Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery
Suspect Nabbed After Claiming To Have Gun In Danbury Rite Aid Robbery A self-described drug addict is facing a host of charges after allegedly threatening a Danbury pharmacist with a gun to get amphetamines. Thomas James Redmond, 22, was arrested on Sunday, July 29, Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams announced this week, following a brief investigation to an alleged robbery at Rite Aid on Mill Plain Road. Police said that Redmond, a Ridgefield resident, entered the store, claiming to have a gun, then forced a pharmacist to open a safe and took two bottles of amphetamines. The employees were able to offer responding police officers with a description of R…
ID Released For Man Caught Minutes After Robbing Bank In Stamford, Police Say ID Released For Man Caught Minutes After Robbing Bank In Stamford, Police Say
ID Released For Man Caught Minutes After Robbing Bank In Stamford, Police Say A man who was nabbed within minutes of robbing a Stamford bank has been identified by police. Charles Redshirt, 35, of Stamford, was arrested by police in just 8 minutes after robbing the First Bank of Greenwich at 900 Summer St., around 12:50 p.m. Monday, said the Stamford Police Department. Officers Christopher Festa and John McClafferty arrived on scene less than a minute from the initial call. Officer Festa immediately released Redshirt's description and direction of travel to numerous officers responding to the area to establish a perimeter, said Lt. Nick Montagnese. A gun was mention…
Police: Riverside Man Threatens Victim Who Tried To Keep Him From Driving Police: Riverside Man Threatens Victim Who Tried To Keep Him From Driving
Police: Riverside Man Threatens Victim Who Tried To Keep Him From Driving A 32-year-old man was arrested after threatening a person who was trying to prevent him from driving under the influence, Greenwich Police said. Brian C.Walsh, of Riverside, was charged Monday with breach of peace and threatening after the incident in which he was attempting to get into a vehicle to drive and another person stepped in to stop him, said Greenwich Police Lt. David Nemecek. Walsh then started yelling at the victim and the argument moved from the driveway to the rear of the home, back to the front and then inside, Nemecek said. At some point, Walsh grabbed the victim on both s…
Alien Who Lived In Fairfield County Charged With Illegally Reentering US Alien Who Lived In Fairfield County Charged With Illegally Reentering US
Alien Who Lived In Fairfield County Charged With Illegally Reentering US An illegal alien from south of the border with a history of law enforcement interactions is facing new charges and additional time in prison after attempting to allegedly reenter the country. Miguel Angel Arcos-Vasquez, also known as Dimas Fernando Herrarte, 26, has been indicted in federal court with one count of illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week. Arcos-Vasquez, a citizen of either Mexico or Guatemala - officials are attempting to determine which - and last was known to reside in N…
Fairfield County Man Gropes, Sexually Abuses Uber Driver, Police Say Fairfield County Man Gropes, Sexually Abuses Uber Driver, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Gropes, Sexually Abuses Uber Driver, Police Say A man was tracked down by police after he allegedly groped and sexually assaulted a Uber driver in Fairfield County.Officers were dispatched to a gas station in Westport on what initially was reported as an armed robbery of a Uber driver on Wednesday, June 20 at approximately 1 a.m. Upon arrival, officers learned the Uber driver pulled into the gas station after being sexually assaulted by a passenger,  Westport Police said.  The passenger had been picked up at the Greens Farms train station. Shortly after entering the vehicle, the suspect made sexually explicit comments to the victim and g…
Man Nabbed For Violating Protection Order, Threatening Victim In Wilton Man Nabbed For Violating Protection Order, Threatening Victim In Wilton
Man Nabbed For Violating Protection Order, Threatening Victim In Wilton A 54-year-old area man was arrested for verbally threatening another person while intoxicated, according to the Wilton Police. Rusty L. McClintock, of Wilton, was arrested Saturday, June 16, after Wilton police responded to a 911 call and on arrival found McClintock, intoxicated and still threatening the victim, Lt. Robert Kluk said. He was arrested and charged with threatening and violation of a protective order. He is being held on $10,000 bond., Kluk said. 
