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ID Released For Person Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash ID Released For Person Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash
ID Released For Person Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash Police have released the identity of a motorcyclist killed by an alleged hit-and-run driver in Fairfield County. Hazem H. Mohamed, age 26, of Fairfield, was killed around 7:20 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 2 on Kings Highway East, according to Lt. Michael Paris, of the Fairfield Police.  Police responded to the area after receiving several 911 calls to report a crash involving a motorcycle on Kings Highway East near Jennings Road, said Paris. It was reported by witnesses at the scene that Mohamed was unconscious and the vehicle involved in the collision fled the scene, Paris said. Earlier sto…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say Suspect Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly fleeing the scene of a deadly crash that left a 26-year-old city man dead. The crash took place in the Town of Fairfield around 7:18 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 2 on Kings Highway East. Police received several 911 calls to report a crash involving a motorcycle on Kings Highway East near Jennings Road, said Lt. Michael Paris, of the Fairfield Police. It was reported by witnesses at the scene that the motorcyclist was unconscious and the vehicle involved in the collision fled the scene, Paris said. A preliminary police investigation reveal…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For 15-Year-Old Shot, Killed At Teen's Birthday Party In Fairfield County ID Released For 15-Year-Old Shot, Killed At Teen's Birthday Party In Fairfield County
ID Released For 15-Year-Old Shot, Killed At Teen's Birthday Party In Fairfield County Police have released the identity of a 15-year-old Fairfield County boy shot during a large birthday party at a church banquet center. Zion Burton, of Bridgeport, was killed in Fairfield at the Calvin United Church banquet hall on Kings Highway East around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9. The teen was gunned down just six days before his 16th birthday, said Lt. Michael Paris, of the Fairfield Police. "On behalf of Chief Robert Kalamaras and the entire Fairfield Police Department, we offer our most sincere condolences to Zion’s family," Paris said. "Our investigators are working dili…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect On Run After Juvenile Killed At Large Fairfield County Birthday Party, Police Say Suspect On Run After Juvenile Killed At Large Fairfield County Birthday Party, Police Say
Suspect On Run After Juvenile Killed At Large Fairfield County Birthday Party, Police Say A suspect is on the run after a male juvenile was killed during a shooting at a large 13th birthday party at a banquet hall in Fairfield County. The shooting took place in Fairfield at the Calvin United Church banquet hall on Kings Highway East around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9. First arriving officers located an unresponsive male victim in the hall and immediately began lifesaving measures. The victim was transported to Saint Vincent’s Medical Center by AMR where he died as a result of his injuries, said Lt. Michael Paris of the Fairfield Police.  Soon after, police received n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
Man Points Gun At Another Driver In Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for an alleged road rage incident last year in which he pointed a gun at another motorist, police said. Police arrested Leon Garcia, 55, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 3, on a Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with breach of peace and threatening, after he was involved in a road rage incident where he allegedly pointed a handgun at another motorist in Fairfield, said Lt. Antonio E. Granata.  The incident took place around 8:24 p.m. on Nov. 12, when officers responded to the area of Tunxis Hill Road and Kings Highway Ea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Arrested In Connection With Shooting At Norwalk Housing Complex Man Arrested In Connection With Shooting At Norwalk Housing Complex
Man Arrested In Connection With Shooting At Norwalk Housing Complex A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a person at an area housing complex. Norwalk Police responded to the shooting around 10 a.m., Thursday, June 11, after receiving a report of the incident at Roodner Court at 261 Ely Ave. Officers arrived and found one victim, who was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, said Norwalk Police Lt. Jared Zwickler. The shooter, later identified as Marcus Bonaparte, address unknown, and the victim knew each other, police said. Police issued a description of Bonaparte and his vehicle to area law enforcement agencies.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Local Businesses, Police Say Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Local Businesses, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Local Businesses, Police Say A 48-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into several commercial businesses in recent months. The incidents took place in Fairfield County beginning in January at five businesses, said Fairfield Police Chief Christopher Lyddy. Daniel Oler, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Friday, May 8, following an extensive investigation in the wake of the robberies, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The incident began on Sunday, Jan. 26, when police began receiving reports about a rash of overnight commercial burglaries, in which forced entry was made by spinning the locking mechanism to the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Firefighter, 22, Killed In Fairfield Crash Support Pours In For Family Of Firefighter, 22, Killed In Fairfield Crash
Support Pours In For Family Of Firefighter, 22, Killed In Fairfield Crash A GoFundMe page has since been set up for the family of a  22-year-old volunteer firefighter in Fairfield County who was killed in a single-car crash over the weekend. Austin Buoni, a Stratford resident and 2014 graduate of Bunnell High School, worked with both the Shelton and Trumbull fire departments. He also graduated from the Valley Fire Chiefs Regional Training School. Buoni, who attended Housatonic Community College, worked at Panera Bread for more than a year. The crash occurred around 1:40 a.m. on Kings Highway East at the intersection of Chestnut Stree, Town of Fairfield Police sa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Details Released In Crash That Killed Shelton Firefighter Details Released In Crash That Killed Shelton Firefighter
Details Released In Crash That Killed Shelton Firefighter Details have been released regarding the crash that killed a 22-year-old man early Saturday morning in the Town of Fairfield. The single-vehicle crash occurred around 1:40 a.m. on Kings Highway East at the intersection of Chestnut Stree, Town of Fairfield Police said. Preliminary investigation revealed that Austin J. Buoni of Stratford was the sole occupant operating a 2005 Nissan Altima traveling eastbound on Kings Highway East when he lost control of his vehicle and began to slide across the eastbound travel lane before striking a utility pole off the right side of the road where the vehi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield
Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield Two teens are in custody after taking Fairfield police on a chase and then crashing the stolen vehicle they were driving. The incident took place around 3 a.m. Tuesday after a resident Mill Plain Road called the police to report several suspicious males in dark clothing walking up and down her neighbor’s driveways attempting to enter their cars, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. The resident was able to provide real-time observations to the officers responding that her neighbor’s vehicle was now backing out of the driveway and she believed it was being stolen, he said. Officers quickly located th…

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by Kathy Reakes