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Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Fires BB Gun Into Home In Fairfield County, Police Say
A teen was arrested with another man after allegedly firing a BB gun into a Fairfield County home during what appears to have been a botched burglary attempt. The Norwalk Police Department received a complaint shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, of a man running from a Taylor Avenue home with what appeared to be a handgun, prompting officers to respond. Police said that the teen - later identified as Bridgeport resident Dior Bell, 18, entered a multi-family home, approached an apartment, and asked for a resident by name. It is alleged that Bell was told that the person was not t…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Area Man Accused Of Menacing With BB Gun
An area man has been accused of menacing victims with a BB gun in a road-rage incident, New York State police said. At approximately 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, troopers in Columbia County responded to Route 9G in Greenport for a report of a road-rage incident involving a handgun near the roundabout intersection east of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. It is alleged Dutchess County resident Paul Artis, 31, of Tivoli, engaged in the incident with another vehicle, and menaced the occupants with the BB gun. Artis was charged with second-degree menacing, a Class A misdemeanor. He was arr…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Speeding Driver Threatens Englewood Homeowner
An Englewood resident who signaled a driver racing through the neighborhood to slow down had what looked like a handgun pointed at him, said police who quickly took two teens into custody. The Everett Place resident told police he was cutting his grass Monday afternoon when a dark-colored BMW with New York license plates and "fancy silver rims" came speeding down the street, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The resident "raised his hand in an attempt to get the vehicle to slow down" as it kept going, Halstead said. The driver then turned around, pulled up to the resident and poin…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Kearny PD: Man With BB Gun In Car Brought Heavy Police Presence To USPS Parking Lot
A man who dozed off with a BB gun in his car was taken into police custody presumably as a precaution after a nearly hour-long standoff in the parking lot of a Kearny United States Postal Service facility Tuesday, authorities said. A person reportedly armed with a gun was inside a vehicle at 1200 Harrison Ave., which is known as the Greater Newark Processing and Distribution Center, around noon bringing a large contingent of law enforcement including State Police to the scene shortly after noon. Police later determined a man had fallen asleep in a parked vehicle in the lot of the…
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Report Of Photo Showing Darien HS Student Holding Firearm Sparks Police Investigation
A report of a photo allegedly showing a student from Darien High School holding a firearm has sparked an investigation, police say. Darien High School administrators alerted the School Resource Officer of a photo that had been circulating and causing concern amongst students on Wednesday, March 27 around 10 a.m. Darien Police Department detectives responded to the school to conduct further investigation. Police say the photo was determined to depict a DHS student holding what appeared to be a firearm. An interview with both the student and their parent revealed that the firearm was a BB gu…
Newburgh, NY
News
Student Found With BB Gun At During School Dance In Orange County
Police were called to an Orange County middle school on Friday when a student was caught with a BB gun on him during a school dance. On Friday night, the Port Jervis Police Department received a report that a 12-year-old student may be in possession of a weapon at the Port Jervis Middle School, Superintendent Mike Rydell said. Upon arrival at the school, police said that officers arrived at the school and determined that the student did not enter the dance or the building; however, it was found that the student was on school property while in possession of the BB gun. According to police, …
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Out-Of-Towners Busted For Bringing BB Gun To Street Fight
Two out-of-towners who were with a group that got into a fight with a bunch of Hasbrouck Heights locals were taken into custody after one of them pulled out a BB gun, authorities said. Several callers reported seeing a man with a handgun in front of the 101 Terrace Avenue apartment complex, Sgt. John Behr said. Responding officers learned of the fight and were told that someone wearing an orange and pink shirt was armed, Behr said. Moments later, someone called police to report a suspicious black Volkswagen circling the area. Detectives and uniformed officers who pulled the vehicle over …
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Social Media Leads To Arrest Of Two In Home Invasion
Two are in police custody and two others are on the loose after allegedly breaking into a Connecticut home on Christmas Day and attempting to collect a debt while threatening them with a weapon. Officers from the Milford Police Department were dispatched to a West Main Street home shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 26, when there was a report of a man threatening his victim with a gun. Police said they received the complaint from a third party who was notified of the incident through a social media messaging account. Investigators said that officers arrived at the home, where they fo…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Girl Caught Bringing Loaded BB Gun To School In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County student was arrested after police found she had brought a loaded BB gun to school, according to the Shelton Police. Destiny Ryan, 18, was arrested early Monday after the Shelton Police Department responded to Shelton High School for a report of a student with a handgun, said Detective Richard Bango. School administrators were told by students that Ryan was showing what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun in the girl’s bathroom, Bango said. Shelton officers and detectives, who were already on scene for an unrelated matter, approached Ryan and asked her if she had a …
