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20-year-old men arrested for narcotics and firearm charges in Waterbury

By Juliana Lepore,

9 days ago

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Two 20-year-old men were arrested for narcotics charges on Monday night in Waterbury, according to police.

A car with vehicle violations was attempting to evade officers by striking a police cruiser with his car and then a concrete wall before coming to a stop and being taken into custody. Ryan Simpson, 20, and Joshua Coleman, 20, were arrested after police seized many drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine and various substance pills from the vehicle, as well as two firearms.

They were both scheduled for arraignment on Tuesday,

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Lenda McIntosh

7d ago

I wonder if they'll be charged with attempted murder on the fentanyl, it's a definite deadly!! ☠️

Guest

8d ago

Get all these POS off our streets and make CT a great and happy place again !

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