Hudson Ex-Con Who Shot At Moving Car Headed To Federal Prison For 5 Years, No Parole
A Jersey City ex-con who fired at a moving car is headed to federal prison for a plea-bargained five years, authorities said Tuesday.
Jamel Armfield, 20, already had three felony convictions on his record when he squeezed off nine rounds from a .45-caliber Springfield Armory handgun at the vehicle on Gates Avenue last June, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
A nearby surveillance camera captured images of the shooting, she said.
Whom Armfield was firing at, and why, were never determined, the U.S. attorney said.
He tried to hide the gun, she added, but Jersey City police found it…
24-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed For 11 Traumatic, Random 'Reign Of Terror' Attacks In Massachusetts
A 24-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with a series of random attacks and other related crimes last year that authorities described as a "reign of terror."
Middlesex County resident Clauvens Janvier, of Waltham, who was arrested on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, was charged on Thursday, March 18, for the violent attacks in Waltham last November, said Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Acting Waltham Police Chief Kevin O’Connell.
Investigators determined that Janvier was allegedly responsible for 11 attacks that occurred across the city of Waltham, officials said.
The inves…
These Six Fairfield County Locales Rank Highest In Crime, According To New FBI Statistics
The latest FBI Crime statistics are out for 2017, and they provide mostly good news for the state of Connecticut overall, which enjoyed a lower rate of violent crimes and property crimes.
However, six cities in Fairfield County had crime rates of 1 or more per 1,000 residents. They are Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford and Trumbull.
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According to the report, the state's largest cities continue to experience a higher crime rate, including Bridgeport (9.00), New Haven (8.46) and Hartford (10.93),
The FBI Crime in the United States repo…
