Home invasion:
Norwich police are on the hunt for a city man they believe invaded a home and stabbed another man.
Norwich — Police are on the hunt for a city man they believe invaded a home and stabbed another man, leaving the latter with life-threatening injuries.
Brandon Uzialko, 25, is wanted for criminal attempt to commit murder, home invasion, first-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor. Police have obtained a warrant for his arrest.
According to police, the stabbing took place in a home on Quarto Road at 10:21 p.m. Saturday. Police on scene learned Uzialko allegedly stabbed the man multiple times before fleeing on foot.
Police said the man has been treated for his injuries but remains in intensive care. Uzialko, police said, was armed with knives and possibly a handgun when he fled the home. He should be considered armed and dangerous.
Uzialko is 5 feet 10 inches tall, with brown hair, brown eyes and a beard. He was last seen wearing a light-colored sweatshirt with long sleeves and dark pants.
Anyone who sees or contacts Uzialko is asked to call police at (860) 886-5561. Anyone with additional information regarding this case is asked to call Detective Kyle Besse at (860) 886-5561, ext. 3154. officers serve a warrant for violation of probation to him.
As police chased Dunham, they came into contact in the area of Prest Street and Mountain Avenue with a city resident, Jovan Gills, 29, of 50 Georgiana St., who also led police in a foot chase.
Police said they located Gills under the porch of a nearby residence and found a firearm, a Cobra .380 semi-auto., and marijuana packaged for sale.
Police then located Dunham and charged him with violation of probation and interfering with an officer, according to the police report.
Gills was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, interfering with an officer, and third-degree criminal trespass.
City police ask anyone with information related to drug activity to call the police department’s narcotics hotline at (860) 4479107. Anonymous information may be submitted through the New London Tips 411 system by texting NLPDTip plus the information to Tip411 (847411). until next of kin are notified.
The driver and passenger of the vehicle making a left turn were not injured, police said. The truck is owned by the University of Connecticut and was returning to Storrs after making a delivery at the Avery Point campus, a UConn spokesperson confirmed.
Police are continuing to investigate and have not charged anybody at this point.
Police said Salem Turnpike had only two lanes of traffic open for during the roughly three-hour investigation, which led to traffic delays.
Police ask anyone with information to call them at (860) 886-5561 or contact the anonymous tip line at (860) 886-5561 ext. 3159.