Month: June 2014

Detectives Arrest Suspect in Weekend Stabbing

 

(Bridgeport, CT – June 10, 2014) – Detectives Monday arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery and stabbing that happened over the weekend.

Detectives Art Calvao and Chris Borona investigated the attack, which left the victim with multiple stab wounds including to his head, face and chest. The victim was located in the area of Main and Lumber streets.

Officer Thomas Lattanzio later developed the identity of a possible suspect. When detectives spoke with the victim, he was able to identify the suspect, Jorge Valle, 28, from a photographic lineup.

The victim is expected to recover but suffered from multiple injuries, including a collapsed lung.

The detectives Monday went to the business where Valle worked. He was arrested without incident on charges of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and carrying a dangerous weapon.

Bond set at $250,000.

Valle was released from incarceration four months ago and is on probation.

Bridgeport News: 3 Shootings and a Stabbing

Here is the police reports on the news we reported to you LIVE as it was happening:

Detectives Investigate Three Shootings

(Bridgeport, CT – June 9, 2014) – Detectives are investigating three shootings that happened over the weekend.

On Sunday just before 2 a.m., Officer Ean Smith and Sgt. Edward Golding police responded to the area of Jane and Beach streets and found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds to his legs. Police recovered a spent shotgun shell in the area and a small knife near where the victim was located. A man who described himself as a friend of the victim said the two had left a local bar not long before the shooting happened. The victim was identified as Maynor Quintanilla. His age is unavailable.

At 10:37 p.m. on Sunday, Officer Bruno Rodrigues responded to Highland Avenue on a report of shots fired and observed a window shattered at a convenience store at 27 Highland. A short time later, police were advised that a gunshot victim had arrived at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. The victim, Joshua Robles, 19, of Bridgeport, was shot in the calf. He stated he didn’t see the gunman and only heard the shots.

At 12:15 this morning, Officers  Thomas Harper and Adam Rozum responded to a Harral Avenue address on a report of a person shot.

The victim, Troy Williams, 38, stated that he was walking home from buying cigarettes when two males emerged from the bushes and stated “That’s him.” He began running the two men chased him. One fired shots and Williams was struck in the heel.

Detectives Investigate Stabbing

(Bridgeport, CT – June 9, 2014) – A man was recovering Monday  after being stabbed multiple times in what he described as a robbery attempt.

Officer Marcus Teixeria responded to the area of Main and Lumber streets Saturday on a report of an assault. He located the victim who indicated that he was homeless and was suffering from multiple stab wounds.

The victim, who provided police and medical workers with two different names, stated that he was in the area of James Street and Harral Avenue when he was robbed by three males who exited a car. He stated that he was stabbed when he attempted to flee.

The victim is expected to recover and Detective Art Calvao is investigating.

Police did not locate a crime scene in the area of James and Harral. Investigator did locate a bloody shirt and napkin in the area where the victim was found.

The victim stated that the incident happened about two hour before police were alerted Saturday shortly at 3:45 p.m.

Bill Kaempffer

Public Safety Spokesman

Bridgeport Police Department

 

 

Detectives Arrest Two Suspects in Violent Armed Robbery

 

(Bridgeport, CT – June 6, 2014) – Two men face charges in connection with the armed robbery of a Western Union business in February after a 10-week  investigation by city detectives.

Angelo Vinson, 54, of New York, and Joseph Smith, 42, also of New York, were arrested and appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court this week in connection with arrest warrants stemming from a February robbery in Bridgeport.

“This was a complex investigation. I can’t say enough about the work the detectives put in and the help we received from patrol officers and the U.S. Marshal’s Service,” said Capt. James Viadero, the supervisor of the detective bureau. “A lot of hours were put into this case. The investigation took us to three states.”

Detectives Jorge Cintron, Martin Heanue and Thomas Scholl investigated the Feb. 7 robbery, which happened at 8:40 a.m. at the Western Union at 2390 Main St. Two men entered the location and one requested a money order. When the employee started the transaction, both men forced open the door leading to the rear counter. The men punched and pistol whipped the employee and forced him into a back room where they bound him with duct tape.

The suspects fled with cash after the robbery was interrupted when other customers entered the business.

Detectives received a description of both suspects and their clothing. Police then checked video from businesses in the area and observed the suspects speaking with the driver of a green conversion van, , later identified as Smith,  in the area of Main and Charles streets.

Pictures of the van were distributed through the patrol division.

Two days after the robbery, Officer Kevin Cronin informed detectives that he had previously seen the van parked in the lot at 2635 Main St. That lead proved crucial.

Heanue and Cintron spoke with people at the residence, who informed police that the van’s owner was a former tenant. Detectives then spoke with the realtor for the building, who provided detectives with the name of the former tenants connected to the van.

Ultimately, detectives were able to secure additional video from the downtown train station showing the two robbers arriving on a Metro North train from the New York area the morning of the robbery. They also were able to speak with Smith, the owner of the green van, who provided some information but then became uncooperative.

During the course of the investigation, detectives visited locations in New York and Pennsylvania and gained new information that ultimately led to a positive identification from the victim of one of the suspects and the arrests.

The two men were arrested in New York and waived extradition.

“These detectives didn’t give up. They followed the leads and traveled hundreds of miles but arrived at the truth,” said Mayor Bill Finch.

Vinson was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, unlawful restraint and second-degree larceny. His bond was set at $400,000.

Smith was charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit second-degree larceny. He is believed to be the driver of the green van. His bond was set at $250,000.

The investigation remains ongoing. The third suspect has not yet been apprehended.

 

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