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SCAM ALERT: Fake Invoices Target Norwalk Residents, Police Issue Warning SCAM ALERT: Fake Invoices Target Norwalk Residents, Police Issue Warning
Scam ALERT: Fake Invoices Target Norwalk Residents, Police Issue Warning Norwalk residents are being warned about fraudulent Planning and Zoning invoices sent from an email address that does not belong to the city. According to the Norwalk Police Department's Facebook post, the scam messages come from [email protected] and are designed to appear as if they were sent by the City of Norwalk Planning and Zoning Department. Police said legitimate City of Norwalk email addresses end in @norwalkct.gov. Residents who receive an invoice from the identified account, or from any address that does not use the city’s official domain, should not send money or repl…

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Fired Darien Country Club Worker Accused Of Returning In All Black, Claiming To Have Knife Fired Darien Country Club Worker Accused Of Returning In All Black, Claiming To Have Knife
Fired Darien Country Club Worker Accused Of Returning In All Black, Claiming To Have Knife A former employee is accused of returning to a Connecticut country club just hours after being fired, threatening staff while referencing a knife in his bag and damaging the women's locker room before running away, police said. Edwin Constanza, 25, of Stamford, "became irate" after he was fired from Woodway Country Club in Darien on May 6 at about 7:30 p.m. and made several threats toward the assistant manager, Darien police said. He was also banned from the property. But about 90 minutes after being fired, Constanza was back. Police said he snuck in through an unlocked door dressed in all …

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by Josh Lanier
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Prominent Greater Hartford Rabbi Stephen Fuchs Dies Prominent Greater Hartford Rabbi Stephen Fuchs Dies
Prominent Greater Hartford Rabbi Stephen Fuchs Dies The Greater Hartford Jewish community is mourning the loss of Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Beth Israel, who died after suffering a catastrophic stroke, his family announced. "Our family is devastated to announce that our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs suffered a catastrophic stroke on July 19th," his family said in an announcement on social media. "After a week in hospice surrounded by his loving family, he passed away peacefully on July 26th. (13th of Av)." Born in East Orange, Fuchs had been living in Vero Beach, FL, accord…

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Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot Dead Inside Bridgeport Car, Seek Public's Help Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot Dead Inside Bridgeport Car, Seek Public's Help
Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot Dead Inside Bridgeport Car, Seek Public's Help Police have identified the 18-year-old man found shot to death inside a car, and are asking the public for help solving the case. Leon Richardson was found in the driver's seat of his Honda around 6:45 p.m. on Monday, July 27, on Catherine Street between Washington Avenue and Harral Avenue in Bridgeport, police said. Officers received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire and a man bleeding inside a car. Authorities shut down the area for several hours as they investigated the scene. The Bridgeport Police Major Crimes Unit is handling the investigation. Police are asking anyone with inform…

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by Josh Lanier
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20-Year-Old Stabbed Outside The SONO Collection In Norwalk; 2 Teens Arrested: Police 20-Year-Old Stabbed Outside The SONO Collection In Norwalk; 2 Teens Arrested: Police
20-Year-Old Stabbed Outside The Sono Collection In Norwalk; 2 Teens Arrested: Police A brawl outside The SONO Collection in Norwalk left a 20-year-old man stabbed and two teenagers in handcuffs, authorities said. The incident happened outside The SONO Collection shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, July 27. Officers said an argument between a person riding a moped and four others broke out near the mall's North Water Street entrance. It's unclear what sparked the fight, but during the scuffle, one of the suspects pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the victim in the right arm. Paramedics took him to Norwalk Hospital, where he remains in stable condition, police said Monday nig…

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by Josh Lanier
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Bond Lowered For Stamford Woman Accused In DUI Crash That Killed Bridgeport Officer, Mom Of 3 Bond Lowered For Stamford Woman Accused In DUI Crash That Killed Bridgeport Officer, Mom Of 3
Bond Lowered For Stamford Woman Accused In DUI Crash That Killed Bridgeport Officer, Mom Of 3 A judge reduced the bond for a woman accused of causing a head-on crash that killed a Connecticut police officer and his girlfriend — a mother of three — as court filings show her blood-alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit at the time of the crash.  Melissa Ramirez, 27, of Stamford, was arrested Friday, July 24, in connection with the deaths of Bridgeport Police Officer Cooper Whiteside, 38, and Brittany Islami, 34, following a Danbury crash on Sugar Hollow Road, authorities said. The couple was riding Whiteside's Harley-Davidson near the Ridgefield line July 13 when investiga…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Woman Busted With 51 Pounds Of Marijuana On I-84 In NY: Sheriff CT Woman Busted With 51 Pounds Of Marijuana On I-84 In NY: Sheriff
CT Woman Busted With 51 Pounds Of Marijuana On I-84 In NY: Sheriff A Connecticut woman was arrested after authorities said they discovered more than 50 pounds of marijuana and suspected ketamine in her car during an early morning traffic stop on Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley, NY.  West Hartford resident Reynalda G. Sierra Mejia, 35, was arrested following a traffic stop just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, in the town of Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, July 27. The Sheriff's Office said a deputy was patrolling eastbound on I-84 when she saw a black GMC SUV commit multiple traffic violations. She then pulled …

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Danbury Man Dies 11 Days After High-Speed Motorcycle Crash, Police Say Danbury Man Dies 11 Days After High-Speed Motorcycle Crash, Police Say
Danbury Man Dies 11 Days After High-Speed Motorcycle Crash, Police Say A 31-year-old Connecticut man has died 11 days after suffering critical injuries in a motorcycle crash. Phillipe Silva, of Danbury, died Monday, July 27, at a hospital from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash on July 16, authorities announced. Officers were called to the area near 52 Newtown Road in Danbury at about 9:15 p.m. and found Silva lying on the ground near his Yamaha FZ6-R after it collided with a Kia Forte. Police said the sedan was turning left into a driveway when the crash happened. Danbury police said Silva was traveling at a high rate of speed before colliding with t…

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No Foul Play Suspected In 4-Year-Old Boy's Fatal Fall From 10th-Story Stamford Window No Foul Play Suspected In 4-Year-Old Boy's Fatal Fall From 10th-Story Stamford Window
No Foul Play Suspected In 4-Year-Old Boy's Fatal Fall From 10th-Story Stamford Window Authorities believe the death of a 4-year-old boy after he fell 10 stories from a Stamford apartment building over the weekend was an accident.  Stamford police said in an update that several women flagged down an officer around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, to report that a boy had fallen onto the patio of an apartment building in the 70th block of Prospect Street. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.  Authorities said they believe the child fell from a 10th-floor apartment when a window screen gave way.  A call to Stamford police was not immediately returned.  …

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Fairfield County Comic's Netflix Special Drops: Watch The Trailer Fairfield County Comic's Netflix Special Drops: Watch The Trailer
Fairfield County Comic's Netflix Special Drops: Watch The Trailer A Connecticut comedienne who had people begging for her to host every award show after she played "Smash Or Pass" with celebs at the Golden Globes is headed to Netflix. Mary Beth Barone, 35, who graduated from Westhill High School, stars in "Galaxy Brain," which premieres Tuesday, July 28, on Netflix. Mary Beth Barone's first hour-long stand-up special "Galaxy Brain" drops on Netflix July 28.  Netflix View this post on Instagram The special was taped Thursday, March 19, at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in …

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911 Caller Threatens To Blow Up Bridgeport Arena, Walks Away Before Arrest: Police 911 Caller Threatens To Blow Up Bridgeport Arena, Walks Away Before Arrest: Police
911 Caller Threatens To Blow Up Bridgeport Arena, Walks Away Before Arrest: Police A Connecticut man is accused of threatening to blow up Bridgeport's Total Mortgage Arena with an explosive device strapped to his body before being arrested nearby, police said. Bridgeport police responded to the arena on Main Street on Wednesday night, July 22, after a man called 911 and threatened to detonate explosives attached to himself, according to a news release issued Friday, July 24. The caller provided his name along with a description of himself and his clothing, police said. Arena security immediately evacuated guests and employees while officers rushed to the scene and es…

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Ansonia Drug Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison Ansonia Drug Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison
Ansonia Drug Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison A Connecticut man who admitted to dealing fentanyl and cocaine will spend the next five years in federal prison after investigators linked him to drug trafficking across the Naugatuck Valley. Josue Muniz, 35, of Ansonia, was sentenced Friday, July 24, by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford. He also was ordered to serve four years of supervised release, according to the US Department of Justice. Federal officials said the Drug Enforcement Administration and Stamford Police Department learned in 2024 that Muniz was trafficking fentanyl and cocaine in the Naugatuck Valley. Investi…

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