Category: Norwalk

2024-01/02@6:16pm–#Norwalk CT– A report of a structure fire on Central Avenue.

On December 28, 2023, Norwalk Police Special Services Division was contacted by Waterbury Police Detectives regarding a murder investigation. Waterbury Police held an active arrest warrant for Barry Mason. Special Services officers developed information that Mason could be in the greater Norwalk area and set up surveillance at a location Mason was known to frequent.

At approximately 5:30 PM, Mason was observed walking on Lexington Avenue. Special

Services officers took Mason into custody without incident. Mason was transported to Norwalk Police Headquarters and then turned over to the Waterbury Police Department.

Arrested: Barry Mason 52 years old of 570 South Main Street, Third Floor, Naugatuck

Charges: Murder, Assault in the First Degree, and Conspiracy to Commit Assault in the First Degree Bond: $ 3,500,000

2023-12-29@10:10pm–#Norwalk CT– Police are looking for two masked men in a newer white Honda for an attempted robbery on Macintosh Road.

At 5:00 AM on November 7, 2023, Norwalk Combined Dispatch received reports of a motor vehicle accident involving an individual evading responsibility at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Madison Street. Norwalk Police Officers promptly responded, locating a person who had been struck by the fleeing vehicle. The injured individual was urgently transported to Norwalk Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Taking charge of the investigation, the Norwalk Police Detective Bureau collaborated closely with the Crime Scene Unit and Crash Reconstruction Investigators. Through a comprehensive effort that included interviewing witnesses, reviewing surveillance footage, and collecting evidence from the scene, the investigators successfully identified and located the evading vehicle. Subsequently, an arrest warrant was issued for the driver, Anouce Souffrant.

On December 22, 2023, Souffrant was apprehended at the Norwalk Police Department. The arrested individual, identified as Anouce Souffrant, 44, residing at 85 Lexington Avenue Apartment 2 in Norwalk, faces charges of Evading Responsibility Resulting in Serious Physical Injury. The set bond is $100,000, and the court date is scheduled for January 5, 2024.

On December 14, 2023, Maurice Thomas-Riley, a 28-year-old resident of 18 Prospect Street Apartment C11, was arrested by warrant. He faces eleven charges of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The arrest followed an investigation initiated by the Connecticut State Police Sex Offender Registry Unit, which informed the Norwalk Police Department of eleven separate violations occurring over a 2.5-year period. Thomas-Riley’s court appearance is scheduled for December 29, 2023, with a set bond of $75,000.

The Detective Bureau is looking to identify the pictured individuals in connection
to burglaries of several motor vehicles in Norwalk on November 8, 2023. The two
suspects burglarized several vehicles parked on Muller Avenue and utilized the
identifications of the owners of the vehicles to cash over $30,000.00 in fraudulent
checks. The suspects were seen operating a white Subaru Ascent.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Luis Serrano by
telephone at 203-854-3186, or by email at lserrano@norwalkct.gov. Anonymous
tips may be shared using one of the three ways listed below.

At 4:24 PM on December 1, 2023, Norwalk Combined Dispatch received a report of an individual sustaining a leg injury at 385 Connecticut Avenue’s parking lot. Patrol division officers promptly arrived to support Norwalk Emergency Service personnel in providing medical assistance to the victim. A preliminary investigation by patrol officers uncovered that the victim, a domestic violence survivor, had been stabbed in the left thigh while seated in a vehicle with the suspect.

The victim was transported to Norwalk Hospital via ambulance for treatment, while officers initiated a search for the suspect. Subsequently, Norwalk Police Detectives took over the investigation, leading to the arrest of the suspect, Yessica Paola Jimenez.

For anyone experiencing domestic violence or for those aware of someone in such a situation, please contact the Domestic Violence Crisis Center hotline at 203-588-9097, available 24/7, or call 911.

Arrested: Yessica Paola Jimenez, 49, residing at Nichols Street, Seymour, CT Charges: Assault in the First Degree Bond: $500,000

Since January 1, 2023, there have been eighty-seven motor vehicles stolen from different residents within the City of Norwalk. Of those eighty-seven, fifty-five vehicles had the keys left in the car. Norwalk Police Officers continue to work diligently to arrest suspects in these cases and locate the vehicles.

We implore the Norwalk community to ALWAYS lock all car doors and remove all valuables from within. NEVER leave keys or fobs anywhere in the vehicle, no matter how well you think they are hidden, or even if you believe the vehicle is blocked in.

On November 10, 2023, the Norwalk Police Detective Bureau took William Hinton into custody. They had a warrant, that accused him of carrying a pistol without permission. This incident goes back to April 23, 2023, at 5:34 PM when Norwalk Police Officers went to 79 Cedar Street due to a disturbance. While looking into the situation, the officers arrested William Hinton after a short chase on foot. They charged him with interfering with an officer. Patrol officers searched the area where the foot chase happened and discovered a thrown-away 9mm Glock handgun. Detectives came to the scene to carefully handle and retrieve the handgun.

Throughout a thorough investigation, detectives talked to witnesses, used video proof, and got permission to search and take things, which led them to connect the handgun to Hinton.

The person arrested is William Hinton, who is 20 years old and lives at 30 Day Street, Apartment 207, Norwalk, CT. He faces the charge of carrying a pistol without permission. To be released before the court date, he needs to pay $75,000. His court appearance is scheduled for November 24, 2023.

On October 28, 2023 at 6:06 PM, Norwalk Combined Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an
evading motor vehicle accident at the intersection of East Rocks Road and Bayne Street.
Norwalk Police Officers were immediately dispatched to the scene. Arriving officers found a
single motorcycle that was struck by the evading vehicle. The operator and passenger of the
motorcycle were transported to Norwalk Hospital with significant injuries. The passenger, 59-
year-old Dawn Kravarik of Norwalk was pronounced deceased at Norwalk Hospital.
The Norwalk Police Detective Bureau assumed the investigation and worked alongside Officers
of the Norwalk Police Crash Reconstruction Unit who interviewed victims and witnesses,
collected evidence, and executed search warrants to identify the operator of the evading vehicle.
As a result of their investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for the operator of the evading
vehicle, James O’Byrne. O’Byrne was arrested at the Norwalk Police Department on November
12, 2023.

Arrested: James O’Byrne, 36 of Crowne Pond Lane Wilton, CT
Charges: Manslaughter in the second degree, assault in the second degree, reckless driving,
evading responsibility, operation of a motor vehicle under suspension, failure to insure motor
vehicle and operation of an unregistered motor vehicle
Bond: $1,000,000.00 Court: November 27, 2023