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4, Including Pair Of City Employees Accused Of Misusing Absentee Ballots In CT 4, Including Pair Of City Employees Accused Of Misusing Absentee Ballots In CT
4, Including Pair Of City Employees Accused Of Misusing Absentee Ballots In CT Four campaign workers involved in the 2019 Bridgeport Democratic mayoral primary have been charged with misusing absentee ballots. On Tuesday, June 11, inspectors from the Statewide Prosecution Bureau in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney arrested Bridgeport residents: Alfredo Castillo, age 52 Wanda Geter-Pataky, age 67 Nilsa Heredia, age 61 Josephine Edmonds, age 62 Each was charged with unlawful possession of absentee ballots and other election-related charges, said Chief State's Attorney Patrick J. Griffin. Three of the four are also charged with tampering with a witness, officia…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Manslaughter Charge In CT Crash That Killed Passenger Manslaughter Charge In CT Crash That Killed Passenger
Manslaughter Charge In CT Crash That Killed Passenger A Fairfield County man has been arrested for alleged manslaughter and DUI following a crash in which his passenger was killed. Roger Villa, age 23, of Danbury, was arrested on Monday, May 15 for the crash which took place on Saturday, May 6 at the intersection of South Main Street and Greenbriar Lane in Newtown, said Det. Lt. Liam Seabrook, of the Newtown Police. Newtown Police officers were dispatched to a report of an erratic driver of a blue 2009 Chevrolet Silverado traveling northbound on Route 25.  Shortly thereafter, officers located the vehicle after it struck a tree at the int…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Moving Company Employee Stole Watch From CT Home, Police Say Moving Company Employee Stole Watch From CT Home, Police Say
Moving Company Employee Stole Watch From CT Home, Police Say A moving company employee from Bridgeport is charged with stealing a watch from a woman's Darien home and then pawning it, police said.  The original incident happened on Monday, July 25, 2022, when a group of movers was helping a designer lift furniture at the victim's home in Darien. The watch was then reported stolen on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, by the victim, according to Darien Police Sgt. Dan Skoumbros.  During the investigation into the theft, police determined that one of the movers was 38-year-old Jamar Blackburn of Bridgeport. Darien Police then contacted Bridgeport Pol…

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by Ben Crnic
News
CT Resident Indicted For Alleged Child Exploitation Offenses CT Resident Indicted For Alleged Child Exploitation Offenses
CT Resident Indicted For Alleged Child Exploitation Offenses A Connecticut man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for receiving child pornography and the distribution of child pornography. New Haven County resident Kevin Curley, age 40, of Naugatuck, appeared on Tuesday, Dec. 21, in court and pleaded not guilty to the charges, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. In 2020, officials began investigating Curley for his involvement in an online community of individuals who sent and received child pornography images and videos via a hidden service website, court documents show. In August 2020, investigators con…

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by Kathy Reakes