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East Side, Bridgeport, CT

Gang Member From Fairfield County Involved In Shootings Sentenced Gang Member From Fairfield County Involved In Shootings Sentenced
Gang Member From Fairfield County Involved In Shootings Sentenced A Fairfield County gang member has been sentenced to 8.3 years in prison for offenses from his membership in a violent street gang. Jacquon BeneJan, also known as “Blick,” age 20, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 2, followed by three years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals Service, and Bridgeport Police have been investigating multiple Bridgeport-based gangs whose members are involved in narcotics trafficking, murder, and other acts…
Police Seeking Help Identifying Fairfield County Bank Robber Police Seeking Help Identifying Fairfield County Bank Robber
Police Seeking Help Identifying Fairfield County Bank Robber Police in Fairfield County are seeking the public's help identifying an alleged bank robber who jumped the counter and made off with cash and then carjacked a ride-sharing vehicle. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21 at the Webster Bank branch located at 3546 Main St., in Bridgeport. According to Detective Jeffrey Holtz, of the Bridgeport Police, the man leaped over the counter and demanded the teller hand over the cash. After getting the cash, the man car-jacked a ride-sharing vehicle that brought him to the bank from the East Side of the city, Holtz said. Minutes …
25-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Known As 'Spooda' Admits To Gang-Related Shootings 25-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Known As 'Spooda' Admits To Gang-Related Shootings
25-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Known As 'Spooda' Admits To Gang-Related Shootings A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in multiple gang-related shootings. Undrea Kirkland, also known as “Spooda,” age 25, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering on Friday, Sept. 17, in New Haven. Kirkland has been a member of the “Greene Homes Boyz," a gang based in the Charles F. Greene Homes Housing Complex in Bridgeport’s North End, the US Attorney's Office said. Members and associates distributed heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, and Percocet pills, the US Attorney's Office added. In addition, they committed numerous acts of violence against rival gang m…