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Trio Caught At Trumbull Mall In Stolen Acura With Drugs, Large Knife: Police Trio Caught At Trumbull Mall In Stolen Acura With Drugs, Large Knife: Police
Trio Caught At Trumbull Mall In Stolen Acura With Drugs, Large Knife: Police Three Connecticut men have been charged with possession of a stolen vehicle after they were allegedly caught at the Trumbull Mall in a stolen Acura ILX, with drugs, and a large knife. The incident took place in Trumbull on Saturday, April 29 at the Trumbull Mall. According to Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police, at around 5:30 p.m., Trumbull Police officers spotted the three men walking towards a stolen vehicle, but when the men saw the police they immediately turned away from the stolen vehicle and began walking back towards the mall.  As the officers approached the men,…
Road Rage: 2 Suspects Point Gun At Driver, Then Crash In Hawthorne, Police Say Road Rage: 2 Suspects Point Gun At Driver, Then Crash In Hawthorne, Police Say
Road Rage: 2 Suspects Point Gun At Driver, Then Crash In Hawthorne, Police Say Two suspects will be prosecuted by federal officials after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver at a stop light and then fleeing police before crashing in Northern Westchester. The road rage incident started on Monday, Feb. 20 around 10:30 a.m. in Yonkers, when two drivers stopped at a traffic light on Lawrence Street exchanged words, which then escalated into the passenger of one of the cars pointing a gun at the driver of the second vehicle.  The victim then immediately drove away after seeing the gun and called police as the suspect's vehicle, a Chrysler 300, followed clo…
Gun-Toting Ex-Con Wanted By US Marshals Nabbed By Glen Rock Police: Authorities Gun-Toting Ex-Con Wanted By US Marshals Nabbed By Glen Rock Police: Authorities
Gun-Toting Ex-Con Wanted By US Marshals Nabbed By Glen Rock Police: Authorities A recently-imprisoned ex-con wanted by U.S. Marshals was carrying a loaded gun, a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets when Glen Rock police arrested him following a predawn incident, authorities said. Aaron Williams, 30, of Paterson had only just been released this past March 13 after serving a little more than six years in state prison in two separate stretches, records show. A conviction this time will cost him much more time behind bars. Glen Rock officers responding to a call at Bradford Street found Williams involved in an unspecified dispute in a vehicle shortly after 5 a…
Paterson Ex-Con Admits Having Drugs, Gun When Detectives Busted In Paterson Ex-Con Admits Having Drugs, Gun When Detectives Busted In
Paterson Ex-Con Admits Having Drugs, Gun When Detectives Busted In UPDATE: A convicted pedophile from Paterson whose parole officers found large amounts of cash on top of his bed admitted on Thursday that he kept a loaded gun beneath it, authorities said. Jessie Mayfield, 59, told a judge he also had fentanyl for sale along with ilegal .22-caliber Ruger -- which, as a convicted felon, he was prohibited from owning, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said on Nov. 17. Records show that Mayfield served three years and eight months in state prison for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy and fondling two other girls, ages 5 and 6, in 2014. …
Silver Spring Man Convicted On Drug, Weapon Charges Days Afer Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty: DOJ Silver Spring Man Convicted On Drug, Weapon Charges Days Afer Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty: DOJ
Silver Spring Man Convicted On Drug, Weapon Charges Days Afer Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty: DOJ Federal authorities announced that a convicted felon from Silver Spring has been convicted for his role in a gun and drug conspiracy days after his co-conspirator pleaded guilty to similar charges. Montgomery County resident Darryl Colton Frazer, 34, was convicted following a three-day trial on charges that include participating in a drug conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Department of Justice. In July 2019, prosecutors say that Montgomery County Police Department officers investigating a shooting appr…
Convicted PA Murderer Who Was Supposed To Get Death Sentence Ran Drug Ring In Jail: DA Convicted PA Murderer Who Was Supposed To Get Death Sentence Ran Drug Ring In Jail: DA
Convicted PA Murderer Who Was Supposed To Get Death Sentence Ran Drug Ring In Jail: DA A convicted murderer in Pennsylvania who was supposed to get the death sentence was sentenced to nearly 10 to 40 years in state prison for running a drug ring inside a Bucks County jail, authorities announced Friday, April 22. Alfonso Sanchez, 40, was in the county correctional facility awaiting a retrial in a 2007 double homicide when he conspired with at least 10 others to smuggle suboxone from May 2020 to December 2020, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. An investigation by BCCF investigators and the Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force discovered that Sanchez was buy…
BUSTED: Illegal Route 46 U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple BUSTED: Illegal Route 46 U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple
