Arrest Made In Shell Station Murder

Two guys from Stamford are the alleged perpetrators of the October 2009 murder of Jose Joaquin Morales. The Hour reports that the two men have been held in jail since December of 2009 for a robbery of a Stamford Bodega:

Alain Rodney Leconte, 22, and Mustafa Jacobs, 24, were charged with murder and robbery in the first degree and are expected to be arraigned in Norwalk Superior Court Thursday.

Leconte was also arraigned Wednesday in Stamford Superior Court on charges related to a gas station robbery in Greenwich during which he shot an attendant. That robbery and shooting occurred a couple weeks after the Norwalk murder.

He has been held since Dec. 14, 2009, when Stamford police arrested him in connection with an armed robbery at a bodega.

No one is reporting how the Norwalk Police determined that these two were the suspects, but Mayor Moccia indicated earlier tonight that forensic evidence takes time and the the crime scene evidence was a key.

Yes, TV shows like CSI make it all look speedy, but the reality is that any investigation does take time. Making arrests is only part of law enforcement, convicting criminals is just as important.

  • OLD TIMER

    On the TV CSI shows, all the very latest technology is in-house and available and nobody ever has to justify the cost of lab tests. They make it look like getting DNA evidence that will stand up in court is simple and only takes a few minutes. All bullets are easily matched to the weapon they were fired from and there is an enormous date base of samples to match. Computer techs can do miracles and bring up all kinds of private records without the hassle of getting search warrants.
    In real life, in local police depts. the technical support generally comes from other agencies that have limited resources and way too much work. If it took this long to bring charges against suspects that have been in custody for a year, that probably indicates Norwalk Police built a iron-clad case that is almost guranteed to get convictions,
    I don’t understand how the mayor justifies running a press conference at City Hall to take credit for good police work, but that is another issue for another day.
    Great job by Norwalk’s finest.

  • anon

    and, no one, is going to put, certain details, in public domain, which is, as it should be and will remain so, especially with an open file, along with the facts, like, all suspects may have not been apprehended, as of press time. right? everyone, on the same page? due process has to take its course. legwork?, forensics? collaboration? isnt that what the job is? while everyone is doing high fives and swinging slaps on each others backs, how about some playground equipment swinging into some parks mayor? and not just a stepping stones slide on the old lead pile,flax,bouton and ryan parks not to mention the schools, all need attention, step on up to the plate. marker is called. lets make it happen, looks at the council, mayor and chief. pay it forward people.its yourct, your norwalk. further comment would be non productive, all the journalist’s and csi fans can moan, in unison, on cue but everyone else is encouraged to make a difference and to make our world, the children’s world, a little bit better. hopefully that will help mr. morales’s family a little bit and the community begin the healing process. yes, you can, make a difference. nice work by all involved, out there, you know who you are.

  • http://Yahoo Just Me

    you don’t understand how the mayor can justify a press conference to take credit for good police work? HELLO . . . he’s running for reelection and likes to get his mug in the paper and on News12 and doesn’t feel the need to justify anything he feels like doing – if he feels like it, that’s justification enough.

  • No Cash, Playgrounds?

    Some people make a carreer out of pretending to know more than they do. The chief and mayor our exclusive members of that club. That said, I didnt hear the mayor or the chief take any responsibilty on bringing this case to a resolution. It took “great detective work” the mayor stated an indicated that there were many organizations involved. The mayor is not misleading, in that statement.

    As for him holding a press briefing, sure this does’nt hurt his efforts to seek another term but. It is a very serious community issue and they both have a duty to the public.

    Admittedly, some of us took out the big hammer and hammered away on both of them, on this issue. As, rightly we should and they both understand that, its the job. They took that heat and it did get really, really hot. If anyone recalls both of their feet will have burn scars the rest of thier lives.

    It is obvious, that a recent development came in and broke open the stalled case. I find it extremely interesting that apprently one of our blogs community memebers seem to have more of an inside track of what happened and is happening and is apparently attempting to claim the reward of 50,000.00 for an anonymouse tip that broke the case open, for PLAYGROUND Swings and equipment, yep, swings and monkey bars not cash.

    What s story. There are undoubtedly some unsung heros amoung us.

  • Apathetic Voter

    “There are undoubtably some unsung heroes among us.”

    Yes, and every one of you will re-elect Moccia in the next election. You might naysay now, but the voting booth will prove me out.

    • http://Huh? Just Me

      Not me, I got smart and moved to a warmer climate and safer city. Just lived in Norwalk for so long I keep checking back in to see when and if anything interesting happens.

  • Bacigalupe

    I will be voting again for Mayor Moccia

  • OLD TIMER

    Bacigalupe ? Isn’t that slang for slow learner ?

  • Barnstorm

    I can’t and won’t commit to saying who I may vote for. Anybody who does is an idiot. A lot can happen between now and election time.

    That said, and the Democrat’s penchant on running the biggest goober they could possibly find, I would say Moccia’s re-election seems likely. Any serious candidate should have made their prescence known by now. The Dems got nothin’.

  • Bacigalupe

    Bacigaupe, Old timer is “kiss of the wolf”
    Brainstorm, I am comforatable with manking my Moccia-pick now, before election time.

  • OLD TIMER

    Maybe “voting for Mayor Moccia” is another way of saying “slow learner”.
    When I made my comment on the name, it was an attempt at humor, based, in part, on how I have heard the word used, not as a compliment, mostly by people of Italian origin. After a little research I find it is a real family name, but nobody seems to know the origin. I’m guessing it was used in a story as a family name for a character who was not very bright. The closest translations I could find did not mean ” kiss of the wolf “, The most likely tranlation, with the spelling a little bit different, means a variation of “good man” more like our old “hail fellow, well met”.