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Teenage Girl Hospitalized After Being Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County Teenage Girl Hospitalized After Being Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County
Teenage Girl Hospitalized After Being Struck By Vehicle In Fairfield County A teenage girl was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle in Fairfield County. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 11 in New Canaan. The 15-year-old female pedestrian was observed sitting on the grass near 157 Richmond Hill Road when officers arrived at the scene, New Canaan Police said. The girl stated she was on Marshall Ridge Road attempting to cross Richmond Hill Road when she was struck by the vehicle that was traveling westbound on Richmond Hill Road. New Canaan EMS transported the pedestrian to Norwalk Hospital ER for evaluation and treatment of minor abrasi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Ex-Rescue President Charged With Animal Cruelty Arrested In Separate Incident In New Canaan Ex-Rescue President Charged With Animal Cruelty Arrested In Separate Incident In New Canaan
Ex-Rescue President Charged With Animal Cruelty Arrested In Separate Incident In New Canaan A woman who was arrested after five dead dogs were found in her home has been arrested again following a domestic dispute. Heidi Lueders, 31, of New Canaan, was arrested around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 after New Canaan police responded to a home on Marshall Ridge Road for a report of a domestic dispute between two occupants of the home, said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. Following an investigation, Lueders was charged with threatening, assault, and breach of peace.  Lueders, the past president of Bully Breed Rescue, Inc., was arrested and charged with five…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In New Canaan, Norwalk Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In New Canaan, Norwalk
Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In New Canaan, Norwalk A third tornado has been confirmed in the Lower Hudson Valley/Fairfield County area during Tuesday's severe storm. The latest twister the National Weather Service has documented after completing surveying on Wednesday touched down in New Canaan at 5:29 p.m. and went through Norwalk until 5:41 p.m. It has been rated as an EF1 Twister, with the EF standing for Enhanced Fugita scale. EF1 tornadoes have winds of between 86 and 110 mph. The winds of the tornado in Fairfield County hit 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. It followed a four-mile path about 100 yards wide starting in the a…

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by Joe Lombardi