UPDATE: Aging Career Criminal Gets 16 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico UPDATE: Aging Career Criminal Gets 16 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico
Update: Aging Career Criminal Gets 16 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico An aging Connecticut ex-con would have to turn 90 to taste freedom again after he was sentenced for stabbing a political consultant to death and then torching his Jersey City apartment in a murder-for-hire hit with a longtime crony from Philadelphia. The odds are stacked against George Bratsenis, 74, of Monroe, who reportedly has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer. There's also no parole in the federal prison system. Unless he’s granted a compassionate release for health reasons, Bratsenis will have to serve just about all of the plea-bargained 16-year sentence approved by …
Car Strikes Trumbull Apartment Gas Line Setting Off Fire That Damages Multiple Units Car Strikes Trumbull Apartment Gas Line Setting Off Fire That Damages Multiple Units
Car Strikes Trumbull Apartment Gas Line Setting Off Fire That Damages Multiple Units A car crashed into a Fairfield County apartment building, striking a gas line, which set off a fire that damaged four units. The incident took place in Trumbull around 8:30 a.m., Sunday, March 26 at the Royce of Trumbull, on Avalon Gates Road. The vehicle, driven by a 31-year-old Hartford County woman from New Britain, struck the gas lines of the building causing the fire to ignite and burn a section of the building, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. Arriving Trumbull Police officers found a portion of the building engulfed in flames. Officers were able t…
Road Rage: Man Points Loaded Gun At Driver Outside Target Store In Trumbull, Police Say Road Rage: Man Points Loaded Gun At Driver Outside Target Store In Trumbull, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Points Loaded Gun At Driver Outside Target Store In Trumbull, Police Say A man was charged with allegedly pointing a loaded gun at another driver in a road rage incident at a Target parking lot in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Trumbull around 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Trumbull Target on Hawley Lane. Robert Butler, age 27, of Bridgeport, was arrested and charged after police responded to the store after a man called reporting that a man had pointed a gun at him during a road rage incident, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. Arriving officers met with the driver who said that as they were driving through the Target par…
Norwalk Italian Restaurant Is 'Heaven,' Visitors Say: Owner's 3rd Location In Fairfield County Norwalk Italian Restaurant Is 'Heaven,' Visitors Say: Owner's 3rd Location In Fairfield County
Norwalk Italian Restaurant Is 'Heaven,' Visitors Say: Owner's 3rd Location In Fairfield County A new restaurant aiming to bring Italian culture and experiences to Norwalk is already enjoying rave reviews from customers who have found themselves drooling over its food.  Massimo Italian Corner, located at a space formerly occupied by Five Guys in Norwalk at 420 Westport Ave., opened in December 2022 and is the third Italian restaurant in Fairfield County owned by namesake Massimo Colandrea.  Colandrea, who also opened Bridgeport's Massimo Pizzeria Ristorante in 1986 and Trumbull's Italian Corner Deli in 2017, expanded to Norwalk in order to begin a "modern Italian cafe" that creates a…
Teen Stabbed At Trumbull Mall During Fight With Brother, Police Say Teen Stabbed At Trumbull Mall During Fight With Brother, Police Say
Teen Stabbed At Trumbull Mall During Fight With Brother, Police Say A dispute between two Fairfield County brothers resulted in a stabbing that left one of the siblings wounded.  The incident took place in Trumbull at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Trumbull Mall. Jovanie Hall, age 18, of Bridgeport was taken into police custody at his residence a short time after the fight that began when he went to pick up his two siblings at the mall, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police.  During the fight, Hall began stabbing the 16-year-old brother, Weir said. Their other sibling intervened by grabbing Hall, allowing the 16-year-old to …
Man Injured In Fight Outside Stop & Shop In Trumbull Man Injured In Fight Outside Stop & Shop In Trumbull
Man Injured In Fight Outside Stop & Shop In Trumbull Two men outside a supermarket store were arrested after allegedly getting into a fight and causing a disturbance. The incident took place in Fairfield County at the Stop & Shop on Quality Street in Trumbull on Friday, Jan. 20. Robert Zacchia, age 55, of Trumbull, and Emmanuel Andriotis, age 19, of Bridgeport were both arrested and charged for their involvement in the incident, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. Weir said the incident drew a large police response to the grocery store parking lot where Zacchia was walking as Andriotis was driving.  Both men then …
