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Vicious Domestic Attack Leads To Arrest Of CT Man, Police Say Vicious Domestic Attack Leads To Arrest Of CT Man, Police Say
Vicious Domestic Attack Leads To Arrest Of CT Man, Police Say A 25-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with assault after allegedly viciously attacking another person during a domestic dispute. The incident took place in New Haven County in Milford on Wednesday, Nov. 15 on Boston Post Road. According to Milford Police, the victim told officers that they were traveling in a vehicle being driven by Niko Tracy, of Milford when the two got into an argument.  Tracy pulled the car over, spit in the victim’s face, and punched the left side of their face, police said. Police said he then got out of the vehicle, dragged the victim out of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Beats, Robs 75-Year-Old In His Bridgeport Backyard, Police Say Duo Beats, Robs 75-Year-Old In His Bridgeport Backyard, Police Say
Duo Beats, Robs 75-Year-Old In His Bridgeport Backyard, Police Say Two men are accused of beating and robbing a 75-year-old man outside his Fairfield County home. The incident happened Thursday, Nov. 16, in Bridgeport at a home on East Main Street, according to Bridgeport Police. Both men approached the victim with their hands in their pockets, motioning that they had a gun, police said. They allegedly punched the victim and pushed him against a dumpster before stealing his wallet. The victim suffered a minor head injury in the ordeal. The following morning, on Friday, Nov. 17, detectives arrested 33-year-old Carlos Souffront and 46-year-old Angel …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Assaulted By Couple After Fight Over Unleashed Dog In Northern Westchester: Police Woman Assaulted By Couple After Fight Over Unleashed Dog In Northern Westchester: Police
Woman Assaulted By Couple After Fight Over Unleashed Dog In Northern Westchester: Police A couple faces charges after a middle-aged Connecticut woman was assaulted on a Northern Westchester hiking trail following a dispute over an unleashed dog, police said.  Around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, authorities received a call from a woman who said that she had been assaulted at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, located in the towns of Lewisboro and Pound Ridge. According to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary, the woman told authorities that she had been walking on a trail in the reservation when an unleashed dog ran up behind her.  She t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Charged With Fairfield Home Invasion, Assault 18-Year-Old Charged With Fairfield Home Invasion, Assault
18-Year-Old Charged With Fairfield Home Invasion, Assault An 18-year-old man has been charged with allegedly breaking into a Fairfield County home and assaulting a man as he slept. The incident took place in Fairfield on Sunday, Oct. 22 around 7:20 a.m. According to Fairfield Police, the victim called 911 to report that he had just been assaulted while asleep. Once on the scene, the victim told police he woke up "dazed and confused" as a man identified as Gabriel Garcia-Gonzalez, hometown unknown, was punching him in the face. Garcia-Gonzalez is the ex-boyfriend of the victim’s current girlfriend, police said. Police said a short time later Gar…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Arrest Made In Violent Carjacking At Home Garage In Westport New Arrest Made In Violent Carjacking At Home Garage In Westport
New Arrest Made In Violent Carjacking At Home Garage In Westport A 20-year-old Connecticut man has been charged in connection with a violent carjacking of an Aston Martin in Fairfield County. Earlier story: Westport Resident Beaten, Carjacked In Own Garage, Police Say New Haven County resident Vincys Baez, of Waterbury, and a reported Bloods gang member, was nabbed on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in Stamford. Baez is the second person seen on a surveillance camera during the carjacking of a Westport homeowner on Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane, said Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police.  The first person on the video,16-year-old Giovanni…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Shooting 8-Year-Old In Ear In Bridgeport During Drive-By Man Accused Of Shooting 8-Year-Old In Ear In Bridgeport During Drive-By
Man Accused Of Shooting 8-Year-Old In Ear In Bridgeport During Drive-By A 23-year-old man has been accused of shooting an 8-year-old boy in the ear during a drive-by in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Bridgeport on Sunday, July 23 in the 300 block of Orchard Street. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, officers responded to the area around 11 p.m. after being alerted by ShotSpotter to 16 rounds being fired in the area and another for rounds on Spring Street. Earlier report: 20 Shots Fired: 8-Year-Old Hit During Shootout In Bridgeport Police and medics responded to the area and located an 8-year-old child suffering fr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Punches Officer In Face At Popular Bar, Police Say CT Man Punches Officer In Face At Popular Bar, Police Say
