More guns were taken off the streets Saturday night by members of the Shooting task Force and the North Conditions unit.
On Saturday, August 31st, 2013, at 2200 hours, members of the Shooting Task Force noticed a large group congregating with extremely loud music in the rear of 369 Garden Street. Officers approached the group on foot at which point one male subject became nervous and quickly walked away from the approaching officers while manipulating an item in his waistband. The subject then transitioned into a full run while holding a weighted item in his front waistband area. Believing the subject was in possession of a firearm, officers pursued the subject. As officers were chasing the subject he removed a firearm from his waistband and threw it into a yard. The subject was apprehended at 202 Mather Street and the firearm was recovered.
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Jamahl Edwards, M/B/19 (2/17/1994), of 64 Clifford Drive, West Hartford, CT. was charged with
Interfering w/ Police, Carrying a Pistol w/o a Permit, and Obliterated Serial Number. The recovered weapon was a Smith & Wesson 9mm Handgun w/ obliterated serial number and magazine containing (14) live 9mm rounds..JPG)
On September 01, 2013 at 0215 hours, information was relayed to members of the North Conditions Unit (Officers Shelby and Colon) from Sergeant Sean Spell (STF) relative to an individual unlawfully in possession of a firearm at Paul's Ranch House, 3281 Main Street. According to sources, the subject had just left a North Main Street club and had walked to the Ranch House.
The information was obtained by Sgt. Spell via a confidential source. Sgt. Spell provided a physical and clothing description of the suspect. Officers Colon and Shelby canvassed the Ranch House and located a person matching the description provided inside the establishment. During a subsequent investigation it was discovered the suspect was in possession of a loaded 9mm Smith & Wesson semi-auto handgun.
The suspect was a convicted felon and thus making it illegal for him to possess a firearm. The suspect Reggie Battle of 490 Hillside Avenue was charged with Carrying a Pistol without Permit and Criminal Possession of a Firearm . Battle was also a convicted Felon and as such is prevented from owning or carrying a firearm.
A few minutes later, Hartford Police received numerous calls of shots fired in the area of 16 Durham Street. Upon arrival, officers found two shooting victims at the address. A female victim received non life threatening wounds to the abdomen an hip area. The male victim received numerous gunshot wounds, including several to the head which proved fatal. The male victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Both victims had just left Club Vibz on North Main Street and were apparently ambushed when they arrived home. The male victim was from Manchester and had been in a dating relationship with the female victim for over a month.
On a positive note, Connecticut's new gun laws seem to be working well in the urban areas of Connecticut. No assault rifles have been seized recently by the Shooting Task Force being carried on Hartford's streets and not one of Hartford's 18 homicide victims this year have been killed with an assault rifle.
And how many of those 18 victims were shot by law-abiding citizens with a carry permit and a registered weapon....?
ReplyDeleteI see that magazine was topped off well above 10 rounds, per CT state law....
ReplyDeleteThe law abiding citizens that choose to arm themselves can't legally have more than 10 rounds in their magazines, yet knuckleheads like the one in this post don't feel the need to go along with it.
Oh wait, thats right.....cause laws never stopped any criminals before.....
I am deeply sorry for the unrelated issue, but when is someone going to properly facilitate that occonnor? He really needs some help. I try to avoid contact with him because he has no people skills and constantly talks about how he is going to take " revenge" on others at the dept . That term " revenge" has been used by him quite frequently in front of officers, and these actions should be raising red flags that maybe some intervention is needed. I only vent because most of the new officers are worried and dont want to make waves. I do appreciate your blog mr brookman.
ReplyDeleteWhen is this blog going to address the sex on duty matter at the now closed office on Bartholomew Street? I am told there is video? Will you FOI this or sweep it under the rug because he is your friend?
ReplyDeleteKevin,
ReplyDeleteIt seems you may have an agenda. Would you please provide the number "assault weapons" seized on the street in the past 5 years...
I will guess none as its hard to conceal a long gun of any type.
Would you please provide the number of Hartford residents killed by "assault weapons" in the last 5 years.
Your statement that the "new laws seem to be working well in the urban areas" is...wrong!!!!
How many rounds did that guy have in his magazine???
First off comment at 659, get your facts straight . First off it happened on maple ave approximately 5, yes five, years ago. There is no video or any proof that any relationship happened on duty. No proof of any wrong doing on duty. These are simple facts. All this mounts to is simple jelousy and hatred towards another officer. If you dislike him, why dont you be a man and approach unit 11 and discuse the matter as adults? Oh i forgot, you dislike him because he is not one of those paper officers that bows down to your greatness . He is a worker, he is dedicated, he is a little crazy at times, but he can be my backup any day of the week . Who really gives a rats ass if he relaxed with a very pretty lady friend. Dont hate him for that. What about ray bermudez on c squad? Do u hate him for his hands on community policing style also ? Not to mention the park st call girl officers.... Get your facts straight or have the common sense and man code to keep your pie hole shut . Far greater and more important issues burden this department. Sorry for the ranting kevin..
ReplyDeleteGet your facts straight...,
ReplyDeleteNo problem for the rant, especially when the facts are what they are. To the best of my knowledge there are no videos and the situation is not as it appears. There was a photo, supposedly of the Officer in the Bartholomew Ave Office. It was claimed to contain proof of the Officer with alcohol open in the office. The picture is of such poor quality , unless you knew the officer, you probably wouldn't even be able to identify him. I have the picture, and yes I shared it with Chief Rovella and I don't think it showed any negative behavior. The pettiness and the childish behavior of officers wishing to discredit their fellow officers is sad, but I guess it goes with the territory. Your comments about the Officer are pretty accurate, but I doubt anyone would question his commitment to a fellow officer when needed , even it put his own well being in harms way. I am sure he appreciates your support.
The full back story that we have figured out on this picture and the whole police office Story is very interesting and only makes me feel sorry for someone that would go to such extremes to discredit someone else.