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Man Found Dead Floating In CT Lake Man Found Dead Floating In CT Lake
Man Found Dead Floating In CT Lake Police are investigating after a man's body was found floating in a lake in Connecticut. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 11:15 a.m., Monday, April 15, at Lake Whitney in Hamden, near Hartford Turnpike and Rogers Road. According to Capt. Anthony Diaz of the Hamden Police officers responded to the scene and found the man, who was dead. Diaz said Hamden Fire Department personnel removed him from the water and took him to the Medical Examiner's Office. A preliminary investigation did not show any signs of trauma. An autopsy will be conducted on Tuesday, April …
Police Seeking Public's Help To ID Homicide Victim In Bridgeport Police Seeking Public's Help To ID Homicide Victim In Bridgeport
Police Seeking Public's Help To ID Homicide Victim In Bridgeport Bridgeport Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man who was found dead inside a garage. The man was found in Bridgeport 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. Responding officers canvassed the area on foot and ultimately located an unresponsive man laying inside a garage in the 900 block of Clinton Avenue, Gilleran said. Medical personnel responded and pronounced the person dead. On Wednesday, March 23, his deat…
Severely Decomposed Body Found Inside Stamford Apartment Severely Decomposed Body Found Inside Stamford Apartment
Severely Decomposed Body Found Inside Stamford Apartment A severely decomposed body was found inside a Stamford apartment by a state Marshal and a locksmith looking to evict the man. The incident took place around 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 18 when the two made their way inside the apartment at 455 Hope St., to evict the man, said Assistant Chief Rich Conklin, of the Stamford Police. When the two were walking around the apartment they found the 56-year-old man's severely decomposed body, Conklin said.  "You can imagine their surprise," he said. The inside of the apartment was a total "wreck" overrun with rodents and a hoarding situation throu…
Man Found Burning In New Canaan Park Has Not Been Identified, Police Say Man Found Burning In New Canaan Park Has Not Been Identified, Police Say
Man Found Burning In New Canaan Park Has Not Been Identified, Police Say A man who was found burning in a park in Fairfield County has not yet been identified by the medical examiner's office. The incident took place in New Canaan around 8:45 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10 in the area of Lapham Road near Waveny Park. Related Story: Man Found Burning Near Busy Roadway In New Canaan Members of the New Canaan PD were dispatched to the area of Lapham Road near the town mulch pile on a report of a possible fire in the woods, said Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found a human body fully engulfed in flames in …
Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County
Body Found In Stairwell At High School In Fairfield County The body of a man was found inside a stairwell at a Fairfield County high school. The man was found on Sunday, May 16 when a person called the Bridgeport Police Department to report they had "come across" a body in the outside stairwell of Bassick High School in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. Bridgeport Police and AMR responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead on-scene, Appleby said. The body has been turned over to the Medical Examiners Office to determine a cause of death. Police did not say if they had identified the man. Anyone with further …
Double Murder-Suicide: Man, Children Died From Hanging, Police Say Double Murder-Suicide: Man, Children Died From Hanging, Police Say
Double Murder-Suicide: Man, Children Died From Hanging, Police Say As police continue investigating what drove a Fairfield County father to kill his two small children and himself, the Medical Examiner's Office said all three died from hanging. Sister and brother, Gessell Moncada, 5, Jesus Moncada, 4, along with their father, Yimi Moncada, 27, all of Norwalk, were found on Monday, March 23, hanging in the garage on a property owned by a family member after police had been attempting to locate the two children for more than a day, said Lt. Jared Zwickler of the Norwalk Police. According to Zwickler, Norwalk Police received a call around 11 p.m., on Sunday, …
Man Who Called 911 To Report Injured Person Who Was Dead Charged With Assault, Norwalk PD Says Man Who Called 911 To Report Injured Person Who Was Dead Charged With Assault, Norwalk PD Says
