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CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over
CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over The Emergency Management Director of a Connecticut municipality faces criminal charges after allegedly impersonating a police officer and conducting a traffic stop with his town-issued vehicle, authorities announced. New Haven County resident Walter Dambowsky, age 74, of Naugatuck, turned himself in to authorities on Monday, Aug. 5 in connection with his alleged impersonation of an officer, Connecticut State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  According to Dambowsky's arrest warrant, he is employed by Naugatuck as the town's Emergency Management Director and was issued…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Punches Officer In Face At Target, Police Say Fairfield County Man Punches Officer In Face At Target, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Punches Officer In Face At Target, Police Say A Fairfield County man is charged with assaulting a police officer after allegedly punching an officer in the face who attempted to stop him for shoplifting. The incident occurred in New Haven County at the Target on Boston Post Road in Milford on Monday, Aug. 5. According to Milford Police, officers were notified of a shoplifting incident at Target. Loss Prevention gave a description of the man who left the store with unpaid merchandise.  Arriving officers spotted a man matching the description near the Target exit. The man refused to stop for officers, turned quickly,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Accused Of Stealing Police Cruiser With Officer Inside CT Man Accused Of Stealing Police Cruiser With Officer Inside
CT Man Accused Of Stealing Police Cruiser With Officer Inside A Connecticut man well known to police is facing a host of charges after allegedly stealing a police cruiser with an officer inside and then crashing it. The incident occurred in New Haven around 10:45 p.m.,  Sunday, Aug. 4, at the New Haven Police substation on Congress Avenue. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart, two officers assigned to the Hill South district were parked at the substation on Congress Avenue. While one officer was inside the building, the second remained in the passenger side of the vehicle writing a report.  That's when a man well-known to officers in th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Police Release New Cold Case Homicide Video Series 'Park City Confidential' Bridgeport Police Release New Cold Case Homicide Video Series 'Park City Confidential'
Bridgeport Police Release New Cold Case Homicide Video Series 'Park City Confidential' A Fairfield County Police Department has released the first episode of its new cold case homicide video series. The Bridgeport Police Department released the initial episode of its first-ever cold case homicide video series, "Park City Confidential," on Monday, Aug. 5. The series' objective is to generate tips from the public. Each episode will be approximately five minutes in length and feature interviews with detectives and family members of victims, according to department spokeswoman Tiadora Josef  Episode 1 documents the murder of Abdul Lemon on Remington St. on Friday, Jan. 10, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Who Disappeared In Waters Off Fairfield Coast ID Released For Man Who Disappeared In Waters Off Fairfield Coast
ID Released For Man Who Disappeared In Waters Off Fairfield Coast Police have identified a man who disappeared in the waters off the Connecticut coast. The incident occurred in Fairfield around 12:10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3, near Lighthouse Point and Penfield Reef. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police Department, a 911 call was received about two individuals struggling in the water near Lighthouse Point and Penfield Reef.  Stahl said several nearby bystanders assisted in rescuing one of the men. The second man was not immediately located, so a rescue attempt was initiated. Fairfield Police and fire departments responded and were a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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4 Rescued From Long Island Sound In Norwalk During Height Of Severe Storm 4 Rescued From Long Island Sound In Norwalk During Height Of Severe Storm
4 Rescued From Long Island Sound In Norwalk During Height Of Severe Storm Four people who were not wearing life jackets were rescued from the waters of the Long Island Sound in Fairfield County.  The incident occurred in Norwalk on Saturday, Aug. 3. According to members of the Norwalk Police Department's Marine Unit, the rescue took place during a large thunderstorm on Aug. 3 after the men's boat capsized. The department said that because there were no personal floatation devices onboard the vessel, the men had to tread water until help arrived. No one was injured. Additional information, such as the time and names of the individuals involved, were not av…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Fairfield Woman Pulled From Housatonic River ID Released For Fairfield Woman Pulled From Housatonic River
ID Released For Fairfield Woman Pulled From Housatonic River A Connecticut woman who fell off a paddleboard in the Housatonic River and never resurfaced has been identified. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 6:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, in Seymour, according to Will Healey of the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Healey said DEEP received reports of a paddleboarder in the Housatonic River, located by boaters in the region. DEEP Environmental Conservation officers and the Seymour Fire Department responded.  The victim, identified as Fairfield County resident Alyssa Mackinnon, age 30, of Fairfield, wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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4 Caught With K9's Help After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On Busy CT Roadway, Police Say 4 Caught With K9's Help After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On Busy CT Roadway, Police Say
4 Caught With K9's Help After Crashing Stolen Vehicle On Busy CT Roadway, Police Say Four teenagers face criminal charges after allegedly flipping a stolen vehicle on a busy roadway in Connecticut and leading police on a chase, authorities announced.  The events leading up to the arrests began on Tuesday, July 30 around 3 a.m., when a stolen vehicle was reported to be traveling on Route 101 in Rhode Island and heading towards Windham County, according to Connecticut State Police. Soon, the vehicle entered the state and crashed in the area of 771 Hartford Pike (Route 101) in Killingly.  Once state troopers arrived at the crash scene, they found an abandoned, damag…

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by Ben Crnic
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Mid-Level Heroin Dealer Busted At 'Stash' Apartment In Fairfield County Mid-Level Heroin Dealer Busted At 'Stash' Apartment In Fairfield County
Mid-Level Heroin Dealer Busted At 'Stash' Apartment In Fairfield County An alleged mid-level drug dealer was busted by police in Fairfield County following a joint investigation with the FBI Safe Street Task Force. The bust went down at the "stash" apartment at 20 East Ave., in Stratford of Angel Nunez, age 32, of Bridgeport, on Tuesday, July 23. According to Capt. Jerry Pinto of the Stratford Police, during the investigation, Nunez was identified as a narcotics dealer who was trafficking/selling significant amounts of heroin laced with fentanyl. During the bust at Nunez’s stash apartment, investigators seized approximately 15.2 grams of raw heroin, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Latest Update: Man Nabbed In Connection With Death Of Woman Found In Redding On Route 53 Latest Update: Man Nabbed In Connection With Death Of Woman Found In Redding On Route 53
Latest Update: Man Nabbed In Connection With Death Of Woman Found In Redding On Route 53 A 50-year-old man faces charges in connection with the death of a 26-year-old woman whose body was found in a wooded area of a roadway in Connecticut, police announced.  Fairfield County resident Sergio Reyes-Cordero of Norwalk was extradited from Georgia to Connecticut on Thursday, Aug. 1, and charged in connection with the death of 26-year-old Bridgeport resident Leah Chapparo, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 2.  Chapparo's body was found on Sunday, Feb. 18 on Glen Road (Route 53) in the Fairfield County town of Redding, according to police.  …

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by Ben Crnic
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Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old
Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old A 40-year-old man found hiding in the rear yard of a Fairfield County home with multiple gunshot wounds is in critical condition after the shooter called 911 to report the incident. The shooting took place in Bridgeport around 10:20 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, in the 1800 block of Seaview Avenue, near Bridgeport Hospital. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, the department received multiple 911 calls, including one from a 54-year-old Trumbull man who said he had shot the wounded man. The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital, where he is listed in criti…

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by Kathy Reakes