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…
Botched Robbery: Man Charged In Near-Fatal Stamford Shooting Botched Robbery: Man Charged In Near-Fatal Stamford Shooting
Botched Robbery: Man Charged In Near-Fatal Stamford Shooting A man has been charged in connection with a near-fatal shooting during a botched robbery in Fairfield County. The shooting occurred in the early morning of Wednesday, Feb. 9 in the rear driveway of 146 Henry St. in Stamford. When police arrived on the scene they found a man who had been shot in the stomach causing life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported to Stamford Hospital where he spent several days in the intensive care unit and is still recovering from his injuries, said Stamford Police Capt. Thomas Scanlon. After a lengthy investigation conducted by the Stamford Po…
Attempted CT Carjacker Found Hiding Under Vehicle, Police Say Attempted CT Carjacker Found Hiding Under Vehicle, Police Say
Attempted CT Carjacker Found Hiding Under Vehicle, Police Say A Connecticut man was found hiding under a vehicle with a pipe wrapped in a towel after allegedly attempting to pull off a carjacking. The incident took place in New Haven County on  Saturday, April 1 at the CVS at 734 Bridgeport Ave., in Milford. Milford Police responded to the CVS parking lot after receiving word of the attempted carjacking. Upon arrival, the victim told officers they were putting their bags in the car when they felt someone grab their arm and place an object on the side of their chest, said the Milford Police. The man, identified as Cedric Young, age 43, …
Stamford Man Caught With Glock Following Crime Stoppers Tip, Police Say Stamford Man Caught With Glock Following Crime Stoppers Tip, Police Say
Stamford Man Caught With Glock Following Crime Stoppers Tip, Police Say A Stamford man was charged with criminal possession of a firearm after police received a tip from Crime Stoppers that he was in possession of an illegal firearm. Members of the department's Narcotics and Orange unit were able to use information in the tip to identify the man as John Carolos Ruis-Franco, age 18, said Stamford Assistant Chief of Police Richard Conklin. On Wednesday, March 29, Ruiz-Franco got into a domestic incident with his girlfriend in which he stole her phone and assaulted her, Conklin said. Conklin said the unit quickly completed an arrest warrant and submitted it to th…
Woman Nabbed For Shelton Walmart Robbery, Attacking Employees, Cops Say Woman Nabbed For Shelton Walmart Robbery, Attacking Employees, Cops Say
Woman Nabbed For Shelton Walmart Robbery, Attacking Employees, Cops Say A 21-year-old Bridgeport woman was nabbed for a string of crimes that started with a robbery at the Shelton Walmart. According to Det. Richard Bango, of the Shelton Police, the arrest of Keyarra Burnett-Johnson stems from an incident that occurred at Walmart located at 465 Bridgeport Ave in Shelton on Wednesday, March 22.  The incident started when Shelton Police officers responded to the store for a reported fight. Once on the scene, they learned that Burnett-Johnson, accompanied by two juveniles, attempted to leave the store with a shopping cart full of merchandise without&…
Accused Juvenile Thieves Caught After Boy Robbed Of $200 Saved To Buy Phone In Bridgeport Accused Juvenile Thieves Caught After Boy Robbed Of $200 Saved To Buy Phone In Bridgeport
Accused Juvenile Thieves Caught After Boy Robbed Of $200 Saved To Buy Phone In Bridgeport Two Bridgeport juveniles have been charged with robbery after allegedly stealing $200 from a boy attempting to buy an iPhone on Snapchat. The two juveniles were arrested in Bridgeport on Wednesday, March 22, for the incident which took place on Feb. 23, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. The juvenile victim contacted the suspects via Snapchat regarding the posted sale of an Apple iPhone. An agreement was made to purchase the phone in the amount of $200 at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Laurel Avenue near Walgreens in Bridgeport, Gilleran said. The boy peddled h…
Career Criminal Nabbed In Greenwich Catalytic Converter Theft, Police Say Career Criminal Nabbed In Greenwich Catalytic Converter Theft, Police Say
Career Criminal Nabbed In Greenwich Catalytic Converter Theft, Police Say A  career criminal who brandished a weapon and threatened he had a gun during the theft of a catalytic converter has been arrested on a warrant, authorities announced. Joshua Dejesus, age 24, was nabbed by Bridgeport Police on Wednesday, March 22 on a warrant out of Greenwich for the Saturday, May 28, 2022 incident, said Lt. Patrick Smyth of the Greenwich Police. According to police, Dejesus, a Bridgeport resident who has a long arrest record and numerous pending cases, and another person were spotted by two neighbors sawing off a catalytic converter from a work truck on May 28 on Henr…
New Update: 67-Year-Old Man Robbed At Greenwich ATM At Knifepoint, Police Say New Update: 67-Year-Old Man Robbed At Greenwich ATM At Knifepoint, Police Say
New Update: 67-Year-Old Man Robbed At Greenwich ATM At Knifepoint, Police Say Police are searching for a suspect after a 67-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint at an ATM in Fairfield County. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 127 West Putnam Ave., in Greenwich. Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella said that a 67-year-old was using the ATM machine. When he completed his transaction and was attempting to leave the bank's front doors, he was pushed back into the lobby area by a knife-wielding man who demanded the man withdraw additional cash. When the man was unable to withdraw any more money, the man was robbed of th…
Shoplifter Nabbed For Threatening Guard With Knife At Trumbull Mall, Police Say Shoplifter Nabbed For Threatening Guard With Knife At Trumbull Mall, Police Say
Shoplifter Nabbed For Threatening Guard With Knife At Trumbull Mall, Police Say A 41-year-old man was caught on a city bus after allegedly brandishing a knife to aid his escape for shoplifting at the Trumbull Mall. Jonathan Sierra, age 41, was apprehended by Trumbull police on Thursday, March 16. At about 4:00 p.m., the Trumbull police were notified of a robbery involving Sierra who pulled a knife on JCPenney loss prevention officers while they were attempting to detain him for shoplifting from the store, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. JCPenney loss prevention officers spotted Sierra inside the store with an open empty bag and observe…
Suspect Nabbed Within Minutes After Norwalk Bank Robbery, Police Say Suspect Nabbed Within Minutes After Norwalk Bank Robbery, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed Within Minutes After Norwalk Bank Robbery, Police Say A suspect was caught within minutes after allegedly robbing a bank in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk on Thursday, March 9 at the First County Bank located at 700 Connecticut Ave. Officers responded to the bank after receiving an emergency report that they had just been robbed by a man wearing a mask and a hat, said Lt, Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police. Bank staff reported that the suspect fled on foot with cash from the bank, and they provided a detailed description of the suspect which was immediately given to the responding patrol units, Dinho said. …