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Trio Nabbed For CT Car Burglary After Ring Doorbell Alerts Resident, Police Say Trio Nabbed For CT Car Burglary After Ring Doorbell Alerts Resident, Police Say
Trio Nabbed For CT Car Burglary After Ring Doorbell Alerts Resident, Police Say A 19-year-old and two juveniles were nabbed for allegedly burglarizing a vehicle after a Fairfield County homeowner was alerted to the crime by a Ring doorbell. The incident took place in Westport around 12:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 26 at a residence near Compo Beach. According to Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police, the resident reported that their Ring doorbell camera activated when a suspect entered a vehicle parked in the driveway. They also said a dark-colored vehicle was waiting in the street.  Westport Police were on the scene almost immediately and set up a perimeter…
Train Collides With Vehicle In CT, Severely Injures Driver Train Collides With Vehicle In CT, Severely Injures Driver
Train Collides With Vehicle In CT, Severely Injures Driver This story has been updated. A collision between a Metro-North train and a pickup truck in Fairfield County left the vehicle's driver severely injured and caused a road to shut down for a few hours while authorities investigated. The crash happened on Wednesday, June 14 around 11:20 a.m. in Norwalk when a train bound for New York on the Metro-North Danbury line hit a pickup truck at the level crossing on Commerce Street, according to Norwalk Fire Department Assistant Chief Edward McCabe.  The crash pushed the truck several hundred feet into the Devine Bros. yard.  The truck…
New Update: Metro-North Service Resumes After Train Derails In CT New Update: Metro-North Service Resumes After Train Derails In CT
New Update: Metro-North Service Resumes After Train Derails In CT This story has been updated. MTA service has resumed along the New Canaan branch following a train derailment. The derailment took place around 7:25 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Elm Street station, causing heavier than normal traffic in the area of Elm Street and Park Street due to the ongoing investigation, said the New Canaan Police. Train service on the New Canaan branch resumed with the 4:39 p.m. train from Stamford to New Canaan.  The non-passenger train that derailed near New Canaan has been cleared. Earlier report: Train Derails Near New Canaan Station The MTA Police h…
37-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In New Haven 37-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In New Haven
37-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In New Haven A 37-year-old man was struck and killed by a train in New Haven. The man was found dead around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, along the tracks behind the New Haven Fire Department's training academy on Ella T. Grasso Blvd., said Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the MTA.  An investigation determined that the man -- identified as Hispanic -- was struck at approximately 6:15 p.m. by Amtrak Train No. 140, which is the 12:25 p.m. departure from Washington, D.C., scheduled to arrive at Springfield, Massachusetts, at 8:03 p.m., Donovan said. Metro-North customers were advised to expect delays o…
27-Year-Old CT Man Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Restaurant 27-Year-Old CT Man Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Restaurant
27-Year-Old CT Man Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Restaurant A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly repeatedly stabbing another man outside a Hudson Valley restaurant. The incident took place in Putnam County around 4 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 16 in the town of Southeast at the La Patrona Mexican Restaurant at 182 Route 22. Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville said deputies were dispatched to the restaurant for a dispute in progress with a knife involved.  Arriving deputies found a large crowd outside the restaurant and quickly located the victim, a 27-year-old man who had been stabbed in the neck an…
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Train In CT ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Train In CT
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Train In CT Authorities have identified the man who was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Fairfield County over the weekend. The man was hit by a westbound train at the Greenwich Metro-North station at about 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, MTA previously announced.  MTA Police have identified the man as 26-year-old Tyrell Kelvin Grant, of Manhattan, according to an update from MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan on Monday, April 11. Police are investigating the incident as non-accidental and non-criminal in nature, MTA said. Earlier report - Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North…
Man Arrested For Assaulting Woman At CT Train Station, Police Say Man Arrested For Assaulting Woman At CT Train Station, Police Say
Man Arrested For Assaulting Woman At CT Train Station, Police Say DNA from a cigarette has led to the arrest of a Fairfield County man for allegedly robbing and attempting to sexually assault a woman at an area train station. Ivan Burgos, age 36, of Bridgeport, was arrested Saturday, Feb. 5, for the incident which took place on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. According to MTA police, the New York woman had taken a train to visit friends in Bridgeport. While waiting for a return train later that night at the station, she went outside to have a cigarette. As she was walking back inside the station stairwell, she was grabbed by the neck and thrown on the floor by…
Missing Person Found Dead In Wooded Area In Connecticut Missing Person Found Dead In Wooded Area In Connecticut
Missing Person Found Dead In Wooded Area In Connecticut A Fairfield County man who had been missing for several days was found dead in a wooded area. Shin Maeno, age 28, of Stamford, was found around 1 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 23, was found dead in a wooded area of Redding by members of the State Police Search and Rescue Unit, said Captain Diedrich Hohn, of the Stamford Police. Maeno, who was reported missing on Thursday, Nov 18, was last seen leaving a friend’s apartment, in Stamford, at around noon on Wednesday, Nov. 17, police said. Maeno had a disagreement with his wife and seemed upset. Maeno told his coworker he would be working from h…
Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North New Haven Line Train Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North New Haven Line Train
Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North New Haven Line Train A man standing on the train tracks was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Connecticut. According to Dave Steckel, with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the "unauthorized man" was on the tracks around 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 20, just west of Milford in New Haven County when he was struck and killed by the train. Steckel said the incident was not accidental and no criminality is suspected. Following the incident service between Milford and New Haven on the New Haven Line was delayed.  The incident is being investigated by the MTA Police. The man's name is not b…