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River Road, Shelton, CT

Man Nabbed After Firing Shots At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Nabbed After Firing Shots At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Nabbed After Firing Shots At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County, Police Say A man was busted for allegedly firing shots at a convenience store in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in Shelton around 10:15 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Cumberland Farms on River Road. When Shelton Police arrived they discovered a broken window and recovered a spent shell casing in the parking lot, said Detective Christopher Nugent of the Shelton Police. No one was reported to be injured in the incident, Nugent said. Nugent said Shelton detectives conducted a follow-up investigation and identified Joshua Vazquez, age 18, of Shelton as a suspect. Detectives with the assist…
Burglar Caught In Act By Shelton Resident Arrested, Police Say Burglar Caught In Act By Shelton Resident Arrested, Police Say
Burglar Caught In Act By Shelton Resident Arrested, Police Say A 44-year-old Connecticut man was charged with burglary after he was confronted by the homeowner in Fairfield County. New Haven County resident Michael Ramchandani, of Hamden, was arrested for the Sunday, Oct. 15 incident that took place at a River Road home. According to Det. Richard Bango, of the Shelton Police, a River Road resident interrupted a burglary in progress at his home. When Ramchandani was carrying items out of the home and confronted, he fled in his car, said Bango. An investigation by the Shelton Detective Division led to search warrants for Ramchandani’s residen…
Clerks At Seven Fairfield County Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigarettes To Minors Clerks At Seven Fairfield County Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigarettes To Minors
Clerks At Seven Fairfield County Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigarettes To Minors Employees at seven businesses were busted selling tobacco and e-cigarettes to minors during a special sting operation, police in Fairfield County announced. In late April, in Shelton, law enforcement agencies conducted unannounced compliance inspections at 17 locations to see if clerks would sell to underage buyers. Of the 17 locations, seven were found to be non-compliant and offending clerks were ticketed and fined $300. These locations in Shelton were found to not be in compliance, according to the Shelton Police Department: Shelton Smoker on Howe Avenue; Howe Market & Deli …
Fairfield County Man Wins $100K In CT Lottery In Ticket Purchased At Local Stop & Shop Fairfield County Man Wins $100K In CT Lottery In Ticket Purchased At Local Stop & Shop
Fairfield County Man Wins $100K In CT Lottery In Ticket Purchased At Local Stop & Shop A Fairfield County man is feeling lucky after cashing in a winning CT Lottery ticket sold at an area Stop & Shop that was worth $100,000. Ridgefield resident Calvin Waterbury won $100,000 playing "CASH5" on a ticket sold at Stop & Shop on Danbury Road in Ridgefield on Monday, Nov. 15. A second winning $100,000 "CASH5" ticket sold at the Citgo station on River Road in Shelton was also cashed in earlier that same day. According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize leve…
Woman Involved In Crash With Serious Injury Impaired By Alcohol, Drugs, Police Say Woman Involved In Crash With Serious Injury Impaired By Alcohol, Drugs, Police Say
Woman Involved In Crash With Serious Injury Impaired By Alcohol, Drugs, Police Say A Long Island woman was arrested in Fairfield County after allegedly speeding while driving drunk when she crashed, leaving another driver with serious injuries, police said. Earlier this month, Shelton police officers responded to a two-car crash near the Pine Rock Deli on River Road involving Nassau County resident Shayna Persaurd, 23, of Floral Park, and a second motorist. Police said that the second driver suffered serious injuries, and both were transported to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. The investigation into the crash by Shelton Police and the Fairfield Polic…
Monroe Man Charged In Double-Fatal Crash That Left Another Critical Monroe Man Charged In Double-Fatal Crash That Left Another Critical
Monroe Man Charged In Double-Fatal Crash That Left Another Critical A 30-year-old man has been arrested for two counts of manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash that two people dead and another in critical condition. The horrific two-vehicle crash took place in Fairfield County around 11:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, on River Road in Shelton. During the crash, two people, including, Lily Pirulli, 20, of Monroe, and Adrian Miles, 31, of Ansonia, were killed, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango. Pirulli, a graduate of Masuk High School, was the daughter of longtime Bridgeport Police Officer Mario Pirulli. Meghan Nealy, 26, of Ansonia, was cri…
Crash Involving Intoxicated Driver Possessing Cocaine Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say Crash Involving Intoxicated Driver Possessing Cocaine Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say
