Norwalk

Norwalk News: Stabbing

On November 23, 2017 at 1:07 am, Patrol Division Officers responded to 7 Midwood Road for a report of an assault. Arriving officers found a male victim in the residence suffering from serious stab wounds. Officers immediately rendered aid, to include the application of a tourniquet. Norwalk Hospital EMS transported the victim to Norwalk Hospital. The suspect(s) fled the scene prior to police arriving however based on the preliminary investigation it appears this is an isolated incident. The NPD Crime Scene Unit is processing the scene and Norwalk Detectives are investigating.   Anyone with any information is asked to contact detectives at 203-854-3011. Anonymous tips can be left at any of the below contacts. Norwalk Police Tip Line at 203-854-3111…

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Norwalk News: I-95 Police Activity Possible Jumper

State Police UPDATE: I'm sad to report that State Police said at 7am this morning they located the man's body in the Norwalk River near the Yankee Doodle Bridge.  The victim was pronounced deceased by Norwalk EMS and was positively identified as Evol M. Genias of Bridgeport.  The medical examiner will be conducting a post-morterm examination to determine the cause and manner of death.  They said there does not appear to be any criminal aspect to this incident and remains under investigation. 11:15pm--#Norwalk CT-- There is heavy police activity on I-95 between exits 15/16and around water banks for a  person who possibly jumped from the Yankee Doodle Bridge.  

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Norwalk News: Pot Bust

#Norwalk  News: On October 5, 2017 at 4:39 PM Strategic Narcotics Enforcement Team (SNET) Officers were dispatched to the Courtyard Marriott located at 474 Main Avenue for a complaint. Hotel management reported a marijuana odor emanating from one of the rooms. Management wanted the occupants escorted from the premise. The officers contacted the occupants, Kevin Tobar-Castillo and JohanCifuentes, in the hallway outside of their room. Due to the heavy odor of marijuana, the officers requested consent to search the room. The men consented to a search of the room during which officers found loose marijuana strewn about the room, drug-packaging material and a large amount of cash. Both men were placed under arrest at this time. While handcuffing Cifuentes, officers…

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Norwalk CT– Shooting Arrest

#Norwalk CT--On September 8, 2017 at 11:03 pm, Norwalk Police responded to the Bow Tie Cinemas at 542 Westport Avenue for a male who had negligently shot himself in the leg. Arriving officers located Theo Thomopoulos inside the lobby suffering from a single gunshot wound to the leg. Officers seized a 9mm handgun from Thomopoulos, who wastransported to the Norwalk Hospital for treatment. No one else was injured during the incident. An arrest warrant was subsequently issued for Thomopoulos, who turned himself in at police headquarters on October 5, 2017. Arrested: Theo Thomopoulos, 51 of 19 Congress Street Shelton Charges: Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, Reckless Endangerment 2 and Breach of Peace 2  Bond: $25,000 Norwalk Police Tip Line at…

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Norwalk News: Cold Case Murder Arrest

#Norwalk CT--Hakeem Atkinson, age 22, of 68 Bradley St., Bridgeport, was charged with Murder in the unrelated slaying Joseph “Jabs” Bateman, who was fatally shot behind the Avalon Gates housing complex on Belden Avenue in Norwalk on February 3, 2012. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Atkinson was 16 years old when Bateman was shot to death in a crime related to street gang activity in Norwalk. The arrest is the result of an intensive investigation by the Norwalk Police Department in conjunction with the Cold Case Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney and the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk. Bateman’s death was featured in the fourth edition of the cold…

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