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Police-Involved Shooting: Bridgeport Officers Kill Suspect Who Fled Traffic Stop, Cops Say Police-Involved Shooting: Bridgeport Officers Kill Suspect Who Fled Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Police-Involved Shooting: Bridgeport Officers Kill Suspect Who Fled Traffic Stop, Cops Say Police in Fairfield County fatally shot a suspect allegedly involved in weapons and narcotics who fled from officers and took them on a police chase.  The shooting incident began in Bridgeport around 5:10 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 4, and ended in New Haven County in Ansonia with the death of the unnamed suspect.  According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, officers were conducting a criminal investigation into weapons and narcotics violations in the area of Oak Street in Bridgeport when they attempted a motor vehicle stop. The driver of the vehicle fled from officers tra…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Fairfield County-Bound Metro-North Train ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Fairfield County-Bound Metro-North Train
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Fairfield County-Bound Metro-North Train A man struck and killed by an MTA train has been identified by police. Original story: Person Struck, Killed By MTA Train In Ansonia New Haven County resident James J. Ohalloran III, age 65, of Ansonia, died around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24. The train had departed from Waterbury just after 1 p.m., due into Bridgeport on the Metro-North New Haven line at 1:58 p.m., and was traveling at 42 miles per hour in Ansonia, normal speed for the section of track, MTA Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan said. Donovan said the engineer saw a white man crouched on the tracks about …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Headed To Fairfield County Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Headed To Fairfield County
Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Headed To Fairfield County A person was killed after being struck by an MTA train in Connecticut. The incident happened around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 in New Haven County. The train had departed from Waterbury just after 1 p.m., due into Bridgeport on the Metro-North New Haven line at 1:58 p.m., and was traveling at 42 miles per hour in Ansonia, normal speed for the section of track, MTA Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan said. The engineer observed a white man, approximately 65 years old, crouched on the tracks about 200 feet north of the Division Street railroad crossing.  The train's engineer ac…

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by Joe Lombardi
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81-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Crash, Leading To Charges For Fairfield County Man 81-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Crash, Leading To Charges For Fairfield County Man
81-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Crash, Leading To Charges For Fairfield County Man A Fairfield County man has been charged in connection with a crash in Ansonia last year that left an 81-year-old with serious injuries. The incident took place in New Haven County around 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Ansonia. Arsene Ndabian, age 64, of Bridgeport was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 10, by warrant for his involvement in the crash on Division Street where an 81-year-old pedestrian was struck and seriously injured, said Lt. Patrick Lynch, of the Ansonia Police. Ndabian was the driver of a cargo van that struck and dragged the pedestrian for several hundred feet, Lynch said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say
Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole two purses from vehicles within two days while the victims were present.  The Ansonia Police Department said the two events took place on Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Cumberland Farms on Pershing Drive and the other from the Stop & Shop on Division Street. The first incident took place around 11:55 a.m., Jan. 30, when a woman was in the Stop & Shop parking lot putting groceries in her car when someone entered the unlocked front passenger door and took her purse, said Ansonia PD Lieutenant Patrick Lynch. …

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by Kathy Reakes