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Homicide Investigation Leads To Arrest Of West Haven Restaurant Owner
A Connecticut restaurant owner is being held on alleged gun charges in connection with a homicide that occurred outside of the business.
New Haven County resident Juan Reyes, age unknown, of West Haven, was arrested on Friday, March 8, for the murder on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at the Tropical Caribbean Restaurant at 703 Campbell Ave., in West Haven.
According to West Haven Police, in the early morning hours of Nov. 26, a man was found shot dead in the parking lot of the restaurant.
During an investigation, several arrest warrants were obtained, including for Reyes. Friday, while …
Paterson Detectives Seize 5,600 Oxy Pills, Ounce Of Coke, More, Arrest Ex-Con
A Paterson ex-con was busted with 5,600 Oxycodone pills, an ounce of cocaine and a pound and a half of concentrated pot, authorities announced Tuesday.
City detectives nabbed Niair Lane, 27, with the drugs -- worth more than $115,000 -- on June 7, Officer in Charge Isa Abbassi announced on June 20.
He was carrying 100 pills, and the rest was found at a residence on Chadwick Street, Abbassi said.
Why authorities waited nearly two weeks to share the information publicly wasn't immediately clear.
Lane, who was charged with various drug offenses, was quickly in and out of the Bergen County Ja…
Cops Thwart Break-In, Find Drugs, Gun In Springfield Apartment: Police
Police in Springfield broke up a break-in last week and arrested two men on gun and drug charges, authorities said.
Josue Sierra-Fonseca, 33, and Juan Maldonado, 63, both of Springfield, were busted Thursday night, May 11, after they were caught trespassing at a vacant apartment at 198 Marion Street, Springfield police said.
Police received a call on Thursday about the break-in and went to scope out the situation. When they arrived at the area, they saw Sierra-Fonseca walk out of a locked door. He tried to run away when he saw the officers, officials said. Springfield police…
6 Shot, 1 Dead In Lawrence House Party Turned Shooting: DA
Two people were arrested on gun charges relating to the house party turned shooting that resulted in an 18-year-old's death, officials say.
Police responded to a report of a disturbance at a house party at 5 Royal Street, Apartment 3 around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 30, and found six gunshot victims, according to Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker.
All six of the gunshot victims were transported to Lawrence General Hospital.
Desiderio Arias, 18, of Boxford Street, Lawrence, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Arias was the son of Eddy Chavez, the former trustee of the…
Man Passes Out In Car Surrounded By $25K In Drugs, Police In Maryland Say
A Silver Spring man has been arrested on drug charges after a concerned police officer performed a welfare check on him after finding him in a car, authorities say.
Raymond Jenkins, 29, was reportedly slouched down in the front seat of a vehicle appearing to need medical attention when he was found by the officer on Friday, Dec. 30 in the 4400 block of Wheeler Road, according to Prince George's County police.
As officers conducted the welfare check, they could smell the odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle, prompting a search.
Officers recovered a loaded handgun, as well as cocaine,…
Convicted Felon Busted With Guns, Drugs In Allentown Raid: Police
A small arsenal of guns and a large quantity of drugs were recovered in a raid on a Lehigh County man's home, authorities have announced.
Allentown police executed a search warrant at the East Court Street home of Jonathan Rodriguez Rosado, 38, just after 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, local police said in a press release.
There, officials said they seized no less than seven firearms as well as heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and some unspecified pills. It's not clear what prompted investigators to obtain the search warrant.
Rosado now faces a bevy of gun and drug charges — all feloni…
Speeding Ticket Leads To Gun Bust For Boston Men Already Facing Weapons Charges: DA
A simple speeding ticket landed two Boston men in prison after police said they caught them with guns despite already facing multiple weapons charges.
Nikolas LaRonde, 24, of Roxbury, and Jabbar White, 21, of Roslindale, face several charges stemming from the traffic stop, and a judge deemed them as dangerous offenders, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.
The incident began around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, when a Massachusetts State trooper pulled the men over for going 13 miles over the speed limit along Blue Hill Avenue, police said. The routine s…
US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Near Widener University
Members of the US Marshals Service and local authorities arrested a gunman wanted in connection with a deadly shooting near Widener University, authorities said.
Jihad Perry, 43, of Chester, was arrested in New Castle, Delaware around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 16, Chester City police said. He was wanted on murder and gun charges, as well as state parole violations.
Police have yet to identify the victim shot and killed on the 1100 block of Hyatt Street and found at 14th and Potter Streets around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, May 5.
The victim was not a student at the university, police …
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Murder Of 28-Year-Old, Police Say
Police have arrested a local man for a homicide that took place more than two years ago in the Hudson Valley.
Rockland County resident Jack Ramirez, age 20, of Spring Valley, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 16, in connection with the killing of a 28-year-old area man.
According to the Spring Valley Police, Ramirez was nabbed following a two-year investigation into the killing on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, of Juvenson Paul who was found shot dead in a car.
