Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say
Armed CT Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Condo Basement, Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly robbed two people selling items posted on Facebook Marketplace was nabbed in the basement of a condominium just a short distance from the crime scene. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Strawbridge Condominium Complex, on Mill Pond Drive in South Windsor. During the morning hours, South Windsor Police responded to the complex for reports of an armed robbery that occurred after an attempted Facebook Marketplace transaction involving the sale of an iPhone, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Po…
Man Who Allegedly Robbed Norwalk Gas Station With Knife Charged Man Who Allegedly Robbed Norwalk Gas Station With Knife Charged
Man Who Allegedly Robbed Norwalk Gas Station With Knife Charged A Fairfield County man who allegedly robbed a gas station with a knife for cigarettes and a lighter was caught in a nearby commercial building. Sean Hassan Jarrett, age 29, of Norwalk, was a short time after the 8:30 p.m. robbery of the gas station on Connecticut Avenue on Tuesday, July 18 in Norwalk. According to Sgt. Sofia Gulino of the Norwalk Police, officers were able to investigate the robbery and nab Jarrett within 30 minutes of the crime. Police said Jarrette entered the store displaying a knife and demanded cigarettes and a lighter and then left. Investigating officers discovered…
Duo Points Knife At Loss Prevention Officer After Robbing CT Macy's: Police Duo Points Knife At Loss Prevention Officer After Robbing CT Macy's: Police
Duo Points Knife At Loss Prevention Officer After Robbing CT Macy's: Police Two Connecticut residents face charges after stealing from a department store in New Haven County and threatening a loss prevention officer with a knife, police said.  The incident happened on Saturday, July 15 just after 3:30 p.m., when police were alerted of a robbery that happened at the Macy's store at 1201 Boston Post Rd. in Milford at the Connecticut Post Mall.  According to Milford Police, the store's loss prevention officer had seen a man and woman take merchandise and leave without paying. Upon confronting the duo, the man then took out a knife and pointed it at the offic…
Duo Nabbed For Norwalk Home Invasions, Burglaries At Same Residence, Police Say Duo Nabbed For Norwalk Home Invasions, Burglaries At Same Residence, Police Say
Duo Nabbed For Norwalk Home Invasions, Burglaries At Same Residence, Police Say Two Fairfield County men have been charged with several cases of alleged burglary, robbery, and home invasion. Norwalk residents Aneudy Martinez, age 22, and Joseph de Jesus Tiburcio Nunez, age 18, were arrested on Wednesday, July 12 for the incident that began in May, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police. According to Gulino, on Monday, May 22, a home on Lexington Avenue was burglarized, cash was taken, and a television and other items were damaged.  A report was filed with the Norwalk Police Department on the following day.  On Wednesday, May 24, a home…
Teenage Trio With Stolen Guns Assaults Victim With Brass Knuckles In CT: Police Teenage Trio With Stolen Guns Assaults Victim With Brass Knuckles In CT: Police
Teenage Trio With Stolen Guns Assaults Victim With Brass Knuckles In CT: Police Three teenagers face a host of felony charges for both illegally possessing two guns and assaulting a victim with brass knuckles before robbing them in New Haven County, police said.  The arrests stemmed from an incident that began on Tuesday afternoon, June 13, when Wolcott Police received a report from a concerned citizen that he had seen a teenager with a bloody face walking through Peterson Park.  According to Wolcott Police, the teenage victim told the complainant that he had been robbed of his cellphone, chain, AirPod earphones, and $15 at gunpoint before being punched in th…
Murder Conviction: CT Woman Admits To Role In 2020 Killing Of Father Of 3 Murder Conviction: CT Woman Admits To Role In 2020 Killing Of Father Of 3
Murder Conviction: CT Woman Admits To Role In 2020 Killing Of Father Of 3 A Connecticut woman pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 6, to helping cover up the kidnap and murder of a Massachusetts man on Christmas Eve 2020, federal authorities said.  Hartford County resident Shamari Smith, 34, of Manchester, faces up to three years after admitting to misprision of felony in the kidnap and killing of Francisco "Paco" Roman, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  Authorities accused Smith of helping sell Roman's things after his killing despite knowing what had happened to the 28-year-old father of three.  Investigators said Calvin Roberson and Brandon B…
