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Resident’s tip results in major burglary bust here
Joshua Roman, Katiria Rivera and Davson Rivera, all of Stratford, were arrested Dec. 13 and linked to over 20 area burglaries. Stratford Police photos. Stratford Police say that a resident’s call to...
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Car gets caught under tractor-trailer on I-95
A driver escaped from this vehicle before firefighters arrived after it got stuck under a truck on I-95 Thursday, Jan. 30. (Stratford Fire Department Photo) A driver was able to escape from a vehicle...
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Police chief notes crimes, arrests; works on public outreach
As Stratford police Chief Patrick Ridenhour sat for an interview with The Star on Jan. 23 to look back on 2013, a few statistics were on the top of his mind. Preliminary numbers for crimes tracked by...
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Police looking for armed robber
Video at Barnum Discount Liquor captured this image of an armed robber there on Jan. 28. The Stratford Police Department are currently investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Jan. 28 at...
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Police arrest alleged drug dealer near school
Warren Beasley After Stratford Police Department Narcotics Unit obtained a search and arrest warrant for Warren Beasley, age 21, of 543 Nichols Ave., the department’s Special Response Team took...
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Police arrest alleged stalker of young girl
Gary Belton-Tilghman Stratford Police investigated a report of a suspicious male who allegedly tried to get a 14-year-old female into his car. The complainant / victim states she told the male that...
View ArticleStratford man sentenced to 51 months in prison for stealing in tax scheme
Benjamin Green, III, 45, of Stratford, was sentenced Feb. 3 by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford, to 51 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for...
View ArticleStratford Police warn residents about telephone scams
Several fraudulent calls have been made to local residents recently. The caller claims to either have kidnapped a family member of the intended victim, or states that a family member of the intended...
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Credit card stolen in Fairfield allegedly used in Stratford
Fairfield Police are investigating the theft of a purse from an 85-year-old woman. On Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m., the victim reported the theft of her pocketbook from Walgreen’s, 740 Villa Ave. She...
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Alleged burglar caught
Melissa Gonzalez Stratford Police arrested Melissa Gonzalez on Feb. 6, and charged her with burglary and larceny. The arrest is the result of a warrant that was issued for Gonzalez because she is...
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Cops find stun gun during drug arrest
Edwin Rivera Edwin Rivera, age 37, of Bridgeport, was arrested Feb. 7 for attempting to sell marijuana to an undercover officer at the Stratford Hotel and Conference Center. Rivera made contact with...
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Cops nab man with handgun at hotel
Willie F. Rogers Stratford Police arrested Willie F. Rogers, age 26, of Bridgeport, with a handgun on Feb. 9 outside the Stratford Hotel and Conference Center, located at 225 Lordship Blvd. Rogers was...
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Man charged with sex assault
Robert Purcell of Fairfield surrendered himself at the Stratford Police Department on Feb. 3 as a result of a warrant charging him with second degree sexual assault, fourth degree sexual assault,...
View ArticleStolen credit card used at Walmart in Stratford
Fairfield Police are investigating the theft of a purse from an 85-year-old woman, and learned that a credit card from the stolen purse had been used to purchase a 32-inch Element flat screen...
View ArticlePolice respond to complaints about snow on sidewalks
Complaints about residents and business owners not clearing snow from sidewalks are starting to increase. A man and his son walked into Stratford police headquarters Feb. 10 to report sidewalks not...
View ArticleMan faces jail for defrauding Federal Housing Authority
A Suntrust Mortgage loan officer pleaded guilty in federal court to submitting fraudulent information to a lender and the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) for the purchase of property at 510 E. Main...
View ArticleFour-legged police officers get protective vests
Stratford police K-9 officers Khan and Bravo will be receiving bullet and stab protective vests thanks to the efforts of Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., a Massachusetts based non-profit organization. The...
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Cars in street hinder snow plowing
Director of Public Works Maurice McCarthy joined calls from Mayor John Harkins for people in Stratford to keep parked cars off the streets whenever possible during and up to a day after a snow storm....
View ArticleArrests made for patronizing a prostitute
On Feb. 7, three males were arrested for patronizing a prostitute in the Town of Stratford. James Cardamone, 56, of Norwalk, Kevin Collins, 37, of Stratford, and Van Turner, 48, of Stratford, were all...
View ArticleStratford police work leads to gun theft conviction
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Boston Field Division, announced that Elliot Perez, 28, of Bridgeport,...
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