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Teen Trio Nabbed After Armed Robbery, Chase, Crash In CT Teen Trio Nabbed After Armed Robbery, Chase, Crash In CT
Teen Trio Nabbed After Armed Robbery, Chase, Crash In CT Three teens were nabbed for an alleged armed robbery after a police pursuit, crash, and foot chase in Fairfield County. The arrests occurred in Westport around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18. According to Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas, the department received information from Trumbull Police to be on the lookout for a black Infiniti occupied by three suspects reported to be involved in an armed robbery in Trumbull. The Trumbull Police Department initially spotted and briefly pursued the vehicle. The chief said it was last seen southbound on I-95 near Exit 23. Shortly after…

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by Kathy Reakes
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21-Year-Old Tries To Enter Newtown Home After Crash In Vehicle Stolen In Danbury, Police Say 21-Year-Old Tries To Enter Newtown Home After Crash In Vehicle Stolen In Danbury, Police Say
21-Year-Old Tries To Enter Newtown Home After Crash In Vehicle Stolen In Danbury, Police Say A 21-year-old Fairfield County man is behind bars after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop in a stolen vehicle and trying to break into a home to get away. Danbury resident Joao Gabriel Almeida-Bastos was nabbed around 11:30 a.m., Sunday, July 7, on Toddy Hill Road in Newtown. According to Lt. Scott Smith of the Newtown Police, during a routine traffic stop, Almeida-Bastos made a U-turn and accelerated northbound as the officer exited his cruiser. Smith said that the vehicle, which had been stolen in Danbury days earlier, had left the southbound shoulder of the roadway an…

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by Kathy Reakes