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Stamford Cop Charged For Crash That Killed Beloved Pastor Who Was Well-Known Attorney Stamford Cop Charged For Crash That Killed Beloved Pastor Who Was Well-Known Attorney
Stamford Cop Charged For Crash That Killed Beloved Pastor Who Was Well-Known Attorney A police officer has been arrested in connection to a crash that killed a well-known pastor as he was responding to a call in Fairfield County. Related Story: New Update: Well-Known Pastor, Struck Killed By Stamford Police SUV Stamford Police Officer Zachary Lockwood, age 24, was charged by Connecticut State Police on Wednesday, Feb. 7 with misconduct with a motor vehicle for the Wednesday, July 26 collision that killed the Rev. Tommie Jackson. Rev. Tommie Jackson. Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church According to state police, the incident occurred when Lockwood was respo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Norwalk Woman Lights Car On Fire At Stamford Gas Station, Police Say Norwalk Woman Lights Car On Fire At Stamford Gas Station, Police Say
Norwalk Woman Lights Car On Fire At Stamford Gas Station, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was charged with arson after allegedly setting gasoline that leaked out of her Nissan Cube on fire at a gas station and then walking away.  Paola Monsalve, age 28, of Norwalk was charged in Stamford on Sunday, Dec. 31 around 8:30 p.m. at the Shell station at the corner of Hope and Church streets. Sgt. Damein Rosa of the Stamford Police said the incident started when she left her car while gas was pumping and going inside the store.  When she back out, gasoline had run over and was puddling under the car and still running out, Rosa said. Monsalve took the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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5 Stamford Businesses Busted Selling Vape Products to Minors, Police Say 5 Stamford Businesses Busted Selling Vape Products to Minors, Police Say
5 Stamford Businesses Busted Selling Vape Products to Minors, Police Say Five Fairfield County businesses have been busted for allegedly selling vaping products and tobacco to minors during a sting operation. The operation took place in Stamford on Thursday, Oct. 20. According to Stamford Police Assistant Chief Richard Conklin, the department NARC and Organized Crime Unit teamed up with the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction after receiving numerous complaints from parents and residents of underage sales. During the sting operation, officers from both departments visited five Stamford businesses and at each business, minors were "readily" sold vape…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County 15-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Another Teen, Police Say Fairfield County 15-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Another Teen, Police Say
Fairfield County 15-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Another Teen, Police Say A 15-year-old from Fairfield County has been charged with shooting another teen during a dispute. The incident took place on Sunday, Feb. 13, when officers responded to a 911 call of someone shot in the rear of commercial property on Hope Street in Stamford. Upon arrival of the responding units, all people involved had fled the scene, including a single male victim who police had later learned was shot in the buttocks, according to Lt. Tom Scanlon, of the Stamford Police. Through an initial rapid collection of information gathered by patrol, Officer Kevin Lochard was ab…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Resident Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Stamford Resident Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash
Stamford Resident Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Stamford Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left a city resident dead.  The crash took place around 3:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21 in the area of 455 Hope St., said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad. According to Booth, the crash occurred when a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder SUV, driven by a 50-year-old Stamford resident, was traveling southbound on Hope Street in the area of the Grade A shopping center.  Just south of the shopping center, the Nissan drifted into the northbound travel lane of Hope Street where&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Points Gun At Woman During Road Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Points Gun At Woman During Road Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Points Gun At Woman During Road Rage Incident In Fairfield County, Police Say A man who allegedly threatened a woman stuck in traffic with a pistol during a road-rage incident has been arrested by police in Fairfield County. James Laramee, 27, of Stamford, was arrested following the incident which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in heavy traffic on Hope Street, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. According to Conklin, the 61-year-old woman called 911 around 9:20 a.m., saying a man, later identified as Laramee had just pointed a gun at her through her car window after repeatedly honking his horn at her while stuck in traffic. The woman was able to get Laram…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed In Crash That Injured Three Pedestrians In Stamford Suspect Nabbed In Crash That Injured Three Pedestrians In Stamford
Suspect Nabbed In Crash That Injured Three Pedestrians In Stamford A lengthy investigation into a late-night crash that left three pedestrians hospitalized in Fairfield County led to the arrest of a 22-year-old man who was taken into custody this week. Investigators from the Stamford Police Department responded to Hope Street at approximately 12:51 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, where there was a report of a driver who hopped a curb and struck three pedestrians in their front yard. Police said that all three of the pedestrians were transported to Stamford Hospital, two with critical injuries. Officers arrived to find the vehicle, a 2013 Toyota Avalon with he…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Injured, Two Critically, After Car Crashes Into Group On Front Yard Of Stamford Home Three Injured, Two Critically, After Car Crashes Into Group On Front Yard Of Stamford Home
Three Injured, Two Critically, After Car Crashes Into Group On Front Yard Of Stamford Home Three people were injured, two critically, after a car crash into a group of pedestrians in Stamford. At approx. 12:51 a.m. Saturday, June 20, Stamford Police officers responded to the area of 624 Hope St. on the report of a single-vehicle crash where the vehicle was reported to have left the roadway and struck three pedestrians in the front yard.  All three of the pedestrians had to be transported to Stamford Hospital, two with critical injuries, Stamford Police said. Officers arrived to find the vehicle, a 2013 Toyota Avalon with heavy damage, located in the front yard of 616F Hop…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25 COVID-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25
Covid-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25 Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CVS Health expanded its COVID-19 testing program by announcing 13 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Connecticut.  The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 22 adds to the 12 locations previously opened on Friday, May 15 in Connecticut. These new sites will utilize self-swab tests and mark the next phase of the company’s nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy, announced in late April. CVS Health expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering this service by the end of May, w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stamford Gas Station Robbed At Gunpoint Stamford Gas Station Robbed At Gunpoint
Stamford Gas Station Robbed At Gunpoint Police are searching for two men who allegedly used a gun to rob a gas station. The incident took place in Stamford around 5:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Springdale Shell station on Hope Street, when two men wearing masks walked into the store and pointed a pistol at the clerk and ordered the man to give him money, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon. The two men then grabbed other items, along with the gas, before fleeing the area on foot, Scanlon said. The clerk was not injured during the robbery, he said. No customers were inside the store at the time of the robbery. Anyone …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Man Kicked Out Of Stamford House By Woman Threatens To Kill Her, Returns Through Window Police: Man Kicked Out Of Stamford House By Woman Threatens To Kill Her, Returns Through Window
Police: Man Kicked Out Of Stamford House By Woman Threatens To Kill Her, Returns Through Window Stamford Police officers working extra duty assignments on Hope Street arrested a 24-year-old man Monday after he threatened to kill a woman.  Akeem R. Walker of New York City was arrested after Officer Michael Longo, who was working in the area of Hope Street, heard a call for a loud argument taking place at 1181 Hope St., said Stamford Police.  According to police, Walker was initially an invited guest at the residence but he got into an argument when he was told it was time for him to leave.  Walker then threatened the kill the woman, before leaving, only to climb back in through a wind…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Crash Involving Reckless Driver Sends Five To Stamford Hospital Crash Involving Reckless Driver Sends Five To Stamford Hospital
Crash Involving Reckless Driver Sends Five To Stamford Hospital A Stamford man was charged with causing an accident that sent five people to the hospital, according to the Stamford Police. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. Sunday when Kadeem Sadio, 28, was speeding southbound on Hope Street when he slammed into a vehicle pulling out of Donut Delight, said Sgt. Kenneth Jarrett. Jarrett said the impact of the crash was so intense it spun the second car across Hope Street and into the First County Bank property, shearing the driver’s seat off of the floorboards. Five occupants in both vehicles were transported to Stamford Hospital with non-life threatening…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Wanted For Robbery, Assault, Nabbed By Police With Heroin In His Pants Man Wanted For Robbery, Assault, Nabbed By Police With Heroin In His Pants
Man Wanted For Robbery, Assault, Nabbed By Police With Heroin In His Pants A man wanted on two active failure to appear warrants for robbery and beating a pregnant woman was nabbed by Stamford police after a stakeout. Capt. Richard Conklin said officers in the Narcotics and Organized Crime Squad scooped up Donald Newman-Smith, 28, of New York City, as he was dealing heroin on Hope Street around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Newman-Smith was nabbed as Narc officers watched him get into the passenger seat of a BMW about 10:30 p.m. As they approached the vehicle the officers saw him try to shove something down the front of his pants, Conklin said.  During a search, officers r…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Search For Suspects In BMW Who Vandalized Cars In Stamford Police Search For Suspects In BMW Who Vandalized Cars In Stamford
Police Search For Suspects In BMW Who Vandalized Cars In Stamford The Stamford Police Department is asking the public's help in their search for suspects in a vandalism incident that occurred on Saturday night, March 10, The vehicle shown in the video above, a black BMW convertible with black rims and tinted windows, was occupied by three white men, police said. The three vandalized other cars as they walked to Hope Street. If anyone has information regarding the owner of said vehicle, please contact Property Crimes at 203-977-4407.

