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Man Accused Of Attempting To Force Person Into His Car In Fairfield County Man Accused Of Attempting To Force Person Into His Car In Fairfield County
Man Accused Of Attempting To Force Person Into His Car In Fairfield County A man was arrested in Fairfield County for allegedly grabbing a person and attempting to force them into his vehicle. The incident took place in Darien around 1:20 a.m., on Thursday, Aug. 11. When police responded to the scene on Tokeneke Road, they found a large crowd of people and heard the victim yelling for them to get Camillus Okeke, age 53, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, away from them, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police. Okeke told officers he was trying to get the victim in the vehicle in order to drive them to Pennsylvania, Skoumbros said. Okeke was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say A man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun at a crowded Fairfield County park following a dispute at a soccer game. The incident took place in Stamford around 9:15 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 13 at Lione Park on the city's West Side. Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said officers responded to the "very crowded" park on a report that a man had pulled a gun following an argument at one of two large organized soccer games taking place. The man, identified as Dwayne Omar Wilson, age 40, of Hartford, was not playing in the game, but had pulled the gun and walked onto the field with …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed With Knife After Exposing Himself During Fairfield County Robbery, Police Say Man Nabbed With Knife After Exposing Himself During Fairfield County Robbery, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Knife After Exposing Himself During Fairfield County Robbery, Police Say A man was nabbed by police in Fairfield County for allegedly exposing himself after allegedly attempting to rob a woman and harassing others in a parking garage. The incident took place in Greenwich around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8 at Greenwich Plaza. According to Greenwich Police, Antonio McDuffie, age 21, of the Bronx, allegedly approached a woman in the garage and demanded money from her while pointing a knife and making a stabbing motion, he then exposed himself. A short time later, officers responded to the garage for a report of a disturbance regarding McDuffie who had given a secu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Points Gun At Woman Driving In CT, Police Say Man Points Gun At Woman Driving In CT, Police Say
Man Points Gun At Woman Driving In CT, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged after allegedly pointing a loaded gun at another driver. The incident took place in Windham County in the village of Moosup around 1:50 p.m., Thursday, July 21. Plainfield Police received a phone call from a woman who said she was driving on Sterling Hill Road in Moosup when another motorist pointed a firearm at her, police said. A description of the suspect’s vehicle was provided and members of the Plainfield Police Department immediately responded to the area. Officers made contact with the suspect’s vehicle on South Main Street in Moosu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Connecticut Man Accused Of Assaulting Woman After She Went For Walk Connecticut Man Accused Of Assaulting Woman After She Went For Walk
Connecticut Man Accused Of Assaulting Woman After She Went For Walk A 20-year-old Connecticut man was charged after police said he assaulted a woman after she went out for a walk.  Troopers in Litchfield County received a report about a woman who seemed to be in medical distress in the area of Parker Hill Road in Norfolk at about 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, according to Connecticut State Police. Authorities found the woman and learned that she had been assaulted while out on a walk, State Police said.  Police identified the suspect as 20-year-old Jason Heath, of Winsted, and arrested Heath at about 9:30 p.m., authorities said.  Sta…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Aggressive I-95 Driver Approached Victim With Bat In Fairfield County, Police Say Aggressive I-95 Driver Approached Victim With Bat In Fairfield County, Police Say
Aggressive I-95 Driver Approached Victim With Bat In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man is facing charges after police said he drove aggressively behind a victim's vehicle and then approached them with a bat. Police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in a parking lot on Ledge Road in Darien at about 12:50 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, according to the Darien Police Department. The victim told officers that while driving on I-95 northbound, the passenger saw 26-year-old Edwin Flores, of Norwalk, following directly behind their vehicle, police said.  They said Flores engaged in aggressive driving maneuvers, so the victim exited the highway …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Fairfield County Teens Nabbed For Taking Part In Dangerous TikTok Challenge, Police Say Fairfield County Teens Nabbed For Taking Part In Dangerous TikTok Challenge, Police Say
Fairfield County Teens Nabbed For Taking Part In Dangerous TikTok Challenge, Police Say Three Fairfield County teens have been charged for taking part in a TikTok challenge in which projectiles are shot at pedestrians. The incident took place in Westport on Saturday, May 28. The three teens were caught after police received several emergency calls from various locations around town reporting a group of youths traveling in a vehicle had been shooting projectiles at passing pedestrians, said Lt. Anthony Prezioso, of the Westport Police. In one instance, a juvenile victim reported being struck in the eye, Prezioso said. Callers were able to provide a de…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Trespassing At School In Fairfield County Man Accused Of Trespassing At School In Fairfield County
Man Accused Of Trespassing At School In Fairfield County A man was charged with trespassing after walking into a school in Fairfield County and refusing to leave, police announced. The incident took place in Wilton around 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 at the Genesis School located at 15 Station Road. Wilton police responded to the school after Charlton Anthony White, age 26, of Danbury, entered the front door of the private school facility while a class of students were in session and was asked by employees to leave, said Lt. Gregg Phillipson, of the Wilton Police.  White walked around the inside of the building before…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Resident Accused Of Yelling Racial Slur, Spitting At Man After Crash Fairfield County Resident Accused Of Yelling Racial Slur, Spitting At Man After Crash
Fairfield County Resident Accused Of Yelling Racial Slur, Spitting At Man After Crash A Fairfield County man was arrested for allegedly spitting in the face of a Hispanic man and yelling racial slurs following a traffic accident. The incident took place in Fairfield at the Stop & Shop gas station around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3. Fairfield Police responded to Villa Avenue for a crash. Once on the scene, police saw Stephen Saint Raymond, age 58, of Bridgeport, yelling and hitting the front of the other driver’s car, said Lt. Michael E. Paris, of the Fairfield Police. Saint Raymond also spit in the man's face and was yelling racial slurs throughout the inciden…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed At Fairfield County Mall For Videotaping Under Young Girl's Clothes, Police Say Man Nabbed At Fairfield County Mall For Videotaping Under Young Girl's Clothes, Police Say
Man Nabbed At Fairfield County Mall For Videotaping Under Young Girl's Clothes, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly videotaping under the clothes of a young child at a food court at an area mall. Kenneth Soto, age 55, of Bridgeport was arrested by Trumbull Police on Friday, April 15 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. Soto was taken into custody after a concerned citizen observed him using his cell phone to take inappropriate photographs of the unsuspecting juvenile as he sat at a table in the food court across from her, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. The Trumbull Police were called to investigate Soto for videotaping the yo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say
Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say A 43-year-old man is facing an attempted larceny charge after he was accused of peering into vehicles and attempting to enter a vehicle in the parking lot of a Connecticut elementary school. The incident happened in the Hartford County neighborhood of Plantsville located in the Town of Southington at South End Elementary School at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, according to authorities. Officers responded to the school after receiving a report of a man on the property looking into vehicles and becoming argumentative when he was confronted by staff, according to the Southington Pol…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Slashing Woman's Tire With Screwdriver, Police Say Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Slashing Woman's Tire With Screwdriver, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Slashing Woman's Tire With Screwdriver, Police Say A Fairfield County man was arrested for allegedly slashing the tire of a woman who had followed him when she spotted him speeding in a dump truck, police said. The incident took place around 3:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, in Wilton. According to an investigation, the 71-year-old area woman told officers that she spotted an orange dump truck traveling fast on Cann and Pimpewaug roads so she followed the truck to try and get the tag number. When the truck stopped at Danbury Road and Pimpewaug Road she exited her car and began to take pictures of the truck's DOT number and license plate…

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by Kathy Reakes