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Armed Robberies: Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Heists In Fairfield County, Elsewhere Armed Robberies: Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Heists In Fairfield County, Elsewhere
Armed Robberies: Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Heists In Fairfield County, Elsewhere A judge sentenced a 33-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to two 2019 armed robberies to more than nine years in federal prison on Monday, April 24, authorities said.  Fairfield County resident Latrell S. Moore, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the case in March 2022, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. His 118-month sentence is in addition to the 43 months he's already spent behind bars awaiting his trial, the judge ruled.  Investigators said Moore stole $400 in an armed robbery of a Dunkin Donuts on Lordship Boulevard in Stratford in Fairfield …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Massive Fairfield County Internet Outage: Duo Accused Of Cutting Fiber Optic Lines Massive Fairfield County Internet Outage: Duo Accused Of Cutting Fiber Optic Lines
Massive Fairfield County Internet Outage: Duo Accused Of Cutting Fiber Optic Lines Two people have been charged with cutting fiber optic lines which resulted in more than 40,000 customers with lost internet, TV, and phone service in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk on Friday, March 24 around 7:15 a.m. Norwalk officers responded to a report of damage to Optimum cable lines on Broad Street. Optimum personnel on the scene reported over 2000 fiber optic lines had been cut and as a result, over 40,000 customers had lost service, said Norwalk Deputy Police Chief Terrence Blake. The outages were mainly in Norwalk and New Canaan. Earlier repo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Seek Information After Stolen ATM Found Emptied Of Cash In Fairfield County Police Seek Information After Stolen ATM Found Emptied Of Cash In Fairfield County
Police Seek Information After Stolen ATM Found Emptied Of Cash In Fairfield County Police are investigating after a stolen ATM was found emptied of cash in Fairfield County. Connecticut Department of Transportation crew members located an ATM in Bridgeport on the morning of Monday, Sept. 26, on Route 8, and called police, Connecticut State Police reported. Troopers determined that the ATM had been stolen out of New Haven, police said.  "Of course, the machine was empty of cash, but that makes cents, right?" State Police said in the announcement. Authorities asked anyone who witnessed the disposal of the ATM to call State Police at 203-696-2500.

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by Nicole Valinote
Real Estate
Fairfield County Ranks As 'Undervalued' For Home Prices, New Report Says Fairfield County Ranks As 'Undervalued' For Home Prices, New Report Says
Fairfield County Ranks As 'Undervalued' For Home Prices, New Report Says Homes in some regions in Connecticut are being considered “undervalued” amid the current housing bubble, according to a new Fortune Magazine report. Fortune studied home price growth, which is wildly outpacing income growth across the country, with areas in Connecticut considered “overvalued" or “undervalued.” Specifically, in Fairfield County, Bridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk were considered undervalued. Also undervalued for housing are Hartford, East Hartford, and Middletown, the report said. New Haven County and Milford were rated as “normal,” with no other areas highlighted by the …

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by Zak Failla
Business
People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion
People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion People’s United Financial Inc. and all of its stock is being sold for $7.6 billion to M&T Bank Corp. All together, M&T plus People’s, there will be 1,100 branches and more than 2,000 ATMs across 12 states, M&T said in an announcement. The combined banks have $200 billion in assets. The purchase-and-sale agreement was entered into on Friday, Feb. 19, and the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. People’s United’s headquarters in Bridgeport, Connecticut, will become the New England regional headquarters for M&T. Representatives for M&T said the…

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by Kristin Palpini
Politics
Biden Easily Won CT, But Trump Took These Towns In Fairfield County; Breakdown By Community Biden Easily Won CT, But Trump Took These Towns In Fairfield County; Breakdown By Community
Biden Easily Won CT, But Trump Took These Towns In Fairfield County; Breakdown By Community President-elect Joe Biden handily won Connecticut’s nine electoral college votes over President Donald Trump, though some Fairfield County communities swung red. With election results now certified by the Electoral College, Biden officially received 1,080,680 votes in Connecticut to Trump’s 715,291, with all but three towns in Fairfield County voting for the challenger over the incumbent. In total, Biden received 59.2 percent of the Connecticut vote versus Trump’s 39.2 percent, with all votes officially counted. Biden handily won in Fairfield County, though Trump was the narrow favorite in…

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by Zak Failla
News
Here Are Fairfield County Communities Hit Hardest By Power Outages From Severe Storm Here Are Fairfield County Communities Hit Hardest By Power Outages From Severe Storm
Here Are Fairfield County Communities Hit Hardest By Power Outages From Severe Storm Thousands in Connecticut have been left without power as a strong storm system sweeps through the region, bringing rain and wind gusts approaching 50 mph. As of 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, Eversource crews were working to repair hundreds of active outages that were impacting 17,690 of the company’s 1,282,842 customers. The breakdown of customers impacted by reported outages in Fairfield County, according to Eversource: Ridgefield: 293; Redding: 209; Danbury: 185; Wilton: 171; Westport: 157; Monroe: 103; Stamford: 34; Newtown: 15; Greenwich: 9; Darien: 8; Weston: fewer than 3; New Canaan: …

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by Zak Failla
News
Postal Supervisor From Fairfield County Admits To Stealing Packages Postal Supervisor From Fairfield County Admits To Stealing Packages
Postal Supervisor From Fairfield County Admits To Stealing Packages A former U.S. Postal Service supervisor from Fairfield County is facing jail time after admitting to stealing packages filled with expensive electronics from a Connecticut post office. Stratford resident Zoheb Deura, 34, pleaded guilty this week in Bridgeport district court to embezzlement of mail by a U.S. Postal Service employee. Between February and April, U.S. Attorney John Durham said that while still employed as a supervisor at the U.S. Post Office in Middletown, Deura stole numerous packages, including packages containing an Apple computer, PlayStation and Nintendo gaming devices, an…

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by Zak Failla