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Man Shoplifts From CT Mall, Leads Officers On Chase While Pretending To Have Gun: Police Man Shoplifts From CT Mall, Leads Officers On Chase While Pretending To Have Gun: Police
Man Shoplifts From CT Mall, Leads Officers On Chase While Pretending To Have Gun: Police A 36-year-old man faces a long list of charges after shoplifting from a Connecticut mall, threatening security with what appeared to be a gun, and leading officers on a chase that ended in a residential garage, police announced.  On Wednesday, July 3, just before 5 p.m., security at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford reported to the police that a suspect had threatened them. The suspect then fled into the woods behind the Old Glory Store at 1250 Boston Post Rd. (Route 1) in New Haven County. According to Milford Police, officers learned that the suspect had first encountered mall se…
CT Builder Charged With Ripping Off Customers For More Than $200K CT Builder Charged With Ripping Off Customers For More Than $200K
CT Builder Charged With Ripping Off Customers For More Than $200K A Connecticut builder has been charged with allegedly taking large deposits from three victims for home construction and never building them. New Haven County resident Leonard Addario, age 46, of Milford, was charged on Monday, March 11 after turning himself in to Milford Police on a warrant. According to the Milford Police, a victim contacted the department in December 2023 and told detectives they had paid a deposit of $68,000 to Addario in May 2022.  In October 2023, the victim terminated the contract after the construction was still not completed. When the deposit was not returned…
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Burglarizing Auto Repair Shop In CT: Police Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Burglarizing Auto Repair Shop In CT: Police
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Burglarizing Auto Repair Shop In CT: Police An 18-year-old man has been apprehended in connection with a burglary that occurred at an auto repair shop in Connecticut, police announced.  Fairfield County resident Rashaan Cherry, Jr. of Stratford was arrested on a warrant on Saturday, Dec. 30 in connection with a New Haven County burglary at Bruneau’s Service Center in Milford at 60 Rowe Ave. in April 2023, Milford Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2.  According to the department, on Monday, April 24, 2023, officers responded to Bruneau’s Service Center after a burglar alarm was activated. Arriving police soon found…
66-Year-Old CT Man Charged After Stabbing Victim Multiple Times, Police Say 66-Year-Old CT Man Charged After Stabbing Victim Multiple Times, Police Say
66-Year-Old CT Man Charged After Stabbing Victim Multiple Times, Police Say A 66-year-old Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another person multiple times. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Saturday, Nov. 25, on Greer Circle in Milford. Kevin Conway, of Milford, was charged with stabbing another person who had a protective order against Conway following an investigation, according to the Milford Police. Conway was also found injured at the scene. He was injured when a Good Samaritan came to the aid of the victim and stopped any further attack, police said. The victim was treated and released from the hospital. Conw…
CT Man Nabbed For Taking Part In Large Street Takeover, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Taking Part In Large Street Takeover, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Taking Part In Large Street Takeover, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with taking part in a large street takeover on a dirt bike, driving recklessly and causing a traffic nightmare. The incident took place in New Haven County in Milford on Saturday, July 8 around 7 p.m. on Boston Post Road near the I-95 entrance ramp. According to Milford Police, more than 300 dirt bikes,  ATVs and motorcycles drove through Milford causing many traffic delays and violations. During the incident, a dirt bike rider drove up on the left side of a police cruiser in the left lane where it branches off westbound on Cherry Street, M…
Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95 Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95
Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95 One person was killed in a crash involving an allegedly drunk driver on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut overnight. It happened on the northbound side around 7:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 in Milford. Middlesex County resident Bilbraut Angel Caraballo, age 42, of Middlefield, was driving a truck towing a trailer south of Exit 39 A, when the truck drifted into the left lane and collided with a motorcycle, which was pushed into the concrete median, Connecticut State Police said. Victor Ryan Forbes, age 34, of West Haven, the driver of the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the sce…
