New Milford PD: Essex Car Thieves Busted With Ski Masks, Counterfeit Cash, More
A trio of Essex County 18-year-olds suspected in local car thefts were grabbed by New Milford police with ski masks, mechanics’ gloves, stolen bank checks and counterfeit money in their car before dawn Thursday, authorities said.
Officer Samuel Gerais smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle after he stopped it on New Bridge Road a minute after midnight, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said.
The three apparently had been cruising the area, looking for cars to steal, he said.
Backup Officers Mark O’Brien, Vincent Siekierski and Andrew Lignos found pot along with the other items in the car, …
Six Nabbed In Greenwich During Statewide Warrant Sweep
Six people in Greenwich were among the almost 300 people were nabbed during a statewide warrant sweep,
The sweep, held at daybreak on Wednesday, July 18, included over 90 municipal, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the state, said Greenwich Police Department Lt. John Slusarz.
The Greenwich Police served eight arrest warrants on the following individuals;
Jared Epstein, Greenwich, failure to appear
Santos H. Aquino-Zapata, Stamford, two counts failure to appear (two warrants)
Joseph M. Gavin, Cos Cob, failure to appear
Rocco Lombardi, Greenwich, threatening
Constantine Pou…
Three Caught With Counterfeit Cash, 13 Pounds Of Pot In BMW In Stamford
Stamford narcotics officers nailed three local men hanging out in a black BMW on Montauk Drive were busted with more than 13 pounds of marijuana, counterfeit money and packing materials, according to the Stamford Police Department.
The bust went down after members of the narcotics unit approached the three men, Kevin Tobar-Castillo, 21; Johan Cifuentes, 30, and Christopher Torres, 21, all of Stamford, in the vehicle and noticed two large bags of marijuana on the floorboard of the vehicle, said Capt. Richard Conklin.
The bag contained about 2.2 pounds of pot, he added.
A further search tu…
