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Man Nabbed For Driving Through Red Lights, Passing Officer At High Speed In CT
A 22-year-old Connecticut man faces several charges after passing an officer at a speed fast enough to make her cruiser shake before then driving through two red lights in front of her, police announced.
Fairfield County resident Andrew De La Rosa of Stamford, age 22, was arrested on a warrant on Monday, Dec. 11, Darien Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
According to the department, De La Rosa's arrest resulted from an incident on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, when a Darien Police officer stationed on Post Road near Corbin Drive saw a blue BMW SUV traveling west on Post Roa…
Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Connecticut, Stolen Cars Recovered
Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with the brutal carjacking and beating of the vehicle owner in Fairfield County.
Click here for a new, updated story: Third Suspect Now Sought In Violent Home Garage Carjacking In Westport
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Westport Police arrested one of the teens in connection with the carjacking that took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane.
Based on information obtained by the Detective Bureau, a warrant to search a residence in Hartford County in Berlin was secured, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police.
On Monday, …
Bullets Fly During Wild Shoot-Out At New Haven 7-Eleven, 1 Injured
Two rival groups shot at each other inside and outside a Connecticut 7-Eleven, sending employees and customers scrambling for safety.
The incident occurred in New Haven around 1:55 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 3, at the 7-Eleven at 400 Foxon Blvd.
When police arrived, they found a chaotic scene and one person injured from shattered glass, but miraculously no one was shot, said Capt. Rose Dell of the New Haven Police.
According to eyewitnesses, a BMW was seen parked in the lot, followed by a gray Honda Civic, Dell said.
Several passengers from the Honda Civic entered the store, dre…
Firefighters Injured, Driver Charged After Fiery Crash In New Haven,
A Connecticut man was arrested after two firefighters and a tractor-trailer driver were injured during a fiery crash on I-91.
The crash took place around Wednesday, March 8 at 11:15 p.m., on I-91 southbound in New Haven.
According to Connecticut State Police, the New Haven Fire department was responding to a motor vehicle collision, a black BMW driven by Wilton Ketter, age 22, of West Haven, side-swipe a tractor-trailer along with a passenger car, then spun out striking a New Haven Fire truck.
The fire truck was blocking the right center and right lane due to the prior motor vehicle …
CT Resident Who Made Mark In Real Estate, Automobile, Insurance Industries Dies
A Connecticut resident who grew up in Westchester County and worked in insurance, automobiles, and real estate over the course of his career has died at the age of 78.
Fairfield County resident Kurt Hothorn Jr., of Greenwich, died at Greenwich Hospital on Friday, Sept. 23, according to his obituary.
He was born in New York City and raised in Scarsdale, his obituary said.
Hothorn graduated from Concordia Prep, and he went on to study at Valparaiso University in Indiana.
He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, his obituary said.
"His professional life st…
Two Women Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Meriden Crash
Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash in Connecticut.
It happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, on I-91 in New Haven County.
A 2020 Toyota Camry XLE was going the wrong way, traveling south in the northbound lanes of the highway between Exit 17 and Exit 18 in Meriden, when it collided with a northbound 2012 BMW X5 Xdrive35i, according to Connecticut State Police.
Police said the weather was clear at the time and traffic was light.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 21-year-old Charde Monet Spates, of New Haven, and the driver of the BMW, identifi…
CT Man Killed In Head-On Crash
An investigation is underway after a motorcyclist was killed in a wrong-way crash in Northern Westchester.
The crash happened in North Salem at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, according to New York State Police.
A 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle was eastbound on Titicus Road near Oakridge Road when, for unknown reasons, the motorcycle entered the westbound lane and struck a 2007 BMW SUV head-on, according to state police.
Edward Carroll III, age 70, of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, was identified as the motorcyclist who was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.&nb…