Crime & Safety
Pot, Shots, Rocks, Cops & an Incident at the Honeyspot
The most unusual arrests and investigations beyond Fairfield County.
POT: Ten pounds—that's how much marijuana a Bridgeport man was allegedly driving around with when . It was the odor that reportedly tipped police off.
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A Bridgeport cab driver agreed to give a Naugatuck man a ride home for $70. The Naugatuck man only had $20, but told the cab driver he could get the other $50 when he got back to Naugatuck. Police say that once they got to Naugatuck, the cab driver because the rider allegedly stiffed him on the remaining $50.
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SHOTS: When a Stratford man's dog and a neighbor's canine began to tussle, the 32-year-old reportedly into his own lawn, police said. That was right after he threatened to shoot his neighbor's dog and right before he was arrested on four separate charges, including unlawful discharge of a firearm, according to police.
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ROCKS: As if the roads weren’t dangerous enough with distracted drivers and pot holes. In West Haven, police have been investigating vandalism incidents, according to the New Haven Register. The suspects—still at large—have reportedly been tossing rocks at passing cars.
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A garbage can was reportedly the weapon of choice in a .
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HONEYSPOT: An apparent date at the Honeyspot Motel in Stratford motel turned sour for a Bridgeport woman when she was found in after the man she was sharing a room with flagged down a cop on patrol in the area, according to a police report.
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Hamden in a dumpster after the man led an officer on a car chase into New Haven. The suspect allegedly had crack cocaine on him.
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