Juvenile Apprehended In Foot Chase After Carjacking Injuring Victim Juvenile Apprehended In Foot Chase After Carjacking Injuring Victim
Juvenile Apprehended In Foot Chase After Carjacking Injuring Victim A juvenile was arrested after a brief foot chase for an alleged carjacking The incident took place around 5 a.m., Thursday, June 18, when Bridgeport Police received word of a stolen vehicle and a person assaulted, said Scott Appleby, director of the City's Emergency Management Department. Police spotted the stolen vehicle, a black Toyota Highlander taken in Stratford, in the Noble Avenue area when the vehicle fled from the officer, Appleby said. The vehicle became disabled a short time later and a juvenile was apprehended after a brief foot chase, he added. The victim received non-life-th…
Juvenile Arrested For Making Social Media Threat Against Wilton School Juvenile Arrested For Making Social Media Threat Against Wilton School
Juvenile Arrested For Making Social Media Threat Against Wilton School An area teen was arrested by police after allegedly posting a social media threat involving school violence. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, after Wilton Police were notified of a social media post involving a possible school threat, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The post was part of a group chat in which a juvenile suggested the threat of violence directed toward a Wilton School, Kluk said. Members of the Department’s Patrol and Youth Division were able to immediately identify the juvenile that sent the post.  Officers contact…
Teens Harassing Residents, Blocking Traffic Caught After Fleeing From Scene, Stratford PD Says Teens Harassing Residents, Blocking Traffic Caught After Fleeing From Scene, Stratford PD Says
Teens Harassing Residents, Blocking Traffic Caught After Fleeing From Scene, Stratford PD Says Four people were arrested, including two juveniles, for allegedly loitering, harassing residents, and blocking traffic in Stratford. The four, including, Andre Larson, 19, and Elijah Sampson, 20, both of Bridgeport were arrested on Friday, July 19, along with two local juveniles ages 14 and 15., said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. The group was approached by an officer who was investigating a complaint of cyclists who have been loitering in and near Longbrook Park blocking traffic and harassing residents, Eannotti said. As the officer approached, the group fled …
Police Asking For Witnesses To Student Brawl In City Of Poughkeepsie Police Asking For Witnesses To Student Brawl In City Of Poughkeepsie
Police Asking For Witnesses To Student Brawl In City Of Poughkeepsie The City of Poughkeepsie Police is asking the public for help identifying witnesses to a fight that took place on Monday, March 11 involving a large group of students. The event, which took place around 4 p.m., Monday, March 11, in the area of Church Street and Hammersley Avenue, ended with the arrest of two juveniles and has resulted in claims from a mother that a City of Poughkeepsie officer used excessive force. The 17-second video shows a City of Poughkeepsie police officer throwing 15-year-old Jamela Barnett to the ground. Her mother is questioning the use of force by the off…
Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody
Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody Maywood police were chasing a stolen Jeep overnight when it abruptly stopped in the left lane of northbound Route 17. Two juveniles bailed and bolted across the highway. One was caught immediately and the other a short time later, they said. It began just before 2:30 a.m. Thursday, when Officers William Phayre and Michael McMahon spotted the red 2002 Jeep Liberty attempting to enter the northbound highway through the Essex Street exit ramp, Detective Jason Liaban said. A quick check showed the vehicle was reported stolen from Garfield earlier that night, he said. The officers tried pull…
Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County
Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County A Fairfield County juvenile was arrested after a gun scare put her school on lockdown Thursday, according to the Connecticut Post. The event took place around 2:30 p.m., when Bridgeport police received a 911 call from Bryant Elementary School, at 230 Poplar St., saying there a female threatening a male at the school and that she had a gun, the Post said. Police and School Resource officers immediately put the school on lockdown and began looking for the girl, the paper said. In just a few minutes, officers had located the girl and place her in custody and the lockdown was lifted by 2:39 p.…