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Drug Raid Turns Up Heroin, Cocaine, Loaded Gun In CT, Police Say
Two men including an ex-convict were arrested following a major drug investigation that turned up heroin, crack coaine, a significant amount of cash, weapons, and more in Connecticut, police said.
Specialized Waterbury officers were patrolling Oak and Howard streets around noon on Feb. 4, when they spotted Riyadh Easley, 33, of Waterbury operating a 2008 Honda Ridgeline, Lt. Ryan Bessette said.
At the time, Easley had an active arrest warrant.
During further investigation, officers saw Easley exit his vehicle and get into the passenger seat of an unregistered Infiniti QX60. Offic…
Fentanyl, Heroin Seized In Drug Raid Of Ex-Con's Waterbury Home Where Child Was Present: Cops
A convicted felon with an extensive criminal history is back in custody following a drug raid at a Waterbury apartment that police said turned up crack cocaine, heroin/fentanyl, and more.
Jonathan Pabon-Reyes, 33, was arrested on Jan. 17, 2025, when officers from multiple law enforcement units executed a search and seizure warrant at 461 West Main Street, Apartment #8, police said.
Units involved included the Waterbury Police Department’s Vice and Intelligence Unit, Crime Prevention Unit, Gang Task Force, Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force, and Auto Theft Unit.
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Suspended, DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed CT College Senior: Police
A 32-year-old Connecticut man was intoxicated when he struck a vehicle operated by a 22-year-old college senior, killing him last November, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Luis Martinez, 32, of Waterbury, is charged with reckless driving, second-degree manslaughter — motor vehicle, driving on a suspended license, and driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Waterbury police said.
Martinez crashed into Jayden Gonzalez around 2:15 a.m. on Nov. 10 near Baldwin and Lounsbury Streets intersection in Waterbury, authorities said. The 22-year-old Gonz…
Ex-High School Coach Gets Prison Term For Hit-Run Crash That Gave Teen Traumatic Brain Injury
A former Connecticut zoning official has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading no contest to a drunken hit-and-run crash that left a teenager with severe brain damage, authorities said.
John Egan, 59, the former chair of Waterbury’s zoning commission, received a 10-year sentence on Tuesday, Jan. 7, with all but two years suspended, authorities said.
Egan struck Brian Calle, then 17, as he rode his scooter home from work just after midnight on May 26, 2023, at the intersection of Highland Avenue and West Main Street. Egan allegedly fled the scene, leaving Calle critically inju…
Pair Lead High-Speed Pursuit In Stolen Car Through 4 CT Towns After Armed Robbery: State Police
A high-speed police chase that spanned several Connecticut towns on Sunday, Dec. 29, ended with two people in custody, Connecticut State Police said.
The incident began when Newington police responded to an armed robbery at Lowe's on the Berlin Turnpike just after 8:20 a.m., according to Newington police. The suspects, later identified as Scott A. Tenney, 35, of East Hartford, and Samantha K. Tobey, 34, of Enfield, fled in a black Honda CR-V, police said.
The vehicle was later confirmed to be stolen from Hartford. Police attempted a traffic stop after Tenney — who also has ties to…
22-Year-Old Killed, 32-Year-Old Man In Critical Condition Following Crash
A 22-year-old Connecticut man was killed and another was hospitalized after a late-night crash in New Haven County, authorities said.
Jayden Gonzalez, of Waterbury, was killed after his car collided with another at the intersection of Baldwin and Lounsbury Streets around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, authorities said.
Paramedics rushed them both to an area hospital, where Gonzalez died of his wounds. The 32-year-old unnamed Waterbury man, who was in the other car, remains in critical but stable condition, police said.
No one else was injured, but two unoccupied parke…
