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Masked Gunman Carjacks CT Delivery Van Packed with Christmas Gifts Masked Gunman Carjacks CT Delivery Van Packed with Christmas Gifts
Masked Gunman Carjacks CT Delivery Van Packed with Christmas Gifts A Connecticut delivery driver’s routine evening turned into a terrifying ordeal when they were carjacked at gunpoint, authorities said. The carjacking happened around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the 200 block of Woodrow Ave. in Fairfield’s Southport neighborhood. The thief got away with several Christmas presents intended for area residents. The victim told investigators that a masked man climbed through the passenger door, threatened the driver with a gun, and then drove off with the truck, Fairfield police said. The driver was unharmed and quickly sought help from nearby residents …

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by Josh Lanier
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Early Morning Shooting In New Haven Sends 4 To Hospital; Teen Woman In Critical Condition Early Morning Shooting In New Haven Sends 4 To Hospital; Teen Woman In Critical Condition
Early Morning Shooting In New Haven Sends 4 To Hospital; Teen Woman In Critical Condition An early morning shooting in New Haven sent four people to the hospital and left one woman clinging to life, authorities said.  New Haven police responded to the 800 block of Chapel Street around 2 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, after 911 callers reported multiple gunshots, detectives said. Officers found a 22-year-old from Hampden suffering from a bullet wound at the scene. Witnesses flagged down multiple officers as they rushed to the scene to take them to a second victim, a 19-year-old West Haven woman, splayed out on the asphalt on Church Street by Center Street, New Haven Police said. She w…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Body-Cam Video Shows Suspect Fired First In New Haven Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting: Report Body-Cam Video Shows Suspect Fired First In New Haven Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting: Report
Body-Cam Video Shows Suspect Fired First In New Haven Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting: Report The Connecticut Office of Inspector General released its preliminary findings in a fatal officer-involved shooting last week and found that the suspect fired at police first.  Jebrell Conley, 36, was shot and killed on Thursday, Sept. 19, at a West Haven car wash on Boston Road.  The New Haven Police Department's Violent Crime Task Force went to arrest Conley around 5 p.m. on an outstanding robbery warrant. Conley tried to escape when he noticed officers approaching, but they used their vehicles to box him in. That's when the shooting started.  Authorities released mult…

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by Josh Lanier
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Fairfield County Convicted Felon Nabbed With Drugs, Gun, Police Say Fairfield County Convicted Felon Nabbed With Drugs, Gun, Police Say
Fairfield County Convicted Felon Nabbed With Drugs, Gun, Police Say A Fairfield County man was nabbed with drugs and a loaded gun after police received a tip he was selling drugs. Nnamdi Clarke, age 48, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 12 in Bridgeport. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, after receiving the information on Clarke, members of the narcotics and vice squad corroborated the information and when officers arrived on the scene Clarke fled the police on foot.   Officers pursued Clarke inside a business at that location and placed him under arrest, police said. Clarke was in possession of a stolen an…

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by Kathy Reakes