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Woman Shoots Victim, Barricades Herself Inside Newtown Residence On Christmas Eve, Police Say Woman Shoots Victim, Barricades Herself Inside Newtown Residence On Christmas Eve, Police Say
Woman Shoots Victim, Barricades Herself Inside Newtown Residence On Christmas Eve, Police Say A woman has been apprehended after police say she shot a victim and then barricaded herself inside a Connecticut residence on Christmas Eve. The chain of events began to unfold in northern Fairfield County around 7:50 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24 in Newtown. Newtown Police Department officers responded to the residence on Boggs Hill Road for a dispute.  Upon arrival, the caller was located on the front porch of the residence with multiple gunshot wounds, the department said.  Officers were able to pull the victim to safety as the suspect retreated into the residence. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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CT Resident Shot At Confronting Car Thief In Broad Daylight, Police Say CT Resident Shot At Confronting Car Thief In Broad Daylight, Police Say
CT Resident Shot At Confronting Car Thief In Broad Daylight, Police Say A Connecticut homeowner attempting to stop a man from stealing his Audi out of his driveway was shot at by the suspects, police said. The incident took place in New Haven County in North Branford around 11 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 8 in the Northford section of town. According to North Branford Police, the homeowner was alerted to an unknown man attempting to steal his white Audi which was parked in the driveway. The homeowner attempted to confront the unknown man who began to run toward the street. Parked in the street, in front of the residence driveway was a black four-door Dodge Charger which…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Person Shot At CT Shopping Center Parking Lot Person Shot At CT Shopping Center Parking Lot
Person Shot At CT Shopping Center Parking Lot A Connecticut man was found shot in a shopping center parking lot after police received multiple 911 calls. The incident took place in New Haven County around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 22 in the parking lot of Rite Aid and Marshalls at 407 Main St., in Ansonia. According to Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police, the first officers on the scene found a man suffering from a gunshot to the lower body.  Medical personnel responded to the scene and the man was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the wound is not life-threatening, Lynch said. Lynch said an investigation found …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Carjacking: Victim Forced To Drive By Masked Man, Then Shot In Norwalk, Police Say Carjacking: Victim Forced To Drive By Masked Man, Then Shot In Norwalk, Police Say
Carjacking: Victim Forced To Drive By Masked Man, Then Shot In Norwalk, Police Say Police are investigating after a victim was carjacked at gunpoint by a masked man and then shot in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, June 19 in the area of 580 Main Ave. According to Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police, during the incident, the person was shot in the leg and the suspect fled the area in the stolen vehicle.  Arriving patrol officers provided emergency medical care to the victim who was then transported by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries to the Norwalk Hospital. The Norwalk Police Detective Bur…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Teen Nabbed With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Ammo Mags, Police Say Stamford Teen Nabbed With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Ammo Mags, Police Say
Stamford Teen Nabbed With Ghost Gun, High-Capacity Ammo Mags, Police Say A call to the Stamford Police Department's Crime and Gun Stoppers tip line led to the arrest of a teen with an alleged ghost gun and high-capacity ammo magazines. The 17-year-old was arrested in Stamford around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 12 in the downtown area. According to Stamford Police Assistant Chief Rich Conklin, the tip said the teen, who was not identified due to his age, would walk with the gun under his arm. After receiving the tip, members of the department's Narcotics and Organized Crime unit set up surveillance and spotted the teen in the downtown area, Conklin said. "Offic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For 17-Year-Old Accused Of Gunning Down Delivery Driver In Bridgeport ID Released For 17-Year-Old Accused Of Gunning Down Delivery Driver In Bridgeport
ID Released For 17-Year-Old Accused Of Gunning Down Delivery Driver In Bridgeport A 17-year-old teenager who allegedly gunned down a Chinese food delivery man has been identified after his case was moved to adult court. The case against Justin Castro, of Bridgeport, was transferred to adult court on Tuesday, March 7, for killing Jiabin Lin, age 36, of Flushing, Queens, Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Lin was working as a food delivery driver for Yummy Yummy Chinese Restaurant in Bridgeport when he was shot and killed on Saturday, March 4 in a parking lot, said Gilleran. Gilleran said Lin had no known next of kin in the US, but his family in China ha…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Shot, Girlfriend Charged With Having A Gun In Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Shot, Girlfriend Charged With Having A Gun In Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Shot, Girlfriend Charged With Having A Gun In Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say A 24-year-old Fairfield County man was shot and his girlfriend who accompanied him to the hospital was charged with having a gun in a vehicle. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 10 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police, Bridgeport Hospital contacted the department to report a party with a gunshot wound was dropped off via private vehicle at their emergency room. The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau responded and took charge of the investigation. The victim, identified as a 24-year-old Bridgeport man, was suffering from gunshot woun…

