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Person Of Interest Nabbed In Bridgeport Apartment Explosion Person Of Interest Nabbed In Bridgeport Apartment Explosion
Person Of Interest Nabbed In Bridgeport Apartment Explosion A convicted felon from Fairfield County has been arrested as a person of interest in connection with an explosion at an apartment complex that sent residents scrambling for safety. Related: Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport Nelson Diaz of Bridgeport was charged with disorderly conduct on Thursday, June 13, for the earlier explosion at a North Avenue apartment complex, according to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. According to Gilleran, the explosion occurred in Bridgeport at around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, outside a third-floor apa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport
Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport Police, along with the FBI, are investigating an explosion in the hallway of an apartment complex in Fairfield County that sent residents scrambling for safety. Related: Person Of Interest Arrested In Bridgeport Apartment Explosion The explosion occurred in Bridgeport at around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, outside a third-floor apartment unit at 1512 North Ave. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, first responders discovered what appeared to be damage from an explosion that went off in the hallway outside one of the apartments on the third floor. No injur…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced For Role In Attempted Robbery Of New Haven Restaurant Where Employee Was Shot Man Sentenced For Role In Attempted Robbery Of New Haven Restaurant Where Employee Was Shot
Man Sentenced For Role In Attempted Robbery Of New Haven Restaurant Where Employee Was Shot A Connecticut man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for his role in the attempted robbery of a restaurant in 2015, during which an employee was shot. Tythrone Ford, age 28, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 15 for the April 2015 incident, said Leonard C Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015, Ford, Treizy Lopez, and another man entered the Smokin’ Wings restaurant, located on Congress Avenue in New Haven, and demanded money at gu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot
Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot A Connecticut man has admitted to his role in an armed robbery that left one employee of an area business with a gunshot wound, federal officials announced. New Haven resident Tythrone Ford, age 27, pleaded guilty in district court to a charge stemming from the attempted robbery of a New Haven restaurant, during which an employee was shot, in April 2015. Acting US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that at approximately 11 p.m. on April 11, 2015, Ford and two other men entered the Smokin’ Wings restaurant on Congress Avenue in New Haven, and demanded money at gunpoint.  One of Ford’s co-con…

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by Zak Failla
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Victims Identified In Fairfield County Restaurant Shooting Police Call 'Tragic' Victims Identified In Fairfield County Restaurant Shooting Police Call 'Tragic'
Victims Identified In Fairfield County Restaurant Shooting Police Call 'Tragic' Police have identified the man who was gunned down and killed and another who was injured while inside a Fairfield County restaurant, saying the shootings are "tragic." The 54-year-old murder Stratford man who was killed around 12:55 a.m., Sunday, July 11, while inside the Copa Restaurant on Lexington Avenue in Bridgeport, has been identified as Joselito Calderon, of Stratford. The second man who was shot and injured has been identified as Niel Francisco, age 30, of Bridgeport. "Calling Mr. Calderon’s death and Mr. Francisco’s assault tragic is an understatement," said Bridgeport Police Ca…

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Dead, One Wounded In Shooting Inside Fairfield County Restaurant One Dead, One Wounded In Shooting Inside Fairfield County Restaurant
One Dead, One Wounded In Shooting Inside Fairfield County Restaurant One person was killed and another injured during a shooting inside a Fairfield County restaurant.  The shooting took place around 12:55 a.m., Sunday, July 11 at the Copa Restaurant located at the intersection of  Lexington Avenue and Harral Avenue in Bridgeport. When Bridgeport police arrived on the scene they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds, said Captain Kevin Gilleran. The victims were quickly transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital. One of the victims, a 54-year-old Stratford man, later died at the hospital.  The second victim, a 30-year-old Bridgeport man,…

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by Kathy Reakes