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Police Asking For Help Tracking Down SUV Used In CT Homicide Police Asking For Help Tracking Down SUV Used In CT Homicide
Police Asking For Help Tracking Down SUV Used In CT Homicide Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help finding an SUV wanted in connection with a homicide. The incident took place in Hartford County around 8:50 a.m., Monday, Dec. 4 at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and Cottage Grove Road in the Town of Bloomfield. According to Capt. Stephen Hajdasz of the Bloomfield Police, at the time of the homicide, the white Hyundai Tucson with a GLS trim package possibly had a rear registration plate from South Carolina JDD955, however, the SUV was captured on camera in the area after the homicide occurred with no rear regis…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Home Invasion Murder Of Woman: Stamford Man Sentenced To 85 Years In Prison For Horrific Attack Home Invasion Murder Of Woman: Stamford Man Sentenced To 85 Years In Prison For Horrific Attack
Home Invasion Murder Of Woman: Stamford Man Sentenced To 85 Years In Prison For Horrific Attack A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to prison for the brutal home invasion murder of an 93-year-old woman. Stamford/Norwalk State’s Attorney Paul Ferencek announced on Tuesday, May 23, that Robert C. Simmons was sentenced to 85 years in prison for the 2019 home invasion murder of Isabella Mehner in her Stamford home. Simmons, age 54, was found guilty in February by a Stamford Superior Court jury on charges of: Murder Burglary Home invasion Felony murder At trial, the woman's daughter testified about how she found her mother at the bottom of the basement stairs on the evening of Wedn…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cameras Found In HS Locker Rooms, Other Places: Ex-Parental Volunteer In CT Sentenced Cameras Found In HS Locker Rooms, Other Places: Ex-Parental Volunteer In CT Sentenced
Cameras Found In HS Locker Rooms, Other Places: Ex-Parental Volunteer In CT Sentenced A former parent volunteer for a youth recreational swim program from Plainville will spend decades in prison for recording dozens of videos of minors changing and uploading them online.  Earlier Report - Plainville Man Admits Placing Video-Recording Device In High School Locker Room, Other Places Kyle Fasold, age 52, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for child exploitation offenses in federal court in Hartford, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.  Between June 2017 and March 2020, Fasold recorded videos of at least 36 minors and s…

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by Ben Crnic
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17-Year-Old Charged After Noose Discovered In Locker Room At CT High School 17-Year-Old Charged After Noose Discovered In Locker Room At CT High School
17-Year-Old Charged After Noose Discovered In Locker Room At CT High School A 17-year-old has been charged in connection to an incident in which a noose was found in a boys' locker room at a high school in Connecticut. The noose was discovered in Tolland County at the RHAM High School located in Hebron on Friday, Nov. 18. The noose, commonly associated with racial hatred, was found by a staff member who immediately removed the noose and alerted the school administration, District 8 School Superintendent Colin McNamara said.  Following an investigation, including reviewing video surveillance and numerous interviews, an arrest warrant was submitted to the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Investigating Suspicious Death Of CT 38-Year-Old As Homicide Police Investigating Suspicious Death Of CT 38-Year-Old As Homicide
Police Investigating Suspicious Death Of CT 38-Year-Old As Homicide Police are investigating as a homicide the suspicious death of a man found by concerned citizens in Connecticut. The man, identified as Antonio Tosado-Lopez, age 38, of Hartford, was found around 2 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11 in the rear parking lot of 700 Park St., said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police. According to Boisvert, officers responded to the area after concerned citizens informed the Hartford Fire Department about an unconscious man on Park Street. When officers arrived, Hartford Fire was providing medical attention to Tosado-Lopez until EMS arrived on the scene. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Know Him? Police Search For Brazen Fairfield County Home Burglary Suspect Know Him? Police Search For Brazen Fairfield County Home Burglary Suspect
Know Him? Police Search For Brazen Fairfield County Home Burglary Suspect Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for assistance identifying a brazen robbery suspect who allegedly burglarized a home. The incident took place in Bridgeport between 8:30 and 10 p.m. on Friday, July 29 in the 100 block of Frenchtown Road, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. The suspect is described as a thin male who appears to be tattooed on both calves. During the crime, caught on video surveillance, the man is wearing a baseball-style hat with the word “Columbia” written inside an emblem on the front side of the cap, Gilleran said. The suspect also had wha…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Damages Surveillance Camera In Dispute Between Neighbors In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Damages Surveillance Camera In Dispute Between Neighbors In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Damages Surveillance Camera In Dispute Between Neighbors In Fairfield County, Police Say An 80-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly painting over her Fairfield County neighbor's surveillance camera. The incident took place in New Canaan on Saturday, April 9. Linda Aysseh, of New Canaan and Naples, Florida, turned herself in to police on Tuesday, May 24 on a warrant in connection with the April incident, said Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police. According to Ferraro, New Canaan Police took a complaint of a neighbor dispute involving Aysseh. The complaint was that Aysseh had damaged a video surveillance camera by placing paint over the lens. A subseq…

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by Kathy Reakes
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15-Year-Old Arrested For CT Homicide 15-Year-Old Arrested For CT Homicide
15-Year-Old Arrested For CT Homicide A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an alleged homicide in Connecticut over the weekend. The killing of a 17-year-old took place around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 9 in the area of 25 Westbrook St., in East Hartford. According to Deputy Chief Joshua Litwin, of the East Hartford Police, when police responded to the report of a person on the ground they found the victim who was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation by East Hartford Police who were able to capture video surveillance footage from a recently installed camera, Litwin said. Detectives…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield County, Police Say Teen Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield County, Police Say
Teen Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield County, Police Say A teen was arrested for allegedly breaking into several vehicles in a Fairfield County neighborhood after another suspect escaped capture by ramming a police vehicle. According to Trumbull Police, Christian Vargas, age 18, of Waterbury, was apprehended around 3 a.m., on Monday, June 14, after a resident reported seeing an individual checking the doors of vehicles that were parked in their driveway at the intersection of Devellis Drive and Park Lane. Vargas was found walking in a nearby driveway of where thefts occurred, said Lt. Brian Weir. A resident reported that they…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed Attempting To Enter Occupied Home In Fairfield County Suspect Nabbed Attempting To Enter Occupied Home In Fairfield County
Suspect Nabbed Attempting To Enter Occupied Home In Fairfield County A 24-year-old Fairfield County man was nabbed for allegedly attempting to enter a home that was occupied. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 22, when police responded to a residence in the 500 block of Black Rock Turnpike for an intruder complaint reported by the homeowner, Lt. Antonio Granata said.  The intruder attempted to enter the home by turning the exterior door handles to the residence.   The intruder fled the scene before police arrived, however, the incident was captured on the homeowner’s video surveillance system, which was provided to police…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Seeking Public’s Help In IDing Suspects In Westport Burglary Probe Police Seeking Public’s Help In IDing Suspects In Westport Burglary Probe
Police Seeking Public’s Help In IDing Suspects In Westport Burglary Probe Police are enlisting the public’s help in an investigation following a burglary. The Westport Police Department has opened an investigation following a residential burglary that occurred in the afternoon on Wednesday, Aug. 7. This includes residents in the streets and areas surrounding Bayberry Lane near Easton Road, Meeker Road, etc., police say. Police say the suspect(s) may have approached other residences prior to committing the crime. They are asking residents living in surrounding streets and neighborhoods to contact the department if the home is outfitted with a “ring” type doorbell…

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by Valerie Musson
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18-Year-Old