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Police & Fire
Suspect In Shooting Critical After Crashing Car In Fairfield County, Police Say Suspect In Shooting Critical After Crashing Car In Fairfield County, Police Say
Suspect In Shooting Critical After Crashing Car In Fairfield County, Police Say A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries following a shooting and police pursuit that ended in a crash in Fairfield County. Mark Anthony Febres, of Bridgeport, was arrested following the incident that started around 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, when a Bridgeport Police received a Shotspotter activation on Helen Street, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management. Officers on patrol located the vehicle and driver responsible for the shooting incident and attempted a motor vehicle stop, Appleby said. The driver, later identified as Febres, fled from the police and was…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for an alleged road rage incident last year in which he pointed a gun at another motorist, police said. Police arrested Leon Garcia, 55, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 3, on a Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with breach of peace and threatening, after he was involved in a road rage incident where he allegedly pointed a handgun at another motorist in Fairfield, said Lt. Antonio E. Granata.  The incident took place around 8:24 p.m. on Nov. 12, when officers responded to the area of Tunxis Hill Road and Kings Highway Ea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Believed To Be From Crime Ring Nabbed For Stealing From Fairfield Stop & Shop, Police Say Duo Believed To Be From Crime Ring Nabbed For Stealing From Fairfield Stop & Shop, Police Say
Duo Believed To Be From Crime Ring Nabbed For Stealing From Fairfield Stop & Shop, Police Say Two men, believed to be part of an organized crime ring, were arrested after allegedly attempting to steal more than $1,800 in merchandise from a Fairfield County Stop & Shop. Akanilli Dekattu, 23, of Brooklyn, and Tequan Robinson, 20, of New York City, were arrested on Sunday, Feb. 9, after Fairfield Police responded to a call from the store on Villa Avenue regarding the two men shoplifting large amounts of health and beauty products, said Fairfield Police. Several officers responded to the store and were outside when Dekattu and Robinson exited carrying a large black bag. After seeing…

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by Kathy Reakes
Real Estate
Local Investors Purchase Fairfield Kohl's Building For $12.5M Local Investors Purchase Fairfield Kohl's Building For $12.5M
Local Investors Purchase Fairfield Kohl's Building For $12.5M A group of investors is teaming up to purchase the Kohl’s building in Fairfield. Westport-based Vidal/Wettenstein announced this week that the three-parcel property on Tunxis Hill Road has been sold in a $12.5 million off-market deal. The property has been fully occupied as the terms of the sale were finalized. Over the past several decades, the main building has housed several tenants, including the original PathMart Food Store, an Arlan’s department store and Caldor. Kohl’s has been in the 101,402-square-foot property since Caldor vacated the space approximately 20 years ago. As part of …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Video: Know Them? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft Of ATM In Fairfield Video: Know Them? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft Of ATM In Fairfield
Video: Know Them? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft Of ATM In Fairfield Fairfield Police are asking the public for help in identifying several suspects who allegedly ripped off an ATM machine from inside a business. The theft took place sometime between 12:30 and 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20 at the Wash Tub Laundromat, 332 Tunxis Hill Road, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. A follow-up investigation revealed, the front glass window to the laundromat was broken to make entry and the individuals can be seen getting out of one car and into another vehicle during the time frame of the robbery.  Detectives also discovered there was a simi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield
Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield Two teens are in custody after taking Fairfield police on a chase and then crashing the stolen vehicle they were driving. The incident took place around 3 a.m. Tuesday after a resident Mill Plain Road called the police to report several suspicious males in dark clothing walking up and down her neighbor’s driveways attempting to enter their cars, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. The resident was able to provide real-time observations to the officers responding that her neighbor’s vehicle was now backing out of the driveway and she believed it was being stolen, he said. Officers quickly located th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Neighbors
Fairfield Rotary Serves Up Pancakes For Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Fairfield Rotary Serves Up Pancakes For Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief
Fairfield Rotary Serves Up Pancakes For Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Rotary is teaming up with Chip’s Family Restaurant to offer relief to those dealing with the aftereffects of hurricanes in Puerto Rico. Pancakes for Dinner will take place Jan. 30 at the Tunxis Hill Road restaurant with all proceeds going to the Rotary’s Hurricane Relief Fund for Puerto Rico. Seating times are 5, 6 and 7 p.m. and the set price is $15 per person. Chip’s owners Adam Baiko and George Chatzopoulos will donate all costs of food and service to help the cause. Tips are not included in the price. For reservations with a preferred seating time, e-m…

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by Meredith Guinness