Bridgeport Crime Tracker

Major drug bust confirmed at Dubai High Tobacco & Vape:

• 105 pounds illegal cannabis/THC products seized
• Three employees charged on narcotics: Joey...

Key controversy in Dyshan Best shooting: Black man waited 10 min for ambulance while white officer took first one for mild anxiety.

• First...

Rapid response to Fairfield armed robbery on March 2: masked gunman hit News Express, fled with cash, no injuries.

• Regional teamwork with...

Local enforcement strikes: Detectives acted on tips of illegal handgun possession, obtaining warrants and seizing untraceable 9mm Glock-style pistol...

Federal crackdown disrupts Puerto Rico-to-Connecticut cocaine pipeline via U.S. mail:

• Brian Martinez Rivera, 29, of Torrington sentenced to 5 years...

Key federal win in Bridgeport: California man Jonathan "Gordo" Garcia sentenced to 78 months prison + 4 years supervision for trafficking kg...

Two people arrested in Trumbull after state troopers found large amounts of narcotics in a stopped vehicle. Timely reminder of routine stops yielding major hauls.

Rodney Canada, Bridgeport man leading cocaine and fentanyl trafficking ring in southwestern Connecticut, received nine years and ten months in federal...

FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and BPD score major win against Noble Avenue open-air market:

• Investigated with 11 controlled buys (Mar-Sep...

Fairfield police are cracking down on synthetic party drugs:

• Seized deadly 'pink cocaine', a novel stimulant not containing actual cocaine.
• It's a...

Drug-related arrest in Fairfield: Mark Keene, 46, charged with reckless driving and OUI after cocaine admission and crashing into porch, wall, and...

Federal probe uncovers narcotics-firearms link in Northeast US:

• 6 arrested, 4 CT residents from Waterbury and Hamden
• 30+ undercover buys: 1kg+...

• Eunice Berrios, 60, busted Jan. 25 in Shelton for pointing gun and threatening neighbors while intoxicated.
• Officers found unregistered...

Major Waterbury drug bust highlights aggressive enforcement:

• Raid on Chapman Avenue home Jan. 14 via search warrant
• 10 Waterbury residents arrested targeting Eugene Foote, 46
• Seized fentanyl and heroin

Bethel police seized almost a pound of cocaine and arrested five, including Hartford's Dayquan Smith facing fentanyl and cocaine trafficking charges. Reminder: networks extend beyond Bridgeport—nearby towns can learn to strengthen interdiction.

Community complaints fuel Stratford police action near Success Avenue, Stonybrook Condominium Complex, and Success Village Housing Complex.

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Stratford NVI Unit targets Success Ave drug trade, needs public help locating 4 suspects on warrants:

• Orlando Skaarva (02-21-1992): 5 warrants...

• Resident complaints sparked action: Stonybrook Condominium and Success Village residents reported narcotics activity decreasing quality of life.
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• Guilty verdict: 44-year-old Seth Tyson convicted of possessing fentanyl and a firearm.
• Search findings: Fentanyl on bed; gun in backpack, ammo...

• Juvenile crime: Armed with knife, stole $3 items from CT store
• Drug enforcement: Home raid seizes drugs, 10 arrests

Police active on minor thefts and major busts alike.