Month: June 2018

Bridgeport News: 14 Year Old Arrested After Pursuit Wanted For Home Invasion With Gun, Stolen Car

#Bridgeport CT– Today police located a tan Buick that was stolen with keys from Waverly Place overnight during a home invasion. Police this morning located the vehicle at Park and Washington Avenue. Police coordinated additional police cars in an attempt to stop safely the vehicle but the vehicle took off on them. The vehicle ran through the Hollow section of town to downtown to Black Rock where the pursuit came to an end on Grovers Avenue. The suspect, a fourteen-year-old boy had hit a garage and then fled on foot. Police had quickly apprehended the juvenile in a backyard. No weapon was located but he had crack cocaine in his pockets. The boy’s mother said he was taught to drive at age ten by his father who is a mechanic. Captain Fitzgerald said the boy attempted a robbery with a firearm, or a facsimile firearm, on Friday on Madison Avenue. The boy’s mother said off camera that “he was remorseful and I have to hope he’s learning from this to stop following the leader.”

10:30am–#Bridgeport CT–Bridgeport Police Press Release:  Bridgeport Police patrol units spotted a tan Buick Century that was stolen on June 25, 2018 during the course of an armed home invasion. A marked patrol unit requested that additional officers respond to the area so that the vehicle could be safely stopped. When units arrived in the area, a motor vehicle stop was initiated, but the vehicle’s operator refused to stop when directed to do so and engaged police in a pursuit. This pursuit traveled through the Hollow area of the city, into downtown and ultimately ended in the Black Rock section of the city, where the vehicle operator drove into the driveway of a home on Grover’s Street, fled the vehicle on foot, and was captured by officers after a struggle. Crack cocaine was found in the juvenile’s possession after a search incident to arrest.

The perpetrator is identified as a 14-year-old male who was also involved in an incident on June 22, 2018, where he threatened a victim and attempted a robbery by displaying a firearm. Officers were unable to locate this juvenile male on that date, but he was identified as being responsible for this incident.

As of this writing, we are awaiting the arrival of the juveniles mother so that we may interview him regarding these above incidents.

As the result of the pursuit, one minor accident was reported in the downtown area, and there are no reports of injuries.

 

Westport News: Multiple Charges

#Westport CT–On 06/22/2018 at approximately 7:00pm, officers were dispatched to a report of a disturbance at Starbucks. Upon arrival, officers learned the suspect attempted to go to a second floor storage area. When he was told by employees the area was not for customers, he began screaming at the employees and refused to leave after multiple requests to do so. At one point, he was reported to have lunged over the counter at employees. The suspect left the scene when police were contacted. Officers located the suspect, identified as Carl Nicolas, a short distance away. Nicolas struggled with officers who attempted to detain him. He was eventually taken into custody and transported to headquarters where he refused to answer basic demographic questions, which are part of the booking process. Nicolas also refused to be fingerprinted until the following day. He was charged with 53a- 181 Breach of Peace, 53a-107 Criminal Trespass 1 st , 53a-167a Interfering with an Officer and 29-12 Failure to Submit to Fingerprinting. Nicolas was unable to post $500 bond was transported to court for arraignment on 06/25/18.

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Bridgeport News: Mayor/City Make $ Contributions To City Sports

Bridgeport, CT – In an ongoing effort to support the City’s youth sports programs, Mayor Ganim and the City of Bridgeport donated $8,000 to go towards sports equipment for student-athletes in Bridgeport’s Public High Schools. The safety equipment will be available to approximately 80 student-athletes who participate in football programs at Bassick, and Central high schools.

“We need to continue to do everything we can to support our young people and encourage extracurricular activities in Bridgeport,” said Mayor Ganim. “Sports and other youth programs are an integral part creating a positive environment that fosters teamwork and personal achievement.  Bridgeport’s students deserve these opportunities and experiences to help strive and prepare for the future.”

Since taking office, Mayor Ganim has made it a priority to support school athletics annually.  In 2016 the city partnered with the Bridgeport Police Department to donate over $21,000 of sports equipment to local youth teams throughout the city.  In 2017, Mayor Ganim donated football helmets to the Harding High School Presidents.

 

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