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Police Investigate Damage To Facility Housing Ballots For Scheduled Recount Of Fairfield Race Police Investigate Damage To Facility Housing Ballots For Scheduled Recount Of Fairfield Race
Police Investigate Damage To Facility Housing Ballots For Scheduled Recount Of Fairfield Race An investigation is underway after a possible break-in at a facility in Fairfield County that holds election equipment and ballots. At around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, detectives from the State Police Western District Major Crimes Squad were requested by the Bridgeport State’s Attorney to investigate a reported suspicious incident at the Bigelow Center, located on Mona Terrace in Fairfield.  This property is owned by the town and contained the physical ballots for the Fairfield First Selectman's contest that occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Democrat challenger Bill Gerber l…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway
Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Police are investigating a double homicide after two men were found shot to death in a vehicle on a Connecticut roadway. The incident took place in New Haven around 7:55 a.m., Saturday, April 1 in the area of Winthrop Avenue and Goffe Terrace. Officers responded to the area after receiving calls of nine gunshots being fired and located two men in a parked Acura MDX mid-block on Winthrop Avenue, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. The driver, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead on the scene.  The passenger was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Charged With Manslaughter In Three Overdose Deaths, Police Say Fairfield County Man Charged With Manslaughter In Three Overdose Deaths, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Charged With Manslaughter In Three Overdose Deaths, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged in connection with three overdose deaths that happened in one day two years ago. Xavier Flores, age 38, of Norwalk, was arrested in Stamford on Wednesday, April 20 for the deaths which took place on Thursday, July 16, 2020. On July 16 around 9:13 a.m., Stamford Police were dispatched to a call of three unresponsive people in a blue Toyota Rav4 parked near St. Benedict Circle and Dale Street.  Firefighters and medics responded rapidly and used multiple doses of Narcan in an effort to revive the occupants, said Capt. Richard Conklin, of the Stamfo…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Dies After Road-Rage Assault In Fairfield County Man Dies After Road-Rage Assault In Fairfield County
Man Dies After Road-Rage Assault In Fairfield County A man has died following an assault during an alleged road-rage event involving a Westchester County man in Fairfield County. The victim, Michael Frank Gentile, age 71, of Stamford, died late Thursday, Nov. 18, after the incident in Stamford. It took place around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17 on Cold Spring Road. See Earlier Story: Stamford Man In 'Grave Condition' Following Assault, Police Say After the assault, police arrested Westchester County resident Emmanuel Joshua Matias, age 25, of Yonkers for assault of an elderly person, said Lt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police De…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Officer Accused Of Stealing Cash During Large Fairfield County Drug Bust, Officials Say Police Officer Accused Of Stealing Cash During Large Fairfield County Drug Bust, Officials Say
Police Officer Accused Of Stealing Cash During Large Fairfield County Drug Bust, Officials Say A Fairfield County police officer has been accused of allegedly stealing cash during a large drug bust. Bridgeport Police patrol officer Christopher Martin, age 54, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 11, and charged with larceny and tampering with evidence, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport. According to Appleby, Martin, a 21-year veteran of the department, resigned as suspension paperwork was being prepared by the department. The Bridgeport Police Department took immediate action by arresting him upon becoming aware of his actions," said Bridgeport Police Chi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say
Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say A pair of child sex abuse cases in Fairfield County have been closed with the arrests of two men. Officers from the Stamford Police Special Victims Unit traveled to Los Angeles, to extradite 35-year-old Fredy A. Orellana back to the state for his part in a two-year prolonged sexual assault of a child under the age of 10 years old, said Stamford PD Captain Diedrich Hohn. The investigation began after the victim was seen at a hospital with a sexually transmitted disease. Officers conducted a forensic interview of the child and were able to corroborate many of the allegations against Orellana…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
COVID-19: Police Break Up Huge Party Held At Home Of Government Employee In Fairfield County COVID-19: Police Break Up Huge Party Held At Home Of Government Employee In Fairfield County
Covid-19: Police Break Up Huge Party Held At Home Of Government Employee In Fairfield County A well-known Fairfield County government employee was ticketed for having a huge party at his home amid the COVID-19 pandemic which drew local police after receiving parking complaints. Daniel Pizarro, who currently works for Bridgeport’s housing code office, held the event for his 48th birthday at his home on Huntington Turnpike in Trumbull on Saturday, Jan. 16, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir.  Police were alerted to the event, which some say had more than 300 guests, after being notified of a traffic hazard with many cars parked on lower Huntington Turnpike, near the&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Brutal Shooting That Killed Barber, Injured Another Employee Man Charged In Brutal Shooting That Killed Barber, Injured Another Employee
Man Charged In Brutal Shooting That Killed Barber, Injured Another Employee A 43-year-old man has been arrested for the brutal shooting death of a local barber and wounding another employee. Tavares Jefferson, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 10, for the Friday, Oct. 2, shooting death of Jamain Allen at the Quick Stop barbershop at 375 Pequonnock Street, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald. A second employee of the barbershop was also shot and survived.  Fitzgerald said detectives quickly developed a suspect believed to be responsible for the death of Allen and the shooting of the second victim, who was identified as Jefferson. A warra…

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by Kathy Reakes