14 Charged With Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl In CT 14 Charged With Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl In CT
14 Charged With Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl In CT Fourteen people have been indicted on charges that allege they trafficked heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl as part of an elaborate scheme in Connecticut. U.S. Attorney John Durham announced the unsealing of an eight-count indictment in New Haven federal court on Tuesday, June 11, that charges the 14 alleged co-conspirators for their role in purchasing the drugs from sources in Connecticut and New Jersey and distributing them in New Haven. The charges come on the heels of an investigation launched by the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Task Force and New Haven Police Department. Those…
George Pettit, Dentist In Ridgefield For Decades, Dies At 75 George Pettit, Dentist In Ridgefield For Decades, Dies At 75
George Pettit, Dentist In Ridgefield For Decades, Dies At 75 A longtime Ridgefield dentist who volunteered at a dental clinic in Honduras has died. Gordon G. Pettit, Jr. who practiced dentistry in Ridgefield for 32 years, died Thursday, May 23 at Danbury Hospital after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 75. Dr. Pettit graduated from Northwestern University Dental School and joined his father in his dental practice in Ridgefield. He was born in New London on Aug. 5, 1943. As a teen, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Dr. Pettit was dedicated to volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and many years with Cape Cares where he worked with fello…
Stamford Woman Sentenced For Embezzling More Than $1M From Employer Stamford Woman Sentenced For Embezzling More Than $1M From Employer
Stamford Woman Sentenced For Embezzling More Than $1M From Employer A Fairfield County woman will spend more than a year behind bars for her role in a scheme that saw her embezzle more than a million dollars from a former employer. Stamford resident Candace Rispoli, 32, was sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling $1,098,176 from Lodestone Management Consultants. The first six months of Rispoli’s supervised release will be served in home confinement and she has also agreed to pay full restitution after pleading guilty to wire fraud in June last year. U.S. Attorn…
Man With Three Active Warrants Accused Of Shoplifting At Post Road Store, Police Say Man With Three Active Warrants Accused Of Shoplifting At Post Road Store, Police Say
Man With Three Active Warrants Accused Of Shoplifting At Post Road Store, Police Say A man with three active warrants out for his arrest was busted shoplifting while he was in possession of drugs at an area auto parts store, police said. Officers from the Milford Police Department responded to Advanced Auto Parts on Boston Post Road shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, where there was a report of a possible shoplifter. Police said that the investigation into the alleged shoplifting led to the arrest of Hamden resident William Meinhold, 26. Further investigation determined that Meinhold had three active warrants for his arrest. According to police, Meinhold is ac…
Police Seek Van Driver Who Struck Juvenile Skateboarder Police Seek Van Driver Who Struck Juvenile Skateboarder
Police Seek Van Driver Who Struck Juvenile Skateboarder Do you know this van? The East Haven Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a white Chevy Express van that struck a girl who was skateboarding and sped away. The hit-and-run was caught on camera shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, near the intersection of Tyler Street and Taylor Avenue. Police said the girl was attempting to cross Tyler Street when the van, traveling westbound struck her, knocking her unconscious. Upon arrival at the scene of the hit-and-run, officers found the girl, who was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. According to police, s…
Stolen Vehicles Recovered In Trumbull Stolen Vehicles Recovered In Trumbull
Stolen Vehicles Recovered In Trumbull Trumbull Police recovered two stolen vehicles, arrested one juvenile, and detained two others after they stopped a vehicle exiting the Trumbull Mall last week. On Friday, Feb. 1, around 5:30 p.m., a Trumbull officer patrolling the mall’s parking lot saw three teens, all male, walking together acting suspiciously. As the officer drove by, one of them ran to a silver Hyundai parked nearby and ducked down by the driver’s door, said Trumbull Police Capt. Keith Golding. The teen then drove the Hyundai, which was reported stolen out of West Haven, up to the others. T…
Man Faces Decades In Prison After Admitting To Robbing Three Banks Man Faces Decades In Prison After Admitting To Robbing Three Banks
Man Faces Decades In Prison After Admitting To Robbing Three Banks A Connecticut man is facing two decades behind bars after admitting to robbing three banks. New Haven resident Vincent Jones, 50, pleaded guilty on Friday, Feb. 1 to one count of bank robbery at U.S. district court in Bridgeport. Jones admitted to attempting to rob the Key Bank on Main Street in East Haven; robbing Webster Bank on Boston Post Road in Orange of $5,469 on July 31, 2017, and robbing the Bank of America located on Boston Post Road in Milford of $6,578 on Aug. 8 last year. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Jones has been detained since his arrest on Aug. 9 last year, when he …
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In I-95 Hit-Run Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In I-95 Hit-Run
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In I-95 Hit-Run A 34-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while attempting to cross I-95. Connecticut State Troopers in Troop G found the deceased person after receiving a 911 around 9:29 p.m. Tuesday of debris in the roadway on I-95 southbound in East Haven, state police said. When troopers arrived on the scene they found that two people were attempting to cross both lanes of the highway when Rafael Arroyo Rivera, of New Haven, was struck in the center lane of the southbound side by an unknown tractor-trailer, state police said. The other pedestrian made it across the highway. River…
Former CT Police Officer Who Distributed Steroids Sentenced Former CT Police Officer Who Distributed Steroids Sentenced
Former CT Police Officer Who Distributed Steroids Sentenced A former police officer in Connecticut has been sentenced after admitting to distributing steroids. East Haven resident Bryan Kelly, 46, a former member of the Hamden Police Department, has been sentenced to three years of probation, the first six of which must be served in home confinement with location monitoring, after pleading guilty to distributing anabolic steroids. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and must perform 100 hours of community service as part of his sentence. In December last year, the Statewide Narcotics Task Force West executed a court-authorized search of Kelly’s…
Stamford Woman Admits To Embezzlement Scheme Stamford Woman Admits To Embezzlement Scheme
Stamford Woman Admits To Embezzlement Scheme A Stamford woman has agreed to pay more than a million dollars in restitution to her former employer after pleading guilty to a scheme that lasted more than four years where she embezzled more than $800,000 to PayPal and Venmo accounts. Candace Rispoli, 31, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, stemming back to an embezzlement scheme that began in January 2012, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced. Beginning in January 2012, and lasting through June 2016, Rispoli was an employee at Lodestone Management Consultants, which later became k…
Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Steroid Distribution Charge Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Steroid Distribution Charge
Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Steroid Distribution Charge A former police officer in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to distributing steroids. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week that East Haven resident Bryan Kelly, 46, a former member of the Hamden Police Department waived his right to be indicted on Monday and has pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids. In December last year, the Statewide Narcotics Task Force West executed a court-authorized search of Kelly’s home, where they seized an estimated 25,000 pills and 530 vials of anabolic steroids…
Stamford Woman Charged With Embezzling $800K From Work Stamford Woman Charged With Embezzling $800K From Work
Stamford Woman Charged With Embezzling $800K From Work STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford woman was charged with embezzling at least $800,000 from a management consulting firm that she worked for, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Candace Rispoli, 31, of Stamford was charged Thursday with one count of wire fraud stemming from the embezzlement scheme, Durham said. She appeared in court on Friday and was released on a $100,000 bond. According to the indictment, Rispoli worked for a manage…