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24-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Found In Submerged Car In Norwalk River 24-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Found In Submerged Car In Norwalk River
24-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Found In Submerged Car In Norwalk River A 24-year-old man has been identified as the person found in a submerged vehicle in the Norwalk River. Person Found Dead In Car Floating In Norwalk River Norwalk resident Aren Craft was found around 12:15 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8 after police, marine unit, fire, Stamford Fire Department rescue divers and EMS officials responded to the area of Moodys Lane for a car in the water. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the car was immediately found in the submerged in the water. Police and firefighters began to tether the vehicle to secure its position. Stamford Fire Depart…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
NY Resident, Former Miss USA Dies After Jumping From Midtown High-Rise, Report Says NY Resident, Former Miss USA Dies After Jumping From Midtown High-Rise, Report Says
NY Resident, Former Miss USA Dies After Jumping From Midtown High-Rise, Report Says Cheslie Kryst, a television presenter, and former Miss USA, has died at the age of 30, according to a report. The New York Post reported that authorities said Kryst died on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 30. The news outlet said she jumped from a high-rise building where she lived in midtown Manhattan. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the New York Police Department confirmed that Kryst died by suicide.  Kryst was crowned Miss USA in 2019, and she went on to work as a correspondent for Extra TV. Our hearts are broken. Cheslie was not just a vital part of our show, she was a beloved pa…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Attempting To Jump From Area Overpass Bridge Saved By Police, Good Samaritans Man Attempting To Jump From Area Overpass Bridge Saved By Police, Good Samaritans
Man Attempting To Jump From Area Overpass Bridge Saved By Police, Good Samaritans With the help of several alert citizens, police in Fairfield County prevented a despondent man from his suicide attempt of jumping from an overpass onto the highway below.  The incident took place early Sunday, Jan. 23, about 1:30 a.m. in Trumbull. Police received a report of a man standing on the ledge of the bridge on White Plains Road near Broadbridge Road, preparing to jump onto the Route 8 highway below, said Lieutenant Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police Department. The 21-year-old man was very emotional and upset, but was speaking with several passing mo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life
Congressman Says Talking About Suicide Of His Son, An Amherst College Grad, Saved His Own Life Jamie Raskin is opening up about his son's death by suicide. In a recent interview with "People" magazine, the Democratic congressman from Maryland said writing his new memoir saved his own life. The 59-year-old Democrat details a "life-altering" first few weeks in January 2021, where he had to face down a mob of angry Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol -- all while dealing with the loss of his 25-year-old son Tommy. "It probably would have been the end of my life had I not been able to talk about it," Raskin tells the magazine. Tommy Raskin was a second-year student at Harvard L…

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by Joe Gomez
Police & Fire
Man Jumps To His Death From Roof Of Building In Norwalk, Police Say Man Jumps To His Death From Roof Of Building In Norwalk, Police Say
Man Jumps To His Death From Roof Of Building In Norwalk, Police Say A man jumped to his death from the roof of a Fairfield County building. The incident took place around 8:11 a.m., Monday, June 14, in Norwalk. Police responded to numerous 911 calls that a man was lying on Selleck Street and was unresponsive, said Norwalk PD Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Officers immediately responded to the area and located a man who was dead, she said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the man had jumped from the roof of a building on the street to his death.  At this time the identity of the man is not being shared, as police officers are in the proce…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: Death Of Restaurant Owner Brings Attention To Virus Ailment That Can Linger COVID-19: Death Of Restaurant Owner Brings Attention To Virus Ailment That Can Linger
Covid-19: Death Of Restaurant Owner Brings Attention To Virus Ailment That Can Linger The recent death by suicide of the CEO of a major national restaurant chain has brought attention to what medical experts are saying is a physical ailment that may be associated with COVID-19 -- tinnitus, or a loud ringing in the ears. Kent Taylor of Texas Roadhouse, age 65, who died by Tuesday, March 18, had been battling severe post-COVID-related tinnitus (a ringing or buzzing noise in one or both ears) at the time of his death. A handful of studies have suggested that tinnitus may be a rare “long-haulers” symptom or lingering symptom of those who have suffered from COVID-19. Although so…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Sandy Hook Foundation, Community 'Devastated' By Suicide Of Co-Founder, Father Of Victim Sandy Hook Foundation, Community 'Devastated' By Suicide Of Co-Founder, Father Of Victim
Sandy Hook Foundation, Community 'Devastated' By Suicide Of Co-Founder, Father Of Victim Hours after the apparent suicide of Jeremy Richman, 49, of Newtown, the father of Avielle Richman, a first-grader killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012, the foundation he helped created said it is "devastated" by his death. "Our hearts are shattered and our hearts are struggling to comprehend," the Avielle Foundation said in a statement. Richman was found early Monday, March 25, at his office located in Edmond Town Hall after police responded to a report of an apparent suicide, police said. A suicide note was left, but not divulged. Following his first-grade daughter’s death, Richm…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge In Fairfield County Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge In Fairfield County
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge In Fairfield County A quick-thinking officer from the Stamford Police Department may have saved a woman’s life who was contemplating jumping off a bridge onto I-95. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Stamford Police Department was dispatched to the I-95 overpass on East Main Street, where there was a report of a woman who was attempting to jump off the bridge. Police said that officers arrived and found a 30-year-old woman on a small ledge of the bridge, “contemplating jumping.” Law enforcement quickly jumped into action, with State Police closing traffic on the northbound lanes of I-95, while S…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge In Fairfield County Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge In Fairfield County
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge In Fairfield County A quick-thinking officer from the Stamford Police Department may have saved a woman’s life who was contemplating jumping off a bridge onto I-95. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Stamford Police Department was dispatched to the I-95 overpass on East Main Street, where there was a report of a woman who was attempting to jump off the bridge. Police said that officers arrived and found a 30-year-old woman on a small ledge of the bridge, “contemplating jumping.” Law enforcement quickly jumped into action, with State Police closing traffic on the northbound lanes of I-95, while S…

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by Zak Failla