Woman Threatens Person With Knife During Argument In Byram, Police Say Woman Threatens Person With Knife During Argument In Byram, Police Say
Woman Threatens Person With Knife During Argument In Byram, Police Say A Greenwich woman was busted by police after threatening another person with a knife in the Byram section of town, according to Greenwich Police. Danielle Horton, 25, was arrested Friday afternoon when Greenwich officers responded to a residence on the west side of town on the report of a person threatening another with a knife during a verbal argument, according to the police report.  When officers arrived they found Horton holding a knife and that she had threatened the victim, said Lt. David Nemecek.  Horton was charged with breach of peace and threatening. She is being held on $1,000 b…
Police: Woman Attempts To Stab Ex-Boyfriend At Fairfield County Mall Police: Woman Attempts To Stab Ex-Boyfriend At Fairfield County Mall
Police: Woman Attempts To Stab Ex-Boyfriend At Fairfield County Mall A 20-year-old woman wielding a steak knife attempted to stab her ex-boyfriend while he was at work at the Trumbull Mall, police said. The event unfolded on Thursday, May 31, when Janaya Bennett of Bridgeport arrived at a store in the Trumbull Mall where her boyfriend was opening for the day, said Trumbull Police Lt. Keith Golding. The ex-boyfriend told Bennett to leave the store, but instead, she threatened to kill him, Golding said. He told Bennett to leave again and that’s when she took a steak knife from her purse and attempted to stab him. The victim was able to grab the knife away fro…
Wilton Police Nab Woman Wanted For Harassment Wilton Police Nab Woman Wanted For Harassment
Wilton Police Nab Woman Wanted For Harassment A local woman appearing in Norwalk Superior Court was nabbed by Wilton Police on an outstanding warrant for harassing another person and damaging a vehicle, Wilton Police said. Melissa Lee Hernandez, 28, of Waterbury, was arrested Monday for an incident that took place in November when she is accused of causing damage to a vehicle over a former boyfriend and for continuing to threaten and harass the victim after being ordered not to, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. Hernandez was charged with harassment and threatening and is being held on $30,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in cour…
Westport Man Allegedly Threatens To Shoot Police Officer, Hospital Staff Westport Man Allegedly Threatens To Shoot Police Officer, Hospital Staff
Westport Man Allegedly Threatens To Shoot Police Officer, Hospital Staff A man threatened to shoot a Westport police officer and medical staff attempting to assist him over the weekend after he was transported to a local hospital for evaluation, according to police. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Railroad place at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, where there were reports of two men in the roadway who may require medical attention. Upon arrival at the scene, paramedics and officers found Westport resident Duncan Forsyth, who was “extremely uncooperative,” police said, shouting profanities and interfering with th…
Man Charged In Violent Assaults Of Mother Of His Son In Stamford Man Charged In Violent Assaults Of Mother Of His Son In Stamford
Man Charged In Violent Assaults Of Mother Of His Son In Stamford An undocumented Haitian man is behind bars for several brutal assaults on his girlfriend after she attempted to break up with him. Waking Noel, 34, of Seaton Road, Stamford, is being held in lieu of a $100,000 after he was charged with assaulting the mother of his two-year-old child in February, said Sgt. Jennifer Lynch. "He punched, kicked, hit and seriously injured the woman on two occasions," Lynch said.  The woman, who attempted to break-up with Noel in February, reported the first attack to police on Feb. 22 when he pushed her and took her cellphone, police said. Noel retur…
Man Charged With Repeatedly Raping Girl In Fairfield County Man Charged With Repeatedly Raping Girl In Fairfield County
Man Charged With Repeatedly Raping Girl In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man was charged Wednesday with repeatedly raping a girl from the time she was 6 years old until she was a young woman, according to Bridgeport Police. Orane Cole, 42, of 3412 Main St., of Bridgeport, was arrested Feb. 22 on a warrant constructed by Det. Walberto Cotto, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. According to the warrant, Cole was charged with aggravated first-degree sexual assault, first-degree unlawful restraint, and threatening. An extensive investigation involving detectives from two states, found he sexually assaulted the young wo…