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$36K Worth Of Golf Carts Stolen From CT Club: Suspects At Large, Police Say $36K Worth Of Golf Carts Stolen From CT Club: Suspects At Large, Police Say
$36K Worth Of Golf Carts Stolen From CT Club: Suspects At Large, Police Say Authorities are asking for help from the public in finding four suspects who stole three golf carts worth $12,000 each from a golf club in Hartford County.  The theft happened on Friday, June 19 just after 12:40 p.m., when Bristol Police responded to a burglar alarm at Chippanee Golf Club located at 6 Marsh Rd. and found that the store building housing carts had been broken into.  According to the department, officers reviewed video surveillance and determined that four suspects had taken five carts from the building. Two of these stolen carts were later found on the cou…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Recall Issued For Yamaha Off-Road Motorcycles Due To Crash Hazard Recall Issued For Yamaha Off-Road Motorcycles Due To Crash Hazard
Recall Issued For Yamaha Off-Road Motorcycles Due To Crash Hazard Yamaha is recalling about a brand of off-road motorcycles because they pose a crash risk,  the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. The products were sold at Yamaha dealers nationwide from July 2021 through January 2022 for between $6,900 and $7,100. This recall involves motorcycles with the model numbers YZ125N2L and YZ125N2ME. The model number is printed on the right and left side of the motorcycle. The affected vehicles are in the following VIN range: ***CE34C***000301 through ***CE34C***004096. The vehicle identification number (VIN) is stamped on the frame st…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run I-95 Crash 19-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run I-95 Crash
19-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run I-95 Crash A teenager was killed in a hit-and-run overnight crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. The crash happened on the northbound side in New Haven, in the area of exit 47, at around midnight Saturday, June 12. The victim, Ricardo Figueroa-Garcia, age 19 of New Haven, was riding in the right lane in a Yamaha motorcycle when a two-door 1991 Acura Integra was traveling in the right-center lane at a higher rate of speed when it changed lanes to the right lane, according to the Connecticut State Police.  After moving into the right lane, the Integra hit the motorcycle, and Figuer…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Speeding ATV Driver Injured After Hitting Turning Vehicle, Police Say Speeding ATV Driver Injured After Hitting Turning Vehicle, Police Say
Speeding ATV Driver Injured After Hitting Turning Vehicle, Police Say An ATV driver who was allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed and slammed into a vehicle received non-life-threatening injuries. Bridgeport Police were notified of the incident around 3:24 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, when the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received a report of a crash at the intersection of North Avenue and Sylvan Avenue, said Scott Appleby, director of the city's emergency management division. According to Appleby, the crash took place when the driver of a Yamaha 350 ATV, identified as Anthony Figueroa, 28, of Bridgeport, was traveling westbound on North Avenue at…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Violent Felon Wanted For Terrorizing Drivers On Dirt Bike Arrested On Warrant, Police Say Violent Felon Wanted For Terrorizing Drivers On Dirt Bike Arrested On Warrant, Police Say
Violent Felon Wanted For Terrorizing Drivers On Dirt Bike Arrested On Warrant, Police Say A convicted felon with a violent history was arrested by Bridgeport Police for allegedly terrorizing motorists on city streets with a large group of dirt bikes and quads. Antonio Johnson, 27, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, March 19, during the execution of search warrants at his home following an investigation by Bridgeport detectives, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald. The arrest warrant stems from an incident with a large group of dirt bikes and quads causing a nuisance on city streets, said Fitzgerald. In addition, Johnson also allegedly threatened a police officer…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Person Selling Yamaha Racing Quad Ripped Off With Counterfeit Cash Suspect At Large After Person Selling Yamaha Racing Quad Ripped Off With Counterfeit Cash
Suspect At Large After Person Selling Yamaha Racing Quad Ripped Off With Counterfeit Cash A person attempting to sell a Yamaha 450 racing quad on Craigslist was ripped off after discovering the money received was counterfeit. Bridgeport Police said the victim, who lives upstate, met with a potential buyer on Richardson Street in Bridgeport on Monday, Oct. 28, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. The buyer left a bank envelope containing 51 $100 bills on the hood of the victim's car and told him not to touch it until he came back from a test drive, Jones said. The suspect did not return from the test drive and when the seller looked at the money envelope it wa…

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by Kathy Reakes