Busted: Illegal Route 46 U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple A pair of convicted felons both wanted on warrants had crystal meth in the car and a loaded gun under the seat when a South Hackensack police officer stopped them for an illegal U-turn on Route 46, authorities said. The warrants turned up after Officer Steven Oliver stopped a Chevy Equinox with an expired temporary license plate driven by Dale Edwards, 45, who had an active warrant out of Montana, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. With him was Kelly M. Wilson, 40, who was wanted out of Falls Township, PA, the sergeant said. Edwards, of Montana, and Wilson, of California, currently have…
Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead
Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead An ex-con bent on avenging his brother’s death admitted he went to Jersey City armed with a semi-automatic handgun intending to “kill a lot of people.” Aware of his plan, police grabbed Raheem Allen, 34, of Newark and seized an Intratec Tec-22 loaded with 25 rounds of ammunition this past March, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Allen’s brother, Anthony Alvarado, 27, was considered a high-ranking member of a Jersey City street gang, Honig said. Alvarado was gunned down in the area of East 49th Street and Avenue E in Bayonne the night of March 6. He was pronounced dead about 45 mi…
Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop
Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop A Hells Angel with a record was found carrying a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop on a Route 80 entrance ramp, Hackensack police said. Narcotics detectives stopped a 2018 Jeep Wrangler driven by Mark E. Johnson, 44, on the eastbound highway entrance ramp off Polifly Road shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday. Investigators had witnessed a drug deal involving Johnson moments earlier, Detective Lt. Michael Antista said. When he couldn’t produce a driver’s license or registration, they asked him to get out of the Jeep, he said. Once he did, the detectives spotted a hammer sticking out be…
Five Nabbed After Tip That Group In Fairfield County Hotel Had Firearms, Police Say Five Nabbed After Tip That Group In Fairfield County Hotel Had Firearms, Police Say
Five Nabbed After Tip That Group In Fairfield County Hotel Had Firearms, Police Say Five people were arrested on various charges following a tip that the group, staying at a local hotel, was allegedly in possession of firearms. The incident took place on Tuesday, March 30, in Bridgeport, when Task Force officers from the CSP Gang Unit and FBI Safe Streets received credible information that occupants of a black Nissan Maxima with a paper registration tag out of Texas were seen at the Sunny Side Inn located at 174 Lake Street in Bridgeport with what appeared to be a firearm, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. Task Force officers responded to the area and …
Just-Released Prison Pair Busted In Paterson: 4,150 Heroin Folds, Two Handguns Guns Seized Just-Released Prison Pair Busted In Paterson: 4,150 Heroin Folds, Two Handguns Guns Seized
Just-Released Prison Pair Busted In Paterson: 4,150 Heroin Folds, Two Handguns Guns Seized Two convicts who’d only just been released from state prison operated a drug den from a Paterson apartment, said authorities who seized 4,151 heroin folds and two handguns -- each with high-capacity magazines -- during a raid. Among three accused dealers who used the apartment to store drugs for a nonstop walk-up business on Hamilton Avenue were Xavier Fulmore, 25, and Jamere Williams, 27, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Fulmore had only just been released from state prison three months ago Thursday after serving three separate stretches covering three combined years, records sh…
Felon From Fairfield County Admits To Having Gun, Feds Say Felon From Fairfield County Admits To Having Gun, Feds Say
Felon From Fairfield County Admits To Having Gun, Feds Say A Fairfield County man has pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Allen Lusmat, 30, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 18, to possessing the gun in New Haven when he entered a convenience store, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 10, 2019, Tyrell Cox-Henderson entered a convenience store in New Haven and placed a Smith & Wesson .357 caliber revolver behind some merchandise on a shelf. Approximately one hour later, Lusmat enter…
Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport
Firearms, Crack Seized From Convicted Felons In Bridgeport Law enforcement officials took guns and drugs from a pair of convicted felons, according to the Bridgeport Police. Bridgeport Police Department narcotics detectives and state and federal officers conducted an operation in the east end of Bridgeport Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 1:30 p.m. that reportedly resulted in the seizure of two firearms in the possession of convicted felons, along with a quantity of crack cocaine, said police. Both men were caught after a brief motor vehicle pursuit that ended with the vehicle driver crashing into a wall at the intersection of Hollister Avenue and Orange Stre…