Crime & Safety

Man Arrested In No. Branford Has A Name Recognizable In Branford

North Branford police arrested someone recently with the exact same name as a notorious accused Branford arrestee.

NORTH BRANFORD, CT —North Branford Police made one arrest this past week. He is only charged at this time.

Arrested was Gurpreet Singh, 30, of Mather Street, Hamden, charged on August 7th with assault in 3rd degree.

Another Gurpreet Singh was recently arrested by Branford police a few weeks ago in the parking lot of Walmart and charged with killing four family members in Ohio.

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North Branford police said Monday, however, the two men aren’t related.

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