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Couple Attacked With Bats In Daring Daylight Danbury Carjacking: Feds Couple Attacked With Bats In Daring Daylight Danbury Carjacking: Feds
Couple Attacked With Bats In Daring Daylight Danbury Carjacking: Feds A Connecticut couple said they were attacked with a baseball bat, tied up with duct tape, and kidnapped by six men who carjacked them in broad daylight, authorities said.  Police in Danbury in Fairfield County on Sunday, Aug. 25, were called to Clapboard Ridge Road, near the intersection of East Gate Road, where witnesses said a group of people were beating up a man and were shoving him and a woman into a white van, the US Attorney General for Connecticut said.  The alleged attackers sped away when police arrived before crashing about a mile from the start of the chase. Four men j…
Street Racers May Have Caused I-84 Multi-Car Crash, Police Say Street Racers May Have Caused I-84 Multi-Car Crash, Police Say
Street Racers May Have Caused I-84 Multi-Car Crash, Police Say Connecticut State Police report a multi-vehicle crash on I-84 was likely caused by street racers. The crash occurred around 10 p.m., Monday, July 1, on I-84 between Exits 68 and 69 in Tolland. According to State Police, responding troopers located an extensive debris field and one vehicle that had rolled during the crash. State Police said troopers investigating the crash believe the crash was caused by several vehicles "driving recklessly" and also "slow rolling the highway" before racing each other. The vehicles included a 2010 Honda Civic LX, a 2007 Honda Accord, and a 2012 Nissan Alti…
Honda Recalling 750K+ Vehicles Nationwide Due To Faulty Air Bag Concerns Honda Recalling 750K+ Vehicles Nationwide Due To Faulty Air Bag Concerns
Honda Recalling 750K+ Vehicles Nationwide Due To Faulty Air Bag Concerns More than three-quarters of a million Honda and Acura vehicles are being recalled due to potentially faulty air bags that could cause them to deploy unexpectedly. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that the motor vehicle giant is recalling upwards of 750,000 cars, SUVs, minivans, and pick-up trucks due to the malfunctioning air bags, which could pose a safety hazard, the agency says. Recalled models include Honda Civic, Accord, CR-V, Fit, HR-V, Insight, Odyssey, Pilot, Passport, Ridgeline vehicles, as well as the Acura MDX, RDX and TLX that were produc…
Tragedy: 2 Young Children From Fairfield County ID'd After Horrific Fatal Crash Tragedy: 2 Young Children From Fairfield County ID'd After Horrific Fatal Crash
Tragedy: 2 Young Children From Fairfield County ID'd After Horrific Fatal Crash Two children ages 3 and 6 were killed and several people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle Connecticut crash. The crash took place in western New Haven County around 3:30 p.m. Sunday,  Feb. 4 in Beacon Falls in the northbound lanes of Route 8. According To Connecticut State Police, a Honda Civic, with two adults and two children, and a Ford F-600 with one adult were traveling in the left lane of two on Route 8 when the Ford ran into the back of the Civic. Following impact, both vehicles came to an uncontrolled stop between the left shoulder and left lane against a conc…
Man Charged In Crash That Kills 22-Year-Old Hanging Out Of Sunroof In Bridgeport Man Charged In Crash That Kills 22-Year-Old Hanging Out Of Sunroof In Bridgeport
Man Charged In Crash That Kills 22-Year-Old Hanging Out Of Sunroof In Bridgeport A 22-year-old Connecticut man has died following a crash while he was hanging out of the sunroof while standing in the backseat of the car. Windham County resident Miguel Angel Rodriguez, of Willimantic, died on Sunday, June 25, hours after the crash in New Haven County on Derby Avenue in Orange. According to the Orange Police, an investigation found that a white 1995 Honda Civic being driven by Fairfield County resident Jeremie Rodriguez, age 19, of Bridgeport was traveling eastbound on Derby Avenue when he disregarded the traffic control signal and collided with a silver 2021 Do…
Double Fatal Crash: 24-Year-Old Man, 22-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victims  In Waterbury Double Fatal Crash: 24-Year-Old Man, 22-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victims  In Waterbury
Double Fatal Crash: 24-Year-Old Man, 22-Year-Old Woman ID'd As Victims In Waterbury A Connecticut man and woman were killed after the driver lost control of his 2008 Honda Civic, authorities said. The crash took place in New Haven County around 11:10 p.m., Sunday, March 5 in Waterbury at Long Hill Road and Transit Street.  A preliminary investigation determined that the car's driver, identified as a 24-year-old Waterbury man, lost control of the vehicle in the area of Long Hill Road at Transit Street, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. The car then collided with two unoccupied parked vehicles and a house located at 165 Long Hill Road causi…
