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Detectives Arrest Suspect in Weekend Stabbing

  (Bridgeport, CT – June 10, 2014) – Detectives Monday arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery and stabbing that happened over the weekend. Detectives Art Calvao and Chris Borona investigated the attack, which left the victim with multiple stab wounds including to his head, face and chest. The victim was located in the area of Main and Lumber streets. Officer Thomas Lattanzio later developed the identity of a possible suspect. When detectives spoke with the victim, he was able to identify the suspect, Jorge Valle, 28, from a photographic lineup. The victim is expected to recover but suffered from multiple injuries, including a collapsed lung. The detectives Monday went to the business where Valle worked. He was arrested without incident on charges of first-degree assault,…

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Detectives Arrest Two Suspects in Violent Armed Robbery

  (Bridgeport, CT – June 6, 2014) – Two men face charges in connection with the armed robbery of a Western Union business in February after a 10-week  investigation by city detectives. Angelo Vinson, 54, of New York, and Joseph Smith, 42, also of New York, were arrested and appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court this week in connection with arrest warrants stemming from a February robbery in Bridgeport. “This was a complex investigation. I can’t say enough about the work the detectives put in and the help we received from patrol officers and the U.S. Marshal’s Service,” said Capt. James Viadero, the supervisor of the detective bureau. “A lot of hours were put into this case. The investigation took us to…

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Fairfield News: TD Bank on Post Road Robbed, Again……

Video Report 3:00pm--#Fairfield CT-- Around 3pm Sunday the TD Bank on the Post Road was robbed at gunpoint by a young skinny black male.  He is a young male, 17 to early twenties.   The suspect fled out the back door with an undetermined amount of cash.  K-9 Officer Kevin Wellls and K-9 Ruger tracked the suspect but lost his scent on Ruane Street. You can SAFELY shop for a mortgage at Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.  Give Nima a call at 203-913-6016 or www.NimaLoans.com

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Bridgeport News: Rollover Crash

2:28am--#Bridgeport CT--Police are investigating a spectacular rollover crash that amazingly had no injuries.  Witnesses tell me the dark colored sedan was allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit a parked pickup truck on Fairfield Avenue near Clinton Avenue.  The impact rolled over the pickup truck and sent it's transmission into the front lawn.  Witnesses told me there was two in the sedan but one had fled the scene, I cannot confirm this at this time.  One woman appeared to be taken into custody by police.  The roadway was open until about 3:10am when radio broadcast said the road was closed until further notice. [caption id="attachment_26916" align="aligncenter" width="300"] One woman appears to be taken into police custody.[/caption]…

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Bridgeport News: Man Shot

2:01pm--#Bridgeport CT-- UPDATE--Shortly before 2 a.m., Police responded to a report of a man on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound at the intersection of Beach and Jane Streets. First responders located the victim, who was shot in the leg. Police received basic information about a possible suspect and detectives are investigating. The possible suspect was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and blue shorts.  This suspect possibly fled the scene in a small, white-colored vehicle on Beach Street.   Just after 2am Sunday morning witnesses tell me two shots rang out and man in his twenties went down in the intersection of Jane and Beach Street.  There isn't a lot of information since it is still breaking and…

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