Man Who Called 911 To Report Injured Person Who Was Dead Charged With Assault, Norwalk PD Says A Norwalk man has been arrested for an alleged assault after a man was found dead on a street. Ricky Hickman, 57, was arrested on Saturday, March 21, after Norwalk police responded to a 911 call of a man on the ground at 7 Washington St., said Lt. Jared Zwickler.  When officers arrived they found the man dead on the ground, Zwickler. Hickman who had called 911 remained on the scene and investigators determined the two knew each other and that an altercation had taken place prior to the 911 call, police said. During a hearing on Monday, March 23, Hickman was arraigned on assault and c…
Woman Found Dead By Workers In Stamford Pool Identified Woman Found Dead By Workers In Stamford Pool Identified
Woman Found Dead By Workers In Stamford Pool Identified A Stamford woman found dead in her backyard pool by a group of painters who had come to paint the home has been identified. Christine Manna, 58, was found dead around 8:30 a.m., Friday, July 5, at her home located at 35 Woodley Road, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. Detectives believe there was no foul play, but are waiting for results from the Medical Examiner's Office for confirmation. Conklin said it appears the woman had been in the pool at least overnight from the condition of the body. No other family members were at the home.  This is a developing story. Check back…
ID Released For Man Pulled From Pond In Bridgeport ID Released For Man Pulled From Pond In Bridgeport
ID Released For Man Pulled From Pond In Bridgeport Police have identified the man who was pulled from Bunnells Pond in Beardsley Park in January. James Freeman, 50, of Bridgeport, was found in the water after a passerby call 911 around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, said Bridgeport Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled unclothed and frozen from the pond. In January police said there were no indications of foul play even though his clothes were found with a small amount of blood on them.  Currently, the Medical Examiner's Office is awaiting toxicology reports before issuing a cause of death. A brief obitu…
Shock, Sadness After Missing Woman ID'd As Greenwich Murder Victim Shock, Sadness After Missing Woman ID'd As Greenwich Murder Victim
Shock, Sadness After Missing Woman ID'd As Greenwich Murder Victim Westchester is in mourning after police identified a homicide victim in Greenwich as Valerie Reyes, who had been missing in New Rochelle for more than a week. The 24-year-old’s body was found on the east shoulder of Glenville Road, just north of Stillman Lane. She was found at the scene inside a suitcase with her hands and feet bound. She was reported missing to the New Rochelle Police Department on Jan. 30 and had last been seen the day before. Related story: Town Of Greenwich Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Woman The community has expressed shock and sad…
Body Found Floating In Ice, Water At Beardsley Park Body Found Floating In Ice, Water At Beardsley Park
Body Found Floating In Ice, Water At Beardsley Park A body was found floating in ice and water at Beardsley Park in Bridgeport. According to Bridgeport Police, the body was discovered in Bunnell's Pond around 11:20 a.m. Thursday by a passerby who saw the body floating in the partially frozen water. Temperatures were frigid as Bridgeport firefighters pulled the body from the water and police confirmed the individual was dead when recovered.  The body was taken by the Medical Examiner's Office who will determine a cause of death and help identify the individual.   Police declined to say if the body was a man or a woman and sai…
New Canaan Resident ID'd As Man Found Dead At Metro-North Station In Springdale New Canaan Resident ID'd As Man Found Dead At Metro-North Station In Springdale
New Canaan Resident ID'd As Man Found Dead At Metro-North Station In Springdale A man whose body was found under the Springdale train station platform in Stamford has been identified as a New Canaan resident. Stephen Sugrue, 65, was found under the platform late Saturday afternoon, Dec. 29, according to Metro-North officials. The cause of death is pending results the Medical Examiner's Office. MTA police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Sugrue's death was the second death of a New Canaan resident near the tracks. John Hickey, 50, was killed on Dec. 13, 2018, by a train between the Darien and Noroton Heights stations.
Body Found At Stevenson Dam In Oxford Body Found At Stevenson Dam In Oxford
Body Found At Stevenson Dam In Oxford An investigation is underway after a body was found Friday afternoon at Stevenson Dam in Oxford. The body was found on the property at around 3 p.m. and there is no criminal aspect to this investigation, according to state police. The medical examiner’s office will be conducting an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, state police said. The identity of the person is not being released at this time.