Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted
Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted A fugitive being hunted by U.S. Marshals was chased down by Clifton police who said they found him with a pound of crystal meth, a starter pistol and a ledger listing the stolen identities of more than 100 people nationwide. Police responding to a suspicious-persons call found ex-con Vincent Winfield, 32, sitting outside the La Quinta Hotel on eastbound Route 3 with a dog and luggage, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. A woman who witnesses said was with him had left, Bracken said. Winfield at first gave the officers a bogus ID before they discovered that he was wanted by federal authoriti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Who Stole $115K In Furs From Mitchells In Westport Caught In Greenwich, Police Say Woman Who Stole $115K In Furs From Mitchells In Westport Caught In Greenwich, Police Say
Woman Who Stole $115K In Furs From Mitchells In Westport Caught In Greenwich, Police Say A woman who stole more than $115,000 in furs from Mitchells in Westport was caught in Greenwich, police say. Westport Police say they responded to Mitchells department store (670 Post Road East) on a report of a recent larceny on Saturday, July 6 around 4:30 p.m. Officers arrived and were informed by store employees that several pieces of fur were missing from a display. This prompted a review of the store’s surveillance footage, in which it was revealed that a customer entered the store, took the furs to the dressing room and concealed them on her person before exiting the store without bu…

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by Valerie Musson
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Man, 31, Wanted For Forgery, Felonies Found Asleep At Wheel In Greenwich, Police Say Man, 31, Wanted For Forgery, Felonies Found Asleep At Wheel In Greenwich, Police Say
Man, 31, Wanted For Forgery, Felonies Found Asleep At Wheel In Greenwich, Police Say A Long Island man found sleeping at the wheel of his vehicle in Fairfield County was later charged with being a fugitive from justice. Matthew Amato, 31, of West Islip, was found around 6:18 a.m., Thursday, April 25, in his 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the travel lane of Sound Shore Drive by Greenwich Police, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. Upon an investigation, officers found that Amato was wanted on several warrants in Suffolk County for two counts of forgery, police said.  Amato was arrested and charged with being a fugitive from justice.  He is being held on $500,000…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County
Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County A man wanted on a warrant for murder was nabbed at a City of Newburgh apartment after running inside the occupied dwelling. The incident began around 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, when the City of Newburgh Police received a call that a man had taken a gun from a vehicle and ran inside an apartment at the Mullins Apartment complex on Walsh Road, said City of Newburgh Police Lt. Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. Officers from the City of Newburgh, Town of New Windsor, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and set up a perimeter around the apartment, Burns said. A …

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by Kathy Reakes
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Police & Fire
Trumbull Fugitive Wanted In Two States Nabbed In Motor Vehicle Stop Trumbull Fugitive Wanted In Two States Nabbed In Motor Vehicle Stop
Trumbull Fugitive Wanted In Two States Nabbed In Motor Vehicle Stop A Fairfield County fugitive from justice with multiple warrants out for his arrest is in police custody after being busted during a traffic stop in Connecticut. Members of the Milford Police Department’s Tactical Unit and the New Haven Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit arrested Trumbull resident Christopher Dahlinger at approximately 9:30 p.m. on March 1 after making a traffic stop in New Haven. According to police, Dahlinger, 27, has active warrants in from the Guilford Police Department in Connecticut and Amherst Police Department in Massachusetts for burglaries. Dahlinger al…

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by Zak Failla
Hyde Park, NY
Police & Fire
Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In Red Hook Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In Red Hook
Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In Red Hook A wanted man was taken into police custody in Dutchess County following an investigation into a fugitive from Texas. San Antonio resident Rafael Enrique Sosa III is behind bars after being arrested by officers from the Red Hook Police Department. Sosa was taken into police custody at approximately 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15 on Holt Road in Red Hook. Sosa, 27, was arrested and charged with being a fugitive from justice. According to police, the department was notified by New York State Police troopers on patrol that Sosa was working in the area.  Further investigation allowed detec…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
Newburgh Man, 29, With Felony Warrants Caught After Fleeing On Foot In I-87 Stop Newburgh Man, 29, With Felony Warrants Caught After Fleeing On Foot In I-87 Stop
Newburgh Man, 29, With Felony Warrants Caught After Fleeing On Foot In I-87 Stop A man from Newburgh with multiple felony warrants was arrested after fleeing I-87 on foot during a traffic stop, police say. State Police allegedly conducted a traffic stop on I-87 in the Town of Cornwall on Monday, Dec. 31 around 7:30 a.m. The vehicle’s driver, 29-year-old Michael A. Thoma, initially provided officers with the name and date of birth of a different individual, police said. Thoma proceeded to exit his vehicle and run into the woods as police were attempting to confirm the information he had provided. He was located a short time later and placed under arrest. Thoma was trans…

