Danbury Police: Two Arrested With Crack, Four Children Were Present

More crack cocaine is off the streets, and four minors are safe after a month-long drug trafficking investigation resulted in two arrests according to the Danbury Police Department.

At about 3:00 PM on Tuesday (October 4) the Danbury PD's Special Investigations Division (SID), Community Conditions Unit, and the Emergency Service Unit executed av court authorized search and seizure warrant for 37-year-old Gerald "Hit" Rockhead Jr. Warrants were also issued for Rockhead Jr's car and a residence at 2A High Ridge Road in Danbury, despite his documented address being on Angel Drive in Waterbury.

Police say that as officers located Rockhead Jr. and his vehicle on Montgomery Street, he was found with crack that was packaged for sale. A DPD press release says that during the time that officers were in the process of apprehending Rockhead Jr., 58-year-old Danbury resident, Terrance Howard, met with Rockhead Jr., and officers found him to be in possession of a crack pipe.

From there, police placed both Gerald "Hit" Rockhead Jr. and Terrance Howard under arrest, and proceeded to 2A High Ridge Road in Danbury to finalize the execution of the search and seizure warrants. When they arrived, police say that four children between the ages of 5-years-old and 17-years-old were present among crack cocaine that was packaged for sale, which the officers seized.

Among other drug related charges, Gerald "Hit" Rockhead Jr. has been charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell and risk of injury to a minor. He was released on a $100,000 bond.

Terrance Howard was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and released on a $2,500 bond.