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(UPDATE) Armed Carjacker Steals Porsche At Stoplight In Brazen Daylight Fairfield Heist: Police (UPDATE) Armed Carjacker Steals Porsche At Stoplight In Brazen Daylight Fairfield Heist: Police
(Update) Armed Carjacker Steals Porsche At Stoplight In Brazen Daylight Fairfield Heist: Police Update: Police said they have recovered the BMW used in the carjacking in Bridgeport, along with several guns. It's unclear if any were used in the theft. But authorities released a photo of the video from a surveillance camera at Cumberland Farms on Post Road.  Original: A calm weekend drive through Connecticut turned into a nightmare for one Fairfield County resident who was carjacked at gunpoint, authorities said.  The victim told police they were at the stop light at the Walls Drive and North Benson Road intersection in Fairfield in their Porsche 911 just before…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for an alleged road rage incident last year in which he pointed a gun at another motorist, police said. Police arrested Leon Garcia, 55, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 3, on a Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with breach of peace and threatening, after he was involved in a road rage incident where he allegedly pointed a handgun at another motorist in Fairfield, said Lt. Antonio E. Granata.  The incident took place around 8:24 p.m. on Nov. 12, when officers responded to the area of Tunxis Hill Road and Kings Highway Ea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Jaws Of Life' Used To Extricate Woman After Serious Crash In Fairfield 'Jaws Of Life' Used To Extricate Woman After Serious Crash In Fairfield
'Jaws Of Life' Used To Extricate Woman After Serious Crash In Fairfield A 28-year-old woman received serious injuries during a two-vehicle crash in the Town of Fairfield Tuesday night. Dozens of callers alerted the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center of the crash that took place around 9:14 p.m. at the intersection of North Benson and the Post roads, according to the Fairfield Fire Department. Within seconds of the first 911 call, an off-duty EMT reported additional information that a driver was trapped in one of the vehicles and extrication would be needed, the department said on Facebook. Engine One and Rescue One under the command of Lt. Eric McKeon a…

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by Kathy Reakes