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Drunk Driver Who Crashed In Spencer Had Loaded 'Machine Gun' In Car: Police
A man accused of crashing his car while driving drunk kept an illegally modified loaded pistol in his car, despite not having his license, police said.
Miguel Cruz-Ramos, 23, of Worcester, is facing 10 charges following his arrest in the early morning of July 24, Massachusetts State Police said.
A trooper happened upon Cruz-Ramos' car on West Main Street in Spencer around 1:30 a.m. It was damaged, and Cruz-Ramos seemed intoxicated, police said.
He failed a series of sobriety tests. As police searched his car, they found a 10mm pistol modified to fire fully automatic, auth…
Gun Found, Vegas Traveler Seized During One Of TSA's Busiest-Ever Screening Days At Newark
A gun turned up at a security checkpoint at Newark Airport during what was the TSA's ninth all-time busiest day screening travelers there, authorities said.
The 9mm handgun, which wasn't loaded, was spotted at a checkpoint X-ray machine in Terminal C on Sunday, June 25, the Transportation Security Administration's Lisa Farbstein said.
The traveler from Las Vegas, who was arrested by Port Authority police, was among 78,333 who were screened at Newark's TSA checkpoints -- and 2.7 million who passed through at airports nationwide, Farbstein said.
"Summer travel season is in full swing and ou…
Drugs And Ammo: Suspected Trafficker Busted After Police Raid East Boston Home, DA Says
A 53-year-old Boston man was arrested earlier this week after police raided his home and found crack, cocaine, fentanyl, and drug-selling paraphernalia, authorities said on Thursday, March 23.
Ralph Gradozzi was charged with trafficking with intent to distribute and possession of ammunition without an FID card, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge set his bail at $7,500 and ordered him held on home confinement if he is released.
Boston police raided Gradozzi's Faywood Avenue home in East Boston on Monday, March 20, and seized 21.34 grams of fentanyl, …
Convicted Felon Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Stamford Motel, Police Say
Stamford police nabbed a 25-year-old man with a long rap sheet with a 40-caliber pistol at the Red Carpet Inn.
Joshua Hinton, of Stratford, was arrested Thursday, July 19, after officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime Squad received intel that he planned to visit the motel with the gun, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
Members of the squad, along with members of the Strategic Response Team and the patrol unit set up on the motel to wait for his arrival, Conklin said.
Around 4 p.m., an older model Toyota pulled into the rear parking lot and the team, who made a positive i…
Suspect Nabbed For 2016 Murder In Fairfield County Drug Deal Gone Bad
Bridgeport police arrested a juvenile for his role in the 2016 murder of teenager Shane Slinsky, according to Av Harris, the Bridgeport police spokesman.
The unidentified Stamford juvenile was charged with felony murder, murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, larceny and carrying a pistol without a permit, Harris said.
He is being held on $1 million bond.
“An additional arrest is expected shortly,” Harris added.
Slinsky was shot twice in the head on Aug. 27, 2016, on Wood Terrace in Bridgeport, during a drug deal gone bad, police said.
The juvenile is the second person to be arrested in c…