300-Vehicle Street Takeover: CT Woman Nabbed For Blocking Crash, Police Say 300-Vehicle Street Takeover: CT Woman Nabbed For Blocking Crash, Police Say
300-Vehicle Street Takeover: CT Woman Nabbed For Blocking Crash, Police Say A 24-year-old woman who was involved in a massive Connecticut street takeover, and allegedly hindered aid to the victims of takeover-related crash, has been apprehended, police reported. The New Haven County event happened on Saturday, July 8 in the city of Milford. Around 7 p.m. that day, a street takeover comprised of approximately 300 ATVs, motorcycles, and dirt bikes bombarded the city, causing delays and violations across Milford, police reported. Nashaly Vega-Vega, age 24, of New Haven, was spotted by police traveling west on Boston Post Road, according to the Milford Police …
Norwalk Woman Driving Wrong Way On I-95 Charged With DUI Norwalk Woman Driving Wrong Way On I-95 Charged With DUI
Norwalk Woman Driving Wrong Way On I-95 Charged With DUI A 34-year-old Connecticut woman was busted for allegedly driving under the influence after she was stopped driving in the wrong direction on I-95. Fairfield County resident Kelsey McManus, of Norwalk, was charged around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20 in New Haven County in Milford, said the Connecticut State Police. According to state police, troopers responded to the area of Exit No. 39 in Milford for a report of a silver Subaru Forester driving south in the northbound lanes. As troopers were pulling over McManus they were advised the Subrau had struck another vehicle. No injuries were rep…
Sexual Assault Of Juvenile: 46-Year-Old CT Man Charged Sexual Assault Of Juvenile: 46-Year-Old CT Man Charged
Sexual Assault Of Juvenile: 46-Year-Old CT Man Charged A Connecticut man has been charged with the alleged sexual abuse of a juvenile victim for more than two years. New Haven County resident Anthony Lake, age 46, of Milford, was arrested on Wednesday, July 5 by Milford Police. According to Milford Police, on Monday, June 19, the department received a report of sexual abuse of a juvenile victim which occurred in the town between 2019 and 2021. An investigation was conducted by the department’s Special Investigations Unit and the State Department of Children and Families.  Through the course of the investigation, it wa…
Gun Thief Found Asleep At CT Wendy's: Police Gun Thief Found Asleep At CT Wendy's: Police
Gun Thief Found Asleep At CT Wendy's: Police A Connecticut man was arrested after he was found in a Wendy’s parking lot, asleep at the wheel with a stolen firearm, authorities said. At approximately 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, Milford Police officers said they responded to the Wendy’s at 718 Bridgeport Avenue on reports of a man asleep behind the wheel of his car. Upon arriving at the fast-food restaurant, they saw Joseph Kenyhercz, aged 40, sleeping in the driver's seat of his car while it was still in the driving lane of the parking lot. Next to Kenyhercz was a Springfield Armory XD .45 caliber, authorities reported. An …
Man Carjacks Victim In Bridgeport, Hands Keys To Tow Truck Driver: Police Man Carjacks Victim In Bridgeport, Hands Keys To Tow Truck Driver: Police
Man Carjacks Victim In Bridgeport, Hands Keys To Tow Truck Driver: Police A man faces charges after allegedly giving a tow truck driver the keys to a vehicle that he had stolen during an armed carjacking in Connecticut, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that began in New Haven County on Saturday, May 27 at 7:40 a.m., when Milford Police received a report from a tow truck driver regarding a suspicious man. According to Milford Police, the man had given the tow truck driver keys to a vehicle, told them that it was his brother's car, and that he was "done putting money into it” before walking away.  This vehicle was later confirmed to be s…
CT State Police Squad Recovers $20K In Cryptocurrency Scam CT State Police Squad Recovers $20K In Cryptocurrency Scam
CT State Police Squad Recovers $20K In Cryptocurrency Scam Last year, the Connecticut State Police Organized Crime Task Force was able to retrieve $20,000 from a $41,150 cryptocurrency or Bitcoin scam. The task force learned of a complaint from a New Haven County resident in Milford in September 2022 regarding larceny by false pretenses, the state police said. The larceny resulted in the loss of $41,150 when the victim was scammed into depositing the money into a series of Bitcoin ATM machines, state police added. The incident was also reported to the Milford Police Department, and it was determined that the task force would assume the investigati…
