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CT Man With Stolen Gun Runs Twice From Cops, Gives Up After Police Dogs Called: Police CT Man With Stolen Gun Runs Twice From Cops, Gives Up After Police Dogs Called: Police
CT Man With Stolen Gun Runs Twice From Cops, Gives Up After Police Dogs Called: Police A Connecticut man tried twice to run from state troopers but was caught after a police dog found him hiding under a deck, police said. Dylan Scott, 27, of Manchester, faces multiple felonies following multiple incidents on Friday, Sept. 5, Connecticut State Police said. It all began when Scott refused to pull over during a traffic stop and sped away in Vernon just before 11 a.m., authorities said. He drove off and initially escaped, but police broadcast the Acura TL’s license plate to other agencies and issued an alert. Manchester police spotted the Acura in a driveway on Moore Street just…
WATCH: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest WATCH: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Watch: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…
$125K Scam Foiled: Fake FBI Agents Tried Conning NY Woman Out Of Gold, Police Say $125K Scam Foiled: Fake FBI Agents Tried Conning NY Woman Out Of Gold, Police Say
$125K Scam Foiled: Fake FBI Agents Tried Conning NY Woman Out Of Gold, Police Say A pair of New Jersey men are accused of trying to scam an elderly Long Island woman into handing over $125,000 in gold. The attempted heist unfolded Thursday, July 24, in Massapequa, when an 80-year-old woman was contacted by a man claiming to be with the FBI, according to Nassau County Police. After telling the woman she was under federal investigation, the purported agent said she would be arrested unless she purchased and surrendered $125,000 in gold. A “courier” would be sent to her home to collect the gold, he warned. Detectives were alerted to the suspicious activity when the woman t…
CT Enfield Man Busted After Home Invasion, Gun Theft, Assaulting Elderly Victim: Police CT Enfield Man Busted After Home Invasion, Gun Theft, Assaulting Elderly Victim: Police
CT Enfield Man Busted After Home Invasion, Gun Theft, Assaulting Elderly Victim: Police A Connecticut man is facing serious charges after a chaotic scene in Lisbon, after police say he broke into a home, stole a firearm, and assaulted an elderly person, authorities said.  Michael Grenier, 36, of Enfield, was first introduced to police on Sunday, June 29, when someone called officers to report a man screaming at passing vehicles on Kimball Road around 7:30 p.m., Connecticut State Police said. While on the way, troopers learned that the man might have been involved in a violent incident at a nearby home, one involving a gun. Troopers soon found Grenier in the roadway,…
She Showed Up To CT Court With A Warrant — Then She Made A Run For It, Cops Say She Showed Up To CT Court With A Warrant — Then She Made A Run For It, Cops Say
She Showed Up To CT Court With A Warrant — Then She Made A Run For It, Cops Say A 25-year-old woman from Worcester, MA, is facing multiple charges in Connecticut after she was arrested at a courthouse, then ran from troopers while they were trying to take her into custody, according to state police. Jada Williams was arrested on June 16, around 2:13 p.m., after arriving at Manchester Superior Court while wanted on an active warrant from Troop C – Tolland, State Police said. The arrest stems from an investigation that began in October 2024, when troopers say Williams broke into a vehicle on Shenipsit Lake Road in Tolland, stole credit and debit cards, and used them to m…
Ram-Page: CT Pickup Driver Smashes Mailboxes Before Hitting Rock Bottom, Police Say Ram-Page: CT Pickup Driver Smashes Mailboxes Before Hitting Rock Bottom, Police Say
Ram-Page: CT Pickup Driver Smashes Mailboxes Before Hitting Rock Bottom, Police Say An intoxicated pickup truck driver’s destructive ride through Connecticut came to an abrupt stop when he found himself stuck between a rock wall and a group of angry homeowners. Franciszek Palosz, 47, of Franklin, was arrested after allegedly smashing several mailboxes in Gales Ferry, according to Ledyard police. Palosz’s Dodge Ram lived up to its name when it plowed into multiple mailboxes on Friday, May 16, around 7:15 p.m., along Vinegar Hill Road. The chaotic drive ended when the truck struck a rock wall in a driveway, making an escape impossible, police said. When officers arrived, th…
Police K9 Takes Down NJ Fugitive Working In CT: Cops Police K9 Takes Down NJ Fugitive Working In CT: Cops
Police K9 Takes Down NJ Fugitive Working In CT: Cops A man wanted on multiple felony charges in New Jersey was arrested in Connecticut after authorities say he tried to escape arrest and had to be taken down by a police dog.  Alfred Ricciuti, 41, of Washington, NJ, was found Monday, May 5, working at a business in Somers, Connecticut State Police said. He is wanted on five extraditable felony arrest warrants in the Garden State. Troopers spotted Ricciuti standing outside the business just before 5 p.m., but when they confronted him, he bolted, authorities said. That’s when a K9 named Viper was called in to help chase him down. …
