Month: September 2015

Bridgeport Police Department Recovers Illegally Owned Firearm

#Bridgeport, Conn. (September 23, 2015) – Yesterday afternoon the Bridgeport Police Department arrested a Bridgeport man for Josue Chavarriaillegal possession of a firearm after a routine traffic stop.

 

On September 22, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. police officers observed a grey Subaru station wagon on Fairfield Ave. with a broken brake light. Police officers ran the license plate and found that the plate was registered to a Honda Civic, not the Subaru. Police officers pulled the Subaru over on Laurel Ave. near the intersection with Norman St.

 

The driver, Josue Chavarria (08/26/90), was unable to provide valid registration or insurance papers for the vehicle.  Police officers had Chavarria step out of the vehicle and detained him in the back of the police vehicle.  Police officers searched the vehicle and discovered a black and green Adidas backpack on the floor of the right front passenger seat.  The backpack contained a number of items including a loaded black pistol and a balled up napkin with additional rounds.  Chavarria was charged criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without permit, and weapons in a motor vehicle. Bond was set at $150,000 for a court date of 09/23/15.  Chavarria was also charged with defective brake lights, misuse of plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and no insurance. Bond was set at $1,500 for a court date of 10/06/15.

Bridgeport Police Department Arrests Wanted Suspect for Drug Dealing

Here is a Bridgeport Police Press Release on story we told you about when it was happening live:

#Bridgeport, Conn. (September 22, 2015) – The Bridgeport Police Department arrested a wanted suspect for drug dealing.  On September 19 at around 4:30 p.m., a Bridgeport police officer was traveling south on Pequonnock St. in a marked Bridgeport Police squad car and recognized a wanted suspect riding a bicycle in the same direction.  The police officer recognized the suspect, Jose Ortiz (07/08/91), from a recent arrest and was aware Ortiz currently had multiple warrants out for his arrest.  While following Ortiz, the police officer was spotted and accelerated away from the police vehicle.   Ortiz turned into the parking lot of “Save A Lot” on Pequonnock St. then jumped off his bicycle and began to flee on foot.  The police officer exited his vehicle and pursued Ortiz on foot through the parking lot and over a chain link fence.

 

A supporting police officer traveling by foot to assist in the pursuit found Ortiz curled in a fetal position between “Lovely Nails” (532 Pequonnock St.) and a red six-foot stockade fence that surrounded a separate trash dumpster.  Ortiz was breathing heavily and bleeding from both hands.   The police officer identified himself and told Ortiz not to move.  Ortiz resisted arrest as two other officers arrived to assist. Following several attempts to get away the police officers were able to take Ortiz into custody with the use of a Taser.  Ortiz was transported by ambulance to St. Vincent’s Hospital for minor injuries.

 

Ortiz was charged with interfering with an officer, possession of narcotics, and possession of narcotics with intent to sell. Bond was set at $50,000.  Ortiz also had warrants out for failure to appear, trespassing, possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, violating conditions of release, unlawful restraint, assault, and threatening for a total bond of $170,000.

Stratford News: Yesterday’s Manhunt of Captured Suspects

Here is the police alert we told about when it was happening live yesterday:

#Stratford CT—On 09-22-2015 Kevin Savage age 22 and Anfernee Dancy age 19 , both from Waterbury were arrested after an incident on Main Street in Stratford. The pair failed to stop for construction on South Main Street near the airport. When stopped by the officer working the construction detail the driver, Savage handed the officer paperwork for the car and a license that did not belong to him. When questioned about his identity Savage fled from the scene. Officers attempted to catch up to the car operated by Savage and found that he had crashed into a tree on Main Street near Minor Cross. They ran away on foot and officers began a search. Dancy was located walking Main Street and Savage was located a shot distance away. Both were positively identified as the occupants of the car and taken into custody. Officers found a butterfly knife in the car which is a prohibited weapon in a motor vehicle.

 

 

Dancy was charged with Weapon in a Motor Vehicle and Interfering. He was held on a $25,000 dollar bond.

 

Savage was charged with Engaging in Pursuit, Reckless Driving, Disobeying and Officer’s Signal, Evading Responsibility, Operating without a License, Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, Criminal Impersonation, Interfering and Possession of Burglary Tools. He was held on a $50,000 dollar bond.

(Stratford Police Press Release)

Trumbull News: Man With A Gun

6:14pm–#Trumbull CT– Trumbull Police have the ramp to Route 25 shutdown and a permieter set up around the Home Depot where a black male about 25 years old  in a gray hoodie who just had a domestic dispute with a woman who had a child with her according to multiple radio reports.  The information is coming from a caller who’s call has been dropped and they cannot re-establish the call.

 

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Fairfield News: Intoxicated Male On School Grounds

6:08pm–#Fairfield CT– There is an alleged intoxicated male that was on the school grounds at McKinley School on Thompson Street.  The person is now in the wooded area behind the school on the path towards Beacon View Drive Trefioil Drive area.  Our viewers have indicated in the past that the person lives in the area and has drinking issues.  Police are on scene.

 

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Cablevision’s New Owner Looking To Make Changes

Just after announcing his plans to acquire Cablevison by French owned Altice,  CEO Patrick Drahi announced at a Goldman Sachs investor conference he’s looking to make changes and cuts to the company.  “I like to pay as little as I can,”  he said to the investors and “It’s not about how many customers you have, it’s about how much money you make.”   He wants  to bring European cost structures to the U.S. cable industry.  The traditional cable bundle is under attack, as streaming services from Netflix, Youtube, Hulu and many others are digging in to cable’s bottom line.

 

“There’s at least $300 million in corporate overhead that can immediately be deleted,” one conference attendee said.  Drahi said a no-frills management philosophy that pointed to the possibility of layoffs, or at least a broad restructuring.   “I don’t need the guys who are top top top, just guys who are good enough,” he said to the crowd. “We’ll cut salaries so that we can run for the long term, not the short term.”

 

Drahi will be looking for a wireless phone company to bundle with Cablevision’s phone, cable and internet services.  Cablveision is currently owned by  James Dolan, its chairman and CEO, and the son of the company’s founder, Charles Dolan.  He has been criticized in recent years for focusing too much on the ownership of the Madison Square Garden,  New York Knicks and New York Rangers, among other sports franchises and ignoring Cablevision.  “Cable is not going to be a family business any more,” said Shahid Khan, chairman of Mediamorph, a media industry software and data provider based in New York but owned by major corporations.

 

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