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Fairfield County Man Buried Son's Body In Park, Held Mom Hostage, Police Say
A Fairfield County man who was a person of interest in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found buried in a city park has been captured.
Edgar Ismalej-Gomez, age 26, of Stamford, was arrested by Stamford Police in a taxi early Tuesday, Jan. 3, after an exhaustive search by officers who went door to door and business to business searching for the alleged child killer, according to Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw.
The department was led to the child's body after receiving a phone call on Monday, Jan. 2, regarding a kidnapping and a child buried at Cummings Park in Stamford.
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Man Killed After Crashing Into Tree At Park In Fairfield County, Police Say
An 80-year-old man was killed after crashing into a tree at a popular park in Fairfield County.
The fatal crash took place in Stamford around 1:50 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20 inside Cummings Park on Shippan Avenue.
During the crash, a 2019 Subaru, which was being operated by the Stamford resident, was traveling eastbound through the park when he failed to negotiate a curve, then sped up, drove through a small parking lot, then struck a tree, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police.
The man suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, he was transported to Stamfor…
Pregnant Woman Who Lost Child Charged With DWI Following Crash In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County woman, who was 8 months pregnant, has been charged with DWI and other charges following a crash.
Karen Chavez-Euceda, age 36, of Stamford, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 20, for the incident which took place on Saturday, June 13, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad.
According to Booth, Stamford Police responded to a report of a vehicle crash in which a 2005 Nissan Altima was driving inside Cummings Park at a high rate of speed before crashing into a stone wall as Chavez-Euceda tried to negotiate a c…