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Know Them? Search On For Suspects In Stamford Liquor Store Burglary Know Them? Search On For Suspects In Stamford Liquor Store Burglary
Know Them? Search On For Suspects In Stamford Liquor Store Burglary Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying two men who allegedly broke into a liquor store and made off with liquor and cigarettes. The incident took place in Stamford at Wagon Wheel Liquors on Long Ridge Road around 4:20 a.m., on Monday, May 29. According to Stamford Police Sgt. Sean Scanlan, the two men broke the glass on the front door and made entry taking liquor and cigarettes.  The loss of items and damage was over $5,000. A U-Haul truck was used during the crime and police are working with the company to track it down, Scanlan said. The truck used and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say Man Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say
Man Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say Police are asking the public for help locating a white sedan that allegedly fled the scene after colliding with a Fairfield County motorcyclist. It took place around 12:25 p.m., Sunday, July 3, in Stamford on Newfield Avenue. The crash occurred when a 150cc small motorcycle, being driven by a 68-year-old Stamford resident, was traveling southbound on Newfield Avenue when it appears the motorcycle crossed into the northbound travel lane and made contact with what is believed to be a white 4-door sedan, then a second vehicle, Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the Stamford Police Depar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Attempting To Enter Elementary School In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Charged After Attempting To Enter Elementary School In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Charged After Attempting To Enter Elementary School In Fairfield County, Police Say A man from out of state has been charged after police said he attempted to enter an elementary school in Fairfield County. Just after 1 p.m. on Friday, May 27, school administrators in Stamford from Davenport Elementary School on Newfield Avenue noticed a suspicious man on the school campus, and immediately initiated a lockdown, according to Captain Diedrich Hohn, Commander of Special Investigations for the Stamford PD. Stamford Police Units arrived within three minutes, and detained the man identified as Jamar Mikel Edwards, age 31. School administrators relayed that they o…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Stamford Schools On Lockdown Following 'Incident' Stamford Schools On Lockdown Following 'Incident'
Stamford Schools On Lockdown Following 'Incident' There is a heavy police presence near several Fairfield County schools following an incident. Stamford Police said on Twitter that Newfield Avenue will be closed from Grey Farm Road to Vine Road until further notice. There is a lockdown at Trinity Catholic High School, which is located nearby on Newfield Avenue. Police said action involves an "isolated incident." The area of the incident is also located near the Stamford JCC on Newfield Avenue, which is on lockdown along with the Catholic Academy of Stamford is also reportedly on lockdown. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Seriously Injured When Car Hits School Bus Head-On, Stamford Police Said One Seriously Injured When Car Hits School Bus Head-On, Stamford Police Said
One Seriously Injured When Car Hits School Bus Head-On, Stamford Police Said An area woman is undergoing surgery after her car hit a school bus head-on in Stamford, police said. The incident took place around 12:21 p.m., Thursday, March 28, at 765 Newfield Ave., said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeff Booth with the Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Squad.  According to Booth, the crash occurred when a 2006 Toyota Camry driven by a woman was traveling northbound on Newfield Avenue when she allegedly drifted into the southbound lane hitting the bus head-on, he said. One student and the driver of the bus from the J.M. Wright Technical High School were transported&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Traffic
Numerous Crashes Reported On Slick Area Roadways Numerous Crashes Reported On Slick Area Roadways
Numerous Crashes Reported On Slick Area Roadways Motorists in Fairfield County are already feeling the effects of the Nor'easter as downed trees have forced the closure of several major roadways. The Wilton Police Department announced that a tree is also down by Route 7, near Ridgefield Road. Officers and State Police are currently on scene. A crash also temporarily tied up traffic on I-95. Police in Stamford reported that Vine Street is closed, also for a downed tree, near the intersection of Newfield Avenue. Delays were also announced on Rapids Road and Riverbank Road, where there were reports of a power outage involving downed power li…

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by Zak Failla