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Norwalk officer honored after multi-month fentanyl probe; stolen firearm tied to 10 shootings recovered
Summary
Officer Kyle Lupica was named March 2025 Officer of the Month after a months-long narcotics investigation that led to arrests, fentanyl seizures and recovery of a stolen firearm linked by NIBIN to 10 shootings.
The Norwalk Police Department named Officer Kyle Lupica its March 2025 Officer of the Month after a multi-month narcotics investigation that produced arrests, fentanyl seizures and a recovered stolen firearm linked to 10 shootings.
Chief Denno said Officer Lupica led an investigation beginning in December 2024 into two people suspected of selling large quantities of narcotics and possibly involved in shootings in Southwestern Connecticut. “The March 2025 officer of the month is officer Kyle Lupica, assigned to the special services division. He was chosen due to his continued professional and dedicated service in the investigation of 2 individuals suspected of drug sales and possibly involved in drug related violence throughout Southwestern Connecticut,” the chief told the commission.
The department said controlled buys in February produced fentanyl purchases and that investigators identified residences in Norwalk and Bridgeport used to sell drugs. The Norwalk investigation yielded three arrest warrants for Vanessa Guzman (listed in the report under that name) on sale-of-narcotics charges, and search warrants for two residences and one vehicle. During the coordinated arrest operation, officers found fentanyl pills and a digital scale; they also located a Springfield Armory semiautomatic firearm equipped with an illegal extended 30-round magazine loaded with 28 9 mm rounds.
The department ran the firearm through crime-gun databases and determined it was stolen and linked to 10 separate shootings in the Bridgeport area via NIBIN (the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network), the chief reported. Department leaders said Lupica’s work also provided information that helped close out cases in other jurisdictions and interrupted fentanyl distribution across Southwestern Connecticut.
Commissioners praised Lupica’s “tenacious work ethic and prowess as an investigator” and thanked the multiple agencies that assisted in the operation. No disciplinary or legal details beyond court charges and warrants were provided at the public meeting.
The recognition comes amid continuing concerns about fentanyl-related overdoses in the region and about firearms used in violent incidents. The department did not provide additional scheduling or follow-up actions tied to this specific investigation during the meeting.
