CT Residents Charged With Fabricating, Selling Numerous Ghost Guns
Two Connecticut men have been charged with federal firearms offenses related to the alleged illegal fabrication and sale of ghost guns.
John Lee Ortiz, age 28, and Audley Reeves, age 30, both of East Hartford, were charged on Wednesday, Jan. 5, said Leonard C Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, in late 2021, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force learned that Ortiz and others were selling “ghost guns,” which are homemade firearms that do not contain serial numbers and can't be traced.
In December 2021,…
Man Nabbed For Fleeing Police, Possession Of Handgun In Fairfield County, Police Say
Police in Fairfield County nabbed a man wanted for fleeing from officers and possession of a handgun.
Jaequann Gilbert, age 30, of East Hartford, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 21, by Norwalk Police for an incident that took place in May, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police.
According to Gulino, in May, Norwalk officers attempted to stop a speeding vehicle in the area of Main Avenue.
The vehicle took off at a high rate of speed attempting to elude the officer, and after a short distance the vehicle lost control and ended up driving onto a property on Ward Street, Gulino…
27-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On I-84, CT State Police Say
Connecticut State Police are asking for witnesses to a two-vehicle crash that killed a young man.
Hartford County resident Blake Burrows, age 27, of Manchester, was killed around 7:59 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, on I-84 westbound in East Hartford.
According to state police, Burrows, who was driving a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis, was following a tractor-trailer on the highway, when for some reason he struck the back of the truck.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, Burrows died at the scene, state police said.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene to due disabling damage…