Off-Duty NJ Cop Arrested In Home Invasion Can Leave Jail If She Seeks Treatment: Officials Off-Duty NJ Cop Arrested In Home Invasion Can Leave Jail If She Seeks Treatment: Officials
Off-Duty NJ Cop Arrested In Home Invasion Can Leave Jail If She Seeks Treatment: Officials A 32-year-old off-duty New Jersey police officer charged with resisting arrest in a home invasion burglary last week was allowed release from jail by a judge Friday, May 2. On a few conditions. Rebecca Sayegh may leave the Ocean County Jail provided she enters an in-patient mental health treatment facility, enrolls in an anger management program, and undergoes mental health/substance abuse evaluations as first reported by the Asbury Park Press and confirmed by the prosecutor's office. Sayegh must also comply with all treatment recommendations, the judge said. As previou…
Police Stop Wrong-Way Driver On I-95 Ramp, Suspected DUI: Troopers Police Stop Wrong-Way Driver On I-95 Ramp, Suspected DUI: Troopers
Police Stop Wrong-Way Driver On I-95 Ramp, Suspected DUI: Troopers A Connecticut woman was arrested over the weekend after allegedly driving the wrong way on two major thoroughfares, according to state police. Jaclyn M. Jerome, 48, of Glastonbury, was taken into custody on Saturday, March 29, in Essex after multiple 911 callers reported a wrong-way driver on Route 9 just after 9 p.m., Connecticut State Police said. Callers told dispatchers the vehicle was traveling south in the northbound lanes near Exit 5 around 9 p.m. Troopers responded quickly, aiming to stop the car before it could cause a crash. Police located the vehicle on the I-95 North Exit 69 of…
Man Rams Cruisers, Tries To Flee On Flat Tires Across 2 CT Interstates In Morning Rush Hour Man Rams Cruisers, Tries To Flee On Flat Tires Across 2 CT Interstates In Morning Rush Hour
Man Rams Cruisers, Tries To Flee On Flat Tires Across 2 CT Interstates In Morning Rush Hour A wild high-speed police chase across two major Connecticut highways ended in dramatic fashion Monday morning, March 31, after a 36-year-old Rhode Island man was boxed in, crashed into police cruisers, and was subdued with a stun gun, authorities said. Nicholas Thompson, of Glendale, Rhode Island, faces eight criminal charges following the chase, according to Connecticut State Police. The pursuit began after multiple 911 callers reported a white Chevrolet Silverado driving erratically on Interstate 395 southbound near Exit 22. Witnesses said the pickup had also been involved in a crash befo…
Details Released In Cult Leader Arrest For Parent's, Border Agent’s Murders Details Released In Cult Leader Arrest For Parent's, Border Agent’s Murders
Details Released In Cult Leader Arrest For Parent's, Border Agent’s Murders A bizarre twist has emerged in the murders of a Pennsylvania couple and the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, as suspects with ties to a cult-like group have been arrested. Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvania, Jack Amadeus LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, and Daniel Arthur Blank, 26, of Sacramento, California, were arrested in Allegany County, Maryland, according to the Maryland State Police in a statement released on Monday, Feb. 17. The trio was taken into custody in the 10,000 block of Piney Mountain Road in Frostburg, Maryland at around 2:30 p.m. on…
Stolen Car Chase Ends In Multiple-Car Crash On I-91 In CT; 2 Troopers' Cruisers Rammed: Cops Stolen Car Chase Ends In Multiple-Car Crash On I-91 In CT; 2 Troopers' Cruisers Rammed: Cops
Stolen Car Chase Ends In Multiple-Car Crash On I-91 In CT; 2 Troopers' Cruisers Rammed: Cops A wild high-speed chase that started in Massachusetts ended in mayhem on I-91 in Connecticut when a stolen car smashed into nine vehicles before state troopers and a police K-9 took down the suspect. Rolando Garcia, 43, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was arrested and faces multiple charges, including reckless endangerment, larceny of a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest, Connecticut State Police said. The chaos began around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, when Massachusetts State Police alerted Connecticut authorities that a stolen green 1999 Toyota Corolla had crossed the state line after flee…
Burglar Wanted In Massive VA Crime Spree Captured In CT Burglar Wanted In Massive VA Crime Spree Captured In CT
Burglar Wanted In Massive VA Crime Spree Captured In CT A New York man has been extradited from Connecticut to Virginia to face charges for burglary and assaulting an officer in what authorities described as a major crime spree. Brooklyn native Shawn C. Adito Adams, 34, was transferred back to Loudoun County, VA and taken into custody after being held at the Department of Corrections in Hartford, CT, where he was arrested on unrelated charges, officials said. Adams was wanted in connection with two retail thefts at the LIDS store on Fort Evans Road NE in Leesburg in April and May last year. During the second incident, police say Adams …
