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Police Officer Attacked, Beaten At Fairfield County Festival Police Officer Attacked, Beaten At Fairfield County Festival
Police Officer Attacked, Beaten At Fairfield County Festival A Fairfield County police officer suffered a broken arm and head injury after being attacked by two men at an annual community festival. The incident occurred in Norwalk around 10 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Oyster Festival. According to Lt. Terrence Blake, of the Norwalk Police, officers working the event were notified of a fight between juveniles near the Kids Cove.  Officers responded to the area and broke up two separate fights. While escorting one of the juveniles that had been fighting out to Seaview Avenue, an officer was attacked by two men, Blake said. Dur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Shot In Legs In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Shot In Legs In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Shot In Legs In Fairfield County, Police Say A man was found shot in the legs in Fairfield County after police received multiple phone calls reporting gunshots. The incident took place in Norwalk around 11 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 4 in the area of South Main Street and Merritt Street. Responding officers located a crime scene in the area of South Main Street, but not a victim, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake.  A short time later Norwalk dispatch received a call from Norwalk Hospital, who reported that a man suffering from a gunshot wound had just arrived by private vehicle, Blake said. The victim is a 36-year-…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Struck By Police Vehicle Outside Local PD Department In Fairfield County, Cops Say Man Struck By Police Vehicle Outside Local PD Department In Fairfield County, Cops Say
Man Struck By Police Vehicle Outside Local PD Department In Fairfield County, Cops Say A Fairfield County man was injured after being struck by a police vehicle in front of a local department's headquarters. The incident took place in New Canaan around 9 p.m., Monday, June 27 in front of the New Canaan Police Department at 156 South Ave. The New Canaan Police vehicle was exiting the parking lot of 156 South Ave., to turn right onto South Avenue to head north, said Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police. "As this vehicle was turning right out of the parking lot a bicyclist was struck by the front of the vehicle," Ferraro said. The cyclist, a 68-year-old male New Canaan …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
7-Year-Old Girl Killed, Father Injured In Massive Fairfield County House Fire 7-Year-Old Girl Killed, Father Injured In Massive Fairfield County House Fire
7-Year-Old Girl Killed, Father Injured In Massive Fairfield County House Fire A 7-year-old girl was killed and her father injured during a massive house fire in Fairfield County. The blaze broke out in Norwalk around 5 a.m., Saturday, May 14 at 7 Nelson Ave. Arriving Norwalk firefighters found heavy fire on the front of the house, a burning power line down across the street, and two vehicles on fire in the driveway, said Assistant Fire Chief Edward McCabe of the Norwalk Fire Department. A man and woman who had escaped the fire with their 9-year-old son were in the backyard, attempting to rescue their 7- year-old daughter, who was asleep in a second-floor bedroom, M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Person Found Shot In Fairfield County, Police Say Person Found Shot In Fairfield County, Police Say
Person Found Shot In Fairfield County, Police Say Police are investigating after a person was found shot on a street in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk around 11 p.m., Thursday, May 12 in the area of Madison Street. The unidentified victim was found when officers responded to the area of Madison Street after several shots were heard in the area, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Norwalk Hospital for treatment, Gulino said. The detective bureau responded to the scene. The incident is currently under investigation, and is at its begin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast A second man has died after four boaters were pulled from the cold waters of the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. "We are saddened to report one additional fatality from this morning’s water rescue on the Long Island Sound," the Stamford Fire Department announced Sunday afternoon, April 17. Two others remain in critical, but stable condition. First-responders in Fairfield County received notification of a small boat in distress off of Shippan Point in Stamford at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday. A total of 22 Stamford firefighters responded as part of a marine rescue response, which included…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
One Dead, Three Critical After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast One Dead, Three Critical After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast
One Dead, Three Critical After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast Updated story: Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast One person is dead and three others in critical condition after four boaters were pulled from the cold waters of the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. First-responders in Fairfield County received notification of a small boat in distress off of Shippan Point in Stamford at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday, April 17. A total of 22 Stamford firefighters responded as part of a marine rescue response, which included the department's fire boat and on-duty SCUBA divers, said Stamford Fire Department&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Officer In Fairfield County Charged With Strangulation, Assault Police Officer In Fairfield County Charged With Strangulation, Assault
Police Officer In Fairfield County Charged With Strangulation, Assault A police officer in Fairfield County is facing strangulation and assault charges following what authorities described as a “family violence incident.” Just after 3 p.m. Friday, April 15, police say they received a call about an assault that happened at a home in Norwalk, indicating the offender had left the premises.  The victim was transported to Norwalk Hospital for the treatment of minor injuries, Norwalk Police said. Police said officers learned that the offender Jermaine Nash, a 10-year veteran of the department. Nash, age 44, was quickly located, and cooperative, and …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Faces DUI Charge After Crash In Fairfield County Man Faces DUI Charge After Crash In Fairfield County
Man Faces DUI Charge After Crash In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man was allegedly drunk when he lost control of his Audi and crashed into a tree, police said. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department responded to a reported crash in the area of Oenone Ridge Road near Lukes Wood Road shortly before 1 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2021 after a driver struck a guard rail and then crashed into a nearby tree. According to police, the driver was identified as New Canaan resident Douglas Ray Knight, age 64, who was the only occupant of the vehicle. While speaking with Knight, investigators said that officers detected the smell of alcohol on his br…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Uber Eats Driver Injured During Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say Uber Eats Driver Injured During Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say
Uber Eats Driver Injured During Fairfield County Carjacking, Police Say An adult and two juveniles were arrested following a carjacking in Fairfield County that left an Uber Eats driver with a severe head injury. The incident took place around 7 p.m., Saturday, March 5 when Westport Police officers responded to the parking lot of 1759 Post Road East on a report of the possible theft of a motor vehicle.  When officers arrived on the scene, they learned a white Hyundai was stolen and that during the theft the owner of the car, a sixty-four-year-old woman, suffered a head injury, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police.  The victim, w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Hospitalized After Three-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County Two Hospitalized After Three-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County
Two Hospitalized After Three-Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County Two people were hospitalized following a three-vehicle crash in Fairfield County in which one of the drivers had to be extricated. The crash took place in Westport around 7 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 3 on Post Road West in the area of Marion Road. Two of the vehicles received heavy damage, causing one of the drivers to be extricated due to the amount of damage to the passenger compartment, said Assistant Chief Brett Kirby, of the Westport Fire Department. The crash.Westport Fire Department "Firefighters completed the extrication very quickly using hydraulic tools and assisted Westport EMS t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Investigating After Person Found Shot In Fairfield County Police Investigating After Person Found Shot In Fairfield County
Police Investigating After Person Found Shot In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County are investigating after a person was shot. The shooting took place around 10:20 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, when Norwalk Police received multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area of West Cedar Street and Prince Avenue. According to Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police, a heavy response of police officers rushed to the area. A gunshot victim was located and transported to Norwalk Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Gulino declined to say if the victim was a man or a woman. Shell casings were located in the immediate area.&n…

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by Kathy Reakes