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Teen Tries to Steal Car With 8-Year-Old Inside In CT, Good Samaritans Step In: Police Teen Tries to Steal Car With 8-Year-Old Inside In CT, Good Samaritans Step In: Police
Teen Tries to Steal Car With 8-Year-Old Inside In CT, Good Samaritans Step In: Police A 13-year-old tried to steal a food delivery driver’s car with their 8-year-old child still inside and nearly crashed it, authorities said. It was a chaotic and alarming scene on Universal Drive in North Haven when the driver stopped outside a Jersey Mike’s to pick up a food order, police said. The driver had left their vehicle running with the child inside. That’s when they spotted a teen climbing into the car and attempting to drive away, North Haven police said. The driver sprinted back, confronting the would-be thief and causing him to flee. In the chaos, the moving car briefly dragged…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Good Samaritan Turned Hero Cheered For Actions After Downtown Stamford Attack, Robbery Good Samaritan Turned Hero Cheered For Actions After Downtown Stamford Attack, Robbery
Good Samaritan Turned Hero Cheered For Actions After Downtown Stamford Attack, Robbery Police in Connecticut are praising a Good Samaritan for helping a woman who was attacked and robbed earlier this week and for later helping capture the alleged suspect. The incident occurred Tuesday evening, Dec. 17, when an 18-year-old woman was walking in downtown Stamford near the intersection of Atlantic Street and Tresser Boulevard. A man tackled her to the ground and tried to steal her handbag, police said. Although she managed to fight him off, he grabbed her cell phone and ran away.  An unnamed 60-year-old man from Rockleigh, New Jersey, saw the crime and immediately took actio…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Help Resident Who Escaped From CT House Fire Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Help Resident Who Escaped From CT House Fire
Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Help Resident Who Escaped From CT House Fire A Connecticut resident received heavy burns to his head and face while escaping from his burning home. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Lynn Terrace around 6 p.m., Thursday, in Seymour. According to Seymour Fire Marshal Timothy Willis, when firefighters arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames and an injured resident who had "self-evacuated." Willis said a Good Samaritan had jumped out of a passing car to help neighbors get the man in his 60s to the ambulance. The unidentified man was transported to the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit. His condition was not known on…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Restaurant Workers Save Person From Raging Fire In Norwalk Restaurant Workers Save Person From Raging Fire In Norwalk
Restaurant Workers Save Person From Raging Fire In Norwalk A person burned during a blaze in Fairfield County was rescued by good Samaritans who work at a nearby restaurant.  The incident occurred in Norwalk on Friday, April 26, in the rear of 607 Main Ave.  According to Deputy Chief Jonathan Maggio of the Norwalk Fire Department, arriving firefighters found a 1,000-square-foot area of brush burning between the Norwalk River and the rear parking area. Before firefighters arrived, Maggio said staff from the local business Dave's Planet Pizza pulled the victim from the fire and up an embankment to safety. Firefighters from Rescu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Charged With Attempted Carjacking At Deli CT Man Charged With Attempted Carjacking At Deli
CT Man Charged With Attempted Carjacking At Deli A 23-year-old Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to carjack a motorist at a deli before the driver was saved by a Good Samaritan armed with a hammer. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Fulling Mills Deli on Prospect Street in Naugatuck.  Naugatuck Police said officers responded to the deli and found that the suspect, identified as Guy Guery of Naugaetuck, had attempted to steal a vehicle while the victim was inside before a Good Samaritan armed with a hammer intervened. At that point, Guery fled into a wooded a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Robbery In Broad Daylight Caught On Video Fairfield County Robbery In Broad Daylight Caught On Video
Fairfield County Robbery In Broad Daylight Caught On Video A video has surfaced after a woman was attacked in broad daylight as she exited an Apple store in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Greenwich around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 18 on lower Greenwich Avenue. According to Greenwich Police, the woman had just bought some electronic items at the store when she was followed by two men who were inside the store at the time she made the purchases. As she made her way to her vehicle, the two men attempted to forcibly take the items from the woman, police said. In downtown Greenwich Connecticut, a woman is robbed in broad daylight. ⁦…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bystander Steps In To Prevent Robbery Of Woman In Fairfield County, Police Say Bystander Steps In To Prevent Robbery Of Woman In Fairfield County, Police Say
