Felon Nabbed With Stolen, High-Powered Weapons In Greenwich
A 32-year-old man is behind bars after being tracked and nabbed with two stolen high-powered weapons.
Johan Cifuentes, of Greenwich, was arrested around 8:45 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, by Stamford Police after the theft of two guns from a vehicle owned by a city resident, said Capt. Richard Conklin.
The road to Cifuentes' arrest began around 7 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, when a city man called Stamford Police to report that two weapons -- an AR-15 with two 30-round magazines and a “tactical” 12-gauge Remington shotgun -- had been stolen from his vehicle that was parked on Linden Place, said Conklin…
State Police Make Arrest Related to Guns/Drugs/Cash Seizure in Bridgeport
A 43-year-old man was arrested by Connecticut State Police on alleged gun charges after he was handed over by Bridgeport Police where he was wanted for domestic violence.
Gregory Thompson, 43, of Bridgeport, was first arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 3, when state police detectives assigned to the Crime Control Task Force, along with the Statewide Narcotics Task Force and the Bridgeport Police, On September 3, 2019, executed a search warrant at his home in Bridgeport, said the Connecticut State Police.
The search warrant was the result of information developed by state police that Thompson,&…
Six Busted When Paterson Raid Turns Up Gun, Illegal Magazine, THC, Edibles
Paterson drug detectives found a handgun, a high-capacity magazine and an assortment of pot-related contraband – including dozens of THC cartridges and nearly three pounds of edibles – while arresting six people, authorities said.
They also seized a reported $3,361 in suspected drug cash in a raid on a first-floor Union Avenue apartment, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Friday.
Arrested were residents Christian “Bris” Morales, 27, and Aurelia Radovic, 25, along with visitors Ahmed Yasin, 24, and Angela Dalba, 23, both of Clifton, Speziale said.
All were charged with possession of…
Police: Ex-Con Had Kilo+ Of Heroin, Three Guns, $15,000 Cash In Lyndhurst Street-Drug Factory
Police from different counties teamed up to seize more than a kilo of heroin, three guns and nearly $15,000 while arresting an ex-con who they said operated a drug factory at his Lyndhurst apartment.
Abdur Rahim-Jamal Smallwood, 42, also had a pound and a half of pot, more than six ounces of cocaine, dozens of Suboxone strips and a small bag of Ectascy (see photos above), they said.
It began with a tip, investigated by Paterson detectives, of dealing outside the Silk City strip club at First Avenue and East 19th Street (Route 20), city Police Director Jerry Speziale said Saturday.
Paterson…
72 Pounds Of Pot Seized In Nor'easter Raid In Stamford
During the height of the Nor'easter, Stamford cops busted seven people Friday for operating a drug factory and scooped up more than 72 pounds high-grade pot.
The bust comes after a lengthy investigation by the departments Narcotics and Organized Crime unit, said Capt. Richard Conklin.
"The investigation is still very much ongoing, but I have to congratulate the squad for superior work," Conklin said.
In addition to the pot, estimated to have a street value of $250,000 to $350,000, officers also seized 200 vape cartridges, with 73 percent THC, $6,572 in cash, as well as an illegal…