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by Kathy Reakes
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5 Nabbed In Fairfield County Traffic Stop With 2 Guns, Police Say 5 Nabbed In Fairfield County Traffic Stop With 2 Guns, Police Say
5 Nabbed In Fairfield County Traffic Stop With 2 Guns, Police Say Three men and two juveniles were arrested for allegedly having two guns after being stopped for following each other at a high rate of speed in Fairfield County. The incident took place in New Cannan around 3:10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 17 northbound on New Norwalk Road. According to Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan PD, an officer on patrol spotted the two vehicles, a Honda CRV and a Jeep Wrangler traveling at a high rate of speed, very close to each other on New Norwalk Road. The officer began to follow the two vehicles as they turned onto several roadways, ending up on Raymond Street, Ferra…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Popular Liquor Store In Fairfield County Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Popular Liquor Store In Fairfield County
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Popular Liquor Store In Fairfield County A suspect is on the run in Fairfield County following the alleged gunpoint robbery of a popular liquor store. The incident took place in Darien around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13 at Discount Wine and Spirits located at 353 Post Road.  According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, the victim told investigators that the store had been robbed and that the suspect was armed with a handgun.  The victim reported that the suspect entered the store and while holding a handgun told him to open the cash register, Skoumbros said. The victim said the suspect too…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Search Intensifies For CT Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old Search Intensifies For CT Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old
Search Intensifies For CT Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old As a 2-year-old boy continues to improve after being shot in the torso, police are intensifying their search for alleged suspect. The child was shot in New Haven County in Waterbury on Tuesday, June 21 at 99 Pinecrest Drive. Police identified the shooter as 20-year-old Kharis Samuels, of Waterbury, said the Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department. On Thursday, June 23, Bessette says there have been no sightings of Samuels, but "thankfully the child continues to improve." The shooting took place when Samuels was showing a gun to other people in the home when it discharged, str…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
CT Homicide Suspect Surrenders To Police CT Homicide Suspect Surrenders To Police
CT Homicide Suspect Surrenders To Police A Connecticut man wanted for the homicide of another man found shot to death inside a vehicle turned himself in to police. New Haven County resident Jose Baez Candelario, age 43, of Waterbury, turned himself in on Saturday, March 5, for the September 2021 murder of Timothy Hughes. On Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, Waterbury responded to the area of Southview Street and found 39-year-old Huges inside a vehicle in the driveway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Lieutenant Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. Hughes was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where he was later pro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man In Pickup Truck Points Handgun At Woman On I-95, CT State Police Say Man In Pickup Truck Points Handgun At Woman On I-95, CT State Police Say
Man In Pickup Truck Points Handgun At Woman On I-95, CT State Police Say A gun-wielding man is facing charges in Connecticut after allegedly pointing a handgun at a woman while driving on I-95, State Police announced. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, State Police troopers received a report from a driver traveling south on I-95 in New London County in the Town of Old Lyme stating that she had been threatened by the driver of a tan Ram 1500 pickup truck with Maine license plates. According to police, the woman said that while the pick-up truck driver, later identified as Old Lyme resident Noah Jones, age 55, was passing her in the left lane near exit 66, h…

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by Zak Failla
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Trio Nabbed With Guns Following 'Targeted' Fairfield County Attack, Police Say Trio Nabbed With Guns Following 'Targeted' Fairfield County Attack, Police Say
Trio Nabbed With Guns Following 'Targeted' Fairfield County Attack, Police Say Three men were charged and several guns were seized after a "targeted attack" led to several reports of shots fired in Fairfield County, police said. The incident took place around 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31 when Bridgeport Police responded to the 100 block of Park Street for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene, they found an abundance of shell casings with vehicles and a residence struck by gunfire, said Captain Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police.  The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center provided police officers with a description of the suspec…

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by Kathy Reakes