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5 Nabbed In New Canaan Traffic Stop With 2 Guns, Police Say 5 Nabbed In New Canaan Traffic Stop With 2 Guns, Police Say
5 Nabbed In New Canaan Traffic Stop With 2 Guns, Police Say Three men and two juveniles were arrested for allegedly having two guns after being stopped for following each other at a high rate of speed in Fairfield County. The incident took place in New Cannan around 3:10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 17 northbound on New Norwalk Road. According to Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan PD, an officer on patrol spotted the two vehicles, a Honda CRV and a Jeep Wrangler traveling at a high rate of speed, very close to each other on New Norwalk Road. The officer began to follow the two vehicles as they turned onto several roadways, ending up on Raymond Street, Ferra…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
1 Hospitalized After Serious Crash On Busy CT Roadway 1 Hospitalized After Serious Crash On Busy CT Roadway
1 Hospitalized After Serious Crash On Busy CT Roadway A tractor-trailer driver was injured during a crash in Connecticut. The crash on I-91 took place in East Windsor around 6 a.m., Friday, Sept. 30 near exit 45. According to the Connecticut State Police, a tractor-trailer was traveling south in the center lane when a Volkswagen in the left lane lost control going around a curve and hit the truck. A 51-year-old Manchester man driving the truck then lost control and hit the concrete barrier on the left, sending the rig over the center media where it hit a light post and came to a stop hanging over the median between the north and south lanes o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Charged After Handgun Found During Traffic Stop, Troopers Say Fairfield County Man Charged After Handgun Found During Traffic Stop, Troopers Say
Fairfield County Man Charged After Handgun Found During Traffic Stop, Troopers Say A 24-year-old man with an expired license was found in illegal possession of a handgun during a Hudson Valley traffic stop, police reported.  Fairfield County resident Bryon Bloomfield, of Norwalk, was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm on Friday, July 22, according to New York State Police. At about 11:30 a.m., troopers in Putnam County pulled over a 2014 Volkswagen on State Route 22 in Southeast for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said.  Investigators found that Bloomfield was driving with a s…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Two-Vehicle Crash Leaves Man Seriously Injured, CT State Police Say Two-Vehicle Crash Leaves Man Seriously Injured, CT State Police Say
Two-Vehicle Crash Leaves Man Seriously Injured, CT State Police Say A driver was hospitalized with serious injuries following a head-on crash in Connecticut.  A 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 was westbound on East Canaan Road in Litchfield County in the town of North Canaan when it crossed the double yellow centerline and struck an eastbound 2012 Volkswagen Jetta at about 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29, according to Connecticut State Police. The Mercedes then traveled across the eastbound lane and exited the roadway, striking a wooden telephone pole, police reported.  The telephone pole reportedly split and fell into the eastbound travel lane.…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate Crashes In Fairfield County Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate Crashes In Fairfield County
Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate Crashes In Fairfield County Two teens are facing a host of charges in Fairfield County following the investigation into a pair of crashes that happened minutes apart, authorities announced. At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 5, police in New Canaan responded to a pair of motor vehicle crashes that occurred within minutes of each other, both on Old Stamford Road. Police said that first, a BMW was traveling south on Old Stamford Road before the teen driver lost control, struck two trees, and crashed. Both the driver - who suffered a “significant” leg injury and had to be extricated out of the vehicle - and his pas…

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by Zak Failla
News
Missing: CT Silver Alerts Issued For Sisters, Ages 1, 3 Missing: CT Silver Alerts Issued For Sisters, Ages 1, 3
Missing: CT Silver Alerts Issued For Sisters, Ages 1, 3 Silver Alerts have been issued for a pair of children who were reported missing in West Haven and believed to be with their mother, police announced. Connecticut State Police issued the alerts for Eden Louis, 3, and Elan Louis, 1, who were announced missing late on Tuesday night, Jan. 8. The older Louis was described by police as a 2-foot African American girl with brown hair and hazel eyes weighing 40 pounds. Elan was described as an African American girl with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is 1-foot tall and weighs approximately 20 pounds. Police said the girls are believed to be with th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Porsche, Mercedes Among Vehicles Reported Stolen By State Police Porsche, Mercedes Among Vehicles Reported Stolen By State Police
Porsche, Mercedes Among Vehicles Reported Stolen By State Police State Police in Connecticut are seeking the public’s assistance as they investigate several vehicles that were stolen in the past week. Connecticut State Police issued an alert regarding four stolen vehicles, including a Porsche and Mercedes Benz, that have been taken from the driveways of residences in Washington Depot in Litchfield County. According to investigators with the Washington Resident Troopers Office, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 13, three suspects stole a dark blue 2017 Porsche Cayenne from a driveway on Calhoun Street, which had been left unlocked with a key left …

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by Zak Failla