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Duo Points Knife At Loss Prevention Officer After Robbing CT Macy's: Police Duo Points Knife At Loss Prevention Officer After Robbing CT Macy's: Police
Duo Points Knife At Loss Prevention Officer After Robbing CT Macy's: Police Two Connecticut residents face charges after stealing from a department store in New Haven County and threatening a loss prevention officer with a knife, police said.  The incident happened on Saturday, July 15 just after 3:30 p.m., when police were alerted of a robbery that happened at the Macy's store at 1201 Boston Post Rd. in Milford at the Connecticut Post Mall.  According to Milford Police, the store's loss prevention officer had seen a man and woman take merchandise and leave without paying. Upon confronting the duo, the man then took out a knife and pointed it at the offic…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Wanted For Robbery At People’s Bank Inside Stop & Shop In Area Man Wanted For Robbery At People’s Bank Inside Stop & Shop In Area
Man Wanted For Robbery At People’s Bank Inside Stop & Shop In Area A midday bank robber is wanted in Connecticut after a brazen robbery of a People’s Bank branch located inside a Milford Stop & Shop. The Milford Police Department released photos of a man who allegedly robbed People’s Bank on East Town Road on Monday, Aug. 24. Police said that the bank robber (pictured above) handed the teller a note demanding money, though no weapon was displayed. The suspect then fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction. Investigators said the suspect was a white male wearing a grey cloth mask, and grey winter hat with a “Punisher” skull on the front. A $500 r…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize
New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize A Milford man claimed a $1 million Mega Millions prize but declined to have his picture taken or tell his tale of his road to riches. Frank Parelli Jr. claimed his prize at Connecticut Lottery headquarters on Thursday, June 6. Officials then published his name and hometown on the lottery's website on Friday, June 7. Parelli purchased the ticket at the Stop & Shop on East Town Road in Milford. He won by matching the five numbers of 25-37-46-48-68 from last Tuesday’s drawing.

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by Kathy Reakes
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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 …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Norwalk Woman Charged In Milford Home Invasion, Robbery Norwalk Woman Charged In Milford Home Invasion, Robbery
Norwalk Woman Charged In Milford Home Invasion, Robbery MILFORD, Conn. -- Four people were charged with breaking into a Milford home in May and robbing the residents at gunpoint, according to police. On May 29, Milford Police received a report of a home invasion that had just taken place at a Melba Street home. The caller reported that the suspects had used a firearm to forcibly take items from the home, and then had left in a silver Infiniti sedan. Officers spoke to a man and woman at the Melba Street address, and learned that they had recently gone inside the home and were inside a bedroom when two black males forced themselves into the room, …

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by Casey Donahue