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Bristol police searching for missing 16-year-old girl
BRISTOL, Conn. (WTNH) — Bristol police are seeking the public's help in locating 16-year-old Yomari Aponte, who hasn't been seen or heard from since Friday. Aponte is a Hispanic female who stands at five-feet-five-inches and weighs 120lbs. She has brown eyes, a light complexion and red-dyed hair. Her clothing description is unknown. According to police, Aponte left her house at 2:00 p.m. two days ago and has not contacted her family. Anyone who sees Aponte or knows her whereabouts must call the Bristol Police Department at 860-584-3011. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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15-05-2025
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POLICE NEWS: Trooper finds missing Plymouth baby in Elkhart County
A 6-month-old child abducted by a non-custodial parent was safely returned after an observant Indiana State Trooper saw the vehicle it was believed to have been taken in. Master Trooper Brian Hoffman heard a dispatch that the Plymouth Police Department was investigating a child abduction by a non-custodial parent on Saturday. A description of the vehicle was given and a possible route of travel. Around 3:04 a.m. Hoffman thought he saw the vehicle, a maroon 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driving east on U.S. 20 near C.R. 17. After catching up to the vehicle and verifying that it was the vehicle being looked for, Hoffman called for additional units as he followed it eastbound. Hoffman made a traffic stop on the vehicle as it pulled into a business nearby. As Hoffman approached the Trailblazer, the front and rear passenger windows were lowered, and he saw a man sitting in the rear passenger side seat holding a baby. The man identified himself as Shaquile Booker, 30. Hoffman and officers with the Bristol Police Department safely took Booker into custody. The child was unharmed. Plymouth Police Department was contacted and came to the scene to take custody of Booker and returned the child to its custodial parent. Booker was taken to the Marshall County Jail where he faces several charges related to the case and a warrant out of Allen County. HIT-AND-RUN • A 49-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies at 7:57 p.m. Friday that someone crashed into his mailbox in the 29000 block of C.R. 18 in Elkhart and fled the scene. • A 64-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that between 7:20 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday someone crashed into his 2008 Mercedes CLS parked in his driveway in the 26000 block of Roseland Drive and fled the scene. • A 23-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 6:34 a.m. Monday being involved in a hit-and-run where the other driver left the scene near Pike Street and Chicago Avenue. • A 55-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 7:56 a.m. Monday that his mailbox was hit overnight in the 1300 block of Berkey Avenue. FIRES • Goshen police and fire at 8:28 p.m. Sunday were called to the 500 block of North Eighth Street for a house fire. No injuries were reported. • Goshen police and fire were called to the 2900 block of Linden Drive at 11:41 a.m. Sunday for an explosion. A paint booth at Herr Custom Paints had caught on fire while workers were cleaning it. No injuries were reported. • Goshen police and fire were called to the 3:20 p.m. Sunday to a dumpster fire in the 4300 block of Balsam Fir Lane in Ashton Pines. • Goshen Fire responded to a house fire in the 700 block of South Main Street at 8:14 p.m. Sunday. ARRESTS • A 38-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies around 8 p.m. Friday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangerment following a traffic stop near Ind. 15 and C.R. 24. • A 22-year-old woman was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 3:01 a.m. Saturday on charges of criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon, leaving the scene of a crash and operating a vehicle while intoxicated after she was found stranded in a vehicle near U.S. 33 and Peddler's Village Road. • A 43-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 8:54 p.m. Saturday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana after he was involved in a single-vehicle crash in the 6000 block of Ind. 15 in Goshen. • A 37-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 12:29 p.m. Sunday on charges of leaving the scene of a crash, driving on a suspended license, driving without insurance and an outstanding warrant after he reportedly ran from a crash near U.S. 33 and C.R. 20. • A 35-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 6:35 p.m. Sunday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving without a license after he was stopped for driving recklessly in the C.R. 14 and C.R. 17. • A 31-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 3:36 a.m. Sunday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated during a traffic stop near C.R. 26 and C.R. 9 in Elkhart. • A 22-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 9:51 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana and never obtaining a license after a traffic stop near Beaver Lane and Chicago Avenue for an equipment violation. BURGLARY A 71-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that between May 3-9 a burglary occurred at his storage unit in the 22000 block of Old U.S. 20. SEX CRIME • A 39-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 9:39 a.m. Sunday a man violated her personal space by recording her. • The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Child Services received a report of a child in need of services at 3:06 p.m. May 1. • A child in need of services was reported to the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Child Services at 3:03 p.m. May 12. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF A 60-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 10:25 a.m. Sunday that someone damaged her vehicle's window overnight in the 400 block of North Riverside Boulevard. FOUND PARAPHERNALIA Goshen police were called to the 1000 block of West Pike Street at 12:18 p.m. Sunday for paraphernalia found at Lassus Gas Station. The employees stated a man dropped the paraphernalia and left. HOMELESS ASSIST • While on patrol of the parks, at 4:13 p.m. Sunday Goshen police found a homeless encampment on Madison Street. • Goshen police visited a homeless encampment at 1:23 p.m. Monday on private property in the 300 block of West Waverly Avenue and made contact with an individual who agreed to leave upon the return of two others who were not present at the time. Shelter, social services and transportation were offered but denied. OFFICER'S REPORT A 32-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies at 2:45 p.m. Saturday he left his handgun on the roof of his car and it fell off somewhere around U.S. 20 near Middlebury. The firearm was located and taken to the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF The Elkhart County Criminal Complex observed an inmate breaking the glass on a cell door with an item within their cell on Saturday. THEFT • A 54-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that around 4 p.m. Saturday that his Amazon package was stolen from his front porch in the 30000 block of Riverbend Circle. • A 23-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that around 1 p.m. April 25 someone stole her guitar from the 29000 block of C.R. 20 in Elkhart. • A 19-year-old man requested a VIN check on a 2020 Suzuki motorcycle in the 54000 block of Midnight Star by Elkhart County deputies. The Suzuki was found found to be stolen out of Dover, Delaware, in December 2022. It was impounded. FRAUD • An 18-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that on March 28 someone opened a credit card in her name and spent over $2,000 on it without her consent. • A 49-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that between April 11-25 someone was emailing him pretending to be one of his employees and wanting to update his banking information to a different account. • A 33-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 4:49 p.m. Monday that someone took money from her Cash App.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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POLICE NEWS: Trooper finds missing Plymouth baby in Elkhart County
A 6-month-old child abducted by a non-custodial parent was safely returned after an observant Indiana State Trooper saw the vehicle it was believed to have been taken in. Master Trooper Brian Hoffman heard a dispatch that the Plymouth Police Department was investigating a child abduction by a non-custodial parent on Saturday. A description of the vehicle was given and a possible route of travel. Around 3:04 a.m. Hoffman thought he saw the vehicle, a maroon 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driving east on U.S. 20 near C.R. 17. After catching up to the vehicle and verifying that it was the vehicle being looked for, Hoffman called for additional units as he followed it eastbound. Hoffman made a traffic stop on the vehicle as it pulled into a business nearby. As Hoffman approached the Trailblazer, the front and rear passenger windows were lowered, and he saw a man sitting in the rear passenger side seat holding a baby. The man identified himself as Shaquile Booker, 30. Hoffman and officers with the Bristol Police Department safely took Booker into custody. The child was unharmed. Plymouth Police Department was contacted and came to the scene to take custody of Booker and returned the child to its custodial parent. Booker was taken to the Marshall County Jail where he faces several charges related to the case and a warrant out of Allen County. HIT-AND-RUN • A 49-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies at 7:57 p.m. Friday that someone crashed into his mailbox in the 29000 block of C.R. 18 in Elkhart and fled the scene. • A 64-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that between 7:20 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday someone crashed into his 2008 Mercedes CLS parked in his driveway in the 26000 block of Roseland Drive and fled the scene. • A 23-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 6:34 a.m. Monday being involved in a hit-and-run where the other driver left the scene near Pike Street and Chicago Avenue. • A 55-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 7:56 a.m. Monday that his mailbox was hit overnight in the 1300 block of Berkey Avenue. FIRES • Goshen police and fire at 8:28 p.m. Sunday were called to the 500 block of North Eighth Street for a house fire. No injuries were reported. • Goshen police and fire were called to the 2900 block of Linden Drive at 11:41 a.m. Sunday for an explosion. A paint booth at Herr Custom Paints had caught on fire while workers were cleaning it. No injuries were reported. • Goshen police