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4 Busted In Danbury Armed Robbery After Officers Spot Getaway Car: Police 4 Busted In Danbury Armed Robbery After Officers Spot Getaway Car: Police
4 Busted In Danbury Armed Robbery After Officers Spot Getaway Car: Police Police in Connecticut arrested four people — including one minor — in connection with a robbery of a Main Street business in Fairfield County over the weekend, authorities said.  Danbury Police were called to a robbery on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the business after three people entered, one with a handgun, authorities said.  Police did not identify the business or say what was taken.  The robbers jumped into a black sedan after the heist and sped away, authorities said. However, Danbury Police spotted the vehicle a short time later on East Franklin Street.  The three …

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over
CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over The Emergency Management Director of a Connecticut municipality faces criminal charges after allegedly impersonating a police officer and conducting a traffic stop with his town-issued vehicle, authorities announced. New Haven County resident Walter Dambowsky, age 74, of Naugatuck, turned himself in to authorities on Monday, Aug. 5 in connection with his alleged impersonation of an officer, Connecticut State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  According to Dambowsky's arrest warrant, he is employed by Naugatuck as the town's Emergency Management Director and was issued…

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by Ben Crnic
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Former Officer, Fire Chief Charged With Sexual Assault At CT Boat Launch, Officials Say Former Officer, Fire Chief Charged With Sexual Assault At CT Boat Launch, Officials Say
Former Officer, Fire Chief Charged With Sexual Assault At CT Boat Launch, Officials Say A former police officer and fire chief has been charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident that happened at a Connecticut boat launch, officials announced.  Middlesex County resident Jay Rankin of Old Saybrook turned himself in to Environmental Conservation Police on Monday morning, Feb. 26 in connection with an incident that happened in the Windham County town of Thompson, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.  According to DEEP, in July 2023, EnCon Police were told of a sexual assault that happened at the Little Pon…

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by Ben Crnic
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Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say
Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say A New York woman was taken into custody in connection with a confrontation on a busy Connecticut road during which she claimed to be a police officer, authorities said.  Westchester County resident Kimberly Nelson of New Rochelle, age 25, turned herself in to Connecticut State Police on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in connection with an incident that happened in March 2023, State Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 22.  According to police, on March 23, 2023, troopers received a call from a complainant who reported an incident on Interstate 691 East in the area of Exit 10 in the New Haven…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Man Impersonates Officer: Threatens To Arrest Victims Before Befriending Them, Police Say CT Man Impersonates Officer: Threatens To Arrest Victims Before Befriending Them, Police Say
CT Man Impersonates Officer: Threatens To Arrest Victims Before Befriending Them, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly impersonating an officer in Tolland County and threatening to arrest two victims before offering to have a beer with them, police said. Windham County resident David Wright of Ashford, age 58, was arrested on Thursday, June 15 after allegedly impersonating a police officer in Mansfield, according to state police. Wright's arrest stemmed from an incident that happened on Wednesday, June 14 around 5 or 6 p.m., when both a woman and a man were driving around Mansfield in a Volkswagon Jetta before coming to a stop at a stop sign to look up directio…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Assaults Teen At Public Library In CT, Police Say Man Assaults Teen At Public Library In CT, Police Say
Man Assaults Teen At Public Library In CT, Police Say A man faces assault charges after allegedly attacking a teenager in a public library in New Haven County, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, April 6, around 4:30 p.m., when police responded to the Wallingford Public Library at 200 North Main St. to a reported assault.  According to Wallingford Police, an investigation determined that a 17-year-old had been assaulted by a 21-year-old man identified as Tyler DePino of Wallingford.  The teenager suffered suspected minor injuries as a result of the alleged assault, authorities added.  Soon after officers arri…

