4 Charged With Selling Pot In CT Smoke Shop Bust 4 Charged With Selling Pot In CT Smoke Shop Bust
4 Charged With Selling Pot In CT Smoke Shop Bust Four employees of a Fairfield County smoke shop have been charged with allegedly selling marijuana without a license. The arrests occurred on Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Cream Smoke Shop at 955 Ferry Blvd., in Stratford. According to Capt. Jerry Pinto of the Stratford Police, the department’s Narcotics, Vice, and Intelligence Unit, recently investigated the activities at the shop, which is not licensed to sell or distribute cannabis or THC products. The investigation began after the unit had received information that underage juveniles were purchasing cannabis and THC products at the sh…
Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home
Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home Panicked 911 calls about a possible intruder led to criminal charges for two Connecticut residents. In New Haven County, officers from the Milford Police Department responded to an apartment on Seaside Avenue on the night of Saturday, July 7, after a woman called several times saying she heard noises outside. The resident, 43-year-old Laura Nunez, told officers that it sounded like someone was trying to kick in her door. She said she fired a single shot from a rife through a rear door after somebody fired into her apartment. However, Milford Police said an investigation found that nobody h…
Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police
Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police A Connecticut teenager who said she would shoot up her high school in a social media message was busted hours after making the threat, authorities said.  The FBI contacted administrators in Fairfield County at Stamford High School around 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, after intercepting a message on the social media app Snapchat, Stamford Police said.  In the message, a girl wrote she would "shoot up the school." Agents quickly linked the social media account to the teenager and tracked the phone to a classroom at the 55 Strawberry Hill Ave. school.  Police pulled the…
Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack
Bust Made In Fatal Sidewalk Stabbing In CT Months After Attack Connecticut police say they arrested a 36-year-old man in a two-month-old fatal stabbing that left a 26-year-old dead in New Haven, authorities said.  Thomas Norfleet, age 36, of New Haven, is accused of fatally stabbing Shamar Gibson during an argument on a sidewalk on July 6, New Haven police said in a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 5.  Norfleet and Gibson got into an argument over Norfleet's niece around 2 p.m. on Orchard Street. That argument escalated when the older man pulled out a knife and stabbed Gibson multiple times, police said.  Gibson took himself to&…
Know Him? Police Attempting To Identify Man Involved In CT 'Incident' Know Him? Police Attempting To Identify Man Involved In CT 'Incident'
Know Him? Police Attempting To Identify Man Involved In CT 'Incident' Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted in connection with an "incident."  The Norwalk Police Department is seeking the man's identity who was involved in an incident in Norwalk on Saturday, Aug. 26. Norwalk Police Sgt. Ryan Evarts described the man as a light-skinned Black man, 5-foot-7, 220 to 240 pounds, bald, and clean-shaven. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Ribisl by telephone at 203-854-3029 or by email at rribisl@norwalkct.gov.
CT Man Charged With Threatening Victim With Shotgun CT Man Charged With Threatening Victim With Shotgun
CT Man Charged With Threatening Victim With Shotgun A 34-year-old Connecticut man is being held on bond after allegedly threatening a victim with a rubber bullet shotgun at a hotel. New Haven County resident Jason Jacobs, of Milford, was charged on Monday, Sept. 2, at the Red Roof Inn at 10 Rowe Ave., in Milford. According to Milford Police, officers responded to a threat with a weapon charge at the hotel. An investigation found Jacobs threatened the victim while brandishing a rubber bullet shotgun with two children in the room, police said. Jacobs was arrested and charged with: Breach of peace Threatening Risk of injury Carrying dangero…
Organized Retail Theft Ring Members Nabbed In CT Marshalls, Police Say Organized Retail Theft Ring Members Nabbed In CT Marshalls, Police Say
Organized Retail Theft Ring Members Nabbed In CT Marshalls, Police Say Two alleged professional shoplifters were nabbed by police in a Connecticut Marshalls after police received a tip. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the store located at 1413 Boston Post Road in Milford. According to the Milford Police, officers received information that members of an organized retail theft ring were believed to be at the Milford Marshalls. Officers contacted Marshall’s loss prevention employees via phone, who relayed that they had been looking into an organized retail theft group driving a black Honda CRV that has been suspect in numerous t…
21-Year-Old CT Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old 21-Year-Old CT Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old
21-Year-Old CT Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old A 21-year-old Connecticut man who was apprehended after driving to the Hudson Valley for what he thought would be sex with a 13-year-old child has been found guilty, officials announced.  The conviction of Fairfield County resident Francisco Gomez of Norwalk for attempted rape was announced on Wednesday, Aug. 28 by Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy.  According to Tendy's office, Gomez used social media to entice a 13-year-old child from Putnam County to engage in sexual activity with him. These messages were later found by the child's mother and shown to authorities, wh…
Seen Him? CT Police Asking For Help Locating Shooting Suspect Seen Him? CT Police Asking For Help Locating Shooting Suspect
Seen Him? CT Police Asking For Help Locating Shooting Suspect Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in a city park. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Sunday, Aug. 25, around 6 p.m. at Schofield Park in Waterbury. According to Waterbury Police Lt. Ryan Bessette, officers responding to the shooting report located a 22-year-old man who had been shot.  The man was transported to a local hospital and has since been treated and released and is recovering, Bessette said. Bessette said a preliminary investigation determined this was an isolated incident from a personal di…
5 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Quiet Suburban NY Neighborhood 5 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Quiet Suburban NY Neighborhood
5 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Quiet Suburban NY Neighborhood Five people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in a quiet neighborhood in a suburban New York community. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 5 Family Members Killed In Syosset Murder-Suicide The incident happened on Long Island just before noon on Sunday, Aug. 25 at a residence on a cul-de-sac in Syosset. Nassau County Police say officers who responded to the residence on Wyoming Court for a report of shots fired discovered a man outside the home who "sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound." Four other victims were also found inside the residence.…
2 Found Dead In East Hartford Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide 2 Found Dead In East Hartford Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide
2 Found Dead In East Hartford Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide Editor's note: A headline on an earlier version of this story had an incorrect location. The incident occurred in East Hartford. A man and a woman were found dead inside a Connecticut home after police received a report of a possible gunshot victim. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 10:32 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22, on Hilltop Farms Lane in East Hartford. According to East Hartford Police Officer Marc Caruso, when officers arrived, they located a man and a woman inside the home who had both sustained fatal gunshot wounds.   Police also located a firearm close to the …
Gun-Wielding Teen Leads Troopers On 30-Mile Pursuit In CT, Police Say Gun-Wielding Teen Leads Troopers On 30-Mile Pursuit In CT, Police Say
Gun-Wielding Teen Leads Troopers On 30-Mile Pursuit In CT, Police Say A 19-year-old man is facing a host of charges after allegedly leading troopers on a 30-mile highway pursuit through eastern Connecticut. The incident began in New London County, on northbound I-395 in Griswold, when someone called 911 saying another driver had displayed a gun during a road rage incident at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. Connecticut State Police said troopers located the suspect’s BMW SUV a short time later near exit 24, but the man refused to stop. They continued following him as he crossed into Windham County and exited I-395 in Plainfield. He nearly struck another t…