Armed Carjacker Makes Off With Honda Civic In New Haven, Police Say Armed Carjacker Makes Off With Honda Civic In New Haven, Police Say
Armed Carjacker Makes Off With Honda Civic In New Haven, Police Say A New Haven man was carjacked at gunpoint seconds after he pulled into his driveway. The incident took place in New Haven around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22 on Blathcley Avenue. The victim told officers he had pulled into his driveway when he was confronted by a masked man holding a gun. The man racked the slide and told him to get out, said Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police. The robber then jumped into the victim’s 2011 4-door, white Honda Civic and took off, police said.  The armed man is described as being a light-skinned Black man in his early teens to 20…
Know Him? CT State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Suspect In Attempted Armed Robbery Know Him? CT State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Suspect In Attempted Armed Robbery
Know Him? CT State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Suspect In Attempted Armed Robbery Have you seen him? Connecticut State Police are asking for the public's help in apprehending a suspect in an attempted armed robbery at a liquor store. At around 6:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 in New London County, troopers responded to JC Spirits, located on Main Street, in the borough of Jewett City in the town of Griswold, for a report of an attempted armed robbery.  Responding Troopers learned that the suspect depicted in the security image above allegedly displayed a handgun and demanded money, but eventually left the store without obtaining any money or merchandise.  The w…
CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say
CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say A woman pumping gas at a Connecticut gas station was injured after being assaulted and then robbed by at least one person armed with a gun. The incident took place in New Haven County at the Cumberland Farms on Pershing Drive in Ansonia around 4 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27. According to the Ansonia Police, several suspects, driving a stolen vehicle, confronted, assaulted, and robbed a woman who was pumping gas.   At least one suspect was armed with a firearm. The suspects fled in the stolen vehicle after the incident, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated a…
CT Man Carjacked At Gunpoint While Trying To Sell Car, Police Say CT Man Carjacked At Gunpoint While Trying To Sell Car, Police Say
CT Man Carjacked At Gunpoint While Trying To Sell Car, Police Say Police in Connecticut are searching for an armed carjacker who allegedly stole a Volvo at gunpoint from the owner who had the car for sale. The incident took place in New Haven County at 3 Maple St., in Milford. According to Milford detectives, upon returning from a test drive of the victim’s 2004 white Volvo S-80, the "supposed" interested buyer forced the victim out of the car at gunpoint and fled towards Cherry Street.  The suspect is described as a tall, skinny, clean-cut, dark-skinned Black male in his early 20's, who displayed a black semi-auto pistol, police said. The vehicle …
Know Him? Police Searching For CT Armed Robbery Suspect Know Him? Police Searching For CT Armed Robbery Suspect
Know Him? Police Searching For CT Armed Robbery Suspect Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a Connecticut convenience store at knifepoint. The incident took place in New London County around 7:15 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Henny Penny at  1270 Gold Star Highway in Groton. Groton Police said the man walked into the school, brandished a knife, and demanded money. Once receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the man left and fled in a vehicle before police arrived, police said. The suspect was described as a dark skin Hispanic male, with short black hair and black facial hair, wearing blue jeans and a…
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Questioning In Robbery At CT Store Know Her? Woman Wanted For Questioning In Robbery At CT Store
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Questioning In Robbery At CT Store Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying a woman who is wanted for questioning in a smoke shop armed robbery. The robbery took place in New Haven County, around 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Smoke Vibes located at 50 Bridge St., in Ansonia.   Investigators are looking to identify the female pictured who may have relevant information about the incident, said Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police. Information (including anonymous information) can be provided by calling the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885, or via Tip411.
Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbery Through Multi-Agency Effort In Fairfield County Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbery Through Multi-Agency Effort In Fairfield County
Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbery Through Multi-Agency Effort In Fairfield County Just hours after a man allegedly robbed a liquor store in Fairfield County at gunpoint, he was behind bars thanks to a multi-agency effort. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 21 in Shelton. Shelton Police were dispatched to Cleto’s Package Store, located at 402 Howe Ave., for a report of an armed robbery, Lt. Robert Kozlowsky, of the Shelton Police said.  When officers arrived on the scene they were told that a white man approximately 40 to 50 years old entered the store and displayed an AR15-type rifle and demanded money, Kozlowsky said. …
Duo Wanted For Western Mass Robbery Nabbed After Turning Up At Polls: Police Duo Wanted For Western Mass Robbery Nabbed After Turning Up At Polls: Police
Duo Wanted For Western Mass Robbery Nabbed After Turning Up At Polls: Police Two men wanted for an armed robbery in one Western Massachusetts city thought they would get by with all the police attention on the election polls – they thought wrong. Eric Fontanez, age 52, of New York, and Jesus Marrero, age 56, of Holyoke, were arrested for the robbery that happened at the South Street Racing Mart in Holyoke on Sunday, Nov. 6, Holyoke Police said on Facebook.  Tuesday, 11/08/22, at approximately 1230 Holyoke Police Officer Manuel Rivera (ID 280) was working at the election polls... Posted by Holyoke Police Department on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 The men were appr…
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…
Man, Woman Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Pair Of Shoes In CT At Gunpoint Man, Woman Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Pair Of Shoes In CT At Gunpoint
Man, Woman Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Pair Of Shoes In CT At Gunpoint Two Connecticut residents were charged with allegedly robbing a victim of a pair of shoes at gunpoint. The incident took place in Middlesex County on Sunday, Oct. 9, in the parking lot of River Centre Plaza in Cromwell. According to Capt. Frederick Sifodaskalakis of the Cromwell Police, police responded to 77 Berlin Road at the plaza for a report of an armed robbery in the parking lot. When officers arrived, the victim met with the suspects, identified as Julio Oquendo, age 20, and Carmen Rogers, age 21, both of Middletown, to sell them a pair of shoes, Sifodaskalakis said.&…
Multiple People Busted During Fairfield County Hookah Lounge Raid, Police Say Multiple People Busted During Fairfield County Hookah Lounge Raid, Police Say
Multiple People Busted During Fairfield County Hookah Lounge Raid, Police Say Nine people were busted after police in Fairfield County raided a popular hookah lounge that has been plagued with an influx of violent crime including murder, assault, armed robbery, and multiple shots fired incidents. The raid took place in Bridgeport at the Off Da Hookah lounge around 3 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 9. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran, police began investigating the lounge in May into the illegal sale of drugs and alcohol at the lounge after officers responded to the location for multiple acts of violence. When officers raided the lounge, they found many people inside and outside…
Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA
Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA A 24-year-old Amherst man learned the hard way that saying your name while robbing someone you know defeats the purpose of a mask, officials said.  Oscar Garcia Alvarado pleaded guilty to a 2019 armed robbery, and a judge sentenced him to between seven and eight years in prison on Thursday, Oct. 6, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Alvarado and another man who police have not identified broke into an Amherst man's apartment on Nov. 14, 2019, while he was playing video games with friends online, police said. The duo carried a pistol and a rifle and covered their fa…