Fugitive Caught After Striking Officer With Car In Massachusetts
A man who struck a Massachusetts police officer with a vehicle while attempting to execute a search warrant has been captured by state police.
Troopers arrested Worcester County resident Bryan Walker, age 39, of Fitchburg, on Friday, Feb. 18, for the incident which took place on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
According to Dave Procopio, spokesman for the Massachusetts State Police, on Wednesday morning, the state police gang unit attempted to execute a search warrant at 182 Mechanic St. in Fitchburg as part of an ongoing investigation.
Walker was the target of that investigation, he said. …
Former CT Resident Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine Through US Mail
A former Connecticut resident has been sentenced for trafficking kilograms of cocaine through the United States mail.
Marcos Mendez, age 31, of Florida, was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 18, to 72 months in prison and four years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine through the mail from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and Massachusetts, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Between July and December 2018, authorities seized five parcels that were mailed to addresses in Bristol, Meriden and Burlington, Connecticut, and in Worcest…
CT Duo Charged In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Two Connecticut men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged involvement in a scheme to receive large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in Connecticut and elsewhere.
New London County residents Carlos Antonio Crespo-Febus, age 40, of New London, and Steven Collazo, age 30, of Groton, were arrested on Monday, Sept. 20, said Leonard Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, in April 2021, the US Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotics and B…
Two Berks County Men Arrested For Suspected Cocaine Trafficking In Reading
Two Berks County men were arrested on suspicions they were tied to cocaine trafficking in Reading, authorities said.
In April 2021, the Berks County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force initiated an investigation in the 200 block of 6th Street, according to Chief County Detective Michael Gombar.
Detectives allege that Kevin L. Stuckey, 40, made cocaine transactions with customers in and around the 900 block of N. 5th Street, where he also lives, authorities said.
Nicholas M. Padron, 33, also of Reading, allegedly made cocaine transactions with customers around the 1000 block of N. 10th Stre…