CT Man Punches Officer In Face At Popular Bar, Police Say A Connecticut man was charged with assault after allegedly punching a police officer in the face after refusing to leave a popular axe-throwing bar. The incident took place in New Haven County on Friday, Oct. 13 in Milford at the Crazy Horse Axe Throwing Lounge on Bridgeport Avenue. Leonard Alterio III, age 58, of Milford, was charged after police responded to the lounge for a patron who refused to leave, said the Milford Police. As officers approached Alterio at the bar, he began using expletives and was uncooperative. The officers told him that he had to leave, and he began walking …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Greenwich Home Invasion: Man Forces Way Into Residence With Children Inside Greenwich Home Invasion: Man Forces Way Into Residence With Children Inside
Greenwich Home Invasion: Man Forces Way Into Residence With Children Inside A Fairfield County man is behind bars after allegedly vandalizing several cars and forcing his way into an apartment with people inside, including children. The incident took place in Greenwich around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14 in the area of Mill Street and Henry Street. According to Greenwich Police Deputy Chief Mark Zuccerella, officers responded to the area on a report of a man, later identified as Edwin Gutierrez-Vasco, age 52, of Greenwich, stabbing with a knife and damaging vehicles that were parked on the side of the street. While officers were en route, dispatch reported there …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Woman Assaulted While Jogging By Man Who Escaped Capture, Police Say CT Woman Assaulted While Jogging By Man Who Escaped Capture, Police Say
CT Woman Assaulted While Jogging By Man Who Escaped Capture, Police Say A 38-year-old Connecticut woman who was jogging early in the morning was assaulted by a man who approached with a gun. The incident occurred in New Haven around 6:15 a.m. in the area of Yale and Edgewood Avenues. According to Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police, the victim was jogging when the unknown man approached her with a firearm and attempted to force her into a nearby wooded area and struck her in the face. The victim was able to flee the area and return home. The suspect ran into Edgewood Park, Carr said. The victim was treated by American Medical Response personnel for min…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Know Them? Police Asking For Help Identifying Robbery Suspects In Norwalk Know Them? Police Asking For Help Identifying Robbery Suspects In Norwalk
Know Them? Police Asking For Help Identifying Robbery Suspects In Norwalk Police are asking for help from the community in identifying two robbery suspects in Fairfield County. The robbery took place in Norwalk around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Al’s Warehouse Liquor Store, located at 617 Connecticut Ave. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski, an employee called 911 to report she was robbed by two women.  The victim told officers she was assaulted by one of the suspects as she attempted to confront her for stealing a bottle of liquor, Podgorski said.  The victim declined medical treatment. The first suspect is described as…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trumbull Store Clerk Hit With Gun, 2 Robbers On Run With Cash, Merchandise, Police Say Trumbull Store Clerk Hit With Gun, 2 Robbers On Run With Cash, Merchandise, Police Say
Trumbull Store Clerk Hit With Gun, 2 Robbers On Run With Cash, Merchandise, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are searching for two armed men who allegedly attacked a gas station clerk and made off with cash and merchandise. The incident took place in Trumbull around 11:50 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9 at the Shell gas station at 648 White Plains Road. According to Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police, the two men threatened the clerk and one struck the employee in the head with the pistol, then fled with cash and other merchandise from the store. Weir said police were unable to locate the get-away vehicle that was waiting nearby. Both suspects were described as Black mal…

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by Kathy Reakes
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5 Nabbed In Special Bridgeport Operation To Reduce Crime, One Still On Run, Police Say 5 Nabbed In Special Bridgeport Operation To Reduce Crime, One Still On Run, Police Say
5 Nabbed In Special Bridgeport Operation To Reduce Crime, One Still On Run, Police Say Five Connecticut residents have been charged, and one is on the run in connection with a triple shooting in which more than 40 shots were fired earlier this year. The incident occurred in Fairfield County in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Aug. 22, on Park Avenue. The arrests are part of a month-long investigation named "Operation Take Back Park Avenue," after numerous shootings and one stabbing resulted in two homicides in that same area between May and September of this year, Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Poice said. The area encompasses the Park Avenue corridor between Wood Avenue and …

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by Kathy Reakes