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Wrong Way Crash: Parents, Children From CT Injured On NY Parkway Wrong Way Crash: Parents, Children From CT Injured On NY Parkway
Wrong Way Crash: Parents, Children From CT Injured On NY Parkway Officials have revealed more details about a wrong-way crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester that left six people hospitalized, including a former mayor.  The crash, which happened around 12:10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, in the northbound lanes near Lincoln Avenue in Rye Brook, happened when a 2024 Mercedes sedan driving south struck a 2018 Dodge Durango carrying a family of five, according to Westchester County Police Chief James Luciano.  The Mercedes was driven by 75-year-old Joan Feinstein of Rye Brook, Luciano said. Feinstein, a longtime community volun…

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by Ben Crnic
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Jewelry Stolen: Norwalk Couple Duped By Men Posing As Workers During Distraction Burglary Jewelry Stolen: Norwalk Couple Duped By Men Posing As Workers During Distraction Burglary
Jewelry Stolen: Norwalk Couple Duped By Men Posing As Workers During Distraction Burglary A Fairfield County couple was duped by three men posing as workers who then entered their home and allegedly stole jewelry. The incident occurred in Norwalk on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at a residence on Coventry Place. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the elderly residents reported two men approached them outside of the home claiming to be from the city.  The men said they needed to go to the backyard to check property lines. As they distracted the residents, a third suspect entered the home and stole jewelry, Podgorski said. The suspects communicated&…

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by Kathy Reakes
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North Branford Resident Shot At Confronting Car Thief In Broad Daylight, Police Say North Branford Resident Shot At Confronting Car Thief In Broad Daylight, Police Say
North Branford Resident Shot At Confronting Car Thief In Broad Daylight, Police Say A Connecticut homeowner attempting to stop a man from stealing his Audi out of his driveway was shot at by the suspects, police said. The incident took place in New Haven County in North Branford around 11 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 8 in the Northford section of town. According to North Branford Police, the homeowner was alerted to an unknown man attempting to steal his white Audi which was parked in the driveway. The homeowner attempted to confront the unknown man who began to run toward the street. Parked in the street, in front of the residence driveway was a black four-door Dodge Charger which…

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by Kathy Reakes
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32-Year-Old CT Woman Killed After Car Crashes Off Roadway, Into Sound Barrier 32-Year-Old CT Woman Killed After Car Crashes Off Roadway, Into Sound Barrier
32-Year-Old CT Woman Killed After Car Crashes Off Roadway, Into Sound Barrier A 32-year-old woman died after her car crashed into a wooden sound barrier on a Connecticut highway. The crash happened in the Hartford County town of Rocky Hill on I-91 northbound near Exit 24 at about 3:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, Connecticut State Police said. A 2004 Dodge Stratus SXT swerved across the right center and right lane, traveling onto the right shoulder, police said. The Dodge then entered the grassy area and crashed through the wooden sound barrier, authorities said. The driver, identified as Eralda Xhaxha, of Enfield, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Driving At 130 MPH On Busy Connecticut Roadway Man Accused Of Driving At 130 MPH On Busy Connecticut Roadway
Man Accused Of Driving At 130 MPH On Busy Connecticut Roadway A 24-year-old man was charged with reckless driving after police said he drove at a speed of 130 mph in Connecticut. Authorities in Litchfield County saw a Dodge Challenger traveling "significantly faster" than surrounding traffic on Route 8 in Torrington at about 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Connecticut State Police reported. Police pulled directly behind the Dodge and drove at a speed of 130 mph on a calibrated speedometer for about four miles before initiating a traffic stop, State Police reported.  Troopers arrested the driver, identified as Hartford County resident Brendan Cl…

