Month: March 2014

Detectives Make Third Arrest Sept. 10 Shooting That Wounded Four and Killed One

“Detectives never stopped working this case. They followed the evidence where it took them and now have charged all three people that we believe participated in this terrible crime.” Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr.   (Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – A third suspect has been arrested  in connection with a 2013 shooting that wounded four people and killed another. Detectives Ada Curet, Paul Ortiz and Heitor Teixeira secured an arrest warrant charging Raashon Jackson, 23, in connection with the Sept. 10, 2013, shooting on Reservoir and Grandview avenues. LaChristopher Pettway died from his injuries. Four other males, who ranged in age from 15 to 20, were wounded. Jackson, who is incarcerated, was served with the warrant this…

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Three Arrested After Melee Outside Lounge

(Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – Three people face charges after a large fight outside Tae’s Lounge on Stratford Avenue. Officers Fabio Pereira and Dave Rivera were sent to the 1000 block of Stratford Avenue Sunday night for a trespassing complaint and instead encountered a large fight in the street. Rivera observed one male, later identified as Jonathan Sierra, 32, with a knife. He was being held by another male, who stated Sierra had stabbed him. Rivera disarmed the suspect and handcuffed him as Pereira and Officers Alexander Wilde and Michael Stanitis attempted to keep the crowd from attacking Sierra. Witnesses identified three suspects and provided an account of the incident, which apparently started over a dispute over a…

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Motorist Jailed After Trying to Break Out Car From Tow Yard

(Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – A Pennsylvania man faces burglary and other charges after breaking into a commercial auto garage to try to retrieve his towed car. After he was discharged from the hospital for an arm laceration, he was booked at police headquarters. Officer Stavros Mirtsopoulos responded to the Family Garage, 88 North Ave., Sunday just before 8 p.m. on a report of an individual breaking windows at the business. He encountered the suspect, Jose Fausto Castillo, 36, of Easton, Pa., who was bleeding heavily from a wrist laceration. Medics were requested and Castillo stated he had been dropped off by taxi and was trying to retrieve his impounded car. He stated he intentionally broke the window…

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GOV. MALLOY: BOTH BUSINESS AND LABOR GROUPS SHOW SOLID SUPPORT FOR UTC AGREEMENT

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted testimony submitted to the state legislature by both business groups and labor groups in support of an agreement that the Governor reached last month with United Technologies Corporation that will ensure the aerospace company continues its strong presence in Connecticut and will have an impact on thousands of good-paying jobs in the state:     Testimony of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) , Bonnie Stewart, Vice President:   “CBIA strongly supports and urges the adoption of HB 5465 An Act Concerning the Connecticut Aerospace Reinvestment Act.  This measure, in large part, allows the redeployment of previously earned tax credits into capital investments, thereby enabling United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to…

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Man Assaulted, Robbed After Leaving Gentleman’s Club

(Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – A city man stated he was robbed and assaulted after leaving a gentleman’s club Saturday. Police encountered the victim while investigating a hit-and-run accident involving two parked cars on Sanford Place. Sgt. Vincent Ingrassia followed the trail left by the fleeing vehicle for nearly three miles and located a Nissan pickup truck with heavy front-end damage. The car matched descriptions provided by witnesses. Police located the 25-year-old man who stated he was driving and accidentally hit the cars after being robbed. He stated he fled fearing for his safety. He told Officer Jeffrey Franco that he had his iPhone stolen while at the gentleman’s club. He left the club and was driving home…

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