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Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window
Fairfield County Man Charged After Standoff With Police While Firing Shots From Window A Fairfield County man was arrested following a standoff with police after he allegedly fired numerous shots from the third-floor window of a multi-family home. The incident began in Bridgeport in the 100 block of Orange Street around 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 24. Bridgeport Police responded to a home after receiving calls reporting shots being fired on Orange Street, Capt. Kevin Gilleran said, of the Bridgeport Police. Officers arrived at the scene and reported hearing more gunshots. Police identified a multi-family home on Orange Street from which the shots were being fired, Gilleran said…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Barricaded Person In Custody In CT, School Lockdown Lifted Barricaded Person In Custody In CT, School Lockdown Lifted
Barricaded Person In Custody In CT, School Lockdown Lifted One is in custody after barricading himself inside the garage of a Connecticut home after being involved in a domestic incident, police said. In New Haven County, the East Haven Police Department issued a “shelter in place” order at approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, while the Momauguin School was placed into a lockdown as a precaution. Earlier story - School In CT Temporarily Locked Down During Police Negotiation Police said that the incident began when the East Haven Public Safety Dispatch Center received an emergency call regarding a domestic incident on Stevens Street that invol…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
School In CT Temporarily Locked Down During Police Negotiation School In CT Temporarily Locked Down During Police Negotiation
School In CT Temporarily Locked Down During Police Negotiation A school in Connecticut was temporarily placed in lockdown while police negotiated with a barricaded person. In New Haven County, the Momauguin Elementary School was locked down as a precaution and police advised the public to stay away from Stevens Street between Austin Avenue and Soundview Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 25. It is unclear why officers were negotiating with the barricaded person, including the South Central Regional SWAT team, which was activated, according to police. A “shelter in place order” was also extended to include North Atwater, Henry Street, and George Street. More in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One In Custody After Incident Puts Fairfield County Neighborhood On Lockdown One In Custody After Incident Puts Fairfield County Neighborhood On Lockdown
One In Custody After Incident Puts Fairfield County Neighborhood On Lockdown Residents in one Fairfield County town were warned to stay in their homes during an armed standoff with a suspect following a domestic dispute. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16 in Trumbull. That's when officers were called to a home in the Tashua Road area for a domestic disturbance, said Captain Keith Golding of the Trumbull Police. According to Golding, before police arrived, the suspect fled from the house to an adjacent building on the property armed with a handgun. Police immediately secured the area surrounding the home's property. The Southwest&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Man Shot, Killed After Making Bomb Threats, Police Say Massachusetts Man Shot, Killed After Making Bomb Threats, Police Say
Massachusetts Man Shot, Killed After Making Bomb Threats, Police Say Police in Massachusetts have identified a man who was shot and killed by police after he claimed to have a bomb and threatened officers with an assault rifle. Phet Gouvonvong, age 31, of Worcester, was killed Tuesday, April 20, by a Worcester police officer after making "Furtive movements toward officers," said Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early. The incident unfolded around 10:40 p.m. when Gouvonvong called 911 claiming to have an explosive device and a rifle, Early said. Worcester police, the SWAT team, and police negotiators responded to Grafton Street where they encou…

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by Kathy Reakes