Barricaded Man Says He'll Burn Down CT Home With Person Inside To 'Complete Mission': Police Barricaded Man Says He'll Burn Down CT Home With Person Inside To 'Complete Mission': Police
Barricaded Man Says He'll Burn Down CT Home With Person Inside To 'Complete Mission': Police An intoxicated Connecticut man barricaded himself inside a home in Norwalk and threatened to burn it down with someone inside because he had to "complete a mission," authorities said. Nabeel Osama Abdallah, 35, of Norwalk, was charged with disorderly conduct, first-degree threatening, interfering with an officer, and resisting arrest, police said. Authorities were called to a home on Adams Avenue just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, after Abdallah barricaded himself inside and refused to come out, claiming he had a "mission" to complete, Norwalk police said. He threatened to burn down the…
Naughty List: 8 Santas Busted During NJ SantaCon Over Fights, Crashes, Chaos Naughty List: 8 Santas Busted During NJ SantaCon Over Fights, Crashes, Chaos
Naughty List: 8 Santas Busted During NJ SantaCon Over Fights, Crashes, Chaos Some people attending SantaCon 2024 in Hoboken, including several from out of state, couldn't help but end up on the naughty list. Hoboken police said eight people were arrested at the annual event on Saturday, Dec. 21, where people dress up as Santa Claus for a bar crawl, a spinoff of the popular event held every year in New York City (scroll down for details).  Overall, police issued 16 traffic summonses, dealt with 13 fights, and responded to three motor vehicle crashes, police said. Last year saw only two arrests. Those arrested this year were: 21-year-old Derek Nolan, 21 of Sad…
CT Man Accused Of Selling Drugs, Fleeing Police Nabbed On Multiple Outstanding Warrants CT Man Accused Of Selling Drugs, Fleeing Police Nabbed On Multiple Outstanding Warrants
CT Man Accused Of Selling Drugs, Fleeing Police Nabbed On Multiple Outstanding Warrants A 33-year-old Connecticut man accused of selling controlled substances and fleeing from officers was jailed in the Hudson Valley after being apprehended on multiple outstanding warrants, police said. Hartford County resident Luis Flores of New Britain was arrested at Connecticut's Derby Superior Court and extradited back to Putnam County on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 28.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Flores had an outstanding bench warrant in the Town of Southeast Court for failing to appear to answer the following charges: Se…
CT Woman Nabbed ForFairfield County Wonman Nabbed For DUI, Resisting Arrest, Police Say CT Woman Nabbed ForFairfield County Wonman Nabbed For DUI, Resisting Arrest, Police Say
CT Woman Nabbed ForFairfield County Wonman Nabbed For DUI, Resisting Arrest, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was charged with DUI after an officer saw her allegedly running a stop sign and then smelled of alcohol. The incident occurred in New Canaan around 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, in the area of Ponus Ridge Road and Davenport Ridge Road. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, an officer on patrol observed a vehicle fail to obey a stop sign. The officer conducted a traffic stop and identified the operator as Emily Zuwlyya, age 46, of New Canaan.  While speaking with Zuwiyya, the officer detected an odor of alcohol emitting from her breath. DeFe…
Man Flees Traffic Stop On Busy CT Highway With Troopers Still Holding His License: Police Man Flees Traffic Stop On Busy CT Highway With Troopers Still Holding His License: Police
Man Flees Traffic Stop On Busy CT Highway With Troopers Still Holding His License: Police A 21-year-old man faces a long list of charges after allegedly driving away from authorities during a traffic stop on a busy Connecticut highway and trying to hide from them, police announced.  Hartford County resident Barry Howard of Manchester was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 11 in connection with an incident on the same day that began on Interstate 84 East, Connecticut State Police said on Monday, Aug. 12.  At around 11:50 a.m. on the day of Howard's arrest, a trooper watching traffic on I-84 East near Exit 59 at the Manchester and East Hartford town line saw a brown Volk…
Man Nabbed Stealing $4K In Clothes From Greenwich Lululemon, Police Say Man Nabbed Stealing $4K In Clothes From Greenwich Lululemon, Police Say
