DANBURY, Conn. — A man approaching retirement age was busted on drug charges by Danbury Police on Wednesday, just four weeks after an earlier arrest on similar charges, police said.Raymond Henderson, 61, of 14 Division St., second floor, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of drug paraphernalia ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. — A New York City man's bad luck of getting into an accident in Massachusetts resulted in New Canaan Police solving an identity theft case.Sinke Merim Zewge, 34, of 317 Bowery, New York City, was charged with second-degree identity theft and second-degree forgery. He was held on $25,000 bond for a court appearance Friday.A New Canaan resident went to police to report ...

GREENWICH, Conn. — One Greenwich High student turned in another, resulting in the arrest of a 19-year-old town resident on multiple marijuana charges, police said. Renolson Ezekial Dume, of 78 Oak Ridge St., was arrested Monday and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of marijuana within 1,500 feet of a school and possession of ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — A 16-year-old Westhill High student who stole a teacher's cellphone was arrested after it sent out an alarm while tucked in his backpack — with a police officer looking on, police said.Police said the teacher couldn't find her phone during the day, but it wasn't until about 8 p.m. Wednesday that she notified police after failing to find it at her home.Using the ...

STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford woman is facing charges in two brutal attacks that left a pair of teenagers with serious injuries in separate attacks sparked by social media posts, police said.Kieonna Bragg, 19, of West Main Street, was charged with second-degree assault and breach of peace in an Oct. 14 attack after a Stamford High football game in which she knocked a teenage girl ...

DANBURY, Conn. — A Westport man and a Danbury man are facing charges in a human-trafficking ring in which young males with mental health issues were delivered to wealthy clients throughout Connecticut for sex, Danbury Police said Thursday.William Trefzger, 71, of 99 Greens Farms Road, Westport, was charged with patronizing a trafficked person. His bond was set at $500,000.Robert King of ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — A New Jersey man may have to say more than a few Hail Marys after he defecated and urinated in the confessional of a Roman Catholic church in Stamford on Wednesday afternoon, police said.Donald Ray Hurt, 65, of 510 Broad St., Newark, told police "that the Holy Spirit told him to," Sgt. Jennifer Lynch said.Officers were called by the custodian of the Basilica ...

GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich has reached out to Illinois for its new superintendent of education.Jill Gildea will take over her responsibilities on July 1, the Board of Education announced Thursday morning.“Jill is everything we want and more," school board Chairman Peter Sherr said during the special meeting approving her selection. "We're lucky to have you."Currently ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Two Norwalk residents were arrested Wednesday after a lengthy investigation by New Canaan Police into a stolen check scheme.Wayne E. Barker, 24, of 10 Christy St., was charged with two counts each of forgery and misapplication of property. He was arrested after he appeared in Norwalk court on an unrelated matter. His bond was set at $40,000.Kimberly Ann Ruff, 36, of ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — State Police have been called in to investigate the non-fatal shooting of a teenage robbery suspect Wednesday night by a Bridgeport police officer.At about 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, after an attempted street robbery, Bridgeport Police Detectives confronted the 18-year-old male and 16-year-old male robbery suspects in the area of 436 Woodmont Ave., state police ...