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Fairfield, CT
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Former CT Resident Admits To Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images
A former Connecticut resident convicted of sexually abusing a minor in 1996 will spend at least a decade behind bars after admitting to possessing child pornography. Michelle Lynn Gschlect, who lived in New Haven, formerly known as Richard Gschlect, pleaded guilty in district court this week to one count of child pornography following her arrest in 2019. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in August 2016, Gschlect was convicted in state court of sexual assault related to the aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. In July 2015, Gschlect was also convicted in state court of possessing child porn…
Brookfield, CT
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Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Sedated Patient At Hospital
A 44-year-old man is being accused of sexually assaulting a sedated patient at a hospital in Fairfield County, according to police. The investigation began after the incident on Saturday, Aug. 29 when a male patient, Rodney Daniels, of Stamford, was at Norwalk Hospital because of PCP usage. At around 3:30 a.m. that day, Daniels entered the treatment room of the female patient who was given a sedative by hospital staff during treatment, Norwalk PD Lt. Jared Zwickler said. Daniels sexually assaulted the victim in the treatment room and was found by hospital staff lyi…
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities ID Suspect Shot, Killed After High-Speed Police Chase As Upstate NY Man
Authorities on Monday identified a driver shot and killed in Wayne following a police chase as an upstate New York man who records show had a criminal history and police said was carrying a gun. Bradley G. Pullman, 48, of Beacon (Dutchess County) made an illegal U-turn in Mountain Lakes, after which a local police officer tried to stop him shortly after 4:30 p.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “The car did not stop and a pursuit ensued through multiple municipalities,” Grewal said. Speeds during the eastbound chase reportedly reached up to 100 miles an hour. Fairfield and …
Fairfield, CT
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Man Guilty Of Crack, Cocaine Distribution In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County man with a lengthy criminal history has been convicted of distributing drugs in the area, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham announced. Bridgeport resident Rocky Samas, also known as “Twin,” was found guilty following a two-day trial of one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Durham said that between August and October last year, police investigators conducted three controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Samas in Bridgeport prior to his arrest. …
Newark, NJ
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Newark Man Found Guilty In Love-Triangle Shooting That Left Friend Paralyzed
A Newark man was convicted of aggravated assault and weapons offenses for shooting his childhood friend after catching him in bed with his girlfriend, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Thursday. Jurors declined to convict Rahiym Washington, 31, of attempted murder and of charges involving his girlfriend, but prosecutors say he is still likely to get a lengthy term when he's sentenced next month. Prosecutors will ask for 20 years, citing Washington's criminal history. On April 5, 2018, Washington entered the woman's home and saw his childhood friend with her. Washington s…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn PD: Officer Busts Upstate NY Trio With Heroin On Route 4
A Fair Lawn police officer nabbed an upstate New York trio with heroin during a stop on Route 4, authorities said. All three have criminal histories, records show. The driver, identified as Marvin Parada, 32, of Kingston, “initially gave false information during questioning” by Officer Geovanny Buitron following Saturday night’s stop on the eastbound highway at Paramus Road, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Parada’s criminal history includes giving false information to police in Kingston who were investigating a 2016 stabbing because he was on parole and a heroin arrest in Saugerties the year befor…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again
A pair of 29-year-old habitual offenders from Mahwah were arrested by Glen Rock police on drug charges following a Route 208 stop – and then released soon after being booked into the Bergen County Jail. An officer pulled them over around 1:30 a.m. Saturday for failure to signal what became an unsafe lane change on the northbound highway, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Che Muller and Matthew Bourgholtzer were arrested after an open alcohol container, cocaine, suboxone and pot were found, Ackermann said. Traffic summonses also were issued, he said. Both men have documented criminal histo…
Newark, NJ
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50-Year Sentence For Killer Who Shot Newark Man In the Back
A 32-year-old Newark man was sentenced to a half-century in prison aggravated manslaughter and other charges stemming from a deadly shooting in 2017, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Friday. Alrahsim Charles killed Rajaee Montgomery, 22, on May 27, 2017 in Newark. Montgomery was shot in the back as he was fleeing from gunfire. Chambers was found guilty of weapons offenses in addition to manslaughter in June. In arguing for an extended sentence, prosecutors pointed to Charles; extensive criminal history, which included a 2008 conviction for assault, a 2012 conviction fo…
Hackensack, NJ
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Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
A Union County couple remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones of Hillside and Tyson S. Stamper of Elizabeth, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked th…
Newark, NJ
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Newark Man Killed 'Over $2,500 Car', Jury Finds
A 32-year-old Irvington resident was convicted this week of aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assault stemming from a dispute involving unpaid parking tickets that ended in gunfire two years ago, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. On May 25, 2017, a car registered to Rajaee Montgomery of Newark, was towed. The car was registered to Montgomery because the person using the car had several unpaid tickets, the prosecutor's office said. Al Rashim Chambers arranged to have one of Montgomery's relatives ask Montgomery to meet him at the home of Chambers' grandparents…
Englewood, NJ
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Police: Ex-Con Uses Children As Human Shields Against Englewood Officers After Assault, Crash
Englewood police avoided a potential tragedy when they calmly captured an ex-con who used his two children as human shields after assaulting his ex-girlfriend and causing a hit-and-run crash that hospitalized a pizza delivery man, authorities said. Rameesh Dula, 34, first grabbed one of the youngsters after responding officers found both him and the woman bleeding, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. The woman told police that Dula had stolen her car moments earlier, crashed it and then returned to her home, Torell said. Police tried to take Dula into custody, but he “grabbed one of …
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Months-Long Bank Robbery Spree
A Fairfield County man who threatened to kill bank employees during an armed robbery and later engaged in a standoff with police has been sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars following his seven-month crime spree. Bryce Alexander Laister, 26, formerly of Bridgeport and Stratford, has been sentenced to 107 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to robbing five Connecticut banks between November 2016 and June 2017. He must also pay $25,279 in restitution to the banks. Laister robbed Webster Bank on Merwin Avenue in Milford on Nov. 30, 2016…
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