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2 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured In Fast-Moving CT Apartment Fire
Two people were killed, and another was seriously injured during a fast-moving apartment fire.
The incident occurred in New Haven County around 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, at 25 Geneva Ave., in Wallingford.
According to Chief John Ventura of the Wallingford Police, the Communications Center received a call reporting smoke from a residence on Geneva Avenue.
When police and fire arrived, they found a man outside suffering from severe burns, Ventura said.
The individual was airlifted to a local burn center for treatment and remains in critical condition, the chief …
Man Accused Of Threatening DCF Guard With Gun In Bridgeport
A 26-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a security guard with a gun at the State Department of Children and Families offices.
The incident took place in Bridgeport around 2:30 p.m., Friday, March 17, at 100 Fairfield Ave.
Police responded to the offices on a report of a man smoking marijuana in the building, and then threatening a security guard with a gun after he was ordered to leave, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport.
Several minutes later, the suspect, Earl Livingston Williams, of Bridgeport, was locat…
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to entice a juvenile to engage in sexual activity.
Rashad Tao Salaam, age 41, of Bridgeport, was apprehended on Friday, Aug. 13, by Greenwich Police following a weeklong investigation, authorities said.
The department was made aware that an adult who was sending inappropriate text messages to a 13-year-old child, said Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella.
During the course of the investigation, detectives from the Special Victims Section posed as the juvenile victim.
The suspect, aware that the origi…
Man Chased Family With Knife After Being Asked To Turn Down Music, Norwalk Police Say
A Norwalk man was arrested after chasing family members with a kitchen knife when they asked him to turn down music he was playing.
Drekwon Battle, 21, of Norwalk, was arrested around 4 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, after Norwalk Police responded to the family's home on Longview Court, Lt. Terry Blake said.
The request to turn down the music angered Battle, who began argue with his family and at one point he grabbed a kitchen knife and began chasing multiple family members around the home while brandishing the knife, police said.
When police arrived on the scene they found, Blake said.
He was a…
Four Nabbed In Fraud Scheme At Bank In Greenwich, Police Say
A man and woman from Westchester were among four nabbed in a scheme to cash a fraudulent check at a Greenwich bank, according to police.
The incident took place around 4:29 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, when Makeeba Mercedes Bell, 28, of Ardsley, walked into the Chase Bank on Greenwich Avenue and attempted to cash a fraudulent check, Greenwich Police said.
Bell, who was wearing a green hoodie and black sweatpants, walked towards the rear of the bank parking lot where arriving Greenwich officers saw her getting into a Honda Civic parked in the handicapped spot, police said.
Officers app…
Woman Used Pry Bar To Break Into Business, Steal From Cash Box, Police Say
A woman with a warrant out for her arrest is behind bars after she allegedly used a pry bar to break into a Connecticut business and robbed it, taking elaborate steps to cover up her actions, police said.
Investigators from the Milford Police Department took area resident Lily O’Donnell, 26, into custody on Wednesday, Oct. 3, in regards to an active warrant that was issued for her arrest.
According to police, O’Donnell allegedly used the pry bar to break into a Cherry Street business on July 20, disabled the surveillance equipment and stole the contents of the business’ cash box and files. …
