Month: August 2024

Report of a multi car crash Route 8 Northbound by exit 5. Firefighters are now on scene and are starting extrication.

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On August 20, 2024, officers were dispatched to Trumbull Gardens on Trumbull Avenue for a high-visibility foot patrol in the federally subsidized housing complex, which has recently seen a rise in violent criminal activity, including shootings, drug sales, and robberies. While patrolling the 500 Block of Trumbull Avenue, officers observed five males loitering. One of them, later identified as Javier Cabrera, separated from the group and began running. Officers pursued him on foot through the housing complex. Cabrera entered an occupied apartment and concealed a black Glock 30 .45 Auto with obliterated serial numbers inside a shopping bag. He then exited the apartment, where he was apprehended and searched. Officers found multiple pre-packaged containers of marijuana and approximately $214 in suspected drug proceeds.

Javier Cabrera was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm (two counts), alteration of firearm identification marks, possession with intent to sell, interfering with an officer, second-degree burglary, and second-degree criminal trespass. His bond was set at $150,000.

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Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a bedroom closet in the 800 block of Colorado Avenue. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. There were no reported injuries.

2024-08-23@1:44pm–#Bridgeport CT– #cttraffic

On Thursday 8/22/2024 Officers Mendoza and Sadowski of the Bridgeport police patrol division received credible information regarding a party brandishing a firearm in their patrol area on Park Avenue near Washington Terrace. This area has notable incidents of gun violence. The officers received a vehicle description and observed the vehicle traveling without a front license plate. A motor vehicle stop was conducted on Washington Avenue at Sanford Place. After contacting the male operator who matched the description of the suspect he was directed out of the vehicle.

As the suspect exited the vehicle officers observed a spent pistol shell casing on the driver’s seat indicative of a pistol fired from within the vehicle.  The suspect was detained as well as the female passenger and subsequent investigation resulted in locating a loaded Glock 22 .40 Caliber pistol under the passenger seat as well as an additional spent shell casing. The pistol had a high-capacity magazine with 12 rounds in it, it had a laser sight attached, and the serial number had been obliterated. It was secured into evidence for additional forensic testing.

Neither occupant of the vehicle had a pistol permit. The driver was identified as Ramos, Roberto 28 years old of Bridgeport and Torres, Everdoll 35 also of Bridgeport. Both were charged with carrying pistol without permit, Alteration of Firearm identification, Illegal possession of large-capacity magazine. Bond was set at 50,000. Ramos was additionally charged with failure to display plates.