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Wealthy New Canaan Financier Killed In Ireland; Son Charged With Fatal Attack: Reports Wealthy New Canaan Financier Killed In Ireland; Son Charged With Fatal Attack: Reports
Wealthy New Canaan Financier Killed In Ireland; Son Charged With Fatal Attack: Reports A Connecticut financier was killed at an Ireland hotel after he flew from the United States to care for his mentally ill son. Now his son is charged with the assault that killed him, the BBC reported. New York City resident Henry McGowan, age 30, of Brooklyn, is accused of killing his father, 66-year-old John McGowan, of New Canaan, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the outlet said.  The New York Times reported that Henry flew to Ireland earlier this week to stay at Ballyfin Demesne, a hotel in County Laois. Henry suffers from bipolar disorder, and when John learned his son had left the count…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
ID Released For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed Leaving CT Courthouse ID Released For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed Leaving CT Courthouse
ID Released For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed Leaving CT Courthouse Police have identified a Connecticut man who was shot and killed following a court proceeding and was leaving the courthouse. Related: 26-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed Leaving Waterbury Courthouse The 26-year-old was killed in New Haven County around 11:45 a.m. on. Thursday, March 21 outside of the Superior Court House in Waterbury at 400 Grand St.  According to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police, the victim, Jarron Chapman, of Waterbury, died from his injuries at the hospital. Bessette said a preliminary investigation confirmed that Chapman had attended court proceedings earli…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Investigation Into Narcotics Sales From Fairfield County Home Man Charged After Investigation Into Narcotics Sales From Fairfield County Home
Man Charged After Investigation Into Narcotics Sales From Fairfield County Home A 47-year-old man was charged following an investigation into the sale of heroin and crack cocaine from a home in Fairfield County. Police executed a search warrant at a home on Huntington Street in Shelton on Wednesday, June 29, following a narcotics investigation, according to Connecticut State Police.  Detectives seized suspected crack cocaine, suspected heroin/fentanyl, and scales and packaging materials from the home, police said.  Police said Mark Danielczuk, who was at the home at the time of the search, was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics with inten…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Charged In CT Hit-Run Crash Involving Pizza Truck, Police Say Man Charged In CT Hit-Run Crash Involving Pizza Truck, Police Say
Man Charged In CT Hit-Run Crash Involving Pizza Truck, Police Say A 25-year-old man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash involving a pizza truck in Connecticut. New Haven County resident Marcos Gomez, of Hamden, turned himself in to police at about 8:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, according to Connecticut State Police. He is accused of walking away from the scene of a crash in the Middlesex County town of Cromwell after rear-ending a Big Green Truck Pizza vehicle while driving on I-91 on Saturday, April 23, State Police reported. Police previously reported that the driver and the passenger in the pizza truck were hospitalized for treatment of minor injurie…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested For Making False Death Threat Claim Woman Arrested For Making False Death Threat Claim
Woman Arrested For Making False Death Threat Claim A Fairfield County woman was charged with filing a false police statement claiming that her estranged husband threatened to kill her following a court proceeding. Maryann Conrad, 50, of Stamford, was charged Aug. 18 with falsely reporting an incident and giving a false statement, according to the Connecticut State Police. Conrad reported to a court marshal and then the state police that her husband, Kyle Conrad, came up behind her following a court hearing on a temporary restraining order and yelled "I'm going to kill you bitch! I'm in control," according to a police report by Tro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Speeding Stop In Westport Results In Gun, Drug Charges Speeding Stop In Westport Results In Gun, Drug Charges
Speeding Stop In Westport Results In Gun, Drug Charges A 23-year-old man wanted for failing to appear for court proceedings in Fairfield County was busted by police in Westport over the weekend with an illegal handgun following a routine speeding stop. Officers on patrol at approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday morning on Bayberry Lane stopped Tony Bowens, Jr. of Shelton in a vehicle driving 63 mph in a 25 mph zone. During the subsequent stop, officers reported the “distinct odor of marijuana” coming from the vehicle, prompting further investigation. During the stop, police said that it was determined that Bowens had a warrant out for his arrest for …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Who Wrote $23,000 In Fake Checks Surrenders To Police In Westport Suspect Who Wrote $23,000 In Fake Checks Surrenders To Police In Westport
Suspect Who Wrote $23,000 In Fake Checks Surrenders To Police In Westport A Waterbury man is behind bars after surrendering himself into police custody following his failure to appear for court proceedings involving a forgery arrest. The Westport Police Department announced that Michael McCrorken turned himself in at police headquarters at approximately 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13 on an outstanding arrest warrant for failing to appear in court for a previous forgery and larceny arrest. McCrorken was arrested last September after allegedly wrote fake checks to himself from his employer for $23,000. He was charged with second-degree larceny and 37 counts of forgery …

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by Zak Failla