Bystander Steps In To Prevent Robbery Of Woman In Fairfield County, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are searching for two men who allegedly attempted to rob a woman until a Good Samaritan stepped in and prevented the theft. The incident took place in Greenwich around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 18 on lower Greenwich Avenue. According to Greenwich Police, a woman had just bought some electronic items at the store when she was followed by two men who were inside the store at the time she made the purchases.  As she made her way to her vehicle, the two men attempted to forcibly take the items from the woman, police said. No weapons were displayed or used. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say
CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say A Connecticut pedestrian who was struck by a hit-and-run driver remains in critical condition after being aided by a Good Samaritan. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, when New Haven Police and Fire responded to a report of a pedestrian struck on Sherman Avenue between Elm Street and Whalley Avenue, in New Haven. Prior to the arrival of emergency responders, a nearby 40-year-old New Haven woman heard the impact of the pedestrian being struck by the car, said New Haven PD Captain Anthony Duff. The Good Samaritan went to the injured pedestrian and began to re…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wallet Stolen At Darien YMCA Found At Stamford Mall Minus Hundreds In Cash, Police Say Wallet Stolen At Darien YMCA Found At Stamford Mall Minus Hundreds In Cash, Police Say
Wallet Stolen At Darien YMCA Found At Stamford Mall Minus Hundreds In Cash, Police Say A man who had his wallet stolen from the Darien YMCA had it returned later the same day by a Good Samaritan who found it at a mall, intact, but missing $200 in cash. The incident took place around 11:50 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8, when the victim reported to Darien Police that their wallet had been stolen while taking a class at the YMCA, said Sgt. James Palmieri. According to the victim, they had placed the wallet in a locker but failed to lock the locker. When he returned around 1230 p.m., his wallet was gone. Later that evening, a man knocked on the victim's door and handed over the wallet…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Good Samaritans Drag Injured Man From Burning Car In Milford Good Samaritans Drag Injured Man From Burning Car In Milford
Good Samaritans Drag Injured Man From Burning Car In Milford A man was saved from a burning vehicle following a crash by two Good Samaritans. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Saturday, July 28, when the Milford Police Department responded to a crash on West River Street near Wolf Harbor Road, said Officer Joseph Dempsey of the Milford Police Department. When officers arrived on the scene, they found that a vehicle had run off the roadway and hit a large tree causing serious front end damage, before bursting into flames. The driver managed to crawl out of the vehicle but was not able to move far from it, as he had suffered serious,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Owner Of 'Substantial Amount Of Money' Found In Walmart Parking Lot Comes Forward Owner Of 'Substantial Amount Of Money' Found In Walmart Parking Lot Comes Forward
Owner Of 'Substantial Amount Of Money' Found In Walmart Parking Lot Comes Forward Update: The owner of the money found at the Walmart parking lot in Danbury has been found.  "We are happy to announce that we have received a call from the rightful owner and will be returning it to them soon," Danbury Police said. "To protect the privacy of the Good Samaritan and the owner of the money, we will not be releasing either person's name." Original report: The Danbury Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating the owner of a substantial sum of money that was found by a Good Samaritan, on Saturday, June 30 at the parking lot of Walma…

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
Owner Of 'Substantial Amount Of Money' Found In Walmart Parking Lot Comes Forward Owner Of 'Substantial Amount Of Money' Found In Walmart Parking Lot Comes Forward
Owner Of 'Substantial Amount Of Money' Found In Walmart Parking Lot Comes Forward Update: The owner of the money found at the Walmart parking lot in Danbury has been found.  "We are happy to announce that we have received a call from the rightful owner and will be returning it to them soon," Danbury Police said. "To protect the privacy of the Good Samaritan and the owner of the money, we will not be releasing either person's name." Original report: The Danbury Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating the owner of a substantial sum of money that was found by a Good Samaritan, on Saturday, June 30 at the parking lot of Walma…

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by Daily Voice