CT Man Admits To Gun Possession, Drug Distribution Charges
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to drug distribution and firearm possession offenses.
Benjamin Gladstone, age 29, of Hartford, pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 8, in connection with a 2019 drug case, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2019, Hartford Police made two controlled purchases of marijuana from Gladstone at his Collins Street residence.
During a following court-authorized search of Gladstone’s residence, investigators found a loaded Taurus 9mm handgun with …
Passaic Sheriff: Passenger Reaches For Loaded Gun In Paterson Stop, Driver Armed, Too
Both a Paterson driver and his passenger were carrying loaded guns when a pair of Passaic County sheriff’s officers stopped them, authorities said.
Officers Peter Pelle and Angelo Calabro stopped the black Chrysler van North Main Street for several traffic violations, Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
As he exited the van, front-seat passenger Dontre Williams, 19, suddenly reached into his jacket, Berdnik said.
Calabro immediately grabbed Williams, patted him down and pulled a 9mm Taurus G3c semi-automatic handgun from the jacket, Berdnik said.
As Calabro took him into custody, Pelle grabbed …
Paterson PD: Boy, 15, Caught Carrying Pair Of High-Powered Handguns, Magazines, More
A 15-year-old Paterson boy was caught carrying two handguns with large-capacity magazines, authorities said.
The teen at first tried to avoid Officer Jensin Burgos when he pulled up to the corner of 12thAvenue and East 24thStreet, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
When Burgos got out, the boy bolted through an alleyway, discarding a black bag he was carrying, Speziale said.
A gun fell out, he said.
Burgos nabbed the teen and recovered the bag, which had another weapon inside, the director said.
Both are 9mm semi-automatic Taurus handguns fitted with fully-loaded high-capacity…
Man Points Gun At Woman During Road Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say
A man who allegedly threatened a woman stuck in traffic with a pistol during a road-rage incident has been arrested by police in Fairfield County.
James Laramee, 27, of Stamford, was arrested following the incident which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in heavy traffic on Hope Street, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
According to Conklin, the 61-year-old woman called 911 around 9:20 a.m., saying a man, later identified as Laramee had just pointed a gun at her through her car window after repeatedly honking his horn at her while stuck in traffic.
The woman was able to get Laram…
Paterson Police Raid Same Fortified Drug Den A Second Time, Seize Heroin, Pot, Guns, Young Crew
Responding to frightened citizens, detectives raided a fortified drug den in an increasingly violent Paterson neighborhood, seizing 284 heroin folds, four pounds of pot and three guns while arresting 10 dealers – most of them 21 or younger, authorities said.
It was the second time in eight months that they'd hit the same Marion Street home, which is ringed with cameras that provide a view of the property in all directions.
Buyers came to the Marion Street home “at all times of the day and night,” which residents told police had been “disrupting their quality of life and placing them in fear…
Couple Charged After Cash, Drugs, Weapons Seized At Home 100 Feet From Long Island HS
A warrant search led to the discovery of a cache of cash, drugs and weapons at a home about 100 feet near a high school on Long Island, where the couple charged were home with children, police said.
It happened at Friday morning, Sept. 20 in Bay Shore, Suffolk County Police said.
Acting on information from the community, Third Squad Special Operations Team and Narcotics Section detectives, along with the 3rd Precinct Gang Unit, Community Support Unit, and Emergency Service Section officers executed a search warrant at 5 Grace Street at approximately 6:55 a.m.
Detectives seized more than 1,…
