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IDs Released For 25-Year-Olds Killed, Driver In Hit-Run CT Crash IDs Released For 25-Year-Olds Killed, Driver In Hit-Run CT Crash
IDs Released For 25-Year-Olds Killed, Driver In Hit-Run CT Crash Police have identified two 25-year-olds killed while crossing a street, and the hit-and-run driver involved in the incident in Fairfield County. The two were killed in Stamford around 2 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street. An initial investigation revealed that the two pedestrians, Giovanni Vega Benis and Yuliana Arias Lozano, both Stamford residents, were walking westbound across Washington Boulevard at Main Street when they were struck by a 2022 Mercedes-Benz, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police. Benis and Lozano w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 CT 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run, Police Say 2 CT 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run, Police Say
2 CT 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run, Police Say Two 25-year-old Fairfield County residents were killed in a crosswalk by an alleged hit-and-run driver. The incident took place in Stamford around 2 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street. The initial investigation revealed that two pedestrians, both 25-year-old Stamford residents, who were believed to be in the crosswalk, were walking westbound across Washington Boulevard at Main Street when they were hit by a 2022 Mercedes, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police. The force of the impact caused both pedestrians to be thrown into the nor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fully Involved Tesla Car Fire Takes Nearly 45 Minutes To Put Down In CT Fully Involved Tesla Car Fire Takes Nearly 45 Minutes To Put Down In CT
Fully Involved Tesla Car Fire Takes Nearly 45 Minutes To Put Down In CT A fully-involved Tesla fire took in Fairfield County took firefighters nearly 45 minutes to extinguish due to its electric engine.  The fire began in Stamford around 11:20 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 15 in the parking lot behind the Blue Ginger Restaurant on Main Street. According to Capt. Philip Hayes, of the Stamford Fire Department, numerous people called 911 to report the car fire. The department dispatched 14 firefighters to the scene. When they arrived, firefighters found a Telsa heavily involved in flames, Hayes said. Electric vehicle fires have been in the news frequently due to th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed For String Of Seven CT Commercial Burglaries Suspect Nabbed For String Of Seven CT Commercial Burglaries
Suspect Nabbed For String Of Seven CT Commercial Burglaries A Fairfield County man has been nabbed in connection with a string of seven burglaries of area businesses within the past month.  Fabio Martinez-Rodriguez, age 51, of Stamford, was arrested around 3:15 a.m., Monday, Oct. 18, by police following a reported break-in at a variety store in downtown Stamford. That's when officers responded to a break-in at Parkview Variety, 233 Main St., according to Captain Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police. Officers were alerted to the break-in by dispatch after asking to be notified of any break-ins in the area in an effort to catch the elusive busine…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Dead In CT Apartment Woman Found Dead In CT Apartment
Woman Found Dead In CT Apartment Police are investigating the "untimely death" of a 56-year-old woman in Fairfield County.  Stamford patrol officers responded to an apartment at 26 Main St., at Stamford Manor, for a welfare check on Sunday, April 18, said Stamford Police Capt. Rich Conklin. "The investigating officers gained entry into the apartment and located the deceased resident," he said. Stamford investigators and an investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded to the scene.  The OCME conducted an autopsy and the cause of death is pending. This is a developing …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Convicted Felon Faces Weapons Charge After Woman Found Dead In Apartment Convicted Felon Faces Weapons Charge After Woman Found Dead In Apartment
Convicted Felon Faces Weapons Charge After Woman Found Dead In Apartment A convicted felon is facing a weapons possession charge after an investigation was launched when a woman was found dead in an apartment in Stamford. The Stamford Police Department is currently investigating the untimely death of the woman that occurred at 182 West Main Street.  On Friday, May 29 at approximately 6 p.m., the patrol division responded to the apartment to check on the welfare of the occupants, said Lt. Thomas Scanlon of the Stamford PD Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Officers entered the apartment and located two individuals.  The f…

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by Joe Lombardi