and fire were called to the 3:20 p.m. Sunday to a dumpster fire in the 4300 block of Balsam Fir Lane in Ashton Pines. • Goshen Fire responded to a house fire in the 700 block of South Main Street at 8:14 p.m. Sunday. ARRESTS • A 38-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies around 8 p.m. Friday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangerment following a traffic stop near Ind. 15 and C.R. 24. • A 22-year-old woman was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 3:01 a.m. Saturday on charges of criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon, leaving the scene of a crash and operating a vehicle while intoxicated after she was found stranded in a vehicle near U.S. 33 and Peddler's Village Road. • A 43-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 8:54 p.m. Saturday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana after he was involved in a single-vehicle crash in the 6000 block of Ind. 15 in Goshen. • A 37-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 12:29 p.m. Sunday on charges of leaving the scene of a crash, driving on a suspended license, driving without insurance and an outstanding warrant after he reportedly ran from a crash near U.S. 33 and C.R. 20. • A 35-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 6:35 p.m. Sunday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving without a license after he was stopped for driving recklessly in the C.R. 14 and C.R. 17. • A 31-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 3:36 a.m. Sunday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated during a traffic stop near C.R. 26 and C.R. 9 in Elkhart. • A 22-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 9:51 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana and never obtaining a license after a traffic stop near Beaver Lane and Chicago Avenue for an equipment violation. BURGLARY A 71-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that between May 3-9 a burglary occurred at his storage unit in the 22000 block of Old U.S. 20. SEX CRIME • A 39-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 9:39 a.m. Sunday a man violated her personal space by recording her. • The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Child Services received a report of a child in need of services at 3:06 p.m. May 1. • A child in need of services was reported to the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Child Services at 3:03 p.m. May 12. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF A 60-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 10:25 a.m. Sunday that someone damaged her vehicle's window overnight in the 400 block of North Riverside Boulevard. FOUND PARAPHERNALIA Goshen police were called to the 1000 block of West Pike Street at 12:18 p.m. Sunday for paraphernalia found at Lassus Gas Station. The employees stated a man dropped the paraphernalia and left. HOMELESS ASSIST • While on patrol of the parks, at 4:13 p.m. Sunday Goshen police found a homeless encampment on Madison Street. • Goshen police visited a homeless encampment at 1:23 p.m. Monday on private property in the 300 block of West Waverly Avenue and made contact with an individual who agreed to leave upon the return of two others who were not present at the time. Shelter, social services and transportation were offered but denied. OFFICER'S REPORT A 32-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies at 2:45 p.m. Saturday he left his handgun on the roof of his car and it fell off somewhere around U.S. 20 near Middlebury. The firearm was located and taken to the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF The Elkhart County Criminal Complex observed an inmate breaking the glass on a cell door with an item within their cell on Saturday. THEFT • A 54-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that around 4 p.m. Saturday that his Amazon package was stolen from his front porch in the 30000 block of Riverbend Circle. • A 23-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that around 1 p.m. April 25 someone stole her guitar from the 29000 block of C.R. 20 in Elkhart. • A 19-year-old man requested a VIN check on a 2020 Suzuki motorcycle in the 54000 block of Midnight Star by Elkhart County deputies. The Suzuki was found found to be stolen out of Dover, Delaware, in December 2022. It was impounded. FRAUD • An 18-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that on March 28 someone opened a credit card in her name and spent over $2,000 on it without her consent. • A 49-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that between April 11-25 someone was emailing him pretending to be one of his employees and wanting to update his banking information to a different account. • A 33-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 4:49 p.m. Monday that someone took money from her Cash App.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
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Four adults, three juveniles charged in connection with gun thefts at Wolcott sports store
