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24-Year-Old Caught Going 120 MPH In Naugatuck: Police 24-Year-Old Caught Going 120 MPH In Naugatuck: Police
24-Year-Old Caught Going 120 MPH In Naugatuck: Police A man apologized and said he does not normally speed after he was caught traveling at 120 miles per hour on a busy Connecticut roadway, police said.  Hartford County resident Jean Rivera, age 24, was arrested on Tuesday, April 24 in connection with an alleged reckless driving incident that happened in New Haven County earlier in the same day, Connecticut State Police announced. According to state police, at around 9 a.m., a trooper saw a black BMW driving erratically at high speed on Route 8 in Naugatuck. The vehicle was closely following other cars, passing them on the right, and maki…

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by Ben Crnic
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Driving Dangerously: Waterbury 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say Driving Dangerously: Waterbury 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say
Driving Dangerously: Waterbury 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with driving dangerously and fleeing police when they attempted to stop. him. New Haven County resident Henry White, age 25, of Waterbury was arrested on a warrant on Monday, June 26, for the incident which started in Beacon Falls on Route 8 on Friday, June 16. According to Connecticut State Police, a trooper patrolling Route 8 southbound in the area of Beacon Falls, was traveling in the left lane when he spotted a silver Honda Accord with heavily tinted windows approaching the rear of his cruiser at a high rate of speed. In an effort to view the registr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Shelton Man Writes Bogus Inheritance Letter After Friend's Death Police: Shelton Man Writes Bogus Inheritance Letter After Friend's Death
Police: Shelton Man Writes Bogus Inheritance Letter After Friend's Death .A suspicious inheritance note led to the arrest of a Fairfield County man who allegedly attempted to steal his friend’s belongings, police said. Officers from the Shelton Police Department were dispatched to a Howe Avenue apartment on April 19, where there was a report of an unresponsive man inside the residence. Upon arrival, officers found Shelton resident Jorge Ospina, 45, performing CPR on his friend, who was later pronounced dead, police said. Investigation at the scene found a note next to the dead man, which stated that “if he happens to die that day, he wishes to leave all of his …

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by Zak Failla
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Two Nabbed Using Credit Card Skimmer To Steal Bank Info, Shelton Police Say Two Nabbed Using Credit Card Skimmer To Steal Bank Info, Shelton Police Say
Two Nabbed Using Credit Card Skimmer To Steal Bank Info, Shelton Police Say Two men were nabbed for allegedly using a credit card reader to steal victim's information and then load it on fake credit cards in Fairfield County. Jordy Diggins, 28, of Mount Vernon, and Jahquane Rennix, 19, of Queens, and were arrested by Shelton Police on Wednesday, April 10, following an investigation into complaints from residents that their bank accounts had been comprised, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango. During the investigation, police learned that the victim's credit cards were used at Walgreens in Shelton. Bango said. The victims stated they still had poss…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Faces New Sexual Assault Charges In Shelton Man Faces New Sexual Assault Charges In Shelton
Man Faces New Sexual Assault Charges In Shelton A 45-year-old man is facing multiple charges in Fairfield County after allegedly carrying on a relationship with a teenage girl he met on the Internet, according to police in Shelton. Officers from the Shelton Police Department arrested Torrington resident Christopher Galvin on Wednesday on charges that include second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor by computer following an investigation into a 13-year-old girl he met online. Galvin was first arrested by police in Shelton on Jan. 16 this year as part of the investigation, and he was initially charged wi…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Ansonia Man Charged In Two Shelton Burglaries Police: Ansonia Man Charged In Two Shelton Burglaries
Police: Ansonia Man Charged In Two Shelton Burglaries SHELTON, Conn. — Shelton police on Wednesday arrested an Ansonia man in connection with two burglaries in the fall of 2017. Andre Genest, 28, was arrested in Derby Superior Court, where he was appearing on an unrelated matter, police said. The Shelton burglaries occurred in August and September. Shelton officers quickly developed Genest as a suspect and were able to link him to the burglaries, police said. Genest, who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections, was charged with burglary and larceny charges and placed on a total of $15,000.00 bond, police said.

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by Meredith Guinness