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CT Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1 CT Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1
CT Man Charged After 4-Hour Crime Spree Robbing Multiple Women, Sexually Assaulting 1 A Fairfield County man has been charged after allegedly attacking and robbing multiple women over four hours. Cecil Mills, age 35, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 24 after a vehicle pursuit, crash, and foot chase that ended near the intersection of North Avenue and Madison Avenue. According to Det. Detective Jeffrey Holtz of the Bridgeport Police, the victims all report being followed by what turned out to be a stolen Toyota Camry, before being robbed and assaulted.  Mills was charged with sexually assaulting one of the three women he allegedly robbed.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Student Kidnapping Attempt: CT Man Charged In 2 Cases, Police Say Student Kidnapping Attempt: CT Man Charged In 2 Cases, Police Say
Student Kidnapping Attempt: CT Man Charged In 2 Cases, Police Say A man has been charged with attempting to lure two Fairfield County students to his car, and in one case, grabbed a student and attempted to drag her to his vehicle. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 11 a.m., Thursday, April 27 at Central High School. According to Captain Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police, Officer Dani Soto was dispatched to Central High School to check on the welfare of an 18-year-old female student.  The student lost cell phone contact with a friend as she was leaving the school campus and walking toward North Avenue. Officer Soto confirmed with sc…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police ID Man Found Murdered Inside Garage In CT Police ID Man Found Murdered Inside Garage In CT
Police ID Man Found Murdered Inside Garage In CT Police have identified a man who was found dead inside a Bridgeport garage. Marco Illescas-Canar, age 31, of Bridgeport, whose family resides in the “Hollow” section of the city was found around 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, March 21 when officers responded to a report of suspicious activity in the area of North Avenue and Clinton Avenue, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Earlier report: Police Seeking Public's Help To ID Homicide Victim In Bridgeport At first, police believed that Illescas-Canar may have been homeless, and put out a call to the public to help iden…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Five Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle CT Crash Five Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle CT Crash
Five Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle CT Crash At least five people were injured in Fairfield County when a person allegedly driving a stolen vehicle while under the influence slammed into other cars, authorities said. The crash took place around 7:20 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31, on North Avenue in Bridgeport. A preliminary report indicated a person hit multiple cars with his vehicle before crashing into a tree, according to Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for the City of Bridgeport.  Bridgeport police officers responded and found that one of the vehicles had just been reported stolen from a gas station moments bef…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Struck, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near CT Gas Station Person Struck, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near CT Gas Station
Person Struck, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near CT Gas Station A person was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a busy Fairfield County roadway. The crash took place around 9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, at North Avenue and French Street in Bridgeport near the Citgo gas station. According to Sergeant Gabe Meszaros, of the Bridgeport Police, a male pedestrian was crossing North Avenue from the south side of the street when he was struck in the left travel lane by a dark unidentified vehicle.  The vehicle failed to stop and continued eastbound on North Avenue, Meszaros said.  The Bridgeport Fire Department and AMR responded to …

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by Kathy Reakes