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Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say
A Long Island man driving a U-Haul truck was charged with alleged DUI in Fairfield County after he passed another vehicle and struck it.
The incident occurred in the town of Wilton on Wednesday, July 31, on Danbury Road (Route 7).
According to Lt. Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police, Steve Otterbeck, age 58, of Huntington Station, was traveling south on Ridgefield Road in a U-Haul truck when he passed another car and struck it.
After stopping the truck, officers thought Otterbeck's actions "were not normal," and in Plainview were several alcohol containers, Tornello said.
Tornel…
Fairfield County Man Who Dumped 100 Tires In CT Town Charged
One of two suspects wanted for allegedly dumping more than 100 tires in a Connecticut town last year has been charged by police.
Fairfield County resident Lavon Spradley, age 22, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 for the Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, incident in New Haven County in Naugatuck.
An investigation revealed a series of events involving a U-Haul truck and the disposal of tires at multiple locations, the Naugatuck Police said.
Litchfield County resident Andrew Gonzalez, age 32, of Terryville, and Spradley were identified with the illegal dumping activities, police …
Trio Accused Of Stealing From Multiple Stores Throughout CT
Three men have been arrested for allegedly stealing large spools of wire at Lowe's stores across Connecticut.
The trio, identified as Daniel Raymond Thomas, age 22, Clarence Gerald Davis, age 22, and 23-year-old Marcus Hunter, all of Fort Worth, Texas, were arrested Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Hartford County when the Southington Police responded to the Lowes Home Improvement, at 500 Executive Blvd S., on a report of a theft of large spools of wire in progress.
It was reported by the store Loss Prevention team, that three men wearing reflective construction vests had selected spools of wire and …
Body Of Wall Street Escort From Fairfield County Found Stuffed In Barrel
A high-end escort whose body was found stuffed in a barrel and dumped on a quiet residential street in the region was born and raised in Fairfield County.
Nicole Flanagan, age 42, of Greenwich, was found on Friday, Aug. 13, stuffed in the barrel in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey after residents noticed a horrible smell coming from it, according to a report in The New York Post.
Flanagan, the mother of three, was born in Greenwich, and has family in town, according to her obituary.
She was last seen alive on surveillance video entering 95 Wall St. in the Financial District the night befor…
Police Seize $15 Million Worth Of Marijuana From Rented Box Truck
Police seized $15 million worth of marijuana when they busted a large-scale weed-dealing ring this week.
On Wednesday, Dec. 2, law enforcement seized 1,700 pounds of marijuana from a rented U-Haul box truck on Front Avenue in West Haven.
The street value of the cannabis is an estimated $15 million, police said.
Police arrested two people from Virginia who were allegedly using a storage facility in West Haven as a hub to distribute marijuana to the Tri-State area.
Jourdan Maniray, 23, and I’real Jones, 20, both of Reston, Virginia, were arrested and charged with possession with intent to …