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by Nicole Valinote
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17-Year-Old Dies After Crashing Pickup Truck In Connecticut 17-Year-Old Dies After Crashing Pickup Truck In Connecticut
17-Year-Old Dies After Crashing Pickup Truck In Connecticut An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old died in a single-vehicle crash in Connecticut.  A 2003 Dodge Dakota SXT was traveling west in Windham County near 407 Hartford Turnpike in Hampton at about 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, when it left the westbound lane and traveled into the eastbound lane, according to Connecticut State Police. The Dodge struck a metal beam guide rail and continued west into the eastbound shoulder, where it struck several trees, police said.  The driver, identified as Fabian Rafael Sosa-Mangual, of Willimantic, was ejected from the vehicl…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Former Yale Med School Employee Admits Stealing, Selling $40 Million In Electronics Former Yale Med School Employee Admits Stealing, Selling $40 Million In Electronics
Former Yale Med School Employee Admits Stealing, Selling $40 Million In Electronics A former Yale University School of Medicine employee has admitted to stealing $40 million in computer and electronic hardware from the university. Jamie Petrone, age 42, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 28, to wire fraud and filing a false tax return, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Petrone is a former resident of Naugatuck in New Haven County, and she currently resides in Georgia, Boyle said.  Beginning in about 2008, Petrone worked for the Yale University School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine and most recently w…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Stratford Man Involved In Car Theft Ring Sentenced Stratford Man Involved In Car Theft Ring Sentenced
Stratford Man Involved In Car Theft Ring Sentenced A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in an auto theft ring that included using the vehicles in violent crimes.  Christopher "Chucky" Mulkern, age 22, of Stratford, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 3, to prison time, followed by three years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut and violent crimes that are being committed usin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash
State Police Cruiser Struck In Fairfield County Crash State police cruisers were struck in separate Christmas Eve Day crashes in Connecticut - one in Fairfield County and the other in Middlesex County. Just after 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, a Daibeliz Taveras, age 33, from Brooklyn, New York, traveling northbound on I-95 a half-mile south of the Exit 17 off-ramp in Norwalk lost control of her 2018 Dodge Journey and struck another vehicle, before drifting and colliding with the cruiser, state police said. The state police trooper, the driver of the Journey, and six passengers in the Journey were hospitalized with what police say were minor injuries…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Drivers Hospitalized After Head-On Crash, CT State Police Say Two Drivers Hospitalized After Head-On Crash, CT State Police Say
Two Drivers Hospitalized After Head-On Crash, CT State Police Say Two drivers were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Connecticut.  it happened on Route 17 in the Middlesex County town of Durham on Friday, Dec. 3, Connecticut State Police said. A 2018 Subaru Legacy was traveling south on Route 17 near Barbara Lane prior to the crash, police said.  A 2008 Dodge RAM was northbound on Route 17 when the Dodge entered the southbound lane and struck the Subaru head-on, State Police reported.  A 60-year-old New Haven County man, from Wallingford, who was driving the Subaru was taken to the hospital for suspected minor injuries, polic…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Stratford Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring Stratford Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring
Stratford Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in a car theft ring in Connecticut and neighboring states. Christopher Mulkern, also known as “Chucky,” age 21, of Stratford, pleaded guilty Friday, April 30 before US District Court in Bridgeport to a federal car theft offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut, and violent crimes that are being committed using stolen vehicles. The investigation revealed that Mulkern and others have stolen numerous…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stratford Duo Charged In Connection To Car Theft Rings Stratford Duo Charged In Connection To Car Theft Rings
Stratford Duo Charged In Connection To Car Theft Rings Two men from Fairfield County could face up to 20 years in prison after collectively stealing at least 15 vehicles, authorities said.  The two men, police said, are members of a Connecticut car theft ring, stealing numerous motor vehicles and stealing valuables from cars left open at night in upper-middle-class areas. Police in Westly, Rhode Island spotted 21-year-old Christopher "Chucky" Mulkern and 20-year-old Edwin Cordero, both of Stratford, shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 2 in a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Westport the day before, according to the offic…

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by Christina Coulter
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Motorist's Complaint Leads To DUI Charge For Darien Man In Wilton, Police Say Motorist's Complaint Leads To DUI Charge For Darien Man In Wilton, Police Say
Motorist's Complaint Leads To DUI Charge For Darien Man In Wilton, Police Say A Darien man was arrested for a DUI after another motorist complained to police about his erratic driving, according to auuthorities. Officers were dispatched the caller complained of a dark-colored truck weaving over the white fog line and the center yellow line several times on Ridgefield Road near Carriage Road in Wilton at approximately 2:47 a.m on Monday, Sept. 28, Wilton Police said. Oncoming traffic, according to the caller, was swerving to avoid the vehicle.  Wilton Police caught up to the vehicle, a black 2018 Dodge Ram, on the Route 7 connector in Norwalk, police said. The …

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by Christina Coulter