Month: April 2025

Ansonia Man Arrested After Guns and Drugs Found in Abandoned Duffel Bag

During the month of March, the Bridgeport Police Task Force conducted an investigation into G's Smoke Shop, located at the intersection of Middle Street and John Street. Search warrants were obtained in connection with illegal firearms and unauthorized marijuana sales. On March twenty-eighth, two thousand twenty-five, Task Force officers executed search warrants on both the smoke shop and an apartment located above the store. As a result of the search, officers seized a loaded nine-millimeter handgun, approximately eighty-six and a half pounds of marijuana products, approximately ten pounds of hallucinogenic mushroom products, and more than one hundred sixty-five thousand dollars in U.S. currency. The subject of the investigation, forty-two-year-old Gabriel Rodriguez of Bridgeport, is a convicted felon. He was charged…

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Ansonia Man Arrested After Guns and Drugs Found in Abandoned Duffel Bag

On May 22, 2024 the Ansonia Police Department received an abandoned property complaint regarding a duffel bag containing drugs and guns left in a common hallway of an apartment building in the 200 block of Main Street. When officers recovered the bag they located seven firearms, several different drugs to include cocaine, marijuana, fentanyl, methamphetamine, tramadol and ecstasy, and drug packaging material. One of the guns in the bag was reported stolen from Trumbull in 2003. Detective Kristen Hunt and Detective Shawn Mendenhall continued the investigation using surveillance and video from the surrounding businesses. They were able to identify a potential suspect through DNA and Detective Hunt was able to obtain an arrest warrant. On March 18, 2025, Geoffrey Feliciano,…

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STRATFORD LIBRARY KIDS EVENTS IN APRIL

1. April Storytimes The Stratford Library Children’s Dept. offers weekly storytimes for children. Schedule: Mondays – Toddler Time for ages 0-2 Tuesdays – Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5 Thursdays – Baby Lapsit for babies 0-18 months Fridays – Friday Fun with stories and songs for ages 1-5 Storytimes meet at 10:30 am. Enjoy early literacy activities and meet other families. Spring Storytimes end April 11. 📍 To register: Visit stratfordlibrary.org, then choose Events.📞 For more information: Call 203.385.4165 or visit stratfordlibrary.org/kids. 2. LEGO Club The Stratford Library Children’s Dept. will offer LEGO Club on Thursday, April 3 at 4:00pm. For ages: 5-12 Location: Children’s Program Room Activity: Build LEGO creations with friends! 📍 To register: Visit stratfordlibrary.org, then choose Events.📞…

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