Month: October 2018

Bridgeport News: Attempted Robbery

UPDATE: A stocky white male with a hoodie pulled tight over his face, no ski mask.

7:25pm–#Bridgeport CT– An employee of Subway at 2385 Fairfield Avenue called the police to report that when he went out to empty the trash that someone wearing all black and a black ski mask attempting to rob the store but fled down Wilson Street after he realized he couldn’t get in the store.

 

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Shelton News: 2 Year Old Drowns

11:00AMish–#Shelton CT–  On 10/08/2018 at approximately 11:00 AM the Shelton Police Department received a 911 call regarding an unresponsive two-year-old boy. The boy was discovered in the swimming pool by a relative on Copper Penny Lane where he was staying for the day.  Shelton Police and EMS responded to the scene and the boy was transported to St Vincent’s Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

Initial investigation by Shelton Detectives revealed the boy wondered outside from the house and fell in the pool before he was discovered by a relative, who was babysitting him for the day. The boy resided in Shelton with his parents.

The case remains under investigation.

(Shelton Police Press Release)

 

Four Adults, One Juvenile Taken Into Custody, After Stolen Car Crashes Into Cop Car

At approximately 4:11 a.m., an officer patrolling the area of Pequot Avenue observed a
suspicious vehicle traveling on Westway Road. As the officer began to investigate, the vehicle
traveled at a high rate of speed down Old South Road. While the officer was traveling west on
Pequot Avenue the suspect vehicle swerved into his lane across the centerline and struck the
police car head-on. Three male subjects fled from the vehicle, while two female subjects
remained in the vehicle and were apprehended by responding officers.

Westport Police K-9 responded to assist with a track and led officers to the area of Westford
Drive. Officers set up a perimeter and located all three subjects in the area of Westford Drive.
Further investigation revealed that the vehicle they were operating was stolen from Waterbury.
Contents located in the stolen vehicle led to the discovery of several thefts to motor vehicles in
the area of Henderson Road, and a stolen Mercedes Benz from Cedar Road.
The Fairfield Police Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating the collision with the police car.

(Fairfield Police Press Release)

 

Westport Police Make Drug Arrest, Seize Cash

#Westport CT–At approximately 1:30 October 6th, Corporal Kevin Smith observed a suspicious vehicle parked at Torno Hardware, 796 Post Road East, which was closed for business. One female and two males occupied the vehicle at the time and another party associated with the vehicle, later identified as Ninifa Ruiz, soon emerged from behind the building. While speaking with the occupants,

 

Corporal Smith detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the car. Back up officers arrived on scene to assist. The female occupant was in possession of a small amount of marijuana, for which she was issued an infraction. Ruiz was later found to be in possession of ecstasy pills. Cpl. Smith deployed his partner, K-9 Onyx, who indicated on the suspect vehicle. During a subsequent search of the car, officers discovered approximately $110,000 inside a backpack. None of the parties claimed the backpack or its contents, nor did they have any explanation for the excessive amount of cash.

 

Ninifa Ruiz, 30, of Everett, Massachusetts, was taken into custody and officers seized the ecstasy pills and money. Ruiz was transported to headquarters where she was charged with 21a-277 Sale of Hallucinogen and 21a-279(b) Possession of Controlled Substance/Hallucinogen. She was released after posting $7,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Norwalk Court on October 16, 2018.

(Westport Police Press Release)

 

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