Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Verbal Dispute At Bar Ends In Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old, Police Say Verbal Dispute At Bar Ends In Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old, Police Say
Verbal Dispute At Bar Ends In Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old, Police Say A 60-year-old man is behind bars after police say he stabbed a 22-year-old victim during a dispute at an area bar. An officer working a private duty detail at Center Street Social located at 127 Center St., in Shelton, quickly apprehended the suspect, Stephen F. Staffy, after the incident on Friday, Dec. 21 at approximately 10:45 p.m. Officers investigating the incident discovered that the 22-year-old male victim and Staffy, of Shelton, had a verbal altercation in the bar, when Staffy pulled out a knife and put it up to the victim’s neck, said Shelton PD Detective Christopher…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Arrested In Fairfield After Threatening To Kill Girlfriend, Cat, Police Say Man Arrested In Fairfield After Threatening To Kill Girlfriend, Cat, Police Say
Man Arrested In Fairfield After Threatening To Kill Girlfriend, Cat, Police Say A 52-year-old man apprehended in Fairfield is facing charges after making threats to kill his girlfriend and her cat, police say. Stratford Police received reports of a domestic dispute at the Stratford residence of Christopher Fulton. Fulton was allegedly in a verbal argument with his girlfriend, during which he made threats to kill her and her cat. The victim was able to lock herself in a room and call for help. Authorities arrived to discover that Fulton had fled the scene. He was later arrested in Fairfield with the help of the Fairfield Police Department. Police also discovered and sei…

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by Valerie Musson
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Employer Attacks Man Who Refused To Work On Unsafe Scaffold, Wilton Police Say Employer Attacks Man Who Refused To Work On Unsafe Scaffold, Wilton Police Say
Employer Attacks Man Who Refused To Work On Unsafe Scaffold, Wilton Police Say An employer is facing multiple charges after police say he assaulted and threatened a worker who refused to work in unsafe conditions. Wilton Police received a complaint of an assault that occurred Wednesday, Dec. 5. The victim alleged that he was working for his employer at a residence in Wilton. The victim said his employer, 36-year-old William Escobar of Bridgeport, physically assaulted him because he refused to work on an unsafe scaffold. The victim claims Escobar kneed him in the thigh and threw him to the ground before kicking Escobar kicked him in the head and right forearm as he tri…

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by Valerie Musson
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Bridgeport Man Taken Into Custody For Punching Man, Stealing $3.5K Chain Near Beach, Police Say Bridgeport Man Taken Into Custody For Punching Man, Stealing $3.5K Chain Near Beach, Police Say
Bridgeport Man Taken Into Custody For Punching Man, Stealing $3.5K Chain Near Beach, Police Say Police have taken a 20-year-old man with an active warrant into custody after he allegedly assaulted a male in a parking lot back in April. Khalil Abdul-Hakeem, 20, of Bridgeport faces multiple charges, including robbery, assault and threatening.  On Sunday, April 29 of this year, Abdul-Hakeem allegedly punched a male in a parking lot across from Gulf Beach in Milford. He then proceeded to steal a gold chain, worth approximately $3,500, from the victim’s neck, according to Milford Police. Abdul-Hakeem was taken into police custody on Wednesday, Nov. 21. He has a scheduled court date o…

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by Valerie Musson
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Man Threatens to Kill Woman, Family Before Refusing To Surrender To Police Man Threatens to Kill Woman, Family Before Refusing To Surrender To Police
Man Threatens to Kill Woman, Family Before Refusing To Surrender To Police A 38-year-old Milford man was arrested after threatening to kill a woman and her family before barricading himself in his home. Matthew Smith, of Milford, was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Monday following an hours-long stand-off, said Officer Joseph Dempsey, the spokesman the Milford Police. The incident unfolded around 3:15 a.m. Monday when the woman went to the Milford Police Department to report a past domestic violence incident which had occurred at a Falmouth Street home. The woman told police Smith had threatened he was going to kill her, burn down her family’s home, kill any future ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Angry Customer Arrested After Threatening To Bring Gun To Bank, Greenwich Police Say Angry Customer Arrested After Threatening To Bring Gun To Bank, Greenwich Police Say
Angry Customer Arrested After Threatening To Bring Gun To Bank, Greenwich Police Say A 71-year-old local man is facing charges after allegedly threatening to stalk or shoot a Greenwich bank teller when a transaction went wrong, police said. Investigators from the Greenwich Police Department received a report on Friday, Nov. 16 of a client who threatened a bank employee when he became frustrated over the details of the transaction he was attempting to complete. Police said that investigators interviewed two employees, and it was determined that Greenwich resident Philip Tedeschi “entered the establishment and became frustrated over the details of a transaction.  While …

