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Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs During Police Foot Patrol At Housing Complex In Fairfield County Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs During Police Foot Patrol At Housing Complex In Fairfield County
Man Nabbed With Gun, Drugs During Police Foot Patrol At Housing Complex In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man has been charged with alleged possession of a firearm and drugs following a detail at a housing complex that had seen an influx of drugs and shots fired. The incident occurred in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the Trumbull Gardens on Trumbull Avenue. According to Sgt. Jorge Larregui of the Bridgeport Police, a high-visibility foot patrol in the housing complex, spotted five men loitering.  One of the men, identified as Javier Cabrera, age unknown, of Bridgeport, began to separate himself from the group and started running. A foot pursuit ensued through the h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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25-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Known As 'Spooda' Admits To Gang-Related Shootings 25-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Known As 'Spooda' Admits To Gang-Related Shootings
25-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Known As 'Spooda' Admits To Gang-Related Shootings A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in multiple gang-related shootings. Undrea Kirkland, also known as “Spooda,” age 25, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering on Friday, Sept. 17, in New Haven. Kirkland has been a member of the “Greene Homes Boyz," a gang based in the Charles F. Greene Homes Housing Complex in Bridgeport’s North End, the US Attorney's Office said. Members and associates distributed heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, and Percocet pills, the US Attorney's Office added. In addition, they committed numerous acts of violence against rival gang m…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Five Charged After Probe Of Fairfield County Murder, Other Violent Acts Five Charged After Probe Of Fairfield County Murder, Other Violent Acts
Five Charged After Probe Of Fairfield County Murder, Other Violent Acts Five suspects are facing charges for their roles in a 2018 Fairfield County murder and string of other violent acts, federal officials announced. U.S. Attorney John Durham announced that the investigation into a Bridgeport murder in 2018 led to the arrests of five in Connecticut. The arrests came as part of a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement investigation into the Original North End (ONE), a group based out of the Trumbull Gardens area of Bridgeport. Those charged include: Henry “Mills” Flow, 21, of Bridgeport; Shakale Brantley, also known as “Charlie Wilson,” “Kellz,” and “Man Man…

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by Zak Failla
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One Person Shot Near Trumbull Gardens Housing Complex One Person Shot Near Trumbull Gardens Housing Complex
One Person Shot Near Trumbull Gardens Housing Complex Police are sorting out the pieces of an early morning shooting that landed one person in the hospital with gunshot wounds. The incident took place around 12:14 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 22, near the Trumbull Gardens public housing complex in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. The unidentified victim was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jones said. Police did not release the victim's condition but did say the wound is non-life threatening. An investigation is ongoing.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Third Federal Gun Conviction Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Third Federal Gun Conviction
Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Third Federal Gun Conviction A Fairfield County felon is heading back to prison after admitting to illegally possessing a weapon for the fourth time. Bridgeport resident Federico “Rico” Cannon, 36, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty in district court to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, following an incident last year when he was busted with a semiautomatic handgun. On June 26 last year, Cannon was released from federal prison following a 70-month sentence for the same charge. On July 31, while on supervised release, i…

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by Zak Failla
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Felon Pleads Admits To Possessing Loaded Firearm In Fairfield County Felon Pleads Admits To Possessing Loaded Firearm In Fairfield County
Felon Pleads Admits To Possessing Loaded Firearm In Fairfield County A Fairfield County felon is heading back to prison after admitting to illegally possessing a weapon for the fourth time. Bridgeport resident Federico “Rico” Cannon, 36, pleaded guilty this week in district court to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, following an incident last year when he was busted with a semiautomatic handgun. On June 26 last year, Cannon was released from federal prison following a 70-month sentence for the same charge. On July 31, while on supervised release, investigators in Bridgeport received information that Cannon was again illegally in poss…

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by Zak Failla