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Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say
Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating after two middle-school-aged girls reported a man in a white BMW-like car approached them wearing a ski mask. The incident took place in the town of Fairfield around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1 on Collingwood Avenue. According to Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris, the department received a 911 call from a resident reporting that the two girls had run to his home "very upset." They described an encounter with a man driving a vehicle while they were walking home from the school bus, Paris said. Patrol officers responded immediately to the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Crashed Into Boy Running From Yard In Fairfield County Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Crashed Into Boy Running From Yard In Fairfield County
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Crashed Into Boy Running From Yard In Fairfield County The Connecticut State Police are searching for a driver who hit a child in Fairfield County and then fled the scene. The incident took place in New Fairfield around 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 on d. According to state police, a boy ran out of his yard and into the roadway where he was struck by what police believe was a Honda. The black car with tinted windows kept traveling northbound and left the scene, state police said. Minor injuries were reported by the boy, state police added. Anyone with information regarding this accident is asked to contact Trooper Jamie Olsowy of Troop A at&…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Concerned Citizen Scares Away Men In Van Who Approached Girl In Fairfield County, Police Say Concerned Citizen Scares Away Men In Van Who Approached Girl In Fairfield County, Police Say
Concerned Citizen Scares Away Men In Van Who Approached Girl In Fairfield County, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are searching for two men in a white van who allegedly attempted to get a 12-year-old girl to get into their van. The incident took place in Old Greenwich on Monday, Aug. 22, around 3 p.m. in the area of Sound Beach Avenue and Center Drive. Officers were sent on the report of a suspicious incident involving a white van.  It was reported that a 12-year-old girl was walking in the area of Sound Beach Avenue and Center Drive when a white van with two men stopped alongside her and asked her to get into the van, said Capt. Mark Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Recall Issued For Nine-Drawer Chests Sold At Costco Due To Entrapment Hazards Recall Issued For Nine-Drawer Chests Sold At Costco Due To Entrapment Hazards
Recall Issued For Nine-Drawer Chests Sold At Costco Due To Entrapment Hazards More than 5,000 chests of drawers that were sold at Costco locations have been recalled due to entrapment hazards that can cause serious injuries or death. Samson International recalled about 5,400 of its Universal Broadmoore Cayden Gentleman’s nine-drawer chests on Thursday, July 7, according to an announcement on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission's website. The company has received one report of a tip-over incident involving a 10-year-old, the report said.  The recalled products were sold at Costco Wholesale Warehouses across the US and online here from …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Search Intensifies For CT Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old Search Intensifies For CT Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old
Search Intensifies For CT Man Wanted For Shooting 2-Year-Old As a 2-year-old boy continues to improve after being shot in the torso, police are intensifying their search for alleged suspect. The child was shot in New Haven County in Waterbury on Tuesday, June 21 at 99 Pinecrest Drive. Police identified the shooter as 20-year-old Kharis Samuels, of Waterbury, said the Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department. On Thursday, June 23, Bessette says there have been no sightings of Samuels, but "thankfully the child continues to improve." The shooting took place when Samuels was showing a gun to other people in the home when it discharged, str…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman's Quick Actions Save Drowning Child In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman's Quick Actions Save Drowning Child In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman's Quick Actions Save Drowning Child In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County woman is credited with saving the life of a child after she pulled the girl from a community swimming pool. The incident took place in Trumbull at the Ten Apartments, 100 Oakview Drive on Thursday, June 9. The victim, a 5-year-old Trumbull girl, was found unresponsive in the water at about 6 p.m. and was pulled out of the water, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police.  A bystander at the pool saw what was occurring, immediately stepped in to help, and began doing CPR and rescue breathing on the girl, Weir said. A short time later, the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Duo Accused Of Pointing Paintball Gun At Children Waiting For Buses In Fairfield County Duo Accused Of Pointing Paintball Gun At Children Waiting For Buses In Fairfield County
Duo Accused Of Pointing Paintball Gun At Children Waiting For Buses In Fairfield County Two people were arrested after police said they pointed a paintball gun at children who were waiting for buses in Fairfield County. On the morning of Tuesday, May 31, police received numerous that two male suspects in a vehicle were pointing a weapon at children while they waited for buses, according to the City of Danbury Police Department.  Officers quickly found the vehicle and arrested the two individuals, police said. The suspects' identities were not announced.  Police said more details about the incident will be released. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily V…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Child Seriously Burned While Playing With Gas, Police Said Fairfield County Child Seriously Burned While Playing With Gas, Police Said
Fairfield County Child Seriously Burned While Playing With Gas, Police Said A child was seriously burned while playing with gasoline along with a group of other kids in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, April 24, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for Bridgeport. Bridgeport fire and police were dispatched to Louisiana Avenue on a report of a child burned, Appleby said. The child was immediately transported to Bridgeport Hospital burn unit by AMR personnel.  Preliminary reports indicate that up to four unattended children were seen playing with gasoline and lighting objects on fire, Appleby sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Identify 4-Year-Old Girl Who Died In CT Farm Tractor Accident Police Identify 4-Year-Old Girl Who Died In CT Farm Tractor Accident
Police Identify 4-Year-Old Girl Who Died In CT Farm Tractor Accident Police have identified a 4-year-old girl who died after becoming trapped under a slice seeder that was attached to a farm tractor in Connecticut. Ellie Kuslis was identified as the child who died in the incident on a Litchfield County field, located on Barnes Road in Watertown, on Saturday, April 23, according to the Watertown Police Department. Police said the tractor, which was being operated by Ellie's father, was stationary when the incident happened, but the seeder remained engaged. Ellie was pronounced dead after the Watertown Police and Fire Departments arrived at the scene at about…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Recall Issued For Pain Relief Product Due To Risk Of Poisoning Recall Issued For Pain Relief Product Due To Risk Of Poisoning
Recall Issued For Pain Relief Product Due To Risk Of Poisoning Federal officials are pulling select pain relief products from store shelves after being alerted to the possible risk of poisoning young children. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced that Telebrands is recalling Hempvana pain relief products with lidocaine due to the failure to meet child-resistant packaging requirements. Recalled Hempväna Ultra Strength Pain Relief Cream Turmeric with LidocaineCPSC According to CPSC, the products contain the substance lidocaine which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The pa…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Magnetic Toys Recalled Over Ingestion Concerns Magnetic Toys Recalled Over Ingestion Concerns
Magnetic Toys Recalled Over Ingestion Concerns Thousands of magnetic toys sold by an online retailer are being recalled due to a potential hazard it could cause in children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that more than 4,000 cases of magnetic Boxine blocks sold at tonies.com are being recalled due to concerns they could be swallowed and cause additional complications. “When two or more high-powered magnets are swallowed, either intentionally by younger children or accidentally by older children, the ingested magnets can attract to each other, or to another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Separate Recalls Issued For Kids' Bicycles, ATVs, Helmets Separate Recalls Issued For Kids' Bicycles, ATVs, Helmets
Separate Recalls Issued For Kids' Bicycles, ATVs, Helmets A national recall has been announced for several products designed and marketed for kids that could pose a safety risk to children. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an alert regarding recalled bicycles, youth-branded ATVs, and helmets that are not in compliance with federal standards. Specifically, these products were subject to recall: Commencal Ramones 14-Inch Kids’ Bicycles (due to a crash hazard); EGL Motor EGL and ACE-branded Youth All-Terrain Vehicles (due to risk of serious injury or death); Segway Ninebot Children’s Bicycle Helmet (due to risk of head inju…

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by Zak Failla