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Former Fairfield County Police Officer Arrested For Faking Traffic Stops, Police Say
A former police officer has been arrested for alleged computer crimes and forgery for faking traffic stops in Fairfield County.
Edgar Gonzalez, age 31, of Stamford, turned himself in to Norwalk Police on Tuesday, Feb. 8 on a warrant obtained by Norwalk detectives.
According to Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police Department, in April of 2021, the department received a complaint from a motorist who was notified of having been being involved in a traffic stop, which, according to the driver had never occurred.
An internal review was initiated, and as a result, it was discovered that the…
Person Dies From Injuries In Two-Vehicle Fairfield County Crash
One person has died following a horrific two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County.
The crash took place around 11:15 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 26, in Norwalk at the intersection of Westport Avenue and Dry Hill Road.
When firefighters arrived on the scene they immediately attended to the driver of a Geo Prizm sedan who was pinned under the dashboard and had to be extricated, using multiple hydraulic tools, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police Department.
The driver, a man in his 60s, was rushed to Norwalk Hospital, where he later died, Gulino said.
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Suspect Nabbed In Fairfield County Bank Robbery
A Fairfield County man has been charged in connection with a September bank robbery.
Eliezer Negron, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 29 for a robbery at the Fairfield County in Norwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 21, Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police Department said.
According to Gulino, Negron walked into the bank around 1:30 p.m., wearing a hard hat and a mask resembling a tiger's mouth, and demanded money, and intimated he was armed.
He then grabbed the cash and fled in a white Hyundai with no license plate, Gulino said.
The department's detective bureau was able to iden…