Fairfield County Man Charged With DUI After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Fairfield County Man Charged With DUI After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Fairfield County Man Charged With DUI After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash A Fairfield County man has been charged with operating a vehicle under the influence following a fatal, head-on, wrong-way crash on a stretch of  I-95 in New Haven County. The "head-on style collision" happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 on the northbound side in Milford in the area of Exit 34 when a 2018 GMC Sierra 1500 was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, Connecticut State Police said.  The male operator of the other vehicle involved in the crash, a 2005 Toyota Camry, identified as Tianzhu Yuan, age 35, of North Haven, was pro…
16-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete Posts $2M Bond 16-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete Posts $2M Bond
16-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete Posts $2M Bond The 16-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a Fairfield Prep student-athlete is free after posting a $2 million bond. Raul “Lito” Valle, of Milford, posted the bond on Monday, May 23, according to the Milford Superior Court Clerk. Valle is charged with the stabbing murder in Shelton of James "Jimmy" McGrath, a football and lacrosse player at Fairfield College Preparatory School, on Saturday, May 14 during a fight in front of a residence and injuring three others, authorities said. During court on Monday, Valle's attorney Jake Donovan had requested a reduction in the bond to $1 million, wh…
Milford Teen Charged, Identified In Stabbing Death Of Shelton Student Milford Teen Charged, Identified In Stabbing Death Of Shelton Student
Milford Teen Charged, Identified In Stabbing Death Of Shelton Student The 16-year-old suspect in the stabbing death of a Fairfield County prep school student has been charged in adult court and identified. New Haven County resident Raul Valle, of Milford, was charged Thursday, May 19, with the alleged murder of James "Jimmy" McGrath, age 17, a football and lacrosse player at Fairfield College Preparatory School, on Saturday, May 14 during a fight in front of a residence. Earlier Story: 16-Year-Old Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Fairfield Prep Student To Be Charged As Adult Defense Attorney Jake Donovan identified Valle during proceedings. “Obviously, thi…
Brothers, Juvenile Nabbed For Fairfield County Robbery, Police Say Brothers, Juvenile Nabbed For Fairfield County Robbery, Police Say
Brothers, Juvenile Nabbed For Fairfield County Robbery, Police Say Two Fairfield County teen brothers and a juvenile were arrested in connection with a street robbery last year. The Shelton Police Department arrested 19-year-old Eliezer Reyes, his 18-year-old brother Jose Reyes, both of Shelton, and a third juvenile suspect, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, for a  Shelton for a street robbery, which occurred in December, said Det. Christopher Nugent.  According to Nugent, on Thursday, Dec. 10, Shelton Police and EMS responded to a man being assaulted in the area of Coram Avenue and White Street, Nugent said.  Witnesses to the incident …
Fairfield County Man Busted For Multiple Drug Offenses, Police Say Fairfield County Man Busted For Multiple Drug Offenses, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Busted For Multiple Drug Offenses, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested on mulitple drug charges, according to police. Trevor Dixon, 33, of Shelton, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 27, by the Shelton Police following an investigation, said Det. Richard Bango. Dixon was arrested after police executed a search and seizure warrant at 156 Coram Ave. in Shelton, Bango said. During the search, warrant detectives seized 47 grams of individually packaged crack cocaine, 25 grams of marijuana, packaging materials and supplies, and $8,300 in cash. Dixon was charged with: Operating a drug factory Possession o…
Police Seize $15 Million Worth Of Marijuana From Rented Box Truck Police Seize $15 Million Worth Of Marijuana From Rented Box Truck
