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Friday, September 11, 2015

HARTFORD MAYORAL CAMPAIGN FILINGS FOR 9-2-15

Campaign filings were due this week for the Hartford Mayoral Primary taking place next Wednesday. Endorsed Democratic candidate Luke Bronin was very busy, both in campaigning and fundraising. Lukes campaign submitted over 260 pages of activity, documenting almost $260,000 in donations

 The Segarra campaign submitted  paperwork for the same period documenting a little over $50,000 . Segarra also showed that apparently he is running his campaign the same way he is running City Hall...at a deficit. Segarra apparently had to loan his campaign $19,000 to cover his fundraising shortfalls.

And to those who will start grabbing these documents to post elsewhere, please remember to credit where you took them from .

And a special thanks and recognition to the Office of Hartford's City Clerk, specifically City Clerk John Bazzano and Eric Lusa for your assistance. Transparency and openness for public documents is alive and well there.


  Luke (1)
LUKE (2)
LUKE (3)
SEGARRA (1)

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

ANOTHER GUN OFF THE STREETS BY HPD


On September 4, 2015, at 6:50 P.m., Hartford Police Department Officers of the Central Conditions Unit and Central Community Service Officers observed a 2002 Infinity I35 traveling northbound on Beacon Street from Capital Avenue.  During the investigation, HPD Officers observed several motor vehicle violations with the vehicle and conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of 156 Beacon Street.


While approaching the vehicle, HPD Officers observed the operator reach into the backseat with his right hand.  When officers requested the operator’s credentials, they observed a black handgun holster tucked into the front waistband of the operator.  Officers also observed at that time, in plain view, the handle of a firearm protruding from beneath the front passenger seat.  The firearm, a Dan Wesson .357 caliber revolver (with an obliterated serial number) and six live rounds were recovered.  The HPD Shooting Task Force was notified.  Additionally, the operator had two outstanding warrants and was arrested and transported to the Hartford Police Booking Facility for processing.


Recovered:  One Dan Wesson .357 Caliber Revolver (obliterated serial number) and six live rounds


Arrested:  Brandan Alston, 27, of Hartford, CT
Charges:
1.      No front plate
2.      Operating with a suspended license
3.      Misuse of plates
4.      Unregistered motor vehicle
5.      Insufficient insurance
6.      Possession of a firearm without a permit
7.      Weapons in motor vehicle
8.      Possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number

Monday, September 7, 2015

IS ANYONE AT CITY HALL PAYING ATTENTION TO HPD STAFFING, OR IS IT JUST TALK ?

THIS WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED EARLIER THIS  YEAR. AS CRIME CONTINUES TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO REVISIT THE CONSULTANTS REPORT.


Here is a  report commissioned by the Hartford Police Department. Hopefully the report will answer some of the staffing questions for HPD such as what are the proper number of Officers that should be at HPD. It is very dry reading, but it is informative
Hartford Police Department Staffing and Deployment Analysis 3-02-201 (2)

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