Overcast 54°
Tag:

State Police - Western District Major Crime Squad

Police & Fire
New Update: Well-Known Pastor, Struck Killed By Stamford Police SUV New Update: Well-Known Pastor, Struck Killed By Stamford Police SUV
New Update: Well-Known Pastor, Struck Killed By Stamford Police SUV A well-known pastor and fixture in Fairfield County politics has been identified as the 69-year-old Stamford resident hit and killed by a Stamford Police vehicle. Tommie Jackson was hit around 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, in Stamford on Wire Mill Road by a Stamford Police SUV driven by Officer Zachary Lockwood, age 24. At the time of the crash, Lockwood, who was responding to a call, was traveling eastbound on Wire Mill Road, police said. In this area of Wire Mill Road, there is a right curve. At the same time, Jackson, a popular pastor at Rehoboth Fellowship Church, and local attorney, …

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man
State Police Investigating Untimely Death Of CT Man State Police are investigating the untimely death of a Connecticut man. The incident took place in New Haven County in Oxford just before midnight on Monday, June 20. Officers from the Oxford Resident Trooper’s office and emergency services responded to 21 Pawnee Road for a man in cardiac arrest, said state police. Upon the arrival of first responders, the man was pronounced dead on the scene, state police said. The State Police Western District Major Crime Squad was requested to document the circumstances surrounding the death.  At this time, there is no threat to the public, polic…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Pet Stolen In Fairfield County 'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Pet Stolen In Fairfield County
'Dogged' Detective Work Leads To Recovery Of Pet Stolen In Fairfield County It took a few months, but Connecticut State Police detectives were able to locate a family dog that went missing in February of this year. In the very early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 2, as much of the state was recovering from a major snowstorm, a Mercedes containing a family dog – Cindy – was stolen from the northbound Fairfield Service Plaza on I-95 in Fairfield. The theft of Cindy, a Maltese, occurred when two men pulled up in a Porsche beside Cindy's owner while she was pumping gas, and allegedly one of the men jumped into her Mercedes and drove away, The stolen car was recovered …

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes