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Pair Of Monroe Massage Parlors Closed For Illicit Activity, Police Say Pair Of Monroe Massage Parlors Closed For Illicit Activity, Police Say
Pair Of Monroe Massage Parlors Closed For Illicit Activity, Police Say Two Fairfield County massage parlors have been closed after police received complaints from residents of alleged illicit activity. The two Monroe businesses, the Crystal Spa, at 500 Monroe Turnpike and the Blue Rose Spa at 115 Main St., were closed on Tuesday, Jan. 23. According to Lt. Stephen Corrone of the Monroe Police, after receiving the complaints, the department contacted the state Department of Labor regarding the unnamed activity. On Tuesday, Monore Police and the Department of Labor officials conducted unannounced compliance inspections of both businesses, Corrone …
Trio Nabbed For Robbing Woman, Stealing Her Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall Trio Nabbed For Robbing Woman, Stealing Her Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall
Trio Nabbed For Robbing Woman, Stealing Her Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall Three Fairfield County teenagers were captured after allegedly robbing a woman and stealing her car in a busy area mall parking lot. The incident took place in Trumbull around 2:45 p.m., Thursday, May 19 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall parking lot. A 59-year-old woman was loading her car in the mall parking lot when she was surrounded by three Bridgeport who demanded her car keys, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. The woman was pushed from behind and her purse was snatched from her hands, along with her keys, Weir said. The juveniles entered her vehicle and sped o…
CT State Police Investigating Fatal Shooting Of 14-Year-Old CT State Police Investigating Fatal Shooting Of 14-Year-Old
CT State Police Investigating Fatal Shooting Of 14-Year-Old Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Connecticut. The Waterbury Police Department received a report at about 3:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, that the boy was brought to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury with a gunshot wound to the back of the head, according to Connecticut State Police.  He was taken to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Harford with fatal injuries, State Police said. The boy was identified as Will Vasquez, of Hamden.  The Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crimes Unit is investigatin…
Man Busted Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check At Monroe Bank, Police Say Man Busted Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check At Monroe Bank, Police Say
Man Busted Attempting To Cash Fraudulent Check At Monroe Bank, Police Say A 49-year-old man was busted in Fairfield County for attempting to cash a fraudulent check. Johnny Rivera, of New Haven, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, at Union Saving Bank in Monroe for charges involving fraudulent activity, said Monroe Police Lt. Stephen Corrone. According to Corrone, around 3 p.m. the department received a complaint from employees of the Union Savings Bank concerning an individual who walked up to the drive-through window attempting to cash a check they believed to be fraudulent.  The employee told officers that Rivera presented a check dr…
Man Accused Of Firing Shots Near Monroe-Trumbull Town Line Man Accused Of Firing Shots Near Monroe-Trumbull Town Line
Man Accused Of Firing Shots Near Monroe-Trumbull Town Line A Fairfield County man was charged with two misdemeanors after firing a revolver at targets he had set up on a woodpile on his property, according to police.  Luis Murillo of Monroe, 50,  denied that he had been shooting the .38 revolver found unloaded in his waistband, despite bullet holes in his handmade targets and shell casings littering the ground, Monroe Police said. When police responded to his home on Spring Hill Road following complaints of gunfire lodged at approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, Murillo insisted that the noise in question had come from fireworks set of…
Monroe Town Attorney Dies Suddenly At Age 41 Monroe Town Attorney Dies Suddenly At Age 41
Monroe Town Attorney Dies Suddenly At Age 41 Monroe is mourning the loss of its Town Attorney who died unexpectedly earlier this week. Jeremy Hayden, 41, who was found dead at his home on Tuesday, Oct. 29, had been Monroe’s town attorney since he was appointed by First Selectman Ken Kellogg in December 2017. "I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our Town Attorney, Jeremy Hayden," said Kellogg. "My deepest sympathies to his family on this tragic loss. He will be greatly missed." In addition to serving as town attorney, Hayden also served the town in the past as a member of the Planning & Zoning Commission, and for se…
Danbury Man Charged In Burglary Of Monroe Business Danbury Man Charged In Burglary Of Monroe Business
Danbury Man Charged In Burglary Of Monroe Business A 32-year-old man has been arrested by Monroe Police for a business burglary that took place last October. Jacob Bardin, Danbury, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 4,  for a commercial burglary that took place at TLC Inc. located at 742 Main Street in Monroe on Oct. 1, 2018, said Monroe Police Lt. Stephen Corrone. The burglary was discovered around 7 a.m. when employees of TLC Inc. arrived at work to discover that the rear office had been entered and ransacked by an unknown party.  Employee’s later discovered that approximately $250 was missing from the o…
Seen Him? Police Ask Public's Help In Finding Monroe Bank Robbery Suspect Seen Him? Police Ask Public's Help In Finding Monroe Bank Robbery Suspect
Seen Him? Police Ask Public's Help In Finding Monroe Bank Robbery Suspect Have you seen him?Police are asking the public for help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed a bank inside a local supermarket. The robbery took place just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the People's Bank inside the Stop & Shop on Route 111 in Monroe, Monroe Police said. The man, wearing a hat, glasses and a dark jacket, can be seen in the photo above.  Police didn't say if he had a weapon or how much money he got away with. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact the department at 203-261-3622. The Connecticut Bankers Reward Association is offering …
Know Him? Police Search For Suspect In Area Subway Shop Robbery Know Him? Police Search For Suspect In Area Subway Shop Robbery
Know Him? Police Search For Suspect In Area Subway Shop Robbery Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a Subway Shop over the weekend.According to Monroe Police, the man entered the Subway shop on Route 111 at around 6:13 p.m. Sunday and implied that he had a gun. The man, wearing dark glasses and a hat pulled low on his head, then demanded the clerk place all of the money in a sandwich bag and left the shop, police said. Police did not offer additional information. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Monroe police department at 203-261-3622.
Bridgeport Man Charged With Stealing Tools From Van In Monroe Bridgeport Man Charged With Stealing Tools From Van In Monroe
Bridgeport Man Charged With Stealing Tools From Van In Monroe MONROE, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man was charged with breaking into a van in Monroe and stealing more than $2,000 worth of tools. Monroe Police received a report in November that the van had been broken into at a Main Street business and the tools were stolen. Detectives investigating the incident later located some of the stolen items at a local pawn shop, police said. Through their investigation, police were able to identify 57-year-old Leonard Frascatore of Bridgeport as a suspect, and a warrant was obtained for his arrest, police said. Frascatore was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 10 by Monr…
Update: Monroe's Route 34 Reopens After Crash Involving School Bus Update: Monroe's Route 34 Reopens After Crash Involving School Bus
Update: Monroe's Route 34 Reopens After Crash Involving School Bus Update: Route 34 in Monroe reopened to traffic in both directions at about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.    The driver of the van was extricated from the vehicle and taken to Waterbury Hospital with “potentially life-threatening injuries” after the crash with a school bus on Route 34 near the Stevenson Dam, police told the Monroe Courier.  Route34 was closed for about four hours after the crash.  Original story: MONROE, Conn. — Route 34 will be closed for an extended time Wednesday after a crash involving a school bus and another motor vehicle, Monroe police said.  The accident occurred on Route 3…