NEWTOWN, Conn. – A Naugatuck man was arrested by Newtown police Friday morning on robbery charges.Lyle Solsbury, 40, was caught by police at a Waterbury hotel, and was charged in a Friday, Nov. 22, robbery in Newtown.He is being held on $50,000 bond.

NEWTOWN, Conn. – A Newtown father and daughter were arrested by police after they found the pair had stolen items from their workplace for years.Robert Lingl, 57, and his daughter, 21-year old Bethany, were arrested in Florida and Newtown respectively on multiple charges after police discovered the pair had stolen materials and packaging from SMT on High Bridge Road, where both were ...

MONROE, Conn. – Officers from the Monroe Police Department participated in a Torch Run on July 1 for Special Olympics Connecticut.The group was able to raise over $3,700 in the span of three hours.Team members were led by Sgt. Peter Howard, who also worked with Officers Justin Desiderato, Todd Keeping, Chris Silkman, Omar Wahib, Michael Johnson, Michael Panza and Michael DeCarli. 

STAMFORD, Conn. – A Stamford woman was arrested by police on animal cruelty charges after turning herself in this week, according to the Stamford Advocate.Summer Parkman, 32, was charged after Animal Control Officer Michael Franzetti seized her abandoned dog during a search of her Taff Avenue apartment in January, the Advocate said.Parkman was contacted by Franzetti and made plans to be ...

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. – A joint investigation and raid by multiple departments in Rockland County uncovered $50,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise from three locations this week.More than 275 pieces of merchandise were seized due to the work of the Rockland Sheriff’s Office, Orangetown, Haverstraw and Ramapo Police Departments, Homeland Security and the Rockland County Intelligence ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – City of Poughkeepsie police seized multiple guns and 10 pounds of marijuana during a search on Winnikee Avenue on Wednesday, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.The search was related to an ongoing investigation of possible drug sales at the house, the Journal said.Antoine McKinnon, a resident at the house, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, ...

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. – Spring Valley firefighters were called upon to deliver a baby in a taxi Tuesday morning, according to Rockland County Fire and Emergency Services.The firefighters were cleaning up a gasoline spill from a ruptured tank when a taxi pulled up and the driver said he had a woman in the backseat in labor.Three firefighters were able to get the woman out of the car and on ...

NORWALK, Conn. – CT ENT Sinus and Allergy Medical Director Dr. Robert Weiss is the first physician in the state to utilize the Balloon Sinus Dilation procedure.The procedure is designed to reduce sinus infections and is intended to wean the patient off antibiotics to combat the infections.It's also a way for patients to limit the amount of sinus-related headaches and ease nasal ...

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – The Hoboken International Film Festival will move from its current home in Middletown, moving to Greenwood Lake and staying in Orange County, according to TWC News.Director Kenneth Del Vecchio said he 'felt it was time for (the festival) to move on' from its current home of the Paramount Theatre, TWC News said.Del Vecchio's preferred choice all along was Greenwood ...

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. – Ramapo police are investigating an early Tuesday morning car accident in which a driver was injured in Chestnut Ridge, according to lohud.com.The driver was trying to navigate the turn at the corner of Scotland Hill Road and Scotland Road and hit a tree around 5 a.m., lohud.com said.Firefighters had to remove a door and cut through the roof of the car to remove ...