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Delivery Driver Shot During Attempted Robbery At Fairfield County Auto Dealer Delivery Driver Shot During Attempted Robbery At Fairfield County Auto Dealer
Delivery Driver Shot During Attempted Robbery At Fairfield County Auto Dealer A delivery driver was shot in the stomach during an attempted robbery in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 1 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, at Miller Nissan in the Town of Fairfield. Officers responded to the Cumberland Farms on Kings Highway after receiving a call that a delivery man had stumbled into the store after being shot at the dealership located at 930 Kings Highway East, according to Lt. Eddie Weihe, of the Fairfield Police Department. The victim was transported to an area hospital and has undergone surgery, Weihe said. The latest report was that he is expected to recove…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters $20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters
$20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters A $20 million high-rise apartment building was saved from being destroyed in Fairfield County by quick-working firefighters. The fire, at the Alto Fairfield Metro Complex on Kings Highway, in Fairfield, began around 9:47 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, the Fairfield Fire Department said. Fighterfightes received word that the fire started on the roof-top deck and arrived on the scene within four minutes, the department said. First arriving units found smoke showing from the top of the roofline and the fire alarm system sounding. The residents were evacuating the building because of an activated …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Man Causes Damage To Girlfriend's Fairfield Home, Holds Police At Bay During Standoff Stamford Man Causes Damage To Girlfriend's Fairfield Home, Holds Police At Bay During Standoff
Stamford Man Causes Damage To Girlfriend's Fairfield Home, Holds Police At Bay During Standoff A Fairfield County man was arrested after he was allegedly caught breaking windows at his girlfriend's home during a domestic dispute. Derek Pflueger, 40, of Stamford, was arrested around 10:15 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, after Fairfield Police responded to a 911 call at a home on Kings Highway, said Lieutenant Antonio Granata.  The victim was able to run out of the home and call police reporting the violent behavior, which dispatchers relayed to responding officers, Granata said. Officers arriving on the scene found several windows around the home were actively being shatte…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say A man has been charged with lighting illegal fireworks that caused a large brush fire to break out in Fairfield County, police say. Steven Botelho, 38, of Fairfield was arrested on Monday, Aug. 24 in connection to the incident that happened earlier this summer. At about 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, the Fairfield Police Department received numerous reports of aerial fireworks in the area of Chestnut Street/Kings Highway in Fairfield.  Patrol officers arrived on scene a short time later, and observed a large brush fire adjacent to the Metro-North train tracks, in a marsh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25 COVID-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25
Covid-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25 Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CVS Health expanded its COVID-19 testing program by announcing 13 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Connecticut.  The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 22 adds to the 12 locations previously opened on Friday, May 15 in Connecticut. These new sites will utilize self-swab tests and mark the next phase of the company’s nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy, announced in late April. CVS Health expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering this service by the end of May, w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Carjackings, Pursuit Through Three Fairfield County Towns Ends With Armed Suspects In Custody Carjackings, Pursuit Through Three Fairfield County Towns Ends With Armed Suspects In Custody
Carjackings, Pursuit Through Three Fairfield County Towns Ends With Armed Suspects In Custody Three armed men who were allegedly attempting to carjack vehicles at gunpoint were nabbed after a wild chase through three towns. The incident began around midnight on Thursday, Dec. 12, when a silver BMW was carjacked at gunpoint in New Haven, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras.  Within 30 minutes, it is believed that three suspects then drove to Norwalk and unsuccessfully attempted to carjack a Maserati at gunpoint.  The three then were able to successfully carjack a blue Nissan Altima at gunpoint. Norwalk Police located both vehicles (the silver BMW a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Southport Liquor Store Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Southport Liquor Store
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Southport Liquor Store Police are searching for a man who robbed a Southport liquor store at gunpoint. The incident took place around 8:49 p.m., Friday, April 26, when a black male wearing a black ski mask, baggy jacket, and blue jeans entered Pequot Liquor at 3430 Post Road and brandished a silver handgun, said Fairfield Police Lt. John Bucherati. The clerk at the store gave the suspect an undetermined amount of cash from the register, Bucherati added. The man fled the store and was last seen walking east on Kings Highway.  A K-9 Unit responded to the scene. A track was initiated but w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI
Driver Who Crashed Into Fairfield Police Vehicle Charged With DUI A 50-year-old man has been arrested by Fairfield Police for driving under the influence of drugs and other charges in connection with a wrong-way crash with a police vehicle. James Crowther of Bridgeport was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 6, in connection with the Sunday, Jan. 20, crash, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When the incident occurred around 10:53 p.m., the Fairfield Police Dispatch Center began receiving radio transmissions that a Fairfield police officer was just involved in a serious motor vehicle collision on Kings Highway cutoff near New England Avenue while he was on his w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Earlier story: There were lengthy delays on two Metro-North lines during the Wednesday morning commute after an unidentified man was struck and killed by a train near the Fairfield station. Metro-North reported delays of between 30 and 40 minutes on the New Haven Line. Danbury Branch Line Service also experienced delays of up to 40 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes on both lines were reported at 9 a.m. Service had returned to on or close to schedule by 10 a.m. The incident, at Grasmere Avenue and Kings …

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