Is Under Investigation Excessive? Video Of Black Woman's Arrest By White, Male Officers Is Under Investigation
Excessive? Video Of Black Woman's Arrest By White, Male Officers Is Under Investigation Police have released bodycam footage of a controversial arrest of a black woman by multiple white, male officers in Hartford. The video is meant as an amendment to video of the incident recorded by bystanders and posted to Youtube. It is not clear how many bystander videos were taken, many people had their phones out. Many people are calling the arrest by Hartford Connecticut Police an excessive use of force. Bystander videos seem to show an officer with a knee on the woman. In a statement released late Monday, Sept. 21, Hartford Police said that there was no knee on the woman, but a knee…
Two Charged In Hit-Run Of Bridgeport Firefighter Two Charged In Hit-Run Of Bridgeport Firefighter
Two Charged In Hit-Run Of Bridgeport Firefighter Two people have been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in June 2019 that left a Bridgeport firefighter seriously injured. Adrian Cauthen, 33, and Frances Marino, 33, both of Bridgeport, were arrested Thursday, Jan. 23, were charged in connection with hitting the off-duty fireman who was crossing Stratford Avenue when he was hit and left in the roadway, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran. According to Gilleran, Erique McCalla, 46, was crossing Stratford Avenue around 11:18 p.m., June 28, 2019, when he was struck by a vehicle.  The vehicle turned northbound onto Ea…
Boyfriend Attacks Woman At Stamford Medical Office In Front Of Patients, Police Say Boyfriend Attacks Woman At Stamford Medical Office In Front Of Patients, Police Say
Boyfriend Attacks Woman At Stamford Medical Office In Front Of Patients, Police Say A 44-year-old area man is behind bars after walking into a doctor's office where his girlfriend works and dragging her by her hair and attacking her in front of patients. The incident took place around 3:25 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, when Dwayne Keel, of Bridgeport, entered the medical office located in the 12- block of High Ridge Road, Stamford Police Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said. Keel was arrested after police were called to office during the attack. Once on the scene, the woman said that Keel, her boyfriend for 20 years, went into the employee-only area of the office and chased her to the rear…
Man In Stolen U-Haul Tracked Down After Stealing Items From New Canaan Business, Police Say Man In Stolen U-Haul Tracked Down After Stealing Items From New Canaan Business, Police Say
Man In Stolen U-Haul Tracked Down After Stealing Items From New Canaan Business, Police Say A man driving a stolen U-Haul who allegedly robbed a local business was tracked down at a gas station in New Canaan, police said. Investigators from the New Canaan Police Department received a report on Monday, Aug. 5 from employees of a Grove Street business who said a man - later identified as Hoyt Moyles - who was acting suspiciously. The suspect allegedly took several items from the business without permission and took off in a U-Haul. The employees were able to provide investigators with a photograph of the vehicle and the license plate. A check of the plate determined that the U-Haul …
Suspects Caught, Cash Recovered After TD Bank Armed Robbery In Bridgeport Suspects Caught, Cash Recovered After TD Bank Armed Robbery In Bridgeport
Suspects Caught, Cash Recovered After TD Bank Armed Robbery In Bridgeport An alleged bank robber was caught after he fled the scene with a bag of cash, Bridgeport Police said. The incident took place around 10:27 a.m., Wednesday, June 26, when police received a 911 call that the TD Bank at 975 Madison Ave., was being robbed, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. The employee who called 911 was able to provide police with enough information for responding officers to quickly identify a fleeing vehicle as belonging to the alleged robber, police said. Dispatchers were able to quickly relay this information to responding units and the vehicle …
Residents' Complaints Lead To Drug Charges For Duo In Danbury Residents' Complaints Lead To Drug Charges For Duo In Danbury
Residents' Complaints Lead To Drug Charges For Duo In Danbury Citizen complaints of illicit drug activity in Fairfield County led to the arrests of two men who were busted in the middle of an alleged hand-to-hand drug deal following a weekslong investigation. Police in Danbury launched an investigation into drug sales at the Kennedy Flats apartment complex earlier this year, following multiple complaints into alleged drug sales and trafficking. Detectives from the Special Investigations Division set up surveillance outside the complex at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23. During the details, police said that investigators observed a hand to han…
Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford
Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford A woman who hit a bicyclist and then slammed into the back of a school bus while trying to flee the scene has been arrested. Josmary Rodriguez, 38, of New Britain, was arrested by Hartford Police around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday after the department responded to the intersection of Gold and Main streets for the report of a car hitting a bicyclist, said Hartford Police Lt. Brian Bowsza. After hitting the bicycle rider, Rodriguez attempted to flee the scene and ended up slamming into the back of a school bus near the intersection with Wells Street, he added. Rodriguez then jumped out of her vehicle …
Ex-Dispatcher Admits To Interfering With CT Emergency Call Ex-Dispatcher Admits To Interfering With CT Emergency Call
Ex-Dispatcher Admits To Interfering With CT Emergency Call A former police dispatcher in Connecticut was ordered to pay a $500 fine for ignoring an emergency complaint involving her son violating a restraining order, reportedly to the chagrin of the victim’s family. Ruth Bragg, 55, a former police dispatcher in Putnam pleaded guilty this week to a charge of interfering with police after she failed to send officers to assist Amanda Larochelle, who had a restraining order out against her 22-year-old son in July last year. The plea came following two attempts by Bragg to get the judge to send her to an accelerated rehabilitation program, which could h…
Wrong-Way Driver, 31, Was Driving Without License In Greenwich, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver, 31, Was Driving Without License In Greenwich, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver, 31, Was Driving Without License In Greenwich, Police Say A Greenwich man was arrested after police nabbed him driving the wrong way down a street Sunday afternoon. Mark Traisman, 31, was pulled over around 1:10 p.m. on Greenwich Avenue by Greenwich police officers. Once stopped he handed the officer police a driver’s license with another person’s name, according to the arrest report,  It was later revealed he did not have a valid license, according to the arrest report.  Traisman was charged with driving without a license, criminal impersonation, forgery, and interfering with a police investigation.  He was also given a ticket for driving the w…
New Canaan Car Theft Suspects Caught Near Trumbull Mall New Canaan Car Theft Suspects Caught Near Trumbull Mall
New Canaan Car Theft Suspects Caught Near Trumbull Mall An electronic tracking device led police to two car thieves and a vehicle stolen out of New Canaan in a parking lot at the Trumbull Mall. Police nabbed the two around 10:20 a.m. Monday when officers received information that a vehicle that had been stolen out of New Canaan may be in the area of the mall after an electronic tracking device alerted to that area, said Trumbull Police Lt. Dave Golding. Officers checking the parking lots inside the mall spotted the stolen vehicle parked in a space near the Madison Avenue entrance, Golding said. As the officers watched the vehicle, two men were …
Two Arrested After Spotted Running From Closed Greenwich Gas Station Two Arrested After Spotted Running From Closed Greenwich Gas Station
Two Arrested After Spotted Running From Closed Greenwich Gas Station Two men are behind bars after an alert police officer on patrol noticed them running from a closed gas station to a car parked on the side of the road. Tyquan Catala, 28, and Sheldon Todd, 28, both of the Bronx, were arrested around 3:30 a.m. Monday after the officer noticed the car parked near the closed Shell gas station on Post Road and then saw the two men running toward the vehicle, said Lt. John Slusarz. When the officer pulled the vehicle over the two men denied running from the gas station and "things went downhill for them from there," said Slusarz. Police said the two m…