Seven people, including three juveniles, have been arrested in connection with a burglary at a sporting goods store in Wolcott where a stolen vehicle was used to ram the front of the building before nine guns were stolen. The suspects were arrested Tuesday by members of the Bristol Police Department following a multi-agency investigation that involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, according to police. Three of the suspects, all 16-year-olds from Bristol, were turned over to the Wolcott Police Department where they faced additional charges. According to Wolcott police, the teens were identified as the three suspects who burglarized the Sportsmen's Outpost on Wolcott Road on April 18. Officers responded to the store at 5:24 a.m. when a burglary alarm went off and found that a blue Hyundai sedan that was reported stolen in Bristol was used to ram the front of the store. Nine handguns were taken as the thieves were allegedly seen on video surveillance committing the burglary, police said. Police said a stolen Kia was used as a getaway vehicle and that a number of area law enforcement agencies were notified of the stolen guns, as well as the ATF and the Waterbury State's Attorney's Office. Police said they learned during the investigation the same suspects had allegedly committed a burglary earlier in the day at an empty store in Wolcott that used to be a gun store. A description of the Kia that the suspects left in was shared with law enforcement throughout the state. During the investigation, police said they were led to Waterbury where a 16-year-old claimed that he had accidentally shot himself in the hand while he was in Bristol, where he resides. Bristol police also notified Wolcott investigators that they found the stolen Kia in a small lake. Inside the Kia, authorities allegedly found a handgun with an obliterated serial number, police said. Investigators also learned that one of the stolen guns, which was possibly used in the accidental shooting, was tossed in a river in Bristol, Wolcott police said. A 9mm handgun was recovered with assistance from the Connecticut State Police dive team. Over the course of five days after the burglary, Wolcott police said their investigators along with ATF agents and Bristol police carried out multiple search warrants, interviewed numerous people and conducted surveillance. The investigation led to the three juveniles being identified as the suspects believed to have stolen the guns. According to police, the juveniles, which included the teen who accidentally shot himself, are suspected of stealing the guns with plans to sell them on the streets. Eight of the nine guns have been recovered. Wolcott police said they are still working to recover the last firearm. Authorities also learned during the investigation that family members and friends of the juveniles are believed to have helped them following the burglary. Those alleged crimes occurred in Bristol. Bristol police on Tuesday arrested four adults and the three teens after obtaining warrants for them. One of the juveniles was arrested on charges of conspiracy to steal a firearm, conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle, illegal transfer of a firearm, illegal discharge of a firearm, illegal possession of weapons in a motor vehicle, carrying a pistol without a permit and operating without a license. Another teen was charged with risk of injury to a minor, police said. The third juvenile faces charges of conspiracy to steal a firearm, conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle, criminal trover, larceny of a motor vehicle, illegal transfer of a firearm, operating without a license, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal possession of weapons in a motor vehicle, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and tampering with evidence. The teens were turned over to Wolcott police after they were charged by Bristol investigators. Wolcott police said they face 10 counts of weapons in a motor vehicle and stealing a firearm, two counts of first-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary and a single count of first-degree criminal mischief, conspiracy to commit first-degree criminal mischief, second-degree criminal mischief, conspiracy to commit second-degree criminal mischief, third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, conspiracy at stealing a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit and illegal alteration of a firearm identification number. The suspects who allegedly helped the teens have been identified as 45-year-old Alvin Martinez, 20-year-old Shane Erdmann, 18-year-old Makiah Henry and 36-year-old Jessica Henry all of Bristol, according to police. Martinez faces charges of illegal transfer of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, tampering with evidence and operating while under suspension. Erdmann has been charged with illegal transfer of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, tampering with evidence and improper storage of a firearm. Makiah Henry faces charges of illegal transfer of a firearm and tampering with evidence. Jessica Henry has been charged with tampering with evidence. 'I want to commend not only the Wolcott detectives and officers that investigated this burglary, but also the members of the ATF, the Bristol Police detectives and officers, the Connecticut State Police, the Waterbury Police Department and the Waterbury State's Attorneys Office,' Wolcott police said in a statement. 'They did not rest until the guns were recovered and charges were made,' police said. 'It was because of their hard work, dedication and commitment to keeping their citizens safe, that we were able to remove nine handguns off the street to prevent harm and possibly death to others. I also want to acknowledge and thank the public in Wolcott, Waterbury and Bristol for their assistance with providing us with videos surveillance footage.'
