Police seize more quads, one jumps in pool knowing he’s going to jail

(Bridgeport, CT – July 19, 2013) – Officers Paul Scillia and Christopher Martin Thursday seized another quad operating illegally in the city. The officers encountered the four-wheeler traveling recklessly on Wood Avenue. The driver, identified later as Joel Huertas, 22, was doing a “wheelie” and crossed over the center yellow line. He nearly lost control and almost hit a telephone pole. Scillia and Martin ordered him off of the quad and arrested him for reckless driving, operating without a license, operating without insurance and operating an unregistered vehicle. The quad was towed. The two officers seized two other quads last week and charged two people with felony counts. In that case, Scillia and Martin, who work for the department’s Violent…

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Strong armmed robbery in Stratford

1:21pm--#Stratford CT #Bridgeport CT-- A strong armed robbery occurred on the 100 block of Light Street in Stratford roughly one hour ago. The robbery was committed by a light skinned male wearing dark colored pants and a plaid shirt of unknown color, he was last seen walking down Boston Avenue in Bridgeport.

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Woman Drives Off With Stranger’s Car and Children

(#Bridgeport, CT – July 18, 2013) – A city woman faces child endangerment and other charges after she drove off with someone else’s Cadillac with children in the back seat. Officer Edward McKiernan was flagged down Wednesday by a man who stated his car and young children had been taken. He stated that he had just purchased a used car that his friend drove home for him. The man stated he wanted to take the Honda for a test ride, and he left his friend with his girlfriend’s Cadillac, which had his two children inside. Also present was a woman they had just met and knew only as Yummy, the victim stated. Before driving off, the victim told his friend…

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Officers Interrupts Robbery of 90-Year-Old Man

(Bridgeport, CT – July 18, 2013) – A 52-year-old man faces robbery and assault charges after asking a 90-year-old Milford man for a ride and then robbing him. Officer Everton Walker, a Bridgeport officer assigned to the Statewide Urban Violence Task Force, was in an unmarked car Wednesday when he pulled up on car stopped in the middle of the street on Bruce Boulevard near Radel Street, an isolated area near St. Michael’s Cemetery. He observed two people inside. When he pulled alongside, the driver rolled down his window and shouted for help. Walker observed a struggle between two males, with the passenger, later identified as Delonce Henton, of Nob Hill Circle, clutching the victim’s hand trying to remove a…

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