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by Valerie Musson
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect In Murder Of Bethel Woman Apprehended In Ohio Suspect In Murder Of Bethel Woman Apprehended In Ohio
Suspect In Murder Of Bethel Woman Apprehended In Ohio \Police have arrested a man in Ohio in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old Bethel woman. Emily Todd was found on Saturday, Dec. 8, shot and killed on Seaview Avenue next to the Newfield Avenue boat ramp in Bridgeport.  Bridgeport Police detectives quickly developed a suspect in the case who was identified as Brandon Roberts, 26, who was tracked to Ohio where he fled and with the help of the Shaker Heights Police Department, an arrest was made, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. "We learned that Roberts fled the state and was staying at his father’s residence i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Murder Nabbed In New Haven Fugitive Wanted For Murder Nabbed In New Haven
Fugitive Wanted For Murder Nabbed In New Haven A man wanted for murder and assault was caught by local and state police after receiving information he might be hiding out in the area. Jamahn Johnson, 46, of Clinton, N.C., was arrested Tuesday in the area of Sherman Parkway and Willis Street in New Haven after Secret Service agents and the New Haven Police Department developed information that Johnson was in the area, Connecticut State Police said. Through surveillance, Johnson was seen on foot in the same area and was nabbed without incident, state police said.  Johnson is being held without bond as a fugitive from justice at the New H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Fort Lee PD Bust Crew Of 7 From Virginia With Stolen Cars, Guns Near GWB Fort Lee PD Bust Crew Of 7 From Virginia With Stolen Cars, Guns Near GWB
Fort Lee PD Bust Crew Of 7 From Virginia With Stolen Cars, Guns Near GWB Fort Lee police seized three 18-year-olds and four juveniles from Virginia who they said they found with two stolen cars at a local motel near the George Washington Bridge. Officers Carlos Cabrera and Police Officer Nicholas Cima were checking the Skyview Motel parking lot off Bergen Boulevard around 6:30 a.m. Saturday when they found the crew in a 2017 Blue Ford Fusion and a 2008 Silver Subaru Forrester, both with Virginia license plates, Lt. Sean Peppard said. A routine check of both vehicles found both reported stolen. Backup officers from Fort Lee and the Palisades Park and Port Author…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Fugitive, 45, Wanted For Larceny Nabbed In Wilton Fugitive, 45, Wanted For Larceny Nabbed In Wilton
Fugitive, 45, Wanted For Larceny Nabbed In Wilton A Fairfield County woman is due to be extradited to Florida after being busted as a fugitive from justice while residing in Wilton, police announced on Monday. Officials from the Wilton Police Department announced that they were notified by the Pinnelis County Sheriff’s Office that Michelle Foley, 45, was a wanted fugitive in Florida stemming from larceny charges that were previously levied against her. Foley then failed to appear for court proceedings, according to police. Police said that Foley had been living in Wilton and was in the process of moving out of the state to avoid being take…

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by Zak Failla
Danbury, CT
News
Woman With Five Kids Arrested After Apparent Danbury Kidnapping Woman With Five Kids Arrested After Apparent Danbury Kidnapping
Woman With Five Kids Arrested After Apparent Danbury Kidnapping Connecticut State Police apprehended a woman wanted for kidnapping after locating her car at a Danbury gas station. The incident took place Tuesday after troopers received a notice to be on the lookout for a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer from Pittsfield, Mass., with a woman and five children, said Trooper Kelly Grant. According to officials, the woman, Shareen Tanna, 40, had taken her three children in violation of a custodial interference order, along with two others and had threatened to harm herself and the children. She was believed to be traveling to Rochester, N.Y., where she had a home…

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by Kathy Reakes