Waterbury
​Police and Safety News Archive

City Wide; Police & Safety
Police Department almost fully staffed
video, article; 2024.07.27
City Wide; Police & Safety
Man Injured in Shooting; Suspect Dead
article; 2024.07.16
​City Wide; Police & Safety
Two Waterbury Teens Charged in Salem in Theft and Carjackings
article; 2024.07.18
City Wide; Police & Safety
Waterbury woman charged with animal cruelty faces judge as advocates seek justice
article; 2024.07.07
City Wide; Police & Safety
Body camera footage shows suspect biting, grabbing at Waterbury officer's gun: mayor
video, article; 2024.07.12
City, State, National; Police and Safety
CT behavioral health worker barred from working with Medicaid sentenced for health care fraud
article; 2024.06.22
City Wide; Police and Safety
Multiple arrests made in Waterbury narcotics investigation
WFSB; pictures, article; 2024.06.21
City Wide; Police and Safety
Elijah Caldwell man sentenced for role in Medicaid fraud scheme
WTNH; article; 2024.06.21
City Wide; Police and Safety
Waterbury hopes plan will crack down on illegal ATVs, dirt bikes
WTNH; picture, article; 2024.06.20
Waterbury, Norwalk; Police and Safety
Police: Waterbury man arrested for burglary and attempted burglary at Norwalk smoke shops
picture, article; 2024.06.20
​City Wide; Police and Safety
Fourth arrest made in Waterbury courthouse shooting homicide: Meriden Man Arrested
Fox61; article; 2024.06.13
​City Wide, Police and Safety
Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Gun Possession, Violating Supervised Release
article; 2024.06.07
City Wide; Police and Safety
Man arrested in connection to slashed tires, graffiti at multiple Waterbury businesses: Police
WTIC; article; 2024.05.23

City Wide; Police and Safety
Police: Teen charged in fatal shooting of 19-year-old in Waterbury
Hartford Courant; popup advertisements, picture, article, redirects, subscription may be required

City Wide
Police and Safety
Another 2 members of violent Waterbury-based street gang convicted on multiple charges
Fox61; video; 2024.05.15
Inter-city
Police and Safety
Police arrest the 3rd out-of-towner for deadly Waterbury courthouse shooting
Eyewitness News3; video, picture, article; 2024.04.19
City Wide
Police and Safety
1 year later, Waterbury teen hit by vehicle leaves hospital
WTNH; video, article; 2024.04.12

City Wide
Multiple Neighborhoods
Police and Safety
Waterbury, CT police and federal agents make major firearms and narcotics bust
Newport Dispatch; Mug Shots, article; 2024.03.29

City Wide
Police & Safety
Waterbury Woman Sentenced in Connection with Narcotics Trafficking Operation
Shore News Network; article; 2024.03.27

City Wide / Borough
Police & Safety
Heather Anderson Sentenced for Death of Shelley Stamp
Newsbreak; video, article; 2024.03.21

City Wide / Borough
Police & Safety
Heather Anderson Sentenced for Death of Shelley Stamp
Newsbreak; video, article; 2024.03.21

Inter-City
Police & Safety
Waterbury police: As part of highway enforcement operation, police find stolen car, make arrests
Involves Hartford Man
New Haven Register; article; 2024.03.01

Inter-City
City Wide
Waterbury teen homicide convict set free
Rep-Am; article; 2024.02.23
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Inter-State
City Wide
Springfield man sentenced to 30 years in 2021 Waterbury murder
Fox61; video, article; 2024.02.24

City Wide / Bridgeport
​Police and Safety
Federal jury convicts 4 members of violent Waterbury gang
​Convicted: “Goon”, “Gap”, “Pop” and “Dirt,” and “Little Cuz”
​​NewsBreak / WTNH; article; 2024.02.15

City Wide
Police
Waterbury man found with 700+ bags of fentanyl: police
​WTNH; picture, article; 2024.01.12

City Wide
Police
Waterbury man sentenced to 28 years for 2010 killing
WTNH; article; 2024.01.12
Cross-State
City Wide
​Man accused of posing as police officer during sexual assault in Waterbury Connecticut and Puyallup Washington
NBCConnecticut; Article; 2023.12.26
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Heather Anderson, of Waterbury's Borrough of Naugatuck, Accepts Plea Deal for Murder of 34-year-old Waterbury Teacher Shelley Stamp During Robbery, and of Eating the Stamp's Pasta and Using the Stamp's Credit Card After the Murder
City Wide
Man sentenced for random, deadly attack of 14-year-old boy in Waterbury
WFSB; picture, artricle; 2023.12.08

City Wide
15 people arrested on federal drug charges
NBCConnecticut; article; 2023.11.30

City Wide
Waterbury police make arrest in teenager's shooting death
Fox61; video, article; 2023.11.25
Out East District
Hamilton Neighborhood
Bullet grazes 18-year-old's back at Waterbury apartment complex: Police
Fox61; article; 2023.11.25
City Wide
​Waterbury man stole safe with jewelry and documents from Southbury home
NewsBreak, News 12; video, article, unrelated advertisements; 2023.11.10
Intra-State
Waterbury - City-Wide
​Police Searching for Suspect in Orange Crash That Killed 14-year-old Waterbury Teen
MSN; article; 2023.11.02
International
Waterbury - City-Wide
Borough of Naugatuck
Franklin Robinson is Sentenced to 90 Years in Prison for Murdering Mother of Puerto Rican Olympian Mabel Martinez Antongiorgi
News8; article; 2023.11.02
Waterbury
Borrough of Naugatuck
Naugy Cop Tazed Waterbury Man 3 Times After Established Control; Man Suspected of Robbery
NewsBreak; article; 2023.10.31

City Wide
PD Looking to Hire Dozens More Officers
NBCConnecticut; article; 2023.10.23

Citywide
Waterbury Murderous Couple, Casandra Navario and Miles Johnson Sentenced to 50 and 55 Years for Grotesque Beheading;
Murderer Casandra Navario was 23 when she murdered Rachel Lerato Sebetela, and may be let loose at age 51
Murderer Mike* Johnson was 21 when the beheading took place, and may be let loose at age 49
(newsbreak.com); pictures, links, article; 20230818
* Various sources indicate Mike, Mile, and Miles
City Wide
14-year-old boy from Waterbury reported missing
(wfsb.com); picture, article; 2023.07.07
City Wide / International
North End District
Burn Hill Neighborhood
​City Wide
Violent crime on the rise in Waterbury
wfsb.com; video, article; 20230621
Waterbury
Connecticut
United States
Waterbury's Olajuwon "OJ" Harrington Steals $8K in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits, Pleads Guilty
fox61.com; article; 20230511

North End District
Crown Brook Neighborhood
​Sanchez-Martinez and Sosa-Ortiz Jailed
​for fentanyl and heroin trafficking
Newport Dispatch
Waterbury; State
Terminated Stop and Shop employee allegedly fights Meriden officers
newsbreak.com/WTIC; picture, article; 20230317
Out East
Pierpont Neighborhood
Girl Assaulted @ Crosby, 2 Arrested
2 teen girls arrested for assaulting student at Crosby basketball game (newsbreak.com); article; 20230303
State: Beyond Waterbury
Waterbury Man Arrested for Jewett City armed Robbery, Larceny
NewsBreak; picture, article; 20230120 [x]
​Waterbury
Waterbury Man Killed in Danbury by Thompson Resident
July 2022 Murder of 39 year old Raymond Irvin Simmons Jr.
Murderer Sentenced
Local News - WLAD-AM <article> 20230113F
​Waterbury
41-year-old Felix Ortega-Pagan
Sentenced to 5 Years for Cocaine Trafficking
2020 Crime involved drugs from Puerto Rico
WTNH <article> 20230104T
​Waterbury
​Waterbury Man Arrested for Beating Death in Bridgeport
Charged in 2019 Murder, Arrested at his home
WTNH <article, picture> 20230105R
Center District, Hillside Historic District
Firefighters Find Body While Responding to Carbon Monoxide Alarm
144 Grove Street; Call to Fire Department
NBC Connecticut; video / article; 20230104

Waterbury Safety Resources


​Data Extracted from the Waterbury Police Department Website on 2024.01.13.  For the most accurate and updated data, click here.
Aide to Patrol Commander
(203) 574-6937

Animal Control/Services
(203) 574-6909

Chief of Police Office
(203) 574-6906

Community Relations
(203) 574-6962

Credit Union
(203) 757-8684

Crime Stoppers
(203) 755-1234

Criminal Investigations Bureau
(203) 574-6941

Deputy Chief (Administration)
(203) 574-6947

Deputy Chief (Operations)
(203) 574-6969

Dispatch Center (For Emergency, call 911)
(203) 574-6911

Extra Duty
(203) 574-6963

Forensics Lab
(203) 574-6917

Front Desk
(203) 574-6920

IT
(203) 574-6927

Internal Affairs
(203) 574-6948

Juvenile Division
(203) 574-6956

Maintenance
(203) 574-6986

Police Activity League (PAL)
(203) 346-3921

Parking Authority
(203) 574-6721

Patrol Commander (Assistant Deputy Chief)
(203) 574-6936

Property and Evidence
(203) 574-6964

Public Information Officer
(203) 573-6347

Quartermaster's Office
(203) 574-6961

Records Division
(203) 574-6933

Traffic Unit
(203) 346-3975

Training Division
(203) 573-5001

Vice and Intelligence
(203) 574-6903

Victim Services
​(203) 574-6946
Hiring
Durg Take-Back

Use of Force Probe

20230509

Links

Waterbury Police Department official page
​Waterbury Police Department on the City of Waterbury's official website.
​Friends of Waterbury City Police
Private group · 175 members
​We Support Waterbury Police Department
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WATERBURY POLICE & FIREFIGHTERS RETIREES ASSOCIATION, INC.
Private group
This Facebook Group Page is for exclusive use by ALL UNIFORMED RETIREES, including DETECTIVES, their widows and/or widowers, of the Waterbury, Connecticut Police and Fire Departments.
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