GREENWICH, Conn. — Daniel DiPaolo said he was awestruck by the scene as he drove down West Putnam Avenue toward his rental property early Friday as flames shot out of the home at 63 Riverdale Ave."It was very dramatic. You could see the flames from the top of the hill," he said, motioning to West Putnam Avenue in the distance. "The flames were at least 20 feet in the ...

WESTPORT, Conn. — A New York woman and an accomplice came up with a scheme to create phony companies in a massive credit card fraud. However, the scheme, which totaled $27,000 in fraudulent charges in Westport, collapsed and the woman was arrested Thursday afternoon, police said.The investigation, which resulted in the arrest of Rachel Alexander, 39, began in November 2014, when a ...

WESTPORT, Conn. — A consultant stole confidential IT documents from Bridgewater Associates, the massive Westport-based hedge fund, Westport Police said.Sankaranarayan Subramanian, 33, of 630 Mix Ave., Hamden, was arrested at his home without incident by Westport detectives March 23.Subramanian, who worked as a consultant at Bridgewater, had emailed himself on numerous occasions several ...

DANBURY, Conn. — Three Danbury residents are facing drug charges after an investigation prompted by neighbors' complaints of drug dealing, Danbury Police said.The three people arrested Wednesday morning are: William “June” Carrasquillo, 39, of 190 Triangle St., Ashleigh Studwell, 29, of 190 Triangle St., and Chanmor Andy Khuth, 26, of 6 Golden Hill Road, Apt. 11. They were arrested ...

DANBURY, Conn. — Two men beat up a man who owed them money Thursday afternoon in downtown Danbury and then threatened his girlfriend after they learned he had gone to the authorities, Danbury police said.Jin Lee, 22, of Ridgefield, and Terral Belin, 23, of Danbury, are also accused of robbing the man of money when they attacked him on Liberty Street, Danbury Police said. Several hours ...

NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk man couldn't contain himself as he made threatening comments to officers after he was arrested in a drunken disturbance involving family members, Norwalk Police said.Kevin Hadden, 30, of 7 Tierney Street, was arrested Thursday and his bond was set $500,000. Officers were called to a Tierney Street residence on a report of an intoxicated man who was threatening ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — Two men stopped in a Hope Street crosswalk to avoid a northbound speeding vehicle but didn't see the southbound truck that ran into them Thursday night, Stamford Police said.The two men, who are 51 and 49, were in a crosswalk near 899 Hope St., and crossing in an easterly direction toward the Springdale train station when the accident occurred at 8 p.m., Blanc ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — School officials and Stamford Police are trying to find the identity of a woman in a strange incident at Stillmeadow Elementary School on Thursday morning.A woman entered the school and swiped a timecard from a record-keeping machine at the school between 7:45 and 7:50 a.m., Police Sgt. Simon Blanc said. An intern at the school didn't recognize the woman, whom she ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — A woman got her cash but lost her car after it was stolen Thursday morning when she left it running while she ran into a business, Stamford Police said.The woman left her 2007 Toyota Camry running while she went into the check-cashing place on Woodland Place near Pacific Street around 10 a.m. Friday, police said. When she returned, it was gone, police said. Sgt. Simon ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport woman who worked as the caretaker for her disabled uncle has been charged with murder in connection with his death last month, Bridgeport police said. Tynisha Hall, 35 was arrested Thursday and charged with the murder of her uncle, Robert Jones, who died Feb. 8 of blunt force trauma to the head, Captain Brian Fitzgerald said in a statement. Jones died at ...