58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash 58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash
58-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction I-84 Crash A 58-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on I-84. The crash took place in Hartford County around 5 a.m., on I-84 in West Hartford near Exit 44. According to the Connecticut State Police, Gary Michael Carter, of Enfield, was killed when his 2017 Volvo TT hit the back of a Connecticut transit bus stopped in traffic in the right center lane of four on I-84. State police said "for an unknown reason" Carter did not stop in time before colliding with the bus, which did not have any passengers.  After hitting the bus, the Volvo then collided with the …
Woman Accused Of Striking, Dragging CT Trooper With Car While Fleeing Police Woman Accused Of Striking, Dragging CT Trooper With Car While Fleeing Police
Woman Accused Of Striking, Dragging CT Trooper With Car While Fleeing Police A 26-year-old woman was charged after police said she struck a Connecticut State Police trooper and a patrol vehicle with her car while fleeing from police.  Troopers in Tolland County responded to a report of a disturbance at a home on Cindy Road in Ellington at about 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, July 17, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said Veronica Allen, of New Britain, had allegedly smashed windows of several vehicles in the driveway using a tire iron. Authorities said Allen didn't comply with orders from troopers and fled the scene in a Honda Civic. While she was driving …
CT Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole CT Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole
CT Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole A Connecticut woman was killed after hitting a utility pole when her car veered across a roadway, according to police. The crash took place in New Haven County in Milford, around 10:20 a.m., on Saturday, July 2 in the area of Meadows End Road and Lucille Drive.  The collision involved a 2002 Honda Civic driven by Emily Wood, age 84, of Milford, said the Milford Police.  Wood was driving west on Meadows End Road when the Civic veered across the road and struck a utility pole in the area of Lucille Drive, police said.  Wood was transported to Bridgeport Ho…
19-Year-Old CT Woman Killed In Crash While Driving Home From Work, Police Say 19-Year-Old CT Woman Killed In Crash While Driving Home From Work, Police Say
19-Year-Old CT Woman Killed In Crash While Driving Home From Work, Police Say A 19-year-old Connecticut woman died after crashing her car into a tree while driving home from work. Police received multiple reports of a rollover crash in New Haven County in the area of 154 Research Parkway in Meriden at about 3 a.m. on Saturday, March 19. Authorities found the driver, identified as Yanilis Santiago, of Middletown, trapped in her 2005 Honda Civic, which had come to a rest on its roof after striking the tree, according to the Meriden Police Department. Police said Santiago had finished working a shift in Wallingford and was driving north at a high rate of spe…
Fairfield County Woman Hit, Dragged 200 Feet By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say Fairfield County Woman Hit, Dragged 200 Feet By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
Fairfield County Woman Hit, Dragged 200 Feet By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was killed after she was hit and dragged by a car for nearly 200 feet before the vehicle fled the scene. Kemesha Robert Johnson, age 40, died around 3 a.m. Sunday, March 13, in Bridgeport near the intersection of Boston Avenue and Remington Street, authorities said. A witness on the scene told officers a woman driving a 2007 Black Volvo XC90 was stopped at a red light on Barnum Avenue when it was rear-ended by a silver or gray Honda Civic, said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of emergency management. The Honda then backed up and hit a parked car and passed t…
ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash
ID Released For HS Football Player Killed In Fairfield County Crash A high school football player in Fairfield County has been identified as the teen who was killed during a single-vehicle crash over the weekend. Jordan Martinez, age 17, of Stamford, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Saturday, according to the Office of the State Medical Examiner. His death has been classified as accidental, and that he died from blunt force trauma to the torso and other areas of the body, the Medical Examiner's Office said. An initial investigation by Greenwich Police determined Martinez was driving a 2009 Honda Civic westbound on East Putnam Ave when it left t…
