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CT Man Calls 911 For Help, Ends Up In Jail Facing Nearly 20 Charges CT Man Calls 911 For Help, Ends Up In Jail Facing Nearly 20 Charges
CT Man Calls 911 For Help, Ends Up In Jail Facing Nearly 20 Charges A Connecticut man is facing nearly 20 charges after police uncovered a stockpile of firearms and ammunition following his 911 call to report a suspected home invasion, police said. Joseph Zotter, 60, of Wallingford, was arrested after officers responded to a report of a potential break-in at his George Washington Trail home just before noon on Thursday, Jan. 2, police said. Officers did not locate any burglars during their sweep of the home, but they discovered a cache of firearms, high-capacity magazines, and ammunition, authorities said. Zotter, the homeowner, is legally prohibited from p…

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by Josh Lanier
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Drug Dealer From CT Nabbed After Fatal Overdose Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer From CT Nabbed After Fatal Overdose Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer From CT Nabbed After Fatal Overdose Gets Prison Time A 30-year-old Connecticut man will spend several years in prison after he was caught selling a deadly heroin and fentanyl mixture following a fatal overdose in the Hudson Valley. New Haven County resident Brandon Gatling of Waterbury will serve six years in state prison after admitting to selling narcotics in Putnam County, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12.  According to Tendy's office, Gatling was arrested on June 14, 2023, following an investigation into a fatal overdose conducted by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Enforce…

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by Ben Crnic
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Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home
Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home Panicked 911 calls about a possible intruder led to criminal charges for two Connecticut residents. In New Haven County, officers from the Milford Police Department responded to an apartment on Seaside Avenue on the night of Saturday, July 7, after a woman called several times saying she heard noises outside. The resident, 43-year-old Laura Nunez, told officers that it sounded like someone was trying to kick in her door. She said she fired a single shot from a rife through a rear door after somebody fired into her apartment. However, Milford Police said an investigation found that nobody h…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Stratford Mid-Level Heroin Dealer Busted At 'Stash' Apartment Stratford Mid-Level Heroin Dealer Busted At 'Stash' Apartment
Stratford Mid-Level Heroin Dealer Busted At 'Stash' Apartment An alleged mid-level drug dealer was busted by police in Fairfield County following a joint investigation with the FBI Safe Street Task Force. The bust went down at the "stash" apartment at 20 East Ave., in Stratford of Angel Nunez, age 32, of Bridgeport, on Tuesday, July 23. According to Capt. Jerry Pinto of the Stratford Police, during the investigation, Nunez was identified as a narcotics dealer who was trafficking/selling significant amounts of heroin laced with fentanyl. During the bust at Nunez’s stash apartment, investigators seized approximately 15.2 grams of raw heroin, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Man Nabbed With Guns, Ammo, Fentanyl After Police Receive Tip, Cops Say Stamford Man Nabbed With Guns, Ammo, Fentanyl After Police Receive Tip, Cops Say
Stamford Man Nabbed With Guns, Ammo, Fentanyl After Police Receive Tip, Cops Say A Fairfield County man was caught with guns, ammo, and fentanyl after police received a tip from the Crime Stoppers Gun Tip Program. Kevin Llewellyn, age 31, of Stamford, was charged on Saturday, July 7 in Stamford. According to Assistant Chief Richard Conklin of the Stamford Police, agents with the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit received the tip that Llewellyn had a firearm. Conklin said agents, along with the patrol unit and K9 Officer Gale, conducted surveillance of Llewellyn and captured him while he was in the area of Rose Park Avenue and Richmond Hill Avenue.  A search of L…

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by Kathy Reakes