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21-Year-Old Tries To Enter Home After Stolen Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say 21-Year-Old Tries To Enter Home After Stolen Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
21-Year-Old Tries To Enter Home After Stolen Vehicle Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A 21-year-old Fairfield County man is behind bars after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop in a stolen vehicle and trying to break into a home to get away. Danbury resident Joao Gabriel Almeida-Bastos was nabbed around 11:30 a.m., Sunday, July 7, on Toddy Hill Road in Newtown. According to Lt. Scott Smith of the Newtown Police, during a routine traffic stop, Almeida-Bastos made a U-turn and accelerated northbound as the officer exited his cruiser. Smith said that the vehicle, which had been stolen in Danbury days earlier, had left the southbound shoulder of the roadway an…
Manslaughter Charge In Newtown Crash That Killed Passenger From Danbury Manslaughter Charge In Newtown Crash That Killed Passenger From Danbury
Manslaughter Charge In Newtown Crash That Killed Passenger From Danbury A Fairfield County man has been arrested for alleged manslaughter and DUI following a crash in which his passenger was killed. Roger Villa, age 23, of Danbury, was arrested on Monday, May 15 for the crash which took place on Saturday, May 6 at the intersection of South Main Street and Greenbriar Lane in Newtown, said Det. Lt. Liam Seabrook, of the Newtown Police. Newtown Police officers were dispatched to a report of an erratic driver of a blue 2009 Chevrolet Silverado traveling northbound on Route 25.  Shortly thereafter, officers located the vehicle after it struck a tree at the int…
Third Vehicle In Two Years Rams Into Fairfield County Restaurant Third Vehicle In Two Years Rams Into Fairfield County Restaurant
Third Vehicle In Two Years Rams Into Fairfield County Restaurant The third vehicle in less than two years barrelled into a Fairfield County restaurant that is situated at a tricky intersection, said police.  Police cordoned off the area of Route 24, also known as South Main Street in Newtown, to conduct an investigation after the incident around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21.  According to The Newtown Bee, the crash pushed the entire King's Restaurant structure at 271 South Main Street about 18 inches off its foundation.  The publication reported that driver Jorge Delgado-Cardenas, who failed to negotiate a turn onto Button Shop Road,…
Drivers ID'd After Car Crashes Into Newtown Restaurant Drivers ID'd After Car Crashes Into Newtown Restaurant
Drivers ID'd After Car Crashes Into Newtown Restaurant Police have identified the drivers involved in a crash that ended with one of the vehicles inside the front of a popular Newtown restaurant on Monday. The crash took place around 2:30 p.m., Monday, March 4, when 79-year-old Theodore Shear, of Bridgewater, and 59-year-old Douglas Gabel, of Monroe, were traveling in opposite directions on South Main Street, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. At some point, Shear, in an Acura MDX, attempted to turn left in the driveway of King’s Breakfast & Lunch at 271 South Main Street (Route 25) in front of Gabel's Acura MDX To…
New Red Rooster Pub Takes Flight In Ridgefield New Red Rooster Pub Takes Flight In Ridgefield
New Red Rooster Pub Takes Flight In Ridgefield Ridgefield’s Red Rooster Pub, located at 43 Danbury Road, first opened its doors in March of 2018.  Nearly a year later, its owners, Tony and Furtuna Ramadani, have worked to establish a reputation for the restaurant that they can be proud of. The Ridgefield location is the second RRP, with the first opening in late 2016 at 160 South Main Street in Newtown. Both locales serve up fresh appetizers and entrees daily, including poutine, sliders, crab cakes, fried calamari, baked mac and cheese, strip steak and more. RRP also offers a variety of 100 percent prime Black Angus beef burgers a…
Teen Nabbed After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From Greenwich In Newtown Teen Nabbed After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From Greenwich In Newtown
Teen Nabbed After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From Greenwich In Newtown A teenager took police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car before crashing into a guardrail and attempting to flee on foot. Officers from the Newtown Police Department were dispatched at approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23 to the area of South Main Street and Bears Hill Road to search for a stolen vehicle. According to police, a blue Toyota Highlander had been reported stolen out of Greenwich the previous night and was involved in a chase with police in Bridgeport, last seen on Route 25. While checking the area, officers spotted the Highlander on South Main Street near Pecks Lane an…
Teen Driving Car Stolen In Greenwich Caught After Foot Chase, Police Say Teen Driving Car Stolen In Greenwich Caught After Foot Chase, Police Say
Teen Driving Car Stolen In Greenwich Caught After Foot Chase, Police Say A teen was nabbed by police driving a stolen vehicle following a chase in two towns and a crash. Cameron David King, 18, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 3 a.m. Tuesday after officers from the Newtown Police Department were dispatched to the area of South Main Street at Bears Hill Road to search for a stolen motor vehicle, Newtown Police said. It was reported that a blue Toyota Highlander was stolen out of Greenwich earlier in the evening and had just been in a pursuit with Bridgeport Police and was last seen traveling north on Route 25. While checking the area, Newtown officers spotted …