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CT Woman Admits Lying To Grand Jury About Kidnapping, Triple Homicide CT Woman Admits Lying To Grand Jury About Kidnapping, Triple Homicide
CT Woman Admits Lying To Grand Jury About Kidnapping, Triple Homicide A 26-year-old Connecticut woman has admitted to making false statements before a federal grand jury in connection with an investigation into the kidnapping and murder of two individuals, and the related murder of a third individual, in November 2015, authorities announced. According to court documents and statements made in Bridgeport Court,  On Nov. 16, 2015, Laquasia Samms, also known as “Quasia,” 26, of New Haven, was present when an illegal firearm transaction was occurring in her apartment on Shelton Avenue in New Haven. Damian Connor and Tamar Lawrence were also pr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Charged With Committing Three Murders In Connecticut In 2015 Man Charged With Committing Three Murders In Connecticut In 2015
Man Charged With Committing Three Murders In Connecticut In 2015 A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection to kidnapping two people in Connecticut and later murdering them and killing a third victim in New haven to stop him from snitching, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Raleigh, North Carolina resident Edward Michael Parks, also known as “Lee’ or “Trouble,” has been indicted and charged with two counts of kidnapping resulting in death and one count f witness tampering by killing. If convicted, Parks faces life in prison or the death penalty if the government seeks it, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. It is alleged that on Nov. 16, 2015…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Apprehended After Separate Incidents Of Robbery, Assault, Larceny At Walgreens In Darien Man Apprehended After Separate Incidents Of Robbery, Assault, Larceny At Walgreens In Darien
Man Apprehended After Separate Incidents Of Robbery, Assault, Larceny At Walgreens In Darien A man has been apprehended after police say he was involved in separate incidents of robbery, assault and larceny at Walgreens in Darien. Darien Police say Quentin Stroman, 23, of Brooklyn was taken into custody on Wednesday, Oct. 9 on a warrant that includes charges from previous incidents at Walgreens (138 Heights Road). According to police, Stroman was one of four males seen on surveillance footage stealing approximately six boxes of Nexium brand heartburn medication valued at $179.94 from Walgreens on Dec. 14, 2018. Stroman was also involved in an assault at the same location on Feb. 4…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Wegmans Edges Close To 100 Stores With New Area Location Coming Wegmans Edges Close To 100 Stores With New Area Location Coming
Wegmans Edges Close To 100 Stores With New Area Location Coming Wegmans Food Markets, which will soon be unveiling a location in Westchester, is now just two stores from having 100. That means the family-owned supermarket chain based in Rochester, will open its 100th store in 2019. Wegmans has plans for 14 other new stores in the next two years, including one along Westchester Avenue in Harrison near three major highways -- I-684, I-287 and I-95 -- as reported here by Daily Voice.  Wegmans signed a purchase agreement in December 2016 with Normandy Real Estate Partners for a 125,000-square-foot grocery in Harrison, where site work has begun. Wegman's 1…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Incest Case: Arrangements Announced For Three Murdered Family Members Incest Case: Arrangements Announced For Three Murdered Family Members
Incest Case: Arrangements Announced For Three Murdered Family Members Click here for earlier story: Double Homicide Linked to Incest, Infant's Murder Memorial services have been announced for the father and adopted daughter from Dutchess County and the daughter's infant son who were killed on Thursday, April 12 in New Milford, Conn., and in North Carolina in a triple-murder suicide in a case linked to incest. Anthony Charles Fusco, 56, of Wingdale was a beloved community member in Dover. Katie Rose Fusco Pladl, 20, was the adopted daughter of Anthony Fusco and Kelly Anne Fusco. Bennett Kieron Pladl, who was 7 months old, was the son of Katie Pladl. Calling…

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by Daily Voice
Business
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon has revealed the number of jobs it expects to add and the average annual salary at its new second headquarters after announcing 20 finalists, including New York City, for the new location late last month.Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that …

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon has revealed the number of jobs it expects to add and the average annual salary at its new second headquarters after announcing 20 finalists, including New York City, for the new location Thursday morning.Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists
Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists Amazon announced 20 finalists for its second headquarters on Thursday morning, with nearly all big U.S. cities, including New York.Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that selection was announced. Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Here are the 20 locations chosen by Amazon as the HQ2 …

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by Joe Lombardi