Woman Robs Separate Banks In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Robs Separate Banks In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Robs Separate Banks In Fairfield County, Police Say A 46-year-old woman has been charged with robbing TD Bank in Fairfield County and at least one other. New Haven County resident Bernadette Volikas, of Milford, was arrested on Friday, June 2 for the robbery which took place on Thursday, May 4 in Shelton. Volikas was quickly identified as a suspect as Stratford Police Department investigated a similar robbery, which occurred in Stratford in February, said Shelton Police Det. Christopher Nugent. Officers from Shelton and Stratford responded to Volika's residence and took her into custody on a warrant held by the Stratford Police De…
Guilty Verdict In Brutal Robbery-Murder Of CT Man Brings Justice, DA Says Guilty Verdict In Brutal Robbery-Murder Of CT Man Brings Justice, DA Says
Guilty Verdict In Brutal Robbery-Murder Of CT Man Brings Justice, DA Says A Connecticut man has been found guilty of killing another man on a playground in a robbery-murder plot. Rickey Trayham, age 28, of New Haven, was found guilty on Wednesday, May 31 by a jury in New Haven of the murder of Rondell Atkinson on Monday, June 7, 2021, said New Haven State’s Attorney John Doyle, Jr.  According to evidence introduced at trial, Traynham shot Atkinson, age 33, of West Haven, during a robbery at the Pease Road Playground in Woodbridge.  Atkinson’s body was found the next day by a jogger. Traynham was implicated in the murder when his codefendant, Jorden Rud…
Farmer Pistol-Whipped, Robbed Before Milking Cows In CT: Suspects At Large Farmer Pistol-Whipped, Robbed Before Milking Cows In CT: Suspects At Large
Farmer Pistol-Whipped, Robbed Before Milking Cows In CT: Suspects At Large Authorities are searching for two suspects who assaulted and robbed a farmer in New Haven County while he was on his way to milk his cows.  The incident happened on Saturday, May 20 around 4 a.m. when police responded to the Fieldview Farm located in Orange on Derby Avenue for a reported assault and robbery, according to Orange Police.  Once officers arrived, the victim reported that when he left his home to milk his cows, he was approached by two unknown men who were wearing black face coverings.  One of the men, who was armed with what appeared to be a black handgun, …
Greenwich Homeowner Catches Burglar, Holds Him Down Until Police Arrived Greenwich Homeowner Catches Burglar, Holds Him Down Until Police Arrived
Greenwich Homeowner Catches Burglar, Holds Him Down Until Police Arrived A homeowner interrupted a burglary in progress and he and another man were able to hold down the suspect until police arrived in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Greenwich around 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 25 on Holly Hill Lane. According to Greenwich Police Lt. Patrick Smyth, police responded after receiving a call of two men holding down a third man and yelling for someone to call 911. When police arrived, they found that the man being held down, Danny Collazo, age 48, of the Bronx, New York, had entered the home and removed items worth more than $2,300, Smyth said. When th…
Man Carjacked At Gunpoint In Fairfield After Posting BMW For Sale Online, Police Say Man Carjacked At Gunpoint In Fairfield After Posting BMW For Sale Online, Police Say
Man Carjacked At Gunpoint In Fairfield After Posting BMW For Sale Online, Police Say Two men have been charged with allegedly carjacking a man at gunpoint when they met with him about purchasing a BMW he posted online to sell. The incident took place in Fairfield at the TJ Maxx parking lot located at 425 Tunxis Hill Cutoff around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26. According to Lt. Michael Paris of the Fairfield Police, the man met with two men in the store parking lot in an attempt to sell his car. When the men approached they brandished firearms ordering the victim to turn over his belongings and fled in the victim’s black BMW. About a minute later, police rece…
Post Office Carjacker Nabbed After Foot Chase In Shelton, Police Say Post Office Carjacker Nabbed After Foot Chase In Shelton, Police Say
Post Office Carjacker Nabbed After Foot Chase In Shelton, Police Say A man was nabbed for allegedly robbing and carjacking an elderly woman at a post office in Fairfield County. The incident occurred on Friday, April 14, at the Shelton downtown Post Office. According to Det. Christopher Nugent of the Shelton Police, an elderly went to the downtown Post Office and used the drop mailbox when an unknown Hispanic man entered the rear seat of her vehicle and asked her for money.  The victim gave the suspect money and after the suspect, identified as Francisco Delgado, age 33, of Shelton, told the victim to get out of the vehicle.  Delgado&nb…