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CT Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Beating, Kidnapping Woman CT Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Beating, Kidnapping Woman
CT Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Beating, Kidnapping Woman A Connecticut man has been charged with criminal attempt at murder for attacking a woman after police responded to a report of one car chasing another. New Haven County resident Trevor Watson, age 26, of Waterbury, was charged on Monday, June 19 in Waterbury. Waterbury Police officers responded to 910 Wolcott St. on a report of one motor vehicle chasing another motor vehicle, said Lt. Nadine Amatruda, of the Waterbury Police. Both parties were located in the area of Piedmont Street where officers found that the woman had been assaulted by her husband, identified as Watson, Amatru…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Road Rage: Brake-Checking Leads To Roadside Fight Involving Guns In Greenwich, Police Say Road Rage: Brake-Checking Leads To Roadside Fight Involving Guns In Greenwich, Police Say
Road Rage: Brake-Checking Leads To Roadside Fight Involving Guns In Greenwich, Police Say Three men face charges in connection with a roadside fight involving firearms that was prompted by one of the suspects brake-checking motorcyclists on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident began on Tuesday, June 13 just after 7 p.m., when state troopers responded to the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) northbound in Greenwich by Exit 28 on a report of an active assault, according to state police.  The call for police assistance had come from 43-year-old Shelton resident Marvin Harris, who told troopers that he was being actively assaulted by a group of moto…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Woman Fires Gun At Victim, Flees Scene, Police Say CT Woman Fires Gun At Victim, Flees Scene, Police Say
CT Woman Fires Gun At Victim, Flees Scene, Police Say A Connecticut woman is being held on a $620,000 bond after allegedly firing a gun at a person who had a protective order against her. New Haven County resident Patricia Curiale, age 50, of Milford, was arrested on Tuesday, June 6 after Milford Police officers responded to a report of shots fired. When officers arrived at the home on W. Main Street, they found the victim uninjured. Police said the victim had been in the backyard when they heard a car alarm go off and spotted Curiale near the car. The victim had an incident with Curiale the night before, and Curiale had been arrested. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Beats Up Restaurant Employees After Being Asked To Leave, Police Say CT Man Beats Up Restaurant Employees After Being Asked To Leave, Police Say
CT Man Beats Up Restaurant Employees After Being Asked To Leave, Police Say A Connecticut man was charged with assault after he allegedly attacked staff members of a popular restaurant when they asked him to leave. The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 27, at the Stonebridge Restaurant on Daniel Street in Milford. According to Milford Poice, Christopher Bier, age 34, of Milford, was dining at Stonebridge Restaurant when he was asked to leave by the security staff for inappropriate conduct towards other patrons.  Bier was asked to leave repeatedly, and he refused to do so. Security staff escorted Bier off the pr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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, …

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Man Charged With Assault After Entering Home, Threatening 2 Victims CT Man Charged With Assault After Entering Home, Threatening 2 Victims
CT Man Charged With Assault After Entering Home, Threatening 2 Victims A 37-year-old Connecticut man was charged with burglary and assault after walking into a residence and threatening two victims inside and refusing to leave. The incident took place in New Haven County around 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 23 in Naugatuck. According to Naugatuck Police, officers responded to the home after the man, identified as Luke Genovese, of Naugatuck, fled after injuring a disabled woman. During the incident, the victims reported that the Genovese entered their residence unannounced and was highly intoxicated, police said. It was reported that he refused to leave an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say
Statewide Search For Suspect: Man Assaulted, Intentionally Run Over, Police Say Police across Connecticut are searching for a silver Infiniti after it allegedly ran over a man intentionally following an assault. The incident took place around 1 p.m., Thursday, April 11 in the area of 85 Laura St., in New Haven. The injured man was found when New Haven firefighters and A.M.R. were dispatched to Laura Street for a medical call, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police Department. Upon arrival, they found a man who had been intentionally assaulted and run over by a silver motor vehicle, Dell said. The victim was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Darien Pizza Shop Employee Charged With Assault While Working Darien Pizza Shop Employee Charged With Assault While Working
Darien Pizza Shop Employee Charged With Assault While Working A Fairfield County man was charged with assault after allegedly getting into a fight while working at a Darien pizza parlor. Wilmer Gaibor, age 24, of Stamford, was arrested in Darien on Wednesday, April 26. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police, Gaibor turned himself in to the Darien Police on an active arrest warrant stemming from an incident that took place in March. During the March incident, Gaibor got into a verbal argument while working at Riko's Pizza in Darien, Skoumbros said. The complainant said that the argument continued outside and that Gaibor struck the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Assault: CT Group Home Staff Member Punches Man In Face, Police Say Assault: CT Group Home Staff Member Punches Man In Face, Police Say
Assault: CT Group Home Staff Member Punches Man In Face, Police Say A Connecticut man was charged with alleged assault after punching an intellectually disabled person in the face. The incident took place in New Haven County on Friday, April 28, in Naugatuck. Victor Ventura, age 29, of Waterbury, was arrested after Naugatuck Police responded to a group home for a report of a fight in progress, said the Naugatuck Police. When officers arrived on the scene, an investigation and witness statements determined that Ventura, a staff member, had punched an intellectually disabled adult in the face, police said. Ventura was charged with: Assault of a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant
CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill an on-duty state police sergeant. The incident took place in Hartford on Monday, April 24 around 10:30 a.m. on Asylum Street. According to state police, an on-duty sergeant, working in a plain-clothes capacity with his State Police badge displayed, was entering his assigned vehicle which was parked on Asylum Street in Hartford.  As the sergeant began to enter his vehicle, a man with long hair, wearing eyeglasses, seated in the driver’s seat of a silver Honda Accord began to shout at the sergeant and asked the sergea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Forces Woman Into Car In Stamford, Assaults Her Twice, Including At Darien Cemetery: Police Man Forces Woman Into Car In Stamford, Assaults Her Twice, Including At Darien Cemetery: Police
Man Forces Woman Into Car In Stamford, Assaults Her Twice, Including At Darien Cemetery: Police A Connecticut man was charged with assault after allegedly forcing a woman into his car and then assaulting her twice. The incidents took place in Stamford and Darien around 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 22. Stamford Assitant Police Chief Richard Conklin said the department received a call from Darien Police to be on the lookout for New Haven County resident Pablo Monegro, age 29, of Derby. In Stamford, Monegro had allegedly forced a woman he was familiar with into his car, and then beaten and strangled her while threatening her, Conklin said. He also stole her cell phone so she could not cal…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Victim Repeatedly Stabbed In Fairfield With Razor Blade-Style Knife, Police Say Victim Repeatedly Stabbed In Fairfield With Razor Blade-Style Knife, Police Say
Victim Repeatedly Stabbed In Fairfield With Razor Blade-Style Knife, Police Say A Fairfield County man allegedly armed with a razor blade-style knife was charged with assault after he severely injured another person with the deadly weapon. The incident took place in Fairfield around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 on Stillson Road at the intersection of Black Rock Turnpike. According to Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris, a police officer came upon two men engaged in a fight on Stillson Road. The officer was able to successfully detain one man who was identified as the primary aggressor and armed with a razor blade-style knife, Paris said. The second man was tr…

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by Kathy Reakes