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Monday, September 7, 2015

GREAT WORK BY HPD PATROL AND EXCELLENT COMMUNITY HELP

 GUN FOUND BY CHILDREN AFTER THROWN BY SUSPECT

On Saturday, September 5th, 2015, Officer Johnny Suarez was assigned to Unit #31, and was patrolling the King Street area. As Officer Suarez drove west on King Street, he observed what he recognized as a street level narcotics transaction taking place in front of 41 King Street. Officer Suarez stopped and exited his patrol car, at which point Accused Soto immediately fled on foot, losing both sneakers. As Soto fled,  Officer Suarez observed Soto reaching for his waistband. Officer Suarez pursued Soto on foot at which point he observed Soto remove a black firearm from his waistband. Officer Suarez clearly transmitted via police radio that the suspect was running with a black firearm in his hand

Officer Suarez lost sight of Soto in the area of 9 Crown Street. Patrol and STF units conducted a canvass for Soto. Soto was found hiding on the rear porch of 31-33 Crown Street, with no shoes.
A search incidental to arrest of Soto's clothing yielded a knotted plastic bag containing a white rock like substance, suspected Crack Cocaine. A canvass for the firearm was met with negative results.

On Monday, September 7th, 2015, at 1456 hours, residents at called the Hartford Police
Dispatch Center and advised a child had found a firearm under their front porch. Patrol and STF

 Units responded and seized a fully loaded .45 caliber firearm with a chambered round.

Accused Soto, who was still being held at 101 Lafayette Street for arraignment, was de-briefed by Detective Rostkowski and Officer Morande. During the de-brief in a written statement, Soto admitted that the firearm located was the firearm he had been in possession of, and that he had thrown it under the porch as he fled

Per GA14, the additional firearm related charges were added to the arrest.
Great work by Officer Johnny Suarez, assisting Patrol Units and STF.
Firearm Seized;
One .45 Caliber Taurus Pistol color black, containing magazine w/ 9 live rounds and one chambered round,
S/N NXH162

Saturday, September 5, 2015

NOT A GOOD SIGN FOR THINGS TO COME

According to sources within the Hartford Police Department the DONO  Development area, future home of the Yard Goats, has already become a "feeding ground" for crime. This description was in an internal memo outlining recent crimes that have taken lace at the development site, obtained by "We the People"

If Mayor Segarra can't even secure a construction site, how does he plan to ensure the safety of those coming into Hartford to attend the new stadium?


THE "EDUCATION MAYOR" SKIPS SCHOOL

Mayor Pedro Segarra was a no show at Thursday nights candidates forum on education issues. The Mayor stated he had a "scheduling conflict" and couldn't attend. Maybe he was too busy comforting the families of homicide victims, it has been a busy week. again,on the violent crime front.

Watch the forum below, minus Pedro Segarra


Thursday, September 3, 2015

REWARD OFFERED FOR HARTFORD SHOOTINGS

 AARON TAYLOR-BELIEVED TO BE ARMED AND DANGEROUS

A reward in the amount of $5,000 is being offered for information directly leading to the capture of wanted felon, Aaron Taylor.
 
The Hartford Police Department has information that Aaron Taylor; a suspect wanted for at least two shootings in Hartford, has returned and is active in the region. Detectives had information that Taylor was out of the State. However, recent information is that Taylor is in the Hartford Region.
 
Aaron Taylor, 12/17/89, of Windsor CT has active arrest warrants for two shootings that occurred on May 24, 2015.The first, at 932 Capital Avenue, where he is to have allegedly shot Pastor Augustus Sealy. Minutes later he was at 402 Garden St. where he allegedly shot Robert Jones.  He is currently charged with Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder and Assault in the First Degree in both cases. The warrant carries a 1.35 million dollar judge set bond. Taylor operated a black Nissan Maxima in these incidents although the marker plate is not known at this time. He is a convicted felon with several previous firearm offenses. Use caution with Taylor as the firearm in this incident has NOT been recovered, and he has extremely violent tendencies. Please do not approach him.
 
If you have information regarding his whereabouts, please do not hesitate to call police. Immediate and active information should be handled with a 911 call. General information should be directed to the Hartford Police Department, Lieutenant Bandon O’Brien at (860) 757-4089.
 
Anonymous tips can be left at http://www.hartford.gov/Police