Police Seize $15 Million Worth Of Marijuana From Rented Box Truck Police seized $15 million worth of marijuana when they busted a large-scale weed-dealing ring this week. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, law enforcement seized 1,700 pounds of marijuana from a rented U-Haul box truck on Front Avenue in West Haven. The street value of the cannabis is an estimated $15 million, police said. Police arrested two people from Virginia who were allegedly using a storage facility in West Haven as a hub to distribute marijuana to the Tri-State area. Jourdan Maniray, 23, and I’real Jones, 20, both of Reston, Virginia, were arrested and charged with possession with intent to …
On-Foot Police Officers Hit By Car As Driver Allegedly Attempts Escape On-Foot Police Officers Hit By Car As Driver Allegedly Attempts Escape
On-Foot Police Officers Hit By Car As Driver Allegedly Attempts Escape A Connecticut man allegedly slammed into multiple police cruisers and injured officers in an attempt to flee custody on Friday night. The injuries and damage occurred on Friday, Nov. 13, in the nighttime, after West Haven Police allegedly witnessed a drug deal and attempted to pull over the suspected dealer in his car. Daris Best was arrested on the charges of possession of a controlled substance (3 counts), possession with intent to sell narcotics (2 counts), possession of drug paraphernalia, assault on a police officer, interfering with police, first-degree reckless endangerment, third-d…
Man Nabbed In Target Parking Lot Robbery, Police Say Man Nabbed In Target Parking Lot Robbery, Police Say
Man Nabbed In Target Parking Lot Robbery, Police Say A man who allegedly robbed a couple at gunpoint who he met in a Target parking lot to complete an online sale, has been arrested. Michael Lockhart, 21, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 5, in connection with the Oct. 21 robbery in Ansonia, said Ansonia Police Lieutenant Patrick Lynch. The arrest was made with search warrants with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department, Stratford Police Department, Connecticut State Police Gang Task Force, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Lynch said. The search warrants took place at residences on East Main Street and Maplewood A…
Suspect Arrested In July Killing In Gas Station Parking Lot Suspect Arrested In July Killing In Gas Station Parking Lot
Suspect Arrested In July Killing In Gas Station Parking Lot A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a 21-year-old man who was shot while sitting in his car at a gas station. Lamar Nalley, 27, of Hamden, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 16, on a warrant, West Hartford Police said. He is being charged with murder, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit, police said. On July 17, at around 2:40 p.m., West Haven Police and Fire officials responded to the First Fuel on First Avenue in West Hartford for a report of a motor vehicle accident with a person shot. When they arrived on the scene, authorities found Khalil A…
Connecticut Man Accused Of Killing Ex During Custody Battle Is Captured Connecticut Man Accused Of Killing Ex During Custody Battle Is Captured
Connecticut Man Accused Of Killing Ex During Custody Battle Is Captured Police have arrested a man who is being charged with murdering his ex less than a week ago. The man allegedly killed 20-year-old Rosali Violet Acquefreda during an ongoing child custody fight for their 3-year-old son, according to the New York Post. Andre LeFrancois, 22, of Ansonia, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 2, and charged with murder and risk of injury to a minor, police said. He is being held on a $750,000 bond and was scheduled to be arraigned in Milford Superior Court the following day. Acquerfreda was killed on Saturday, Aug. 30. On that day, police thought they were going to th…
Woman Stabs Boyfriend During Argument In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Stabs Boyfriend During Argument In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Stabs Boyfriend During Argument In Fairfield County, Police Say A 28-year-old woman has been charged with stabbing her boyfriend during an argument in Fairfield County, police said. On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Shelton Police Department was contacted by Griffin Hospital for a male with a stab wound to his abdomen.  Officers responded and spoke with the victim who stated he was fighting with his girlfriend when the incident happened. The victim reported during the argument, Princess Shabazz allegedly punched his window, breaking the glass, according to Detective Richard Bango of the Shelton Police Department. He then stated that she pick…
Man Driving Without License Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Greenwich, Police Say Man Driving Without License Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Greenwich, Police Say