Ramirez, who was already incarcerated at the Dutchess County Jail on unrelated gun charges, was charged with murder.
He is being hel…
3 Suspects Arrested With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Police
Three men in South Jersey were arrested on multiple gun and drug charges following a dispute.
On Saturday, Feb. 5, Pleasantville police responded to the 400 block of Sunset Court for a call about a man brandishing a shotgun, police said.
Police tactically parked their vehicles, surrounding the residence. The caller met with police and the occupants of the house were contacted via telephone and ordered out of the house where they were detained without incident, police said.
Jerome Holley, 39, of Pleasantville; Travaghn Wood, 41, of Atlantic City; and Calviena Oliver, 32, of P…
Parolee Nabbed With Guns, Drugs During Stop In Fairfield County, Police Say
A Fairfield County man who is a convicted felon on parole was nabbed on alleged drug and gun charges during a traffic stop.
Evans Powell, age 30, was busted on Friday, Aug. 6, following a three-week investigation after receiving word that he selling drugs in Stamford, authorities said.
Stamford PD Capt. Richard Conklin said Powell, who is recently out of jail and on parole, is "very familiar to the department" for a host of different crimes ranging from assaults to sex crimes to drug dealing.
In his latest arrest, Powell was stopped near Greenwich Avenue in Stamford after investigato…
Three People, Including Juvenile, Nabbed On Gun Charges During Western Mass Stop, Police Say
Three Western Massachusetts residents, including a juvenile, have been arrested on gun charges after police allegedly found a firearm, stun gun, and shell casings during a traffic stop.
The incident took place around 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, when an alert was sent to officers of a suspect vehicle heading east on Boston Road, in Springfield.
During the stop, officers immediately spotted a firearm, which later determined to be a BB gun, on the car's floor, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police.
A further search of the vehicle turned up a loaded high capacity firearm, a …
Two Men, Woman Accused Of Running CT Drug Factory
Three people were arrested on alleged drug and gun charges following the execution of search warrants at two locations in Connecticut.
Chauncey Christian, age 43, Beth Quinones, age 42, and Angel Rivera-Reyes, age 30, all of Waterbury, were arrested on Thursday, March 4, following an investigation into narcotics sales in the area of Willow Street in Waterbury, said Sgt. Robert Davis.
During the searches, officers seized one silver Taurus 1911 .45 caliber ACP handgun with seven live rounds in the magazine, one silver EIG Derringer .38 caliber Special containing two live rounds, one Galls b…
Mahwah Couple: Renting Rapper Clogged Our Toilets, Cut Our Carpets, Ruined Landscaping
A rapper from Bergen County who was busted on gun charges following a shooting at a Teaneck nightclub trashed the home of a Mahwah couple, a lawsuit filed by their insurance company says.
Artist Julius Dubose – better known as A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – clogged and overflowed toilets, cut up carpeting and replaced it with mismatched pieces, among other acts of destruction, when he leased their $3.3 million spread on Finn Court, says the lawsuit filed by Chubb of Philadelphia.
Dr. Lawrence Guarino, who owns the home with his wife, Carol, found “negligent, reckless and careless” damage to …
Trio Nabbed For Guns, Drugs After Neighbors Complain Of Drug Sales, Police Say
Following complaints of drug sales taking place in a Rockland County neighborhood, three area residents were arrested on drugs and gun charges.
Jenna Mazzella, 27, Anderson Jean, 36, and Richard Carpentieri (Knieriem), 34, all from Nanuet, were arrested by Clarkstown Police on Thursday, Feb. 20, following the execution of a search warrant, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters.
Officers searched the warrant on Church Street in Nanuet around 2 p.m., following an investigation into the complaints, said Peters.
During the search, officers seized a loaded AR-15 style assault weapo…
State Police Make Arrest Related to Guns/Drugs/Cash Seizure in Bridgeport
A 43-year-old man was arrested by Connecticut State Police on alleged gun charges after he was handed over by Bridgeport Police where he was wanted for domestic violence.
Gregory Thompson, 43, of Bridgeport, was first arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 3, when state police detectives assigned to the Crime Control Task Force, along with the Statewide Narcotics Task Force and the Bridgeport Police, On September 3, 2019, executed a search warrant at his home in Bridgeport, said the Connecticut State Police.
The search warrant was the result of information developed by state police that Thompson,&…
Haledon PD: Officers Find Pair With Two Loaded Guns, Hundreds Of Doses Of Heroin, Crack
A pair of Haledon police officers seized two handguns, 240 folds of heroin and 20 vials of crack, along with other drugs, during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Officer John Bonilla stopped the driver of a gray Honda sedan for running a stop sign and then failing to signal a turn at the intersection of Burhans Avenue and Temple Street just before 3 p.m. Monday, Lt. George Guzman said.
The driver and a front-seat passenger were moving rapidly inside, Guzman said.
Bonilla and Officer Andrea Len also immediately smelled burnt marijuana once the car windows were opened, he said.
The driver,…