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by Zak Failla
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Sherman Man Accused Of Threatening Diner Manager With Knife, Police Say Sherman Man Accused Of Threatening Diner Manager With Knife, Police Say
Sherman Man Accused Of Threatening Diner Manager With Knife, Police Say A prospective employee at an area diner was arrested this week after he threatened the manager with a knife when he was refused a job, police said. Officers were dispatched to the Milford Diner on Bridgeport Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 23, where there was a report of a threatening incident involving the manager of the restaurant. According to police, the investigation into the incident found that Sherman resident Lance Barrett, 45, allegedly threatened the manager with a knife after he was refused a job at the diner. Barrett was arrested and charged with threatening and breach of peace. Follow…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect From Area Nabbed In Robberies At Subway, People's Bank Suspect From Area Nabbed In Robberies At Subway, People's Bank
Suspect From Area Nabbed In Robberies At Subway, People's Bank A man police have been searching for in connection with robberies at both Subway and the People's Bank has been arrested. On Thursday, detectives arrested Alvin Robertson, 55, last known address of Bridgeport,  in connection with the bank robbery at the People’s United Bank in Stop & Shop on Sept. 21, said the Watertown Police Department. He will also be arrested later this week on two warrants from the Monroe Police Department for the Subway robbery on Route 111 in July and the People’s Bank branch located inside Stop & Shop on Route 111 on Aug. 29, said Monroe Police Capt. Keith W…

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by Kathy Reakes
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Fired Employee Threatens To Shoot Former Department Store Co-Worker, Police Say Fired Employee Threatens To Shoot Former Department Store Co-Worker, Police Say
Fired Employee Threatens To Shoot Former Department Store Co-Worker, Police Say A 29-year-old man was arrested for refusing to leave a department store after he was fired and then threatening an employee, by telling him that he "would get shot," according to police.  Dustin Redd of Hamden was charged Monday with breach of peace, threatening and criminal trespass after Milford Police officers responded to Boscov’s at 1201 Boston Post Road for a report of an “unwanted person,” police said.  Once on scene, officers found that Redd refused to leave the building after being fired and told he must leave, Milford Police said.  He also allegedly told another employe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Awakens Woman, Threatens To Kill Her, Milford Police Say Man Awakens Woman, Threatens To Kill Her, Milford Police Say
Man Awakens Woman, Threatens To Kill Her, Milford Police Say A 54-year-old man was arrested after a woman awoke to find him standing over her demanding his cell phone or he would kill her, police said. The incident took place around 3:10 a.m. Wednesday when a woman who lives at the Tower Street Apartments told officers she woke up to find James Donahue, of Milford, who lives in a different apartment, standing over her bed, said the Milford Police. The woman told police that Donahue then demanded "his" cell phone and said that he would kill her if she didn't give it to him, police said.  He was arrested and charged with threatening. He is b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ridgefield, CT
Police & Fire
Police: Ridgefield Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Dispute Over Money At New Canaan Home Police: Ridgefield Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Dispute Over Money At New Canaan Home
Police: Ridgefield Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Dispute Over Money At New Canaan Home A 33-year-old man who allegedly threatened another person with a knife during a dispute over money has landed behind bars. Rosbel Sanchez of Ridgefield was arrested early Monday and charged with disorderly conduct and threatening after police found he had threatened the victim over money, said New Canaan Police. Arriving officers found that Sanchez and the victim had an argument over money and at some point he took a knife out of a kitchen drawer and threatened to harm the victim, police said.  Police did not find the knife when they arrived at the home on Cross Street.  Sanchez is being …

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by Kathy Reakes
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Man Threatens To Kill Woman, Milford Police Say Man Threatens To Kill Woman, Milford Police Say
Man Threatens To Kill Woman, Milford Police Say Police in Connecticut apprehended an area man who allegedly threatened to kill a woman over the phone. Investigators from the Milford Police Department received a report on Monday afternoon from a woman who alleges that someone had left her the threat on a voicemail on her phone. The investigation into the voicemail led police to Milford resident Huseyin Unal, 44, who was subsequently arrested and charged with second-degree threatening.  He’s being held on $25,000 bond and is due in court on Tuesday to answer the threatening charge.

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by Zak Failla