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24-04-2025
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Man with violent criminal history accused of shooting woman during dispute with neighbor in Bristol
A man previously convicted of attempted murder and assault charges has been accused of shooting a woman during a dispute between neighbors in Bristol in October 2024, according to court documents. Jose Cruz-Rosa, 47, currently of Middletown was arrested on April 15 on charges of first-degree assault, illegal discharge of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a firearm, according to the Bristol Police Department. The warrant affidavit supporting the charges said officers on Oct. 9, 2024 at 7:02 p.m. responded to Conlon Street on the report of shots fired and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her leg. Police applied a tourniquet and gauze to her wound to control the bleeding before she was taken to Hartford Hospital. The victim, who resides in an apartment on Conlon Street, told officers she had been having issues with some neighbors across the street and that one of them had tried fighting with her family members, the warrant affidavit said. During the dispute, she said, a man with 'poofy hair' and a white T-shirt took out a gun and shot her, according to the warrant affidavit. Responding officers found shell casings in two different areas of Conlon Street and would later learn from witnesses that the dispute took place between a group of about three to four people in a residential driveway and a larger group of people in the street, the warrant affidavit said. During the incident, in which multiple individuals could reportedly be heard yelling at each other, someone in the smaller group allegedly fired off about two to three shots at the larger group in the street, witnesses told police. Witnesses said a man in the larger group then allegedly took out a firearm and returned gunfire, according to the warrant affidavit. Witnesses identified the second shooter as a man who lived on the street at the time, who investigators have identified as Cruz-Rosa, the warrant affidavit said. After the second series of shots were fired, the two groups scattered, creating a chaotic scene as officers arrived, according to the warrant affidavit. Police received reports that two vehicles and possibly one person on foot had left the area as patrol officers were responding. Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division later responded to investigate. Detectives who combed the scene for evidence immediately believed gunshots were fired from two different locations, the warrant affidavit said. Investigators at one point suspected that the woman who was shot may have been the first person to fire off shots during the dispute, though forensic testing later found no evidence that she had shot a gun, the warrant affidavit said. While investigators were still at the scene, Cruz-Rosa returned in a black Nissan Maxima and agreed to speak with an officer. He told police he checked on his family after learning that they were involved in a shooting and, after making sure they were OK, headed out to buy cigarettes, the warrant affidavit said. Police at the scene performed a gunshot residue test on his hands. Investigators also performed tests on the hands of the gunshot victim and her son as well, the warrant affidavit said. A day after the shooting, authorities obtained a search warrant for the gunshot victim's home, the warrant affidavit said. When the search was carried out, police allegedly found a box of gun ammunition and a gun box but no firearm inside, police wrote. The ammunition which was seized matched a shell casing found near the injured victim, the warrant affidavit said. During a subsequent interview with detectives, Cruz-Rosa reaffirmed his initial statement to police and provided additional details as to what he said he was doing when the shooting happened. He told investigators he was cooking dinner when he heard family members outside arguing with someone, the warrant affidavit said. As he was making his way outside he said he heard gunfire, which he described as 'pop, pop, pop,' according to the warrant affidavit. After checking on his family, Cruz-Rosa told police he left to buy cigarettes as officers converged on the area. Detectives questioned his account, saying it would not be 'normal' behavior for someone to head out to buy cigarettes if they just learned that their family had been shot at, the warrant affidavit said. He allegedly told detectives that, despite his prior criminal history, he 'was scared,' according to the warrant affidavit. '…if you see my record, I used to be bad,' Cruz-Rosa told police, the warrant affidavit said. 'I never shoot on nobody, you know what I mean? I never been in that type of life.' Forensic testing of the residue test performed on Cruz-Rosa's hands reportedly produced 'strong evidence' indicating there was gunshot residue present, the warrant affidavit said. The test performed on the gunshot victim's hands came back negative. Testing reportedly showed that the her son likely had gun residue on one of his hands, according to the warrant affidavit. Court records reviewed Wednesday indicated he has not been charged. According to the warrant affidavit, investigators found that Cruz-Rosa's prior criminal history includes a 1999 conviction on an attempted murder charge as well as other convictions on charges of sale of a hallucinogen/narcotics, possession of narcotics and second-degree assault. He is being held on a $250,000 bond and is next scheduled to appear in New Britain Superior Court on May 6. Court records show Cruz-Rosa's bond can only be posted at the courthouse and that, should he be released, he will be subject to Intensive Pretrial Supervision that will include GPS monitoring and 24/7 house arrest. He has not entered a plea to the charges.
