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Student Threatens To Shoot Springfield School; Mom, 2 Others Busted Student Threatens To Shoot Springfield School; Mom, 2 Others Busted
Student Threatens To Shoot Springfield School; Mom, 2 Others Busted Springfield detectives have arrested a 12-year-old's mother and two others after the child told a classmate they were going to bring a gun to school, authorities announced Tuesday, March 26.  Lilly Casanova, 40, Ramon Gonzalez, 24, and Nathan Gonzalez, 20, were arrested early Tuesday morning after police raided their home on White Street, Springfield police said.  Springfield police received a tip that a 12-year-old had boasted about having access to guns and was planning on bringing one of them to school. Officers contacted the student's mom, Casanova, who told them the chil…
Man Busted After Pulling Loaded Gun On Officers In Springfield: Police Man Busted After Pulling Loaded Gun On Officers In Springfield: Police
Man Busted After Pulling Loaded Gun On Officers In Springfield: Police A 30-year-old Springfield man with a lengthy criminal history decided to add to that record when he pulled an illegal pistol on officers on Wednesday, Dec. 27, authorities said.  Joseph Morales-Dejesus, of Springfield, was arrested just before 1 a.m. at an apartment on Harriet Street, Springfield Police said.  Officers were investigating Morales-Dejesus for an alleged domestic assault involving a firearm and were given permission to go inside the apartment where he was staying. Shortly after police entered the home, Morales-Dejesus walked into the room where they were a…
Boston Man Admits To Multiple Shootings In Cambridge, Somerville: DA Boston Man Admits To Multiple Shootings In Cambridge, Somerville: DA
Boston Man Admits To Multiple Shootings In Cambridge, Somerville: DA A Boston man who admitted to multiple shootings in Cambridge and Somerville in 2021 and 2022 was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 20, to eight and a half years in prison, authorities said. Lennox Pierre-Louis, 22, pleaded guilty to the shootings that began in 2021 in Somerville and two others in Cambridge, the Middlesex District Attorney said. A judge sentenced him to two five to six-year terms to be served concurrently. A two-and-a-half-year prison sentence was added for the second Cambridge barrage.  Police arrested Pierre-Louis on June 18, 2022, after he fired several rounds at a m…
'I Just Shot Her' Shippensburg Shooter Confesses To Killing On Victim's Birthday: DA 'I Just Shot Her' Shippensburg Shooter Confesses To Killing On Victim's Birthday: DA
'I Just Shot Her' Shippensburg Shooter Confesses To Killing On Victim's Birthday: DA A Shippensburg woman initially confessed to her girlfriend and sister, but now – on the victim's birthday – she has pleaded guilty in front of a judge to shooting a 48-year-old mother of two, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office announced on Friday.  Breanna Black, 34 entered guilty pleas to "Criminal Homicide – Murder of the Third Degree and Persons Not to Possess a Firearm in front of the Honorable Jessica E. Brewbaker," on Dec. 8, the DA said. She was immediately sentenced to serve 30 to 60 years in a state correctional institution.  The charges …
Man Leads Police On Chase, Fires Gun Into Air In Dudley: Police Man Leads Police On Chase, Fires Gun Into Air In Dudley: Police
Man Leads Police On Chase, Fires Gun Into Air In Dudley: Police A man in Dudley led police on a chase before firing a gun into the air when cornered by officers on Thursday, Feb. 9.  Dudley police were called to Chase Avenue just before noon after someone called police to say the man, whose name was not released, had left the area with a "training gun," officials said. Officers spotted him near Village Street and tried to pull him over, but he sped away.  The chase was short-lived as the man got out of the car and fired several blanks into the air. Police pulled back and called for backup. Officers from Webster, Oxford, Douglas, and State Troo…
‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says ‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says
‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says A Las Vegas resident caught with a loaded gun at a Newark Airport security checkpoint told officers he’d driven to Connecticut with it in his backpack, then forgot it was there, the TSA said. Port Authority police seized the handgun and arrested the man on weapons charges after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the weapon in an X-ray monitor in Terminal A, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said on Tuesday, March 22. “The man told officials that he had driven from his home in Las Vegas to Connecticut and brought his handgun with him in his backpack for the drive,” Farbs…
Redding Man Posted Photos Holding AK-47, Threatened To Shoot Cops, Police Say Redding Man Posted Photos Holding AK-47, Threatened To Shoot Cops, Police Say
