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Police & Fire
New Canaan Police Officers Risk Their Lives To Save Burning Motorist New Canaan Police Officers Risk Their Lives To Save Burning Motorist
New Canaan Police Officers Risk Their Lives To Save Burning Motorist Two police officers are being recognized for saving the life a person who was on fire following a vehicle crash in New Canaan. The incident took place around 9 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, when responding to a report of a vehicle fire on Rosebrook Road, said New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski. Officers arrived within minutes of being dispatched, and found a vehicle off the road, fully engulfed in flames. Two of the arriving officers, Sgt. Peter Condos and Officer Tom Patten, ran down an embankment to the burning vehicle, the chief said.  They located the motorist who was …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
High School Resource Officer Stops Runaway Vehicle With Two Inside High School Resource Officer Stops Runaway Vehicle With Two Inside
High School Resource Officer Stops Runaway Vehicle With Two Inside A school resource officer saved two people when a vehicle began rolling downhill into traffic without a driver behind the wheel. The incident took place during the afternoon on Monday, Dec. 16, at Harding High School, as a flood of students filled the sidewalks and crosswalks in the area of Boston Avenue on their way home, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. During the rush, Resource Officer Carlos Carmo Jr. saw that an SUV parked on Boston Avenue facing east, was rolling down the hill slowly and makings its way into moving traffic and was heading towards a bar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Two Cited For Heroic Actions In Rescuing Would-Be Bridge Jumper In Norwalk Two Cited For Heroic Actions In Rescuing Would-Be Bridge Jumper In Norwalk
Two Cited For Heroic Actions In Rescuing Would-Be Bridge Jumper In Norwalk The Norwalk Police Commission has awarded two local residents for their heroic actions. Juan Garcia and Donald Remson received a Civilian Recognition Award on Monday, Dec. 17 for the actions they displayed in an incident earlier in the month. On Saturday, Dec. 8, Garcia witnessed a woman attempting to jump off Stroffolino Bridge. He exited his vehicle while telling his daughter, who was with him at the time, to call 911. Garcia then grabbed the woman as she was climbing over the bridge’s railing. Garcia was able to grab the woman but unable to help her back over the railing and to safety. …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Burning Car On I-95 Woman Rescued From Burning Car On I-95
Woman Rescued From Burning Car On I-95 Quick action by two witnesses to a car crash saved a Norwalk woman's life after she experienced a medical emergency on I-95. The incident took place around noon Wednesday when both Bridgeport resident Frederico Davis and Connecticut Conservation Police Officer John Hey witnessed a two-car motor vehicle accident in the area of the Black Rock Turnpike overpass, said officials with the Fairfield Fire Department. As a result of the crash, one of the vehicle's began filling with smoke as it burned. Davis and Hey jumped into action and removed the semi-conscious driver from the vehicle before lif…

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by Kathy Reakes