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Hit-Run: Stratford Man Charged With Killing 19-Year-old Woman
Police have arrested a man for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 19-year-old Fairfield County woman.
Troy Watley, age 28, of Stratford, was arrested on Saturday, July 1, after he allegedly hit and killed the 19-year-old shortly after 12 a.m., near St, Michael’s Cemetery on Stratford Avenue and then fled from the scene, said Capt. Frank Eannotti, of the Stratford Police.
When Stratford police arrived on the scene they found Michelle Rodriguez, of Stratford, lying in the roadway, Eannotti said.
She was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital where she died from her injuries.
Evidence at the scene led…
Man Nabbed For Selling Meth, Oxycodone In Fairfield County Locales: Feds
A man faces up to four decades in prison for distributing methamphetamine and oxycodone in Fairfield County, federal officials said.
Stratford resident Edward Johnson, age 31, was charged by indictment with selling controlled substances in the Stratford and Bridgeport area, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Thursday, June 29.
According to federal officials, the investigation into Johnson began in April 2022, when the Stratford Police Department's Narcotics, Vice, and Intelligence Unit as well as the Drug Enforcement Administrati…
Stratford Brothers Throw Assault Rifle Out Car Window Fleeing Traffic Stop, Police Say
Two Fairfield County brothers have been arrested for allegedly throwing an illegal assault rifle out of a car window while fleeing from a traffic stop.
Charlie Echevarria, age 28, and Moses Echevarria, age 24, both of Stratford, were arrested on Lenox Avenue on Sunday, June 11, said Lt. Robert Burroughs, of the Stratford Police.
Burroughs said the arrest stems from an incident on Tuesday, May 23 when while fleeing from police they threw a duffel bag out the car window that contained an assault rifle.
The weapon, which did not have a serial number is considered a Ghost Gun, Burroughs said…
