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Tire Deflation Device Stops Wanted Man's Escape
28 Aug
Summary
- Suspect arrested July 24 after evading traffic stop.
- Stolen handgun found in vehicle during arrest.
- Suspect is a previously convicted felon on parole.
Shaheem Watkins, 31, was arrested on July 24 in Hartford, Connecticut, in connection with a shooting investigation. Police attempted a traffic stop on Main Street after receiving information that Watkins was seen driving a vehicle.
Watkins failed to comply with officers, leading them to use a tire deflation device to stop his car near Columbus Boulevard and Talcott Street. A semiautomatic handgun, reported stolen from Bloomfield, was found on the rear floorboard of the vehicle.
As a previously convicted felon on parole, Watkins was charged with several offenses. These include improper display, driving without a license, failure to obey an officer's signal, weapons in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of a firearm, and theft of a firearm.
