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Off-Duty Uber Driver Caught With Gun, Drugs In Stamford, Police Say
An off-duty Uber driver was busted with cocaine, marijuana, and a gun after Narc Squad agents received a tip that he would be in the area delivering drugs.
Fernando " Sosa" Rodriguez, 27, of Danbury, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime squad received a tip that he would be making a drop in the area on Wardwell Street, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
Agents set-up on the location and nabbed Rodriguez when he pulled in a black Jeep SUV, drawing their weapons when he reached into the front of his pants, Conklin adde…
Felon Caught With Gun In Stamford Park
Police nabbed a convicted felon for possession of a gun and drugs after receiving a tip that he would be at a Stamford park.
Travis Vanterpool-Gordon, 22, of Stamford, was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of a hallucinogen, criminal possession of a gun and interfering with police following a search on Tuesday around 10:30 p.m., according to Capt. Richard Conklin.
Officers in the Narcotics and Organized Crime Squad received word that Vanterpool-Gordon, described as a black male with dreadlocks, 5-foot-9, was at Hatchfield Park off Perry Street with a gun, Conklin said.
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Convicted Felon Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Stamford Motel, Police Say
Stamford police nabbed a 25-year-old man with a long rap sheet with a 40-caliber pistol at the Red Carpet Inn.
Joshua Hinton, of Stratford, was arrested Thursday, July 19, after officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime Squad received intel that he planned to visit the motel with the gun, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
Members of the squad, along with members of the Strategic Response Team and the patrol unit set up on the motel to wait for his arrival, Conklin said.
Around 4 p.m., an older model Toyota pulled into the rear parking lot and the team, who made a positive i…
