Police: Paroled drug dealer found with drugs, weapon during traffic stop
Posted: Updated:Bridgeport police say a drug dealer is off the streets thanks to a joint operation between their department and state police.
Investigators say 27-year-old Marques Goethe was on parole after spending three years in prison when he was arrested Thursday following a routine traffic stop.
They say Goethe was caught with marijuana, heroin and more than $1,000 cash on him, along with an illegal handgun and a high-capacity magazine.
Police say the suspect was sent to prison in 2012 after he was shot in the chest. At the time, he was found with several bags of cocaine packaged for sale.
Officials say the cycle needs to be broken.
"When he went to jail, he was probably recovering from that gunshot wound to the chest," say Bridgeport Police Chief AJ Perez. "Somebody could have used that as an example to him and say, 'Look, if you're going in the wrong direction here, let's do something here. Let's straighten out your life. We're going to help you, but you got to help us.'"
Goethe is being held on a $100,000 bond and is due back in court next month.
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Man arrested in connection with July shooting
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Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a shooting that injured another man nine months ago in Norwalk.
Police: Suspect used PCP before deadly January crash
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A man faced a judge Tuesday in connection with a wrong-way crash that killed two men in Norwalk in January.
A man faced a judge Tuesday in connection with a wrong-way crash that killed two men in Norwalk in January.
Stamford set to deploy more police bodycams
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Police: 2 men, juvenile accused of stealing package, victim’s identity
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Animal advocates pack court appearance of ex-official
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Animal rights advocates packed the courtroom Monday as a former Fairfield official appeared on animal cruelty charges.
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Animal rights advocates packed the courtroom Monday as a former Fairfield official appeared on animal cruelty charges.
Fairfield police arrest gas station robbery suspect
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Fairfield police say they've made an arrest in connection with a string of gas station robberies in town.
Kyle Navin pleads guilty in murder of parents
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Kyle Navin has pleaded guilty in the murder of his parents.
Kyle Navin has pleaded guilty in the murder of his parents.
Bridgeport police warn about iPhone scam after armed robbery
Bridgeport police warn about iPhone scam after armed robbery
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Police are investigating after they say a fake iPhone ad led to a tourist getting robbed at gunpoint.
Neighbors: Man slain in New Milford was retired correction officer
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Guide: National park sites in the tristate area
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Students organize walkouts over gun violence
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Connecticut Birthday Smiles
Connecticut Birthday Smiles
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It's a celebration! Is your or a loved one's birthday coming up? Let us know! Send us your photos and you could end up on air and News12.com!
It's a celebration! Is your or a loved one's birthday coming up? Let us know! Send us your photos and you could end up on air and News12.com!
2018 Foxwoods Resort Casino performer lineup
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A look at the performers and acts coming in 2018 to Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
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Musical acts coming this summer to the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City
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The Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City has announced that it will be opening its doors to the public on June 28 at the site of the old Trump Taj Mahal. Throughout the summer and early fall, the Hard Rock will live up to its name with a lineup of some of music's biggest stars.
Guide: Amusement Parks
Guide: Amusement Parks
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Do you like to gamble? Or maybe you're just looking to get away for a weekend or for a night? The tri-state area has a couple casinos that may do the trick. Here is a guide to casinos in the area.
Former first lady Barbara Bush through the years
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Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady and mother of a president whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92.
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Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady and mother of a president whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92.
Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady and mother of a president whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92.
2018 Mohegan Sun Arena performer lineup
2018 Mohegan Sun Arena performer lineup
Lorde will perform on Saturday, April 7 at 7 p.m. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Lorde will perform on Saturday, April 7 at 7 p.m. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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The 2018 Mohegan Sun Arena performer lineup includes live music, entertainment, top headlining concerts and premier sporting events in Connecticut.
2018 Summer Stadium Tours
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Here are the artists who will be performing at tri-state stadiums this summer.
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1 hospitalized after crews respond to Bridgeport fire
1 hospitalized after crews respond to Bridgeport fire
A fire broke out in a Bridgeport home Saturday night, according to officials.
A fire broke out in a Bridgeport home Saturday night, according to officials.
A fire broke out in a Bridgeport home Saturday night, according to officials.
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Forecast: Sunny Sunday with high temps around 59
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Here's the latest News 12 Connecticut weather update.
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Here's a look at your top business and tech headlines from Cheddar on News 12.
Plan to shut down site for feeding the homeless met with anger
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Bridgeport residents are angered at a plan to shut down one of the biggest sites in the city for feeding the homeless.
Fairfield residents tidy up community for Earth Day
Fairfield residents tidy up community for Earth Day
Volunteers in Fairfield celebrated Earth Day by cleaning up the community.
Volunteers in Fairfield celebrated Earth Day by cleaning up the community.
Volunteers in Fairfield celebrated Earth Day by cleaning up the community.
New details: Reunion with birth parents led to incest, murders
New details: Reunion with birth parents led to incest, murders
Police say Katie Pladl grew up in Connecticut and found her biological parents just two years ago.
Police say Katie Pladl grew up in Connecticut and found her biological parents just two years ago.
What started out as a joyful reunion of a young woman with her birth parents soon turned sour, then shocking, and finally deadly.
What started out as a joyful reunion of a young woman with her birth parents soon turned sour, then shocking, and finally deadly.
Nashville police: 4 dead in Waffle House shooting
Nashville police: 4 dead in Waffle House shooting
Nashville police: 4 dead in Waffle House shooting
Police in Nashville say four people are dead after a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant early Sunday.
Police in Nashville say four people are dead after a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant early Sunday.
1 injured after rollover crash on Main Street in Bridgeport
1 injured after rollover crash on Main Street in Bridgeport
One person was taken to the hospital after the car rolled over early Sunday morning.
One person was taken to the hospital after the car rolled over early Sunday morning.
Police respond to crash on route 8
Police respond to crash on route 8
Police responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident overnight.
Police responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident overnight.
Actor Verne Troyer dies at age 49
Actor Verne Troyer dies at age 49
Actor Verne Troyer from the "Austin Powers" movie franchise has died.
Actor Verne Troyer from the "Austin Powers" movie franchise has died.
Actor Verne Troyer from the "Austin Powers" movie franchise has died.
Actor Verne Troyer from the "Austin Powers" movie franchise has died.