24-Year-Old Riding On Top Of Car Killed In Crash Involving Fairfield County Woman, Police Say 24-Year-Old Riding On Top Of Car Killed In Crash Involving Fairfield County Woman, Police Say
24-Year-Old Riding On Top Of Car Killed In Crash Involving Fairfield County Woman, Police Say A 24-year-old man riding on top of a Honda Civic was killed when he fell off the roof causing the vehicle to crash in Connecticut, authorities said. The crash took place around 12:20 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31 near an I-95 off-ramp in New Haven County.  The man fell off the roof and into the roadway in Milford causing a 29-year-old Fairfield County driver to crash. According to Milford Police, Karissa Denigris, of Stratford, was driving north on Old Gate Lane with passenger Cody Henry, of Summerfield, Florida, riding on top of the vehicle.  Henry fell from the vehicle in t…
CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say
CT Teen Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle Following Crash, State Police Say A teen was apprehended by Connecticut State Police after allegedly stealing a vehicle from an I-95 rest area and then crashing. The incident unfolded in New Haven County a little after 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, when state police were notified of a Range Rover with stolen plates driving erratically on I-95 in Madison. Troopers responded to the area of the I-95 Madison rest area where the Range Rover was last seen. Moments later, the vehicle was spotted on I-95 and while attempting to catch up to the Range Rover, the trooper was passed by a Honda Civic that had just been stolen from the rest …
ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park
ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park Police have identified a woman who was found dead inside a vehicle submerged underwater at a Connecticut park. The New Haven County woman, ID'd as 22-year-old Yamiles Vazquez was discovered around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, at Lakewood Park in Waterbury, authorities said. Vazquez was found after officers received a report from a utility worker who was working on a downed line, of a submerged vehicle in the area of Lakewood Road at Massachusetts Avenue at the park,  said Waterbury PD Sgt. Robert Davis. Vazquez was a resident of Waterbury. Region 5 Dive Team responded to the…
Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say
Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a fully submerged vehicle at a Connecticut park. The woman was found around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, in New Haven County at Lakewood Park in Waterbury. Police received a report from a utility worker who was working on a downed line, of a submerged vehicle in the area of Lakewood Road at Massachusetts Avenue at the park, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police Department. Region 5 Dive Team responded to the incident and located an unresponsive woman inside the vehicle, Davis said. Emergency medical servic…
CT Man Apprehended In Hit-Run After Doing 'Donuts' In Roadway, Police Say CT Man Apprehended In Hit-Run After Doing 'Donuts' In Roadway, Police Say
CT Man Apprehended In Hit-Run After Doing 'Donuts' In Roadway, Police Say A Connecticut man allegedly hit two people in Brooklyn while doing "donuts" in a roadway, leaving one in critical condition. Kahlil Ivey, age 24, of Waterbury, was arrested by NYPD on Friday, June 18, after police responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on West 15 St., said the NYPD. When police arrived on the scene, they found a 40-year-old woman with body trauma and a 46-year-old man with minor injuries, police said. EMS responded to the location and transported the victims to NYU Langone Hospital/Brooklyn where the woman is listed in critical condition and the man is…
Suspect At Large After Convenience Store Robbery, CT State Police Say Suspect At Large After Convenience Store Robbery, CT State Police Say
Suspect At Large After Convenience Store Robbery, CT State Police Say Connecticut State Police are asking the public's help in identifying a suspect in a convenience store robbery. On Sunday, May 9, at approximately 12:50 a.m., troopers were notified of the robbery that occurred at the XtraMart Convenience Store located on Hartford Turnpike in Tolland. The suspect is described as a Black male, approximately 66-foot-3, wearing all black clothing and a mask, according to state police. The suspect demanded money from the store clerk.  No threats were made, and no weapons were shown or implied. A possible suspect vehicle is described as a Honda Civic, 4…
Woman Extricated From Vehicle Following Norwalk Crash Woman Extricated From Vehicle Following Norwalk Crash
Woman Extricated From Vehicle Following Norwalk Crash The driver of a vehicle that crashed on the Merritt Island Parkway in Fairfield County received life-threatening injuries. The single-vehicle crash took place around 4:19 a.m., Wednesday, April 14, on the parkway in Norwalk, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott.  According to Prescott, a Honda Civic sedan traveling northbound between exits 40 and 41, left the roadway, struck a large rock, rolled, and landed upright in the right travel lane of the parkway. A woman received life-threatening injuries after crashing her vehicle on the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk.Norwalk…
Stamford Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Metal Posts At Cemetery In Darien, Police Say Stamford Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Metal Posts At Cemetery In Darien, Police Say
Stamford Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Metal Posts At Cemetery In Darien, Police Say A Stamford man was allegedly drunk after putting down most of a 12-pack and crashing into multiple metal posts inside a Darien cemetery, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department responded to St. John’s Cemetery on Hoyt Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, where there was a reported one-car crash. Upon arrival, officers said that they found a Honda Civic off the roadway, approximately five feet from the pavement with its front bumper missing. When prompted by officers, the driver, Ulloa Diaz, 23, stated that he had struck a sign off the roadway when he looked…
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash A man and woman were killed in a two-vehicle crash overnight in Westchester. It happened at around 11:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11 in Yonkers at the intersection of Yonkers Avenue at Walnut Street. Yonkers Police Department officers responded to the scene after a Westchester County Department of Public Safety report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries.  Upon arrival, officers observed an accident scene involving one motorcycle and one motor vehicle, said Yonkers PD Detective/Lt. Dean Politopoulos. The two motorcycle occupants, a male operator and female passenger, were…
Father Arrested For Abducting Baby, Leading To AMBER Alert Father Arrested For Abducting Baby, Leading To AMBER Alert
Father Arrested For Abducting Baby, Leading To Amber Alert Update: The man who took his 6-month-old son without permission on Long Island, leading to an AMBER Alert being issued, has been apprehended. Bryan Quinteros, 19, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 19 following the abduction in Deer Park on Wednesday, Sept. 18, Suffolk County Police said. Quinteros was arrested in Uniondale with the assistance of the Nassau County Police Department, according to Suffolk County Police. Quinteros was charged with criminal contempt and endangering the welfare of a child. He will be held overnight at the First Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at Fi…
Car Stolen In Darien Found Damaged, Inoperable In Norwalk, Police Say Car Stolen In Darien Found Damaged, Inoperable In Norwalk, Police Say
Car Stolen In Darien Found Damaged, Inoperable In Norwalk, Police Say A car that was reported stolen in Darien was found in Norwalk over the weekend, damaged and unable to be driven, police said. A Wilson Ridge East resident reported to police that a 2013 Honda Civic was stolen from his driveway overnight on Monday, Aug. 16. The car had been left in the driveway the night before unlocked with the keys inside. On Friday, Aug. 16, investigators were contacted by the Norwalk Police Department, who said that they had found the stolen Honda, which was found within their jurisdiction. Police said that the car had been damaged and could no longer be written. Detecti…
Fairfield County Man Smashes Police Car Caught With 170 Bags Of Heroin Fairfield County Man Smashes Police Car Caught With 170 Bags Of Heroin
Fairfield County Man Smashes Police Car Caught With 170 Bags Of Heroin A Fairfield County man with a lengthy criminal history was busted with 170 bags of heroin by the members of the Stamford Police Department's Narc Squad after he smashed into a police car. Keenan Sneed, 28, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 2 p.m. Saturday after officers received information that he would be in town to deliver heroin, said Capt. Richard Conklin. When Sneed arrived at his meeting place at Seaside and Main Street, officers blocked in his vehicle so he couldn't escape. Instead of surrendering to police, Sneed plowed into the bumper area of one of the police vehicles with his 2…