Redding Man Posted Photos Holding AK-47, Threatened To Shoot Cops, Police Say A Fairfield County man is facing multiple charges after posing with an assault rifle and making threats to law enforcement. Redding resident Greg McGuiness, 37, was arrested last week after he posted photos holding an AK-47 and making comments about shooting police officers, investigators said. The photos were sent through instant messages to a friend, who reported them to police out of concern. McGuiness has been charged with: Possession of an illegal firearm; Criminal weapon possession; Negligent storage of a firearm; Reckless endangerment; Illegal possession of an assault rifle; Threa…
Man Charged With Killing His Brother In Bethel Pleads Not Guilty Man Charged With Killing His Brother In Bethel Pleads Not Guilty
Man Charged With Killing His Brother In Bethel Pleads Not Guilty A Bethel man arrested for killing his older brother has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Matthew J. O'Dell, 40, was arrested on murder charges on Wednesday, Nov. 13, by Bethel Police.  The prosecutor said his brother, Richard O'Dell, 42, had been shot four times in the head at close range. During the hearing where O'Dell pleaded not guilty, attorneys said that he suffered from mental health issues. Richard O'Dell was found dead by his mother around 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, at their home on Apollo Drive, said the Bethel Police. At first, the mother thought her older son had c…
Stratford Man Sentenced For Purchasing Firearms For Felon Stratford Man Sentenced For Purchasing Firearms For Felon
Stratford Man Sentenced For Purchasing Firearms For Felon A Fairfield County man will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for purchasing firearms for a convicted felon in Connecticut. Tymon Peterson, 29, of Stratford, has been sentenced to two months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in an illegal gun purchase at a Newington gun store. The first four months will be served in home confinement, and Peterson was ordered to serve the first four months of his release in home confinement and must pay a $1,800 fine. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in August and September 2017, Peterson and a second man, …
Attorney Failed To Report Stolen Guns, Including One Used To Shoot At Cops, Stamford PD Says Attorney Failed To Report Stolen Guns, Including One Used To Shoot At Cops, Stamford PD Says
Attorney Failed To Report Stolen Guns, Including One Used To Shoot At Cops, Stamford PD Says A Stamford attorney has been arrested for allegedly failing to report the theft of six of his handguns after one of the guns was used to shoot at Stamford Police officers during an arrest attempt. Ridgely W. Brown, 72, was arrested on Wednesday, July 10, on six counts of reckless endangerment and failure to report a stolen handgun, said Stamford Police Lt. Michael Noto. Brown was arrested after he came to the Stamford Police Department on Monday, July 8, to report that six of his guns had been stolen sometime in October or November of 2018, Noto said. When asked why he waited eight months …
Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say
Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say A 12-year-old boy is in “grave” condition and is not expected to survive after suffering an apparent gunshot wound to his head from an illegal handgun in Westchester, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to a Nepperhan Avenue apartment shortly before noon on Saturday, April 13, where there was a report of a child who was bleeding from the head. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, officers found the child on the bedroom floor and assisted members of the Yonkers Fire Department and Empress Emergency Medical Services in providi…
20-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Shooting At Basketball Courts In Area 20-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Shooting At Basketball Courts In Area
20-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Shooting At Basketball Courts In Area A 20-year-old man has been arrested due to his alleged connection to a shooting at a local basketball court. The shooting occurred Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 at the George Force Basketball Courts on Woodend Road in Stratford. Police say there were several witnesses. Wednesday, Feb. 13, Stratford Police arrested Jacquez Smith of Stratford by warrant and charged him with the following: First-degree assault Reckless endangerment Weapon in a motor vehicle Criminal possession of a firearm Criminal possession of ammunition Carrying a pistol without a permit Smith is being held on a $100,000 bond and…
Man Charged With Illegally Purchasing, Possessing 11 Firearms Man Charged With Illegally Purchasing, Possessing 11 Firearms
Man Charged With Illegally Purchasing, Possessing 11 Firearms A Connecticut man with a history of drug use is facing time behind bars for allegedly making false statements while illegally purchasing nearly a dozen guns. Prospect resident Frank Moss has been charged in a 15-count indictment alleging that he illegally purchased 11 guns on seven different occasions throughout Connecticut. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges in New Haven district court. U.S. Attorney John Durham said the indictment alleges that between June 14 and Nov. 1 last year, Moss, “being an unlawful user of or addicted to controlled substances, made false statements in connect…