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by Ben Crnic
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Two Men Arrested After Altercation At CT Board Of Education Meeting, Police Say Two Men Arrested After Altercation At CT Board Of Education Meeting, Police Say
Two Men Arrested After Altercation At CT Board Of Education Meeting, Police Say Two men were arrested following the investigation into a fight that broke out during a December Board of Education meeting in Connecticut, police announced. In Hartford County, Glastonbury residents Monte Ray McFall and Mark Finocchiaro were both charged with second-degree breach of peace following their fight during a meeting discussing the district’s mascot on Dec. 14, 2021. Earlier story - Connecticut School Board Member Punched, Knocked Down During Public Hearing Last year, the district moved to change the mascot due to its negative connotation and impact on Native Americans; however, …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Firing Shots Near Monroe-Trumbull Town Line Man Accused Of Firing Shots Near Monroe-Trumbull Town Line
Man Accused Of Firing Shots Near Monroe-Trumbull Town Line A Fairfield County man was charged with two misdemeanors after firing a revolver at targets he had set up on a woodpile on his property, according to police.  Luis Murillo of Monroe, 50,  denied that he had been shooting the .38 revolver found unloaded in his waistband, despite bullet holes in his handmade targets and shell casings littering the ground, Monroe Police said. When police responded to his home on Spring Hill Road following complaints of gunfire lodged at approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, Murillo insisted that the noise in question had come from fireworks set of…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Woman Spits At Fellow Shopper In Supermarket Social Distance Dispute, Police Say COVID-19: Woman Spits At Fellow Shopper In Supermarket Social Distance Dispute, Police Say
Covid-19: Woman Spits At Fellow Shopper In Supermarket Social Distance Dispute, Police Say A 40-year-old woman removed her face covering and spit at a man in an area supermarket after getting into a dispute over social distancing, leading to her arrest, police said. The incident happened earlier this month in Fairfield County. According to a report from the Newtown Police Department, officers were called at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday, May 18 to the Big Y on Queens Street for a complaint that a “shopper got into an argument with a woman about going the wrong way down the aisle.” It is alleged that Sandy Hook resident Martine Shanchuk took offense to another shopper’s ai…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Arrested After Threats Made To Puerto Rican Festival In New Haven, Police Say Man Arrested After Threats Made To Puerto Rican Festival In New Haven, Police Say
Man Arrested After Threats Made To Puerto Rican Festival In New Haven, Police Say A 53-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly made a threatening social media comment regarding a Puerto Rican festival in the area. Police launched an investigation after the threat was posted Wednesday, Aug. 7 on Facebook in response to a television station's post about the festival, which runs Saturday, Aug. 10 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the New Haven green. The comment said the festival was an example of why "we need 30-round magazines." The suspect, Jeffrey Hanson of Orange, Connecticut, was arrested overnight Saturday and charged with second-degree breach of peace. He i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Punches Woman Smoking In Front Of Children In New Canaan, Police Say Man Punches Woman Smoking In Front Of Children In New Canaan, Police Say
Man Punches Woman Smoking In Front Of Children In New Canaan, Police Say A New Canaan man faces charges for allegedly punching a woman who was smoking in front of children, according to police. It allegedly happened Sunday, July 21 at around 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Waveny Pool, said New Canaan Police. Officers were called there regarding a man later identified as Leonard Childs Depaur, 62, of New Canaan, who had allegedly struck a woman in the face, according to police. Investigating officers determined that Depaur went up to the woman who was standing outside of the pool in a designated smoking area where she was smoking a cigarette, said police. …

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by Donna Christopher
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Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich
Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich A Stamford man is facing numerous charges after police say he assaulted a woman in a Greenwich parking lot. Greenwich Police say they investigated a report of an assault that occurred in the lot on West Putnam Avenue on Friday, July 5. Statements from the victim report that she was physically assaulted by a man she knows, identified as Jose Rohena, 30, police say. During the assault, police say Rohena threatened to cause further harm to the victim and her family and prevented her from calling 911. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries. Police say a minor child was also presen…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man, 27, Caught Urinating On Road Charged With DUI In Greenwich Man, 27, Caught Urinating On Road Charged With DUI In Greenwich
Man, 27, Caught Urinating On Road Charged With DUI In Greenwich A 27-year-old man is facing DUI charges after police say they found him urinating on the road in Greenwich. Greenwich Police responded to the area of Sound Beach Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 26 around 4:30 p.m. on the report of an inebriated male driver. The driver, identified as Andrew Allen Lieberman of Montclair, New Jersey, allegedly exited his vehicle and urinated in the roadway. Police arrived and asked Lieberman to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. Lieberman was arrested and charged with DUI and second-degree breach of peace. He was released on $250 bail …

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by Valerie Musson
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Reports Of Peeping Tom Lead To Arrest Of Suspect In Burglary, Other Crimes In Stamford Reports Of Peeping Tom Lead To Arrest Of Suspect In Burglary, Other Crimes In Stamford
Reports Of Peeping Tom Lead To Arrest Of Suspect In Burglary, Other Crimes In Stamford Complaints of a Peeping Tom in a Stamford neighborhood led to the apprehension of a 45-year-old burglary suspect linked to a burglary and other crimes. At approximately 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, Officer Eric Cooper, a rookie with the department, began to check the Parc Grove Apartments at 180 Broad St. as a result of numerous previous reports of suspicious activity and resident complaints of the Peeping Tom. A woman that was walking her dog alerted the officer to a suspicious man that was seen in the courtyard, Stamford Police said. This man was approached and officers began to investiga…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fairfield Woman Threatens To Kill Family Member, Police Say Fairfield Woman Threatens To Kill Family Member, Police Say
Fairfield Woman Threatens To Kill Family Member, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was arrested after she threatened to kill a family member who lived in a home with her, according to Fairfield Police. Melissa McMillan, 46, of Fairfield, was charged with second-degree breach of peace and second-degree threatening after police were called to the home for a domestic dispute, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. When police arrived they found McMillan, who had been drinking for hours, yelling and refusing to leave the house. She also threatened to kill a family member who lived in the home, Kalamaras said. McMillan, who is on probation for another crime, is b…

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by Kathy Reakes