Crash Involving Intoxicated Driver Possessing Cocaine Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say Two were hospitalized in Fairfield County after an allegedly intoxicated driver in possession of cocaine struck another vehicle head-on, police said. First responders in Shelton were dispatched at approximately 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4 to the intersection of River Road and Nettleton Court for a head-on crash with reported injuries. Shelton Police said the investigation determined that Milford resident Ryan Searles was driving southbound on River Road, failed to maintain his lane, and struck a vehicle traveling northbound head-on. The two occupants of the vehicle Searles struck were ext…
20-Year-Old Woman Killed In Crash Daughter Of Longtime Area Police Officer 20-Year-Old Woman Killed In Crash Daughter Of Longtime Area Police Officer
20-Year-Old Woman Killed In Crash Daughter Of Longtime Area Police Officer A 20--year-old woman killed during a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County was the daughter of an area police officer. Lily Pirulli, 20, of Monroe, was killed, along with 31-year-old Adrian Miles, of Ansonia, during a crash around 11:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, on River Road in Shelton, said the Shelton Police. Pirulli, a graduate of Masuk High School, was the daughter of longtime Bridgeport Police Officer Mario Pirulli.  In a statement from both the city and police department, Bridgeport officials offered the officer, who has been with the department since 1993, their sympathi…
Monroe Woman ID'd As One Of Victims In Double-Fatal Shelton Crash Monroe Woman ID'd As One Of Victims In Double-Fatal Shelton Crash
Monroe Woman ID'd As One Of Victims In Double-Fatal Shelton Crash Two people killed overnight in a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County have been identified. Lily Pirulli, 20, of Monroe, and Adrian Miles, 31, of Ansonia, were killed during the crash around 11:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, on River Road in Shelton, said Shelton Police Lt. Christopher Nugent. Two passengers, Meghan Nealy, 26, of Ansonia, is currently listed in critical condition and Rakiem Reid, 30, of Derby, was treated and released from the hospital, said Nugent. An initial investigation found that two vehicles, a white BMW 5 series with four occupants, and a white Toyota Rav 4 wit…
Two Killed In Overnight Crash That Caused Hours-Long Road Closure Two Killed In Overnight Crash That Caused Hours-Long Road Closure
Two Killed In Overnight Crash That Caused Hours-Long Road Closure Two people were killed overnight in a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County. It happened around 11:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, on River Road in Shelton, said Shelton Police Lt. Christopher Nugent. An initial investigation found that two vehicles, a white BMW 5 series with four occupants, and a white Toyota Rav 4 with one occupant were involved in the crash, Nugent said. "There are two people confirmed deceased at this time," Nugent said. "The two deceased were occupants in the white BMW." Two other occupants from the white BMW were taken to area hospitals for injuries sustained in the crash.…
Know Him? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft At Area Cumberland Farms Know Him? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft At Area Cumberland Farms
Know Him? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft At Area Cumberland Farms Police are asking the public for help in identifying a man who allegedly ripped off two cartons of cigarettes from a convenience store after fighting with the clerk. The incident took place around 12:20 a.m. Thursday when the man pictured walked into the Cumberland Farms store located at 819 River Road in Shelton, said Shelton Police Detective Richard Bango. The man asked the clerk for two cartons of cigarettes. When the clerk retrieved the cigarettes the man grabbed them and a physical altercation occurred between the two, Bango said. The suspect was able to overpower the c…
Suspect In Seven Commercial Robberies Nabbed In Fairfield County Suspect In Seven Commercial Robberies Nabbed In Fairfield County
Suspect In Seven Commercial Robberies Nabbed In Fairfield County A suspect has been arrested after a rash of commercial burglaries that occurred over a period of four months, Shelton Police announced. Michael Macy, 44, of Shelton has been charged in connection with the burglaries that Shelton experienced from December 2017 through March 2018.  During the investigation Shelton detectives learned that Macy was responsible for burglarizing the Wheels gas station and convenience store on Old Stratford Road three times, JD’s package store on River Road, Andros Liquor store on River Road, AJ’s gas station on River Road and the A&F Mohegan gas station on Mo…
Teen Charged In Double Fatal Fairfield County Crash Teen Charged In Double Fatal Fairfield County Crash
Teen Charged In Double Fatal Fairfield County Crash A 19-year-old has been charged in the deaths of two people during a crash in Fairfield County in April. Abdulaziz Yuldoshev, of Hamden, surrendered to the Shelton Police Monday after an arrest warrant in connection with the investigation was issued for his arrest, said Shelton Police Det. Christopher Nugent. Yuldoshev was charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, four counts of assault, and Illegal racing on River Road in connection with the deaths of 18-year-old Shalymar Herrera of West Haven and 23-year-old Briana Torres-Carter of Brid…