Man Nabbed Stealing $4K In Clothes From Greenwich Lululemon, Police Say A man was nabbed by police in Fairfield County after allegedly stealing $4,628 of clothes from a popular store. The incident occurred in Greenwich on Saturday, July 20, at Lululemon on Greenwich Ave. According to Lt. Patrick Smyth of the Greenwich Police, Humberto Vega-Santiago, age 42, of the Bronx, New York, was apprehended by officers after he returned to the clothing store to commit another shoplifting act. When confronted by officers, Vega-Santiago attempted to flee but was caught, Smyth said.  He was charged with larceny and resisting arrest and held on a $5,000 bond, which he …
Michael Brown Death: Bodycam Video Shows Struggle With Officers Before In-Custody CT Death Michael Brown Death: Bodycam Video Shows Struggle With Officers Before In-Custody CT Death
Michael Brown Death: Bodycam Video Shows Struggle With Officers Before In-Custody CT Death Newly released video shows a Connecticut man resisting arrest shortly before he died in police custody. The New Haven County incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, in Milford, in the Big Y Grocery Store parking lot on Boston Post Road. Milford Police said officers approached 52-year-old Michael Brown, of Bridgeport, after store employees claimed he attempted to steal $648 worth of non-food items. A Stop and Shop loss prevention employee identified Brown as the suspect. Earlier Report: Man Dies While In Milford Police Custody At the time, Brown had eight outstanding ar…
CT Man Charged With Attempted Carjacking At Deli CT Man Charged With Attempted Carjacking At Deli
CT Man Charged With Attempted Carjacking At Deli A 23-year-old Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to carjack a motorist at a deli before the driver was saved by a Good Samaritan armed with a hammer. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Fulling Mills Deli on Prospect Street in Naugatuck.  Naugatuck Police said officers responded to the deli and found that the suspect, identified as Guy Guery of Naugaetuck, had attempted to steal a vehicle while the victim was inside before a Good Samaritan armed with a hammer intervened. At that point, Guery fled into a wooded a…
CT Man Charged With Robbery Of Convenience Store CT Man Charged With Robbery Of Convenience Store
CT Man Charged With Robbery Of Convenience Store A Connecticut man was nabbed for an alleged armed robbery of a convenience store after police tracked him down by connecting him to a truck that was suspected to have been used in other crimes. Hartford County resident Daniel Reardon, age 35, of the Broad Brook section of East Windsor, was charged on Saturday, Jan. 27 for the Friday, Jan. 26, robbery in New London County in the town of Colchester. According to Connecticut State Police, Reardon is accused of walking into the Gulf Mart store located at 738 Middletown Road, asking for cigarettes, and then demanding all of the cash from the reg…
Greenwich Man Charged With Assault, Attacking Officers During Dispute Greenwich Man Charged With Assault, Attacking Officers During Dispute
Greenwich Man Charged With Assault, Attacking Officers During Dispute A Fairfield County was charged with alleged assault and resisting arrest after hitting another man in the face. Gudmundur Thor Kjaernested, age 18, of Greenwich, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 after police responded to a home for a disturbance. According to Capt. John Slusarz of the Greenwich Police, when officers arrived, the victim said Kjaernested had hit him in the face.  When police attempted to arrest him, Slusarz said he became "agitated" and shouted obscenities, and then attempted to physically attack officers and medical personnel. Kjaenested was charged with: Assault Dis…
2 Teens Arrested During Disturbances At CT High School Basketball Game 2 Teens Arrested During Disturbances At CT High School Basketball Game
2 Teens Arrested During Disturbances At CT High School Basketball Game Two teens were charged with breach of peace in separate incidents during a Connecticut high school basketball game. The altercations occurred in New Haven County on Wednesday, Jan. 10, in Waterbury at Wilby High School.  During the game, officers intervened to address two separate disturbances that occurred between teens in attendance. In both instances, the two were disruptive to the event, and others in attendance, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. "Officers attempted to de-escalate each incident but the juveniles continued to cause a disturbance and bec…
$56K Jewelry Heist: Suspect Nabbed In Fairfield County $56K Jewelry Heist: Suspect Nabbed In Fairfield County
$56K Jewelry Heist: Suspect Nabbed In Fairfield County The man suspected to be behind a Connecticut jewelry store heist was arrested after he allegedly tried to strike a second time, police announced. Juan J. Aviles, age 30, was arrested in connection to the Fairfield County crime, which happened in the town of Fairfield, the town’s police department said on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Aviles is thought to have been the person who smashed the front window of Lenox Jewelers, located at 2500 Black Rock Turnpike on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at approximately 11:30 p.m. Police reported seeing Aviles’ car drive off from the scene as they arrived, where $56,000 w…
Guns, Ammo Arsenal Found In Drunk Driver's Crashed Car In Western Mass: Police Guns, Ammo Arsenal Found In Drunk Driver's Crashed Car In Western Mass: Police
Guns, Ammo Arsenal Found In Drunk Driver's Crashed Car In Western Mass: Police Drunk, high, and armed to the teeth. That's how Massachusetts State Police described a Connecticut woman they arrested Thursday, Oct. 19, after she crashed her car into another vehicle in Hampden County while intoxicated.  Catherine Hansen, 45, of Enfield, Connecticut, faces a slew of charges after police said they found a pistol and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in her wrecked car in Agawam, authorities said.  Hansen is accused of speeding when she crashed into a car just before 1 p.m. at the Agawam Rotary on Route 57, State police said. Several people in the car she hit were injured. …
20-Year-Old Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Norwalk, Police Say 20-Year-Old Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Norwalk, Police Say
20-Year-Old Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Norwalk, Police Say A Fairfield County man was busted with a gun, ammo, and drugs after a police officer was notified of a suspicious vehicle. The incident occurred in Norwalk around 10:50 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6 in the parking garage at 30 Day St. When the officer went to check out the "suspicious" vehicle, he noticed a Glock 9mm handgun on the driver's side floorboard of the vehicle, said Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police. Officers also found a 33-round high-capacity magazine and oxycodone during a search, Dinho said. The driver, identified as Donate Jayden Scullark, age 20, of Norwalk, resisted arrest as …
CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant
CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill State Police Sergeant A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill an on-duty state police sergeant. The incident took place in Hartford on Monday, April 24 around 10:30 a.m. on Asylum Street. According to state police, an on-duty sergeant, working in a plain-clothes capacity with his State Police badge displayed, was entering his assigned vehicle which was parked on Asylum Street in Hartford.  As the sergeant began to enter his vehicle, a man with long hair, wearing eyeglasses, seated in the driver’s seat of a silver Honda Accord began to shout at the sergeant and asked the sergea…
Fight At CT Courthouse: 4 Nabbed After Incident That Injured Officer Fight At CT Courthouse: 4 Nabbed After Incident That Injured Officer
Fight At CT Courthouse: 4 Nabbed After Incident That Injured Officer Four people were arrested after allegedly getting into a fight with another person at a Connecticut courthouse. The fight took place in New Haven in front of the Superior Courthouse around 11 a.m., Monday, March 27. According to state police, a fight broke out between five people near the entrance to the courthouse, causing judicial marshals to try and break up the fight and separate those involved. One marshal was injured during the melee and taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, police said. Police said three people, including Oreanna Davis, age 28, Ideshia Graham, age 47, and Triniya …
Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84, CT State Police Say Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84, CT State Police Say
Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84, CT State Police Say In a scene taken out of a video game, a man tried to repeatedly steal vehicles on I-84 in Hartford until he was stopped by good samaritans who had enough of his antics, police said. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 20 around 9:45 a.m., when state police received reports of an accident in Hartford on I-84 eastbound in the area of Exit 46.  According to police, the suspect, 45-year-old Manchester resident Francisco Rosario, was trying to run away from the scene and gain access to three vehicles that were passing by on the highway.  After this unsuccessful attempt at stealing a…
23-Year-Old Beats Woman, Kicks Cop In Greenwich, Police Say 23-Year-Old Beats Woman, Kicks Cop In Greenwich, Police Say
23-Year-Old Beats Woman, Kicks Cop In Greenwich, Police Say A Fairfield County man is behind bars after allegedly beating a woman and then fighting with police who attempted to arrest him. The incident took place in Greenwich on Sunday, Dec. 11 on Ridge Street. Greenwich police responded to an apartment on the western side of town where a concerned resident had called the police to report a violent attack in an upstairs unit, said  Lt. Patrick Smyth, of the Greenwich Police.  When officers arrived, they were able to determine that Dennis John Murphy, age 23, of Greenwich, had created a disturbance, hit the victim in the process, and …