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ID Released For Fairfield Woman Pulled From Housatonic River ID Released For Fairfield Woman Pulled From Housatonic River
ID Released For Fairfield Woman Pulled From Housatonic River A Connecticut woman who fell off a paddleboard in the Housatonic River and never resurfaced has been identified. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 6:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, in Seymour, according to Will Healey of the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Healey said DEEP received reports of a paddleboarder in the Housatonic River, located by boaters in the region. DEEP Environmental Conservation officers and the Seymour Fire Department responded.  The victim, identified as Fairfield County resident Alyssa Mackinnon, age 30, of Fairfield, wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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94-Year-Old CT Woman Drowns At State Park Beach 94-Year-Old CT Woman Drowns At State Park Beach
94-Year-Old CT Woman Drowns At State Park Beach A 94-year-old Connecticut woman drowned while swimming at a state park beach. The incident occurred in New Haven County at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison on Thursday, June 20. According to Will Healey of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, EnCon Police, along with the Madison police and fire departments, off-duty lifeguards, and EnCon Rangers, responded to a report of a swimmer who submerged and did not resurface at Hammonasset Beach State Park.  A 94-year-old female from Middlesex County in Chester was pulled from the water unresponsive. An off-duty …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officials Identify Body Of Missing Man Found In Candlewood Lake Officials Identify Body Of Missing Man Found In Candlewood Lake
Officials Identify Body Of Missing Man Found In Candlewood Lake Officials have identified a 24-year-old man whose body was found in Candlewood Lake after a weeks-long search for him. Hartford County resident Larry Kwokpo Chan, of Bristol, was identified as the man whose body was recovered from the lake on Thursday, June 16, according to an announcement from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Tuesday, June 21. He was reported missing on Sunday, May 29, after he went from a vessel into the water, authorities previously reported. Earlier report - Body Found After Weeks-Long Search For Missing Man In Candlewood …

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT Man Found Dead Near Overturned Canoe, Police Say CT Man Found Dead Near Overturned Canoe, Police Say
CT Man Found Dead Near Overturned Canoe, Police Say A Connecticut man who was reported missing has been found dead near an overturned canoe in a lake. The man was found early Tuesday, June 8, in Winchester Lake in Litchfield County, said Will Healey with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of his family, was reported missing on Monday, June 7, Healey said. DEEP Environmental Conservation Police responded to the lake where the Winchester Fire Department recovered the deceased man near an overturned canoe. His vehicle was located near the Winchester Lake boat…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Convicted Felon Faces Weapons Charge After Woman Found Dead In Stamford Apartment Convicted Felon Faces Weapons Charge After Woman Found Dead In Stamford Apartment
Convicted Felon Faces Weapons Charge After Woman Found Dead In Stamford Apartment A convicted felon is facing a weapons possession charge after an investigation was launched when a woman was found dead in an apartment in Stamford. The Stamford Police Department is currently investigating the untimely death of the woman that occurred at 182 West Main Street.  On Friday, May 29 at approximately 6 p.m., the patrol division responded to the apartment to check on the welfare of the occupants, said Lt. Thomas Scanlon of the Stamford PD Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Officers entered the apartment and located two individuals.  The f…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Man Shot, Killed While Sitting On Front Seat Of Vehicle In Stamford ID Released For Man Shot, Killed While Sitting On Front Seat Of Vehicle In Stamford
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed While Sitting On Front Seat Of Vehicle In Stamford Stamford Police have identified a man who was shot and killed while sitting in the front seat of a vehicle. Stephon Walthrust, 26, of Queens, was discovered in the driver seat of a vehicle around 10:45 p.m., Saturday, March 30 on Garden Street, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon. Walthrust, who had been shot multiple times, was transported to Stamford Hospital and later died, he added. The State Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has conducted an autopsy that determined Walthrust had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body, Scanlon said. Investigators are wo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Husband In Custody, ID Released For Woman Found Dead With Extensive Bruising Husband In Custody, ID Released For Woman Found Dead With Extensive Bruising
Husband In Custody, ID Released For Woman Found Dead With Extensive Bruising A woman who died at a private home in Stamford and whose death is considered suspicious has been identified as her husband remains in custody. Olga Iris Lopez, 36, of Pequot Lane, was found dead around 5:49 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, after Stamford police and medical rescue personnel were called to the home where she was found unconscious and unresponsive lying on the living room floor, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.  A witness statement on scene attributed Lopez’s condition to her tendency to trip and fall and her recent drinking. Lopez was given emergency …

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by Kathy Reakes