February 08, 2024 / By mobanmarket
STAMFORD, CT — Several Stamford police officers were honored this week for their work on recent investigations that took illegal guns and drugs off the streets.
Sgts. Seth O’Brien and Brian Cooper, who supervise the Stamford Police Department’s Narcotics & Organized Crime (NOC) Squad, along with NOC officers Jeremy Cordova, Michael Montanaro, Justin Rosado, Timothy Speer and Michael Spinosa, were given awards from the Stamford Police Commission during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday.
“They had one heck of a run,” said Stamford Assistant Police Chief Richard Conklin. “This is certainly not astonishing because this is what we’ve come to expect from Narcotics & Organized Crime. It’s a very impactful unit on our community.”
Over about two weeks, officers made three major gun seizures which yielded seven weapons, recovered over $22,000 worth of fentanyl, and large quantities of marijuana. Six arrests were made in total across the different cases.
On Dec. 30, 2023, a41-year-old Stamford man was arrested and accused of being in possession of a large amount of fentanyl, according to police.
In January, three men were arrested after police said they recovered three illegal guns, two of which were hidden in ceiling tiles, in a Stamford home.
Also last month, officers said they discovered an assault-style rifle and a semi-automatic pistol at an apartment on Tresser Boulevard. A 42-year-old Waterbury man was arrested.
Two illegal pistols, cash and marijuana were found during a search at a home on Atlantic Street in early January, resulting in the arrest of a 28-year-old man.
“As usual, these officers conducted these investigations professionally and safely without any injuries to themselves, the public or the suspects,” O’Brien said Monday.
O’Brien praised the officers’ use of human intelligence in an age where modern investigative techniques are dominated by technology.
“It’s necessary to highlight that without the information developed from human sources, the success of these proactive investigations would not be possible. Equally important is noting the time, effort and personal sacrifice that it takes our NOC investigators to cultivate this information,” O’Brien added. “Thanks to around-the-clock continuous efforts… the city of Stamford is undoubtedly a safer place for its citizens.”
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