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Cop Involved In Danbury Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed Another Man Last Year Cop Involved In Danbury Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed Another Man Last Year
Cop Involved In Danbury Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed Another Man Last Year A Danbury Police officer who shot and wounded a knife-wielding man last week also shot and killed another man threatening police with a knife last year. Officer Alex Relyea, was identified Tuesday by Connecticut State Police as the officer who shot Aaron Bouffard, 31, on Wednesday, July 3, as he threatened numerous people with large butcher knives. Relyea also shot and killed Paul Arbitelle on Dec. 29, 2018, after threatening officers and his mother with a knife, police said.  The shooting incident took place around 8:44 a.m., when Danbury Police Department dispatchers received several 91…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury This story has been updated. A man familiar to police was fatally shot and killed by a Danbury officer at an area senior housing complex has been identified.  Paul Arbitelle was the man shot and killed in after pulling a knife on officers, according to state police.  His last known address was on Coal Pit Road in Danbury. The News-Times named Arbitelle’s mother, Linda, as the person wounded by the gunfire outside the apartments. She is reportedly being treated at Danbury Hospital, but her condition is not known. Arbitelle was shot around 9:15 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 29, after Danbu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Cop Was 'In Imminent Danger' During Officer-Involved Shooting, Danbury Police Say Cop Was 'In Imminent Danger' During Officer-Involved Shooting, Danbury Police Say
Cop Was 'In Imminent Danger' During Officer-Involved Shooting, Danbury Police Say The police officer who fatally shot a man at a senior residence complex late Saturday in Danbury was "in imminent, life-threatening danger and acted in self-defense," police said in a statement. Danbury police officers responded to the Glen Apartment Complex on Memorial Drive in Danbury for the report of a suspicious man around 9:15 p.m. on Dec.29. Upon arrival, officers observed a white male wielding a knife walking around the exterior of the property.  After a brief confrontation with the man, one of the officers deployed his taser on the male, but it was ineffect…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning
Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning A Stamford judge has allowed a former Chelsea Piers lifeguard who almost let a 5-year-old New Canaan boy drown last year to take part in a court diversionary program, according to multiple sources. Zachary Stein, 24, of New Canaan, originally charged with reckless endangerment and risk of injury, will have a clean record once he completes the program in 2020, officials said. During the program, Stein will not be allowed to work as a lifeguard or any similar type of employment, Judge Gary White ruled. The sentence, handed down Friday, was made over the objections of Stamford State’s Attorne…

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by Kathy Reakes