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Springfield Man Poses As CT Landlord, Demands Money From Resident, Police Say Springfield Man Poses As CT Landlord, Demands Money From Resident, Police Say
Springfield Man Poses As CT Landlord, Demands Money From Resident, Police Say A 30-year-old man has been charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into a Connecticut home posing as a fake landlord. Hampden County resident Precious C. Okorie, age 30, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was arrested around 4:40 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 28 in South Windsor, Connecticut.  According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police, Okorie broke into a home and remained there while the resident and her two children were present as part of a fake landlord-tenant dispute. An investigation into the incident found that Okorie created and forged leasing documents using…
Armed Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Region, Police Say Armed Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Region, Police Say
Armed Facebook Marketplace Robber Nabbed In Region, Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly robbed two people selling items posted on Facebook Marketplace was nabbed in the basement of a condominium just a short distance from the crime scene. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Strawbridge Condominium Complex, on Mill Pond Drive in South Windsor. During the morning hours, South Windsor Police responded to the complex for reports of an armed robbery that occurred after an attempted Facebook Marketplace transaction involving the sale of an iPhone, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Po…
Man From Region Killed In Single-Car Crash Man From Region Killed In Single-Car Crash
Man From Region Killed In Single-Car Crash A Connecticut man was killed during an early-morning single-car crash. The crash took place in Hartford County around 1:15 a.m., Wednesday, July 12 in South Windsor, near the intersection of Nevers Road and Graham Road. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police, the driver of the vehicle, an Audi sedan, was determined to be the only occupant.  He was pronounced dead at the scene after life-saving measures were attempted by the South Windsor Fire Department and the Ambulance Service of Manchester.  During an investigation, it was determined that the…
Teen From Region Charged With Calling In HS Bomb Threat Teen From Region Charged With Calling In HS Bomb Threat
Teen From Region Charged With Calling In HS Bomb Threat A Connecticut teen has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to an area high school that caused an evacuation of the school. Hartford County resident Tamir J. Skyers, age 18, of Hartford, was arrested on Tuesday, May 2 for the Tuesday, April 18 incident at South Windsor High School. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police, Skyers charge of threatening comes following an investigation that identified him as the alleged caller. After an investigation that largely focused on the use of technological resources, the phone number used to call in the bomb threat wa…
Target Employee From Region Steals $13K From Cash Registers, Police Say Target Employee From Region Steals $13K From Cash Registers, Police Say
Target Employee From Region Steals $13K From Cash Registers, Police Say A Connecticut Target employee was charged with larceny after allegedly stealing more than $13,000 from cash registers at the store where he worked. The incident took place in Hartford County between December 2022 and January in South Windsor. Jorge L. Rivera-Martinez, age 23, of East Hartford was arrested on an active arrest warrant on Wednesday, April 5, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police. Rivera-Martinez’s charge stems from an investigation in January after it was determined he, a Target employee, stole more than $13,500 in cash from the registers, …
Identity Theft, Fraud Scheme: 36-Year-Old Hartford Man Faces Multiple Charges, Police Say Identity Theft, Fraud Scheme: 36-Year-Old Hartford Man Faces Multiple Charges, Police Say
Identity Theft, Fraud Scheme: 36-Year-Old Hartford Man Faces Multiple Charges, Police Say A Connecticut man was charged with larceny and identity theft after allegedly stealing more than $11,000 from a business. Justin L Kies, age 36, of Hartford, was arrested on Tuesday, March 28 on a warrant for the December 2022 incident in which he cashed four fraudulent checks in South Windsor. An investigation found that Kies cashed four fraudulent checks totaling $11,535.25 from Valley Boarding Kennels at 47 Patria Road, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police. It was determined that one of the checks was legitimate and intercepted in the mail and then used t…
Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Enfield Man Charged After Northern CT Incident Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Enfield Man Charged After Northern CT Incident
Vehicle Hit With Ball Bearing From Slingshot: Enfield Man Charged After Northern CT Incident A Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly shooting a ball bearing from a slingshot at a vehicle. Hartford County resident Matthew West, age 44, of Enfield, was arrested by police around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23 after the incident in South Windsor. The victim told police he was traveling on Route 5 near Governor’s Highway when a stopped vehicle, later determined to be driven by West, shot a ball bearing from a slingshot into the victim’s vehicle,  said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police. Officers were able to obtain a description of the vehicle a…
Woman Accused Of Driving Wrong Way While Intoxicated In Hartford County Woman Accused Of Driving Wrong Way While Intoxicated In Hartford County
Woman Accused Of Driving Wrong Way While Intoxicated In Hartford County A 54-year-old Connecticut woman was caught driving in the wrong direction while allegedly under the influence. The Hartford County incident occurred on Sunday, Feb. 12 around 12:15 p.m. in South Windsor. According to said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police. Middlesex County resident Annellie M. Reed, of East Hampton, was spotted by an officer driving northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 5. The officer was able to safely stop the vehicle at the intersection of Route 5 and Ellington Road, Cleverdon said. During the investigation, it was believed …
Man From Region Charged In Road Rage Incident For Pointing Gun, Police Say Man From Region Charged In Road Rage Incident For Pointing Gun, Police Say
Man From Region Charged In Road Rage Incident For Pointing Gun, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged in an alleged road rage incident in which he pointed a gun at another driver. Hartford County resident, Terrence Stover, age 31, of Windsor, was arrested on an active warrant on Monday, Jan. 2 for the incident which took place on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. The incident took place on Route 5 in South Windsor when he pointed a firearm at another driver, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police. Stover was identified via the license plate on the vehicle and through the use of an intelligence-sharing network used by law enforcement, Cleverdon sai…
Man From Region Charged With Posting 'Intimate' Photos Of Woman, Police Say Man From Region Charged With Posting 'Intimate' Photos Of Woman, Police Say
Man From Region Charged With Posting 'Intimate' Photos Of Woman, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with posting intimate images of a woman online when he was told not to. New Haven County resident Robert Carbone, age 35, of Guilford, was arrested in Hartford County in South Windsor on Monday, Dec. 12. Carbone’s charge stems from a September investigation in which it was determined he posted intimate images of the woman to a website when he was explicitly told not to, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police. An arrest warrant was sought and Carbone turned himself in at police headquarter where he was charged with unlawful dissemi…
Springfield Man, Age 21, Charged With Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say Springfield Man, Age 21, Charged With Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
Springfield Man, Age 21, Charged With Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say A Western Massachusetts man has been nabbed for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Connecticut girl for several months. Hampden County resident Michael Luciano, age 20, of Springfield was arrested on a warrant on Friday, Dec. 2. South Windsor Police arrested Luciano following an investigation that determined that starting in October 2021 he met the girl online and had a physical relationship with the girl over the course of several months, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police. Luciano turned himself in at South Windsor Police headquarters and was charged…
Area Man Charged Sexual Assault For Allegedly Touching Police Officer's Breast During Arrest Area Man Charged Sexual Assault For Allegedly Touching Police Officer's Breast During Arrest
Area Man Charged Sexual Assault For Allegedly Touching Police Officer's Breast During Arrest A Connecticut man was arrested for allegedly touching a female police officer's breast while he was being detained for drunk driving. Hartford County resident Israel Sanchez-Vilchis, age 44, of New Britain, turned himself in to police on Monday, Aug. 29. According to Sgt. Mark N. Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police, Sanchez –Vilchis’ charge stems from a previous DUI on Monday, Aug. 15. During the processing portion of that arrest, Sanchez-Vilchis inappropriately and deliberately touched a female officer’s breast by reaching his fingers underneath the side of&nbs…
44-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Wrong Way Under Influence On Roadway In Region 44-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Wrong Way Under Influence On Roadway In Region
44-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Wrong Way Under Influence On Roadway In Region A Connecticut man was nabbed for driving drunk after police stopped him for driving in the wrong direction on a busy highway. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 p.m., Monday, Aug. 15, in South Winsor on Route 5. Israel Sanchez-Vilchis, age 44, of New Britain was arrested after South Windsor Police received a “be on the lookout” from East Hartford Police regarding a vehicle driving the wrong way on Route 5 near the town line, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the New Windsor Police. Officers located and stopped the vehicle on Route 5 near the I-291 on-ramps …
Know Him? Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Man Who Groped Teen Girl, Police Say Know Him? Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Man Who Groped Teen Girl, Police Say
Know Him? Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Man Who Groped Teen Girl, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly groped a teen girl at an area Target store. The incident in Connecticut took place in Hartford County around 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6, at the South Windsor Target store located at 125 Buckland Drive, said Sergeant Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police. According to Cleverdon, the man was caught on video surveillance walking into the store and aimlessly walking through several aisles, and it appears as if the individual is recording females in the store with his cell phone as he is sexually gratifying him…
Suspected DUI Driver Had Children In Car When He Crashed Suspected DUI Driver Had Children In Car When He Crashed
Suspected DUI Driver Had Children In Car When He Crashed A man suspected of driving under the influence with children in his vehicle was arrested after he crashed a vehicle into a telephone pole and a parked car. On Sunday, Nov. 8, around noon, South Windsor Police responded to a report of a crash in the area of Griffin Road and Thomas Street in South Windsor. Kevin J. Foley, 34, of Ellington, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, failure to drive in the proper lane, and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, police said. When they arrived on the scene, police allegedly observed two juveniles in the …
Man Found Sleeping In Stolen UConn Van Is Arrested Man Found Sleeping In Stolen UConn Van Is Arrested
Man Found Sleeping In Stolen UConn Van Is Arrested A man who police discovered sleeping in a stolen vehicle has been arrested. Josue Pinto, 39, of New Britain, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 28, at around 10 a.m., and charged with larceny in the second degree, police said. South Windsor Police were alerted to Pinto when they received a report of “suspicious circumstances” at a construction site: a man sleeping in a blue Dodge with “UConn” on the side, police said. When police arrived on the scene they found Pinto who allegedly admitted to entering a UConn office on the Storrs campus, taking a set of keys, and stealing a van, police said.
Two Victims, One Arrest Following Workplace Shooting, Interstate Chase Two Victims, One Arrest Following Workplace Shooting, Interstate Chase
Two Victims, One Arrest Following Workplace Shooting, Interstate Chase A suspect has been arrested and two victims were taken to the hospital after a workplace shooting and interstate highway chase that happened earlier this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 22. The suspect was arrested around 9:30 a.m. on I-91 in Longmeadow near the Connecticut-Massachusetts border. He has not been identified beyond being a Massachusetts male. There were two victims in the shooting at a 105 Edwin Road logistics company, police said. The men received non-life-threatening injuries, said South Windsor Police Sgt. Marc Celeverdon during a 1 p.m. press conference Tuesday, Sept. 22. One ma…