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Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Yahoo
2 Ansonia men facing narcotics charges in Stratford
STRATFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Stratford police say two people were arrested during an investigation into the distribution of fentanyl and cocaine throughout town. The Stratford Police Department's Narcotics, Vice and Intelligence Unit started investigating a specific person in January, based on a tip. They were informed the suspect was a street-level drug dealer that would sell narcotic substances to people throughout town. Ansonia man gets 20 years in 2017 shooting death On March 7, the NVI Unit executed four search and seizure warrants related to the investigation of William Pjura, 20, of Ansonia. The search warrants applied to a residence in Ansonia, another residence in Shelton, a 2010 Cadillac and Pjura's person. Police said the searches found about 42 grams of crack/cocaine, about 84 grams of fentanyl, a large assortment of oxycodone pills, a 2010 Cadillac CTS and $1,600 in cash. Ansonia man arrested following child porn investigation Pjura was subsequently charged with multiple narcotics offenses, including operation of an illegal drug factory and illegal possession of methadone/narcotics with intent to sell. Pjura was held on a $250,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on March 17. George Rich, 60, of Ansonia was also arrested during the execution of one of the search warrants. He was charged with illegal possession of narcotics and illegally obtaining prescriptions. Richard was released on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on March 17. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Yahoo
Two arrested after stolen vehicle crashes into police cruiser, building in Waterbury
Two people were arrested in a stolen car in Waterbury last week after the driver struck a police cruiser and a brick building during a failed escape attempt. The incident unfolded last Wednesday shortly after 3:30 p.m. when authorities conducting patrols along Willow Street and Hillside Avenue spotted a stolen 2007 Honda Accord parked in a lot at 120 Hillside Ave., according to the Waterbury Police Department. The vehicle was reported stolen that morning in Bridgeport. The Honda was spotted by the police department's Auto Theft Task Force and Vice and Intelligence Unit as well as the Connecticut Violent Crime Task Force. Dashboard camera and body camera footage from the incident, which was released by police, shows multiple officers on foot approaching the vehicle while a cruiser parks behind it. As the driver tries to drive away a policeman breaks the passenger side window of the Honda. The driver then strikes the police cruiser and a vehicle parked in the lot. The Honda becomes wedged in between the vehicles briefly, at which point an officer can be seen smashing the driver side window, the footage shows. The driver is able to free the Honda and continue through the lot with the police cruiser touching or following close behind. The Honda driver then strikes the beam of a brick building and careens directly into another beam, the footage shows. The vehicle is then boxed in by the cruiser before officers take the driver and a passenger into custody. Police identified them as 42-year-old Daniel Baker of Naugatuck and 38-year-old Janete Olivencia of Waterbury. Police said Baker was taken to an area hospital for a laceration on his face. Officers searched the vehicle and reportedly found drug paraphernalia, according to police. Baker was charged with reckless driving, evading responsibility, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia, second-degree criminal trover, first-degree criminal mischief, illegal possession of a controlled substance, operation of motor vehicle with a suspended license and failure to keep narcotic medication in the original container. According to police, Baker was found to have a warrant out for his arrest from an incident in Fairfield. Olivencia was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Yahoo
CT man arrested after search turns up two loaded firearms as well as multiple types of drugs
A Waterbury man was arrested Thursday after authorities searched his residence and his vehicle, finding multiple types of drugs as well as two guns and a high-capacity magazine. The target of the searches was identified as 43-year-old Thomas Goethe, according to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department. Bessette said Goethe's residence on Wildwood Avenue and a Dodge Magnum he is known to drive were searched by the police department's Vice and Intelligence Unit, Crime Prevention Unit, Gang Task Force as well as the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force and Auto Theft Unit. Officers located Goethe and his vehicle in the area of Bronson Street shortly before the residence was searched. During the search, police found 145 glassine bags of heroin, 244 grams of crack cocaine, 61 controlled substance pills, two 9mm handguns, a high-capacity magazine and over 200 rounds of ammunition, Bessette said. They also found various packaging materials indicative of street-level drug sales and more than $2,000. Goethe was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of 1⁄2 ounce or more of cocaine freebase form, possession of a hallucinogenic substance with intent to sell, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, criminal possession of a firearm or ammunition, illegal possession of a large-capacity magazine, illegal sale/transfer of a firearm and tampering with evidence. Bessette noted that Goethe is a previously convicted felon. He was held on a $100,000 bond.