Man Driving Without License Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Greenwich, Police Say A man is facing DUI charges after driving without a license and running a red light in Greenwich, according to police. Greenwich Police say officers were patrolling the area of Mill Street and Mead Avenue when a driver ran a red light on Monday, July 8 around 1:30 a.m. The officers initiated a traffic stop and interviewed the driver, who identified himself as Alexander Lucero, police say. Police allegedly detected an alcoholic odor while interviewing the driver and asked him to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which he did not pass. Lucero was arrested and charged with the…
Man Allegedly Tried To Skip Paying Restaurant Bill Man Allegedly Tried To Skip Paying Restaurant Bill
Man Allegedly Tried To Skip Paying Restaurant Bill A Milford man was arrested after he allegedly refused to pay for his lunch and attempted to hit a restaurant employee. Joseph Skehan, 31, of 8 Peak Ave., was arrested around 1:45 p.m. Saturday, March 2, when Milford Police were called to Archie Moore's restaurant when he reportedly refused to pay for his lunch and was asked to leave when the restaurant closed for the day, said the Milford Police. When police arrived at the restaurant at 15 Factory Lane, employees said Skehan also tried to hit one of them when he was asked to pay his bill and leave. Police charged Skehan with brea…
Woman Uses Stun Gun When Caught Stealing $190 In Items At CT Post Mall, Police Say Woman Uses Stun Gun When Caught Stealing $190 In Items At CT Post Mall, Police Say
Woman Uses Stun Gun When Caught Stealing $190 In Items At CT Post Mall, Police Say A 39-year-old woman used a stun gun on a store loss prevention employee after being caught shoplifting at Boscov's in the Connecticut Post Mall.  The incident took place around 2 p.m., Friday, March 1, when Milford police responded to the mall on a report of a shoplifter attempting to flee the store with $190 in items, said the Milford Police. When officers arrived at the mall at 1201 Boston Post Road, they found that Tamara Kisic of Bridgeport had used a stun gun on the employee in an effort to avoid apprehension.  She was arrested by officers and charged with larceny, assa…
Driver Caught After Hitting Pedestrian Pushing Shopping Cart With Child On Post Road Driver Caught After Hitting Pedestrian Pushing Shopping Cart With Child On Post Road
Driver Caught After Hitting Pedestrian Pushing Shopping Cart With Child On Post Road A wanted Fairfield County woman is in police custody after allegedly striking the shopping cart of a woman outside a grocery store whose child was inside, police said. Monroe resident Seemal Chaudry, surrendered herself to police on Thursday, Sept. 27, in regards to an active warrant that had been issued for her arrest dating back to an incident over the summer at Shop Rite on Boston Post Road in Milford. On June 27, Chaudry allegedly struck a pedestrian pushing a shopping cart in the parking lot of the grocery store, then fleeing the scene. According to police in Milford, the victim said t…
Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say
Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly went ping-ponging through traffic in an attempt to evade police seeking to pull him over has been arrested on a series of charges dating back to a wrong-way collision that left another motorist dead. Robert Kryzkij was attempting to elude members of the Orange Police Department on Nov. 9 last year, when he crossed over the double yellow line of Meloy Road near the intersection of Carlson Road in West Haven. While driving eastbound in the westbound lanes, Kryzkij sideswiped another vehicle, though Kryzkij was not deterred, and continued traveling east. Police…
Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Trumbull Teen After Giving Her A Ride Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Trumbull Teen After Giving Her A Ride
Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Trumbull Teen After Giving Her A Ride A West Haven man was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl after she told a family member about the assault. William Gordon, 38, was charged with first-degree sexual assault after being arrested Monday at Milford Superior Court where he was appearing on an unrelated matter, said Lt. Keith Golding. Golding said on Feb. 18, Gordon, who is known to the family, was giving a ride home to the girl after she had been visiting his home. But instead of driving the teen home, Golding said he took her to a secluded area in Trumbull where he parked and sexually assaulted her. The girl t…