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Literal Garbage Fire Sends Norwalk Firefighters Rushing To Put It Out Literal Garbage Fire Sends Norwalk Firefighters Rushing To Put It Out
Literal Garbage Fire Sends Norwalk Firefighters Rushing To Put It Out In what could be seen as prophetic irony, a garbage truck caught fire in Fairfield County this week, sending firefighters rushing to the scene, authorities said. The contents of a Waste Management trash truck ignited near the intersection of Woodward and Neptune Avenues at approximately 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, according to Norwalk firefighters. The driver pulled into a parking lot at 145 Woodward Ave., near The Sport Haus and 203 Trading, and dumped the smoldering load to allow firefighters to extinguish it. Smoke and flames erupted from a pile of cardboard and plastic recycling. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Stabbed By Unknown Assailant Outside Hospital In Fairfield County Man Stabbed By Unknown Assailant Outside Hospital In Fairfield County
Man Stabbed By Unknown Assailant Outside Hospital In Fairfield County Click here for an updated story: Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing Outside Hospital In Fairfield County Police are searching for a man who allegedly stabbed a man picking up a patient from a hospital in Fairfield County without any provocation. The incident took place around 10:42 a.m., Saturday, June 5 when the victim was loading the patient's items into the back of a vehicle at Norwalk Hospital. The victim had parked his vehicle in a Norwalk Hospital parking lot off of Rhodonolia Drive and was preparing to receive a patient who was in the process of being discharged, said Sgt. Sof…

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by Kathy Reakes
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21-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Injuring Two At Norwalk Park 21-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Injuring Two At Norwalk Park
21-Year-Old Charged In Shooting Injuring Two At Norwalk Park A 21-year-old man implicated in an armed robbery in a Fairfield County park has been arrested for a midday shooting that left two with injuries in Norwalk, police said. Officers from the Norwalk Police Department were called to the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Grove Street at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, where there was a report of a shooting with two victims down. Police said that the two victims were struck by bullet fragments and suffered minor injuries. One refused medical attention and the other was taken to an area hospital, treated for non-life-threatening injur…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooting Injuring Two Under Investigation In Norwalk Shooting Injuring Two Under Investigation In Norwalk
Shooting Injuring Two Under Investigation In Norwalk Two were struck by bullet fragments in a yet-unsolved Norwalk shooting.  Police were called to the intersection of Woodward Avenue near Grove Street on Monday, Sept. 7 at approximately 5:15 p.m. Two bystanders had been struck by bullet fragments -- one denied medical attention, and the other was brought to Norwalk Hospital for treatment then released, police said. Detectives reportedly found shell casings in the area of the intersection, and are in the process of interviewing witnesses and obtaining footage of the incident.  Anyone with information about the incident is asked to …

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by Christina Coulter
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Woman Arrested In Connection With Norwalk Heroin Overdose Woman Arrested In Connection With Norwalk Heroin Overdose
Woman Arrested In Connection With Norwalk Heroin Overdose A Norwalk woman has been arrested for allegedly providing the heroin laced with fentanyl that almost killed an area man. Dulcie Tamburri, 64, was arrested on a warrant on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and charged with the sale of narcotics and reckless endangerment, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. Police responded to the Woodward Avenue home of Tamburri on Sept. 3 after they received reports of an overdose, Blake said. "Officers administered Narcan to the unresponsive victim and were able to revive him," he said. The Detective Bureau’s investigation determined that Tamburri had sold the vic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk Apartment Building; Tenants Evacuated Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk Apartment Building; Tenants Evacuated
Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk Apartment Building; Tenants Evacuated NORWALK, Conn. — Six apartments were damaged but no injuries were reported in a fire Wednesday morning at Carlton Court in Norwalk, according to media reports and social media posts from first responders.  Tenants in the complex on Monterey Place evacuated as the fire broke out at about 7:30 a.m., according to the Connecticut Post.  The temperature was about 10 degrees, and buses were sent in to keep the residents of the Norwalk Housing Authority building warm, according to dispatch reports.  Assistant Fire Chief Steve Shay told the Post that the fire that started on the first floor.  Thr…

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