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Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Fairfield County, Stolen Cars Recovered Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Fairfield County, Stolen Cars Recovered
Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Fairfield County, Stolen Cars Recovered Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with the brutal carjacking and beating of the vehicle owner in Fairfield County. Click here for a new, updated story: Third Suspect Now Sought In Violent Home Garage Carjacking In Westport On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Westport Police arrested one of the teens in connection with the carjacking that took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane. Based on information obtained by the Detective Bureau, a warrant to search a residence in Hartford County in Berlin was secured, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. On Monday, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Former Springfield Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine Former Springfield Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine
Former Springfield Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine A Connecticut drug dealer has been sentenced to prison for supplying heroin to a member of a Waterbury-area drug trafficking ring. Former New Haven County resident Jesus Nieves, aka "Pop," age 38, formerly of Waterbury, and Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 23 to 63 months in prison, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing l…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Detective From Region Arrested Following Off-Duty Shooting, Police Say Detective From Region Arrested Following Off-Duty Shooting, Police Say
Detective From Region Arrested Following Off-Duty Shooting, Police Say A Connecticut police detective was arrested for allegedly shooting a person in the hand while off-duty. Harford Police Department Det. Gregory Thomas, age 39, of Wolcott, was arrested and charged in New Haven County in connection to a shooting in Waterbury on Sunday, Sept. 4. According to Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police Department, officers responded to the area of Kingsley Court just before 5 a.m. on a report of a gunshot victim. When officers arrived, they found a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left hand, Bessette said. The victim was transported to Saint&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Search Intensifies For Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old In Region Search Intensifies For Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old In Region
Search Intensifies For Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old In Region 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
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New England Man Involved In Multi-State Drug/Gun Trafficking Sentenced New England Man Involved In Multi-State Drug/Gun Trafficking Sentenced
New England Man Involved In Multi-State Drug/Gun Trafficking Sentenced A 37-year-old man who was involved in trafficking firearms and narcotics between Connecticut and Maine has been sentenced. Lonnie Joyner, of Waterbury, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 4, to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Joyner pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of firearms by a felon on June 4, 2021, Boyle said.  The Drug Enforcement Administration started investigating Joyner and other Connecticut residents in 2016, as they were found to be driving to M…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Steals Car As Woman Pumps Gas At Exxon Station In Region Man Steals Car As Woman Pumps Gas At Exxon Station In Region
Man Steals Car As Woman Pumps Gas At Exxon Station In Region A woman was carjacked at a Connecticut gas station and police said that the suspect threatened to shoot her when she attempted to intervene. In Hartford County, officers from the Southington Police Department responded to the Exxon Station on Queen Street at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, where there was a reported car jacking. Police said that the woman reported that she had just finished pumping gas in her 2014 BMW X3 when she saw a man get into the driver's seat of her vehicle. The victim said she jumped in the front passenger seat to confront the man, who allegedly told …

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by Zak Failla
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Silver Alert Issued For 24-Year-Old Woman In Region Gone Missing Silver Alert Issued For 24-Year-Old Woman In Region Gone Missing
Silver Alert Issued For 24-Year-Old Woman In Region Gone Missing Seen her? A silver alert has been issued by police agencies in Connecticut as they attempt to locate a 24-year-old girl who has been reported missing. The Waterbury Police Department in New Haven County is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Magan Alejandro, age 24, who was last seen at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27. Officials noted that Alejandro has medical conditions that could potentially require medication. Alejandro was described as being approximately 5-foot-3 weighing 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police said that she also has a tattoo with …

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say
Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a fully submerged vehicle at a Connecticut park. The woman was found around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, in New Haven County at Lakewood Park in Waterbury. Police received a report from a utility worker who was working on a downed line, of a submerged vehicle in the area of Lakewood Road at Massachusetts Avenue at the park, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police Department. Region 5 Dive Team responded to the incident and located an unresponsive woman inside the vehicle, Davis said. Emergency medical servic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals For Killing Of New England Man Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals For Killing Of New England Man
Suspect Nabbed By US Marshals For Killing Of New England Man Police in Fairfield County nabbed a man wanted for the murder of another man last month. Gerome Philips, age 23, of the Bronx, was arrested on Tuesday, June 8 by US Marshals and extradited to Waterbury, on Friday, June 11, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police. Philips faces charges regarding the murder of 25-year-old James Smith of Waterbury on Thursday, May 13. Philips was charged with: Murder Criminal use of a weapon Carrying a pistol without a permit Illegal discharge of a firearm Illegal sale or transfer of a pistol or revolver. He is being held on a $2 million bo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Hero Saves Family: 'If I lost my life, I was going to do it saving somebody' Teen Hero Saves Family: 'If I lost my life, I was going to do it saving somebody'
Teen Hero Saves Family: 'If I lost my life, I was going to do it saving somebody' Waterbury's Justin Gavin, 18, said that he raced toward a burning car to rescue its occupants because none of many onlookers honking and yelling from their vehicles were "doing anything to help out." "I wouldn't call myself a hero, I just did what was right," he said when he detailed the events of the Sept. 9 rescue during his appearance on the "Drew Gooder" portion of The Drew Barrymore Show. "A lot of people called me an angel about it, but I just did the right thing." Gavin said he was walking down West Main Street in Waterbury, in the process of running an errand, when he saw the b…

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by Christina Coulter