CT Man Charged Following Armed Road Rage on I-95 CT Man Charged Following Armed Road Rage on I-95
CT Man Charged Following Armed Road Rage on I-95 A Connecticut man was charged with threatening with a firearm during an alleged road rage incident on I-95. The incident occurred in Middlesex County around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, southbound on I-95 in Old Saybrook. According to the Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to a report of a firearm displayed during a road rage incident in Old Saybrook. During an investigation, victims reported repeated brake-checking and abrupt lane changes by a vehicle driven by Dejon Robinson, age 30, of Hartford County in Bristol, state police said. State police said the operator of the veh…
CT Duo Carjacks NYPD Sergeant While Armed With Machine Gun, Feds Say CT Duo Carjacks NYPD Sergeant While Armed With Machine Gun, Feds Say
CT Duo Carjacks Nypd Sergeant While Armed With Machine Gun, Feds Say Two Connecticut men are facing federal charges after allegedly carjacking an off-duty NYPD sergeant at gunpoint. New Haven County residents Jomar Crespo, age 21, and Jose Rivera, age 20, both of Waterbury, were arrested by federal agents on Tuesday, June 18, on suspicion of carjacking and related charges. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District, Crespo and Rivera donned black clothing and facemasks before approaching the victim’s car from behind in Harlem on Friday evening, June 14. Both men allegedly brandished firearms, including a loaded .40-caliber pistol equipp…
CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police
CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police A Connecticut man walking on a city street with a crossbow and a beer was nabbed by patrol officers after receiving numerous 911 calls of a man carrying a rifle.  The incident occurred in New Haven County on Wednesday, June 12, around 5 p.m. on Main Street in Meriden. According to Sgt. Michael Boothroyd of the Meriden Police, the callers said the man was wearing a backpack and a bulletproof vest, had a rifle slung over his shoulder, and was carrying a beer.  The man told people in the parking lot that they should “kill themselves” and that he “was waiting for the police…
CT Man Claimed Person Stole Gun Charged With Unlawful Discharge Of Firearm CT Man Claimed Person Stole Gun Charged With Unlawful Discharge Of Firearm
CT Man Claimed Person Stole Gun Charged With Unlawful Discharge Of Firearm A Connecticut man has been charged with alleged unlawful discharge of a gun after telling police that someone had entered his home and stolen a gun. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Sunday, May 26, on Foran Road in Milford. According to Milford Police, Douglas Branez, age 32, of Milford, contacted the police department to report that a person had entered his residence, stole a gun, and fled through an opening created by a gunshot that Branez said he made. Police then received a second call reporting a disturbance outside involving an unknown person. Officers arrived …
Violent CT Home Invaders Attempt To Steal Expensive Cat Violent CT Home Invaders Attempt To Steal Expensive Cat
Violent CT Home Invaders Attempt To Steal Expensive Cat Two suspects are on the run after allegedly invading a Connecticut home and attempted to steal an expensive cat in what police say was a "targeted attack." The incident occurred in New Haven County on Sunday, March 17 on Thompson Street in East Haven. According to East Haven Police, two armed suspects attempted to enter a home where the residents were home and steal an expensive cat before fleeing in a blue BMW. When officers arrived, the resident said two men attempted to enter their residence through a rear slider door. The resident said attempts were made to prevent the suspects from en…
Drug Bust: Shelton Police Find Man With Narcotics, Guns, More Drug Bust: Shelton Police Find Man With Narcotics, Guns, More
Drug Bust: Shelton Police Find Man With Narcotics, Guns, More A Connecticut man has been taken into custody after the belief he was running a narcotics ring in the area led police to search his home. On Tuesday, Dec. 19 in Fairfield County, the Shelton Police Department raided the home of Carlos Baez Jr., age 28. The department, alongside the Statewide Narcotics Task Force Southwest Office (SNTF-SW), Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force, the DEA, and more suspected that Baez, a Shelton resident, was distributing narcotics throughout the greater Valley area. Baez Jr.’s C…
CT Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate CT Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate
CT Man To Spend Years In Prison For Killing Recent High School Graduate A Connecticut man will spend years behind bars for shooting a 17-year-old boy to death while he talked to his girlfriend. Kiyon Matheney, age 26, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec.12, to 33 years in prison for the fatal shooting of John Tubac-Saquil of New Haven in July 2022. Matheney was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter with a firearm and carrying a firearm without a permit, said John Doyle Jr., State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven. According to evidence introduced at trial, Matheney shot Tubac-Saquil shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, 2022, when h…
Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport
Passenger Caught With Firearm, Ammunition in Checked Bag At Bradley Airport A passenger was arrested after they were caught with a firearm and numerous rounds in their checked bag at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said. The incident happened in Hartford County on Monday, Oct. 30, when Transportation Security Administration officers at the airport, located in Windsor Locks, discovered an improperly packaged 9mm firearm inside the person's checked bag, TSA New England announced.  Officers also found 54 rounds inside the bag as well, officials said.  According to the TSA, firearms are only allowed to be transported in a lo…
Norwalk Liquor Store Robbed At Gunpoint Norwalk Liquor Store Robbed At Gunpoint
Norwalk Liquor Store Robbed At Gunpoint Police in Fairfield County are searching for three armed men who allegedly robbed a liquor store of high-end bottles. The incident took place in Norwalk around 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9 at the Old Post Spirit Shop, 694 West Ave. Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police said officers responded to the store after receiving a 911 call from an employee reporting a robbery. According to the victim, one of the men was armed with a handgun during the robbery. The victim said the men stole various high-end liquor bottles.  No one was injured during the incident. Patrol officers sea…
Man Driving Erratically Nabbed With Drugs, Gun In Trumbull, Police Say Man Driving Erratically Nabbed With Drugs, Gun In Trumbull, Police Say
Man Driving Erratically Nabbed With Drugs, Gun In Trumbull, Police Say Trumbull Police arrested a Bridgeport man after he was reported to be driving erratically, and was allegedly found to be in possession of drugs and an illegal handgun. Police located the Hyundai Elantra driving on Main Street in Trumbull around 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 8, where the car was stopped and an investigation led to Keith Wilkerson, age 25, being taken into custody, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. The incident began when Officer Fortunato was notified by a passing motorist of an erratic driver. The officer located the vehicle at the intersection of Mai…
3 Masked Men, Getaway Driver Caught After Trying To Break Into Apartment In Bridgeport: Police 3 Masked Men, Getaway Driver Caught After Trying To Break Into Apartment In Bridgeport: Police
3 Masked Men, Getaway Driver Caught After Trying To Break Into Apartment In Bridgeport: Police Four men face numerous burglary, firearm, and drug charges after authorities observed them try and break into a Fairfield County apartment and then flee in a getaway car with counterfeit plates, police said.  The incident happened on Friday, April 28, when members of the Bridgeport Police Regional Auto Theft Task Force were operating in the area of Ridgefield Avenue and Barnum Avenue and spotted a gray Mercedes Benz C-300 with heavily tinted windows and counterfeit New Jersey registration plate circling an apartment building at 50 Ridgefield Ave.  After making …
Nightclub Shooting: Man Wanted In Bridgeport Nabbed By US Marshals Nightclub Shooting: Man Wanted In Bridgeport Nabbed By US Marshals
Nightclub Shooting: Man Wanted In Bridgeport Nabbed By US Marshals A man wanted in connection with a shooting and assault at a Fairfield County nightclub has been apprehended by the US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force. Christian Xavier Lopez-Rivera, age 28, of Bridgeport, was arrested early Thursday, Feb. 23 for his involvement in the Sunday, Jan. 1, shooting that took place outside Club Azul on Madison Avenue. During the incident, a Bridgeport man was shot in the leg, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. As a result of the investigation conducted by Detective Jose Bahr, the department was able to secure an arrest warrant for Lope…