POLICE UPDATE: As we were first to report early Sunday morning there was a carjacking at 192 Bunnell Street.  Police say 4-5 males entered the backyard waiving guns and demanding money.  Victims of the home were searched.  Money and cellphones were taken along with a Honda Civic.  Later, Milford Police located the vehicle at the Wendy’s/Motel 6 area on Schoolhouse Road.  Milford Police quickly located two of the suspects and learned the other two were in a room at Motel 6.  A short time later with the aid of K-9 the other suspects along with three firearms, narcotics, a wallet, car keys and cell phones belonging to the suspects.

Police arrested David Elliston, Ronaldo Beckett, Akeem Mitchell, Overton Rowe and Christopher Campbell.  Ronaldo confessed to being in possession of the Colt firearm which was seized at the motel.
* Overton Rowe confessed to being in possession of the Ruger .38 and the Berretta.   Bridgeport Police Robbery Squad conducted a followup at 1830 Park Avenue where the
males stated they resided.

A search of the property conducted in fact identified all males as being occupants of the room (passports were located within the room belonging to the males). Recovered from the room were several shell casings for the firearms which were found in their possession at the motel, several cell phones, clothing matching the description related to several robberies in the area. The robbery squad is working to tie the individuals into several robberies that have occurred over the last several weeks and it is believed that the same males are responsible for the robbery which occurred at 374 Laurel Avenue in Bridgeport.

1:29am–#Milford Police have located the vehicle at Motel 6 111 Schoolhouse Road.  They have two suspects in custody and two have fled on foot.

12:50am–#Bridgeport Connecticut– Police are investigating a carjacking on Bunnell Street near Connecticut Avenue.

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