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31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Ridgefield 31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Ridgefield
31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Ridgefield A murder suspect is in custody after a man was found dead inside a residence in Fairfield County. At about 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, in Ridgefield, officers responded to a home on Powder Horn Drive, located off Farmingville Road, for a report of a domestic incident and discovered the deceased victim, an elderly man. The suspect, Steven James Urrichio, age 31, has been charged with murder and is being held at the Ridgefield Police Department on a court-set $1.5 million bond. Ridgefield PD Captain Jeff Raines said it was an isolated incident and "there is no danger to the public." The identi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Stamford Woman Nabbed For Norwalk Shooting, Police Say Stamford Woman Nabbed For Norwalk Shooting, Police Say
Stamford Woman Nabbed For Norwalk Shooting, Police Say A woman has been charged with alleged criminal assault after a shooting incident in a Fairfield County neighborhood. Sharona Debbie Annet Bailey-Bramble, age 34, of Stamford, was charged on Monday, May 13, in Norwalk after police responded to a shots fired call. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, patrol officers responded and relayed the description of Bailey-Bramble and her vehicle to other officers.  Officers located the vehicle a short distance from 251 Ely Ave. and recovered a firearm, Podgorski said. The Detective Bureau responded and assumed the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Charged With Killing Wife During Domestic Dispute CT Man Charged With Killing Wife During Domestic Dispute
CT Man Charged With Killing Wife During Domestic Dispute A Connecticut man is behind bars for allegedly killing his wife during a domestic incident. The murder occurred in Hartford County around 11:30 a.m., Friday, April 26, on Wildwood Avenue in Simsbury. According to Lt. Brad Chase of the Simsbury Police, the department received a 911 call from a resident describing a physical altercation between Hartford County residents Qiu Rongfang, age 49, and Ding Sheng Lin, age 50, both of Simsbury. When police arrived, they found Rongfang with life-threatening injuries, Chase said. She was transported to Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, where she was…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Darien Domestic Violence Incident, Police Say Man Charged In Darien Domestic Violence Incident, Police Say
Man Charged In Darien Domestic Violence Incident, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged with threatening in connection with a domestic incident.  John Reese, age 18, of Stamford, was arrested on Sunday, March 3 for the incident which occurred on Sunday, Jan. 14 in Darien.  According to Darien Police Sgt. Dan Skoumbros. the victim told officers that she drove with Reese to a business in Darien where he threatened the victim with physical violence when she refused to give Reese the car keys.  The victim reported that Reese took the vehicle without permission, which was found parked in Stamford.  Re…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
New Canaan Financier's Family Members Say They're 'Heartbroken' By His Death At Age 46 New Canaan Financier's Family Members Say They're 'Heartbroken' By His Death At Age 46
New Canaan Financier's Family Members Say They're 'Heartbroken' By His Death At Age 46 The family of a successful and popular Connecticut investment banker who jumped to his death from a rooftop bar says they are "heartbroken and deeply saddened by the tragic loss." Fairfield County resident Dale L. Cheney, age 46, of New Canaan, jumped from Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square New York at 135 West 45th St. in Manhattan on Wednesday, Jan. 25 around 6:30 p.m., according to the New York City Police. On Friday, Jan. 27, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Cheney's death a suicide. Cheney, a married father of five, had recently filed for divorce fr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Barricaded Person In Custody In CT, School Lockdown Lifted Barricaded Person In Custody In CT, School Lockdown Lifted
Barricaded Person In Custody In CT, School Lockdown Lifted One is in custody after barricading himself inside the garage of a Connecticut home after being involved in a domestic incident, police said. In New Haven County, the East Haven Police Department issued a “shelter in place” order at approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, while the Momauguin School was placed into a lockdown as a precaution. Earlier story - School In CT Temporarily Locked Down During Police Negotiation Police said that the incident began when the East Haven Public Safety Dispatch Center received an emergency call regarding a domestic incident on Stevens Street that invol…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Fairfield County Nabbed After Vehicle Spotted In Westchester Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Fairfield County Nabbed After Vehicle Spotted In Westchester
Man Wanted For Attempted Murder In Fairfield County Nabbed After Vehicle Spotted In Westchester A suspect wanted in Fairfield County for attempted murder was arrested in New York City after his vehicle was spotted in Westchester. Westchester County Police say information was developed that the suspect might be traveling through the area and had established surveillance on several parkways.  A patrol officer observed the suspect’s 2015 Nissan Maxima about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 on the Hutchinson River Parkway at Boston Post Road in Pelham, and followed it into the Bronx, where it was stopped by Westchester County and NYPD officers. The suspect was taken into custody without …

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Police: Woman With Active Arrest Warrant For Domestic Incident Drove Drunk To Wilton PD Station Police: Woman With Active Arrest Warrant For Domestic Incident Drove Drunk To Wilton PD Station
Police: Woman With Active Arrest Warrant For Domestic Incident Drove Drunk To Wilton PD Station A woman with an active arrest warrant for a domestic incident has been charged after police say she drove while intoxicated to the Wilton Police headquarters. Wilton Police say 55-year-old Melinda Garry of Wilton came to the police department on Thursday, May 23 around 1:30 p.m. to give a statement regarding a previous accident she had been involved in. Before speaking with Garry, police say they became aware that she had an active arrest warrant for a domestic incident that took place earlier in May. Police say once Garry was in custody, they began to suspect that she was intoxicated and …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Who Violated Protection Order Attacks Victim With Knife In Greenwich, Police Say Man Who Violated Protection Order Attacks Victim With Knife In Greenwich, Police Say
Man Who Violated Protection Order Attacks Victim With Knife In Greenwich, Police Say A 22-year-old Fairfield County man was taken into police custody after allegedly violating a court-issued Protective Order and threatening his victim with a knife, investigators said. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department responded to a Delavan Avenue home in Byram at approximately 4 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, where there was a report of a domestic incident. Police said that the investigation found that Greenwich resident Kevin Alfredo Ramos-Mendoza had allegedly attacked his victim with a knife. Further investigation determined that he was in violation of a full no contact Protectiv…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
State Police Probe Officer-Involved Shooting In Cheshire State Police Probe Officer-Involved Shooting In Cheshire
State Police Probe Officer-Involved Shooting In Cheshire Connecticut State Police have launched an investigation into an officer-involved shooting involving the Cheshire Police Department that occurred during a domestic incident over the weekend. Cheshire Police officers responded to the incident on Fairway Drive of Route 10 in Cheshire at approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 22. Upon arrival, Cheshire police officers found that a male suspect was armed with a handgun and refused to comply with the Cheshire officer’s commands, state police said. The suspect eventually barricaded himself in the residence. Through the course of the interaction, at…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Felon Pleads Guilty To AK-74 Rifle Charge In Fairfield Domestic Incident Felon Pleads Guilty To AK-74 Rifle Charge In Fairfield Domestic Incident
Felon Pleads Guilty To AK-74 Rifle Charge In Fairfield Domestic Incident A Fairfield County felon may find himself back behind bars after pleading guilty to a weapons charge after a domestic incident in Stratford last year when he threatened a woman with an AK-74 rifle as she held a child. Stratford resident Matthew Petrovich, 38, pleaded guilty in court this week to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon dating back to an incident in September last year, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Wednesday, May 9. According to court documents and statements made in court, officers from the…

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by Zak Failla