Fleeing Drunk Driver Hits Officer After Being Told Car Would Be Towed, Norwalk Police Say Fleeing Drunk Driver Hits Officer After Being Told Car Would Be Towed, Norwalk Police Say
Fleeing Drunk Driver Hits Officer After Being Told Car Would Be Towed, Norwalk Police Say A Norwalk police officer was hit by a fleeing drunk driver after telling him his car would be towed, said the Norwalk Police Department. The incident took place around 12:38 a.m., Sunday, May 5, when the Norwalk PD officer was stopped at a red light in the right lane on Main Street at the intersection of Wall Street. when a motorist pulled around his vehicle into to the left turn only lane of Main Street and drive through the red light while making a right turn, said the Norwalk Police Department. The officer stopped the driver, Terrance Parker, 41, of Norwalk, on Wall Street, police said. …
16-Year-Old Without Driver's License Charged After Fleeing From Greenwich Crash 16-Year-Old Without Driver's License Charged After Fleeing From Greenwich Crash
16-Year-Old Without Driver's License Charged After Fleeing From Greenwich Crash A teenager driving without a license was taken into police custody after he attempted to evade officers ordering him to stop in Greenwich before he ultimately crashed. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department responded to the intersection of Hendrie Avenue and Riverside Avenue shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, where there was a report of a suspicious driver in the area. When trying to stop the alleged vehicle, police said that the 16-year-old - whose name will not be released due to his status as a youthful offender - attempted to elude officers and ignored their commands to sto…
Man With Active Warrants Knocked Unconscious After I-84, I-91 Chase Ends In Crash Man With Active Warrants Knocked Unconscious After I-84, I-91 Chase Ends In Crash
Man With Active Warrants Knocked Unconscious After I-84, I-91 Chase Ends In Crash A wanted man took Connecticut State Police troopers on a wild chase before crashing, knocking himself unconscious and toppling an allegedly stolen Jeep near a busy intersection. Police received a report of a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee in Waterbury shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Troopers were told that the vehicle had been stolen earlier in the day near the Southington rest area on I-84. Officers from the Waterbury Police Department attempted to stop the Jeep, but the driver was able to speed away and evade them. Shortly after 2:15 p.m., troopers spotted the jeep in the left lane …
High-Speed I-95 Chase Ends With Crash, Arrest Of Wanted Man High-Speed I-95 Chase Ends With Crash, Arrest Of Wanted Man
High-Speed I-95 Chase Ends With Crash, Arrest Of Wanted Man A 27-year-old man wanted on two warrants for violating probation was nabbed following a high-speed chase on I-95 in Fairfield County. Justin Salicrup of Bridgeport was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 13, by Milford Police after failing to stop for police for a routine traffic violation, said Officer Joseph Dempsey. According to Dempsey, officers attempted to stop Salicrup on Bridgeport Avenue near Schoolhouse Road. He initially stopped, but when the officer approached the vehicle he took off at a high rate of speed onto I-95 southbound.  Officers followed the vehicle but broke off the pursuit f…
Three Caught, Handgun Magazines Recovered After Stolen Car Police Chase In Westport Three Caught, Handgun Magazines Recovered After Stolen Car Police Chase In Westport
Three Caught, Handgun Magazines Recovered After Stolen Car Police Chase In Westport Three teenagers in a stolen car took police on a wild chase through Westport before ultimately being stopped by a police canine, who took matters into his own paws. Westport Police Cpl. Kevin Smith spotted a vehicle speeding on Post Road East at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 24. He proceeded to follow the vehicle, where he found it stopped in the middle of the Long Lots Road intersection with no tail lights. Smith caught up to the suspect vehicle at a red light on Roseville Road before it made a quick wide turn onto the roadway in the wrong lane of traffic. A computer check of th…
Fairfield County Woman, 21, Fifth Suspect Nabbed In Violent Home Invasion Fairfield County Woman, 21, Fifth Suspect Nabbed In Violent Home Invasion
Fairfield County Woman, 21, Fifth Suspect Nabbed In Violent Home Invasion A fifth person has been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion that took place last year. Alisha Drescher, 21, of Bridgeport, was arrested Thursday by Milford Police for taking part in the crime in May 2017, in which two black men wearing masks used a handgun to hold a male and female at bay as they stole items from the home, said the Milford Police. Drescher, who was a guest at the home, is accused of coordinating with the others to arrange the home invasion and robbery, police said. When police arrived on the scene, they tried to chase down the vehicle, then ended up losing …
