Above: A man threatening to commit "suicide by cop" is stopped near Exit 8 in Stamford. State police have shut down I-95 in both directions in the area. (CDOT Video Capture)
Below: The man who led police on a 100 mph chase from Fairfield to Stamford surrenders to police following a brief standoff that shut down both direction of Interstate 95 in downtown Stamford.
(Stamford Advocate photo)
Greenwich Police Department Alerted
New Haven postal employee threatens suicide; shuts down highway
Staff Writer
Article Launched: 10/24/2008 11:39:03 AM EDT
STAMFORD - A United States Postal Service employee led state police and officers from several municipalities in a high-speed chase down Interstate 95 after he shot at a man in a car in New Haven Friday, police said.
Anthony DeFelice, 41, of New Haven, was on Middletown Avenue in his USPS maintenance vehicle when he shot at the man, who DeFelice had just discovered was dating his ex-girlfriend, according to Jessica Mayorga, director of communications for the City of New Haven.
DeFelice dumped the USPS vehicle at his workplace before fleeing southbound on I-95 in his personal pick-up truck.
State police caught up with him at a Fairfield rest area when DeFelice fled at speeds of more than 100 mph.....
....During the 15-minute stand-off, DeFelice pointed a gun to his head and threatened to commit suicide while speaking over a cell phone to a New Haven police officer, said Lt. Sean Cooney, a spokesman for the Stamford Police Department....
ALSO:
Hartford Courant
A U.S. Postal Service worker who allegedly fired a gun at a man Friday morning was arrested in Stamford later in the day after leading police on a chase down I-95
Anthony DeFelice, 41, of New Haven, fired at his former girlfriend's new boyfriend, police said. The shot missed and no one was hurt, police said.
DeFelice was driving a postal vehicle at the time of the shooting, police said. He abandoned the vehicle in Wallingford, where he works.
At about 10 a.m., city police alerted area police departments to be on the lookout for DeFelice. At about 11:20 a.m., a state trooper spotted DeFelice's personal car while checking the Fairfield rest area on I-95 South. As more troopers and Fairfield officers arrived at the rest area, DeFelice fled south on the highway. The pursuit ended in Stamford, were Stamford officers set up a rolling road block.
DeFelice remained in his car and was on the phone with New Haven police, who talked him into surrendering. He was taken into custody by state troopers and transported to Bridgeport Hospital for evaluation, then turned over to New Haven officers. State police recovered a gun that they turned over to New Haven police.
State police charged DeFelice with reckless driving and engaging police in pursuit. Charges are pending in New Haven.
COMMENT:
The State Police Held DeFleice On A Reckless Driving Charge And Engaging In A Police Pursuit. However, If DeFleice Had Been Arrested In Greenwich He Might Have Became A 41 Year Old Mystery Man And Sent To An Out Of Town Hospital And Released To The General Public.
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