Crime & Safety
Drug Dealer Texts Branford Cop About Making Drug Buy, Gets Arrested: Police
We can assume the accused drug dealer texted the wrong number that is for certain.
By Jack Kramer, Correspondent
BRANFORD, CT – Note to drug dealers: be careful who you are texting.
Police Chief Kevin Halloran, at the most recent Board of Police Commissioners meeting, shared a story about Sgt. Stanley Konesky recently receiving a text message on his phone about making a drug buy.
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Halloran told the commissioners that Konesky played along – and texted the person back – that he’d meet him in the Richlin’s parking lot to complete the sale.
The chief said that Konesky met the texter – and promptly arrested him for possession of marijuana.
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Halloran jokingly told the commissioners that he was giving the texter his “Darwin award of the month’’ for texting Konesky.
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