Standoff In Dudley: Man Led Police On Chase, Fired Gun Into Air, Officers Say
A man in Dudley led police on a chase before firing a gun into the air when cornered by officers on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Dudley police were called to Chase Avenue just before noon after someone called police to say the man, whose name was not released, had left the area with a "training gun," officials said. Officers spotted him near Village Street and tried to pull him over, but he sped away.
The chase was short-lived as the man got out of the car and fired several blanks into the air. Police pulled back and called for backup. Officers from Webster, Oxford, Douglas, and State Troo…
BIG Bust: Paterson Detectives Seize Kilo Of Coke, 50 Pounds Of Pot, Six Guns, 680 Ammo Rounds,
Paterson detectives crashed a major drug operation in a quiet residential neighborhood, seizing a kilo of cocaine, a half-dozen illegal guns, 680 rounds of ammunition and nearly 50 pounds of pot.
Jonathan Leon, 30, kept a low profile while keeping an array of firearms and a sizable amount of drugs in the modest house on Grand Street off Reservoir Street near westbound Route 80, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
Leon was assisted by Christhopher Vasquez (correct spelling), 31, the director said.
Undercover detectives used informants, kept an eye on the house and eventually secured a sear…
Felon From Fairfield County Sentenced For Making Threat While Armed, Feds Say
A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for the illegal possession of a handgun and for making threats while armed.
Marques Milton, 36, of Bridgeport, also known as “Biz,” was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 26, to prison time followed by three years of supervised release, said John Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Thursday, March 1, 2018, Bridgeport police officers arrested Milton in connection with a gunpoint threatening incident that occurred in February 2018.
At the time of …