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by Daily Voice
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Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package
Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package Stamford police are evacuating homes near Woodway Road in Springdale due to the discovery of a suspicious package in the area, according to Stamford Police. The department's bomb squad and bomb-sniffing dogs are on scene to check-out the package and the area, police added. The roads closed include Woodway and Highview Avenue and Woodway at Hope Street. Darien police are working to close  Woodway at Hoyt Street, police said

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Exposes Himself To Librarian In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Exposes Himself To Librarian In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Exposes Himself To Librarian In Fairfield County, Police Say Police are on the lookout for a man who exposed himself to a librarian after asking to apply for a library card. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Weed Memorial Library on Hope Street in Wingdale, said Stamford Police Sgt. Brian Butler. According to Bulter, the man, described as being a black male in his mid-30s, with a medium build and short hair and facial stubble, walked up to the check-out desk and asked to apply for a library card. When he couldn't provide any identification, the librarian told him she couldn't provide him with a card. The man, who was wearing …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Resident Claims He Hit Car Burglar With Baseball Bat Stamford Resident Claims He Hit Car Burglar With Baseball Bat
Stamford Resident Claims He Hit Car Burglar With Baseball Bat A Springdale resident told Stamford Police that he slammed a would-be car burglar in the head with a baseball bat after finding him crouching behind a wall, Stamford Police said. The unidentified resident called police around 1 a.m. Monday to report he had hit the man with a bat after telling them he found the man, dressed all in black, crouched behind a wall, said Sgt. Robert Shawinsky. The resident, concerned about recent car break-ins in the area, told police that he was "sleeping lightly" in the event someone tried to break into his vehicle, Shawinsky said. Just before 1 a.m.…

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by Kathy Reakes