Fairfield County Man Nabbed After High-Speed Chase On Merritt Parkway Fairfield County Man Nabbed After High-Speed Chase On Merritt Parkway
Fairfield County Man Nabbed After High-Speed Chase On Merritt Parkway Connecticut State Police were forced to use stop sticks to apprehend a motorist who took officers on a wild ride on Route 15. Members of the Wilton Police Department attempted to stop a Honda, driven by local resident Ijebol Holmes, on the Merritt Parkway at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Friday morning, when he sped away near the northbound exit 42 in Westport, state police said. The Honda was eventually spotted by a State Police trooper, still on the parkway, near exit 46 in Fairfield. When troopers attempted to stop Holmes near exit 52 in Trumbull, he allegedly sped up again in an attempt to…
Fairfield County Man Caught With Guns, Drugs After High-Speed Police Chase Fairfield County Man Caught With Guns, Drugs After High-Speed Police Chase
Fairfield County Man Caught With Guns, Drugs After High-Speed Police Chase A wanted man involved in a high-speed chase was found with guns and drugs after state police say they used tire spikes to stop him. Connecticut State Police troopers attempted to stop New Fairfield resident Edward Lasch, 32, in his Pontiac Grand Am shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday morning on Newtown Road in Danbury. Police said that Lasch, a convicted felon, refused to stop, leading to a police pursuit, which came to a quick conclusion when troopers used stop sticks to disable the car on Brinsmade Lane in Sherman. Lasch went on to resist arrest, and troopers were forced to use a taser to …
14-Year-Old Takes Police On Wild Chase Through Bridgeport 14-Year-Old Takes Police On Wild Chase Through Bridgeport
14-Year-Old Takes Police On Wild Chase Through Bridgeport A 14-year-old teen is in custody following a wild car chase through Bridgeport after police spotted him driving a vehicle stolen in an armed home invasion. The chase took place around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday after patrol units spotted the unidentified teen driving the tan Buick Century that was stolen Monday during the course of an armed home invasion, said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but instead, the teen took officers on a chase through the Hollow area of the city, into downtown that ultimately ended in the Black Rock secti…
One Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Police Chase Crash One Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Police Chase Crash
One Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Police Chase Crash This story has been updated. One person was killed and two others suffered serious, life-threatening injuries in a rollover crash following a police pursuit Thursday night in Fairfield County. The crash occurred on northbound Route 8 in the area of Exit 5 in Bridgeport after a 2016 Toyota 4runner hit a guardrail, went down the embankment and slammed into two trees, state police said.  The three occupants were hospitalized with serious and life-threatening injuries.  Corbin Cooper, 18, of Bridgeport died as a result of his injuries. He was a passenger in the right front seat. The two serio…
One Killed In Fairfield County Police Chase Crash One Killed In Fairfield County Police Chase Crash
One Killed In Fairfield County Police Chase Crash This story has been updated. One person was killed and two others suffered serious, life-threatening injuries in a rollover crash following a police pursuit Thursday night in Fairfield County. The crash occurred on northbound Route 8 in the area of Exit 5 in Bridgeport after a 2016 Toyota 4runner hit a guardrail, went down the embankment and slammed into two trees, state police said.  The three occupants were hospitalized with serious and life-threatening injuries.  Corbin Cooper, 18, of Bridgeport died as a result of his injuries. He was a passenger in the right front seat. The two serio…
Teen Arrested At Greenwich High For Reckless Driving After High-Speed Chase Teen Arrested At Greenwich High For Reckless Driving After High-Speed Chase
Teen Arrested At Greenwich High For Reckless Driving After High-Speed Chase A teen who took police on a high-speed chase turned himself into police at Greenwich High School, according to the Greenwich Police. Police served a warrant on Glen Ragin, 19, of Greenwich on Thursday in connection with the chase that took place on Dec. 28, said Lt. John Slusarz. On the night of the chase, Slusarz said an officer attempted to stop Ragin for an infraction but he took off at a high rate of speed taking police on a chase for several miles before they called off the pursuit because it became "too dangerous." "The officer did the right thing because of the danger…