Crowds Of Fighting Teens At Trumbull Mall Cause Police To Call Reinforcements Crowds Of Fighting Teens At Trumbull Mall Cause Police To Call Reinforcements
Crowds Of Fighting Teens At Trumbull Mall Cause Police To Call Reinforcements Large crowds of fighting teens at the Westfield Trumbull Mall caused police to call in reinforcements after the juveniles kept coming back inside after being expelled. The incident began around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, when police responded to the mall for reports of several large fights involving knives, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. Although there was no confirmation of weapons involved, responding officers found large crowds of teens throughout the shopping center, many of whom were disorderly, loud, disruptive, and interfering with the general public who we…
Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull
Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull Three teens have been charged after allegedly fleeing from police in a stolen car, crashing, and then running away in an attempt to escape. The three were nabbed in Trumbull on Friday, Jan. 17 On Friday, Jan. 13, after an officer noticed a Kia Optima in the parking lot of the Westfield Trumbull Mall that had been reported stolen out of New York City. As the officer proceeded to follow the Kia, the car exited the mall and drove through nearby residential streets in an attempt to lose the officer, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. The car began accelerating at a high rate of …
Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say
Trumbull Porch Pirate Nabbed With $8K In Goods, Police Say A man was arrested for allegedly stealing packages containing more than $8,000 in Apple products from several porches in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Trumbull around 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police said officers nabbed Jesus Felix, age 23, of the Bronx, New York, after receiving reports of a man in a white Mercedes taking packages from porches near Inwood Road and Springwood Drive. Officers checked the area and eventually located the white Mercedes-Benz parked on the shoulder of Bassick Road, where Felix was the only occupant, Weir s…
2 Teen Girls Busted In Stolen Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall, Police Say 2 Teen Girls Busted In Stolen Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall, Police Say
2 Teen Girls Busted In Stolen Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall, Police Say Two young Connecticut girls have been arrested for being inside a stolen vehicle at an area mall. The incident took place in Trumbull around Noon on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. Trumbull officers arrested two teenage girls after they were located sitting inside a stolen blue Hyundai Sonata parked by itself in the JC Penney lot, according to Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. Both girls, one 14, and the other 15 years old, are from New Haven County in Meriden, and were wearing ankle monitors, Weir said. Trumbull police learned that the vehicle had been reported stol…
Man Nabbed At Trumbull Mall With 13-Year-Old Girl In Stolen Car, Police Say Man Nabbed At Trumbull Mall With 13-Year-Old Girl In Stolen Car, Police Say
Man Nabbed At Trumbull Mall With 13-Year-Old Girl In Stolen Car, Police Say A Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly being caught in a stolen vehicle at a Fairfield County mall with a 13-year-old girl he just met. The incident took place in Trumbull around 5:30 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. Trumbull Police located the vehicle, which was reported stolen to the New Haven Police Department on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the mall parking lot where the vehicle was recovered and the occupants apprehended, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. A Trumbull officer located 18-year-old Malikhi Isiah Odums, of New Haven, sitti…
Trumbull Resident Accidentally Shot, Police Say Trumbull Resident Accidentally Shot, Police Say
Trumbull Resident Accidentally Shot, Police Say A Fairfield County was accidentally shot and wounded when a firearm belonging to a homeowner was discharged. The incident took place in Trumbull around 11 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, on Moose Hill Road. A resident of the home was transported to a local hospital after being shot and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. "The residents who were involved are cooperating with the police investigation," Weir said. The preliminary information gathered at the scene indicates that the incident was accidental, Weir added. "Trumbull Police detective…