Teen Faces Drugs Counts After Bicycle Stop
#Bridgeport, CT – Sept. 20, 2013 – A 16-year-old male faces narcotics charges after he was detained by officers addressing a recent increase in street robberies. Officers Roderick Doda and Roberto Quintanilla were participating in a city-wide effort to address an emerging pattern of street robberies. The pattern involves groups of young people on bikes or scooters committing street robberies and assaults. From what has been observed, the incidents appear to be crimes of opportunity and involve young males riding in numbers, often with two on the same bike. They accost victims and steal their possessions and often bikes. “This isn’t an epidemic but any time we see any trend emerge, we develop a strategy to attack it,” said Deputy Police Chief Adam…
