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National Guard Recruit, 19, ID'd As Victim Pinned Under Car, Left Critical In CT Bakery Crash National Guard Recruit, 19, ID'd As Victim Pinned Under Car, Left Critical In CT Bakery Crash
National Guard Recruit, 19, ID'd As Victim Pinned Under Car, Left Critical In CT Bakery Crash The 19-year-old man critically injured when a car slammed through the front of a Connecticut bakery last week has been identified by family as a National Guard recruit. Eric Fernandez was inside Rosa Vega Bakery in Torrington enjoying lunch when a 58-year-old man crashed his car through the front of the building around 11:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, according to a GoFundMe campaign and details previously reported by Daily Voice. Fernandez became pinned underneath the vehicle and sustained life-threatening injuries.  After a lengthy extrication process, Fernandez was airlifted to the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say
Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say A Fairfield County elderly woman who was missing has been found safe. Earlier report: Have You Seen Her? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Danbury Woman A special alert was issued and a search was underway for the woman who was reported missing from Danbury and was in need of medical care. According to Capt. Mark Williams of the Danbury Police, the woman, whose name was not released, was found around 12 p.m. on. Wednesday, Nov. 29. Willams said the woman was suffering from exposure to the weather and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers
Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers Police officers are used to all kinds of emergency calls, but one call Thursday stopped them in their tracks, though only for a moment. Norwalk police responded to a call in East Norwalk to find a person in need of medical care with a large boa constrictor around their neck and shoulders, said Norwalk Lt. Terry Blake. But the snake wasn't the problem.  "The snake was the pet of a person having a medical issue on a street in East Norwalk last night," Blake said.  Blake said the snake was turned over to a friend for safe-keeping when the person was transported to the hospital, he …

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by Kathy Reakes