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At 4:59pm this evening, members of the
Hartford Police Department arrested Mr. Jose
Rivera-Cruz in the area of Columbus Blvd after a
short motor vehicle and foot pursuit.
Mr. Rivera-Cruz was arrested on Halloween
evening less than three weeks ago on Bond Street
while he was in possession of a Colt M-15 rifle, a
stolen 9mm Glock handgun, 366 bags of
heroin/fentanyl, 6 grams of crack cocaine, 4
suboxone films, and 37 rounds of live ammunition.
He has since been released on bond.
On today’s date, information was obtained that
Mr. Rivera-Cruz was once again in the area of Bond
Street and armed with a firearm. A motor vehicle
stop was initiated for motor vehicle violations,
at which point Mr. Rivera-Cruz engaged police in
a short vehicle and foot pursuit which ended in
the area of 250 Columbus Blvd. Mr. Rivera-Cruz
was in possession of a handgun at the time of his
arrest. He is currently in custody and being
interviewed by members of the Felony Violence
Reduction Team. Motor vehicle and firearm charges
will be applied shortly. More information will be
disseminated as it becomes available.
Mr. Rivera-Cruz is currently
being held on a $1.2 million bond stemming from the following
charges:
Reckless Driving
Evading Responsibility (2
Counts)
Criminal Mischief 3 (2
Counts)
Misuse of Plates
Failure to Renew
Registration
Failure to Carry Insurance
Card
Criminal Trespass 3
Interfering with Police
Weapons in a Motor Vehicle
Criminal Possession of
Pistol/Revolver
Carrying Pistol with out
Permit
Engaging Police in Pursuit
posted by KEVIN BROOKMAN at 5:28 PM on Nov 18, 2018
"FROM HPD"
2 Comments -
Doesn't everyone deserve a 7th chance?
November 18, 2018 at 5:51 PM
He the right complexion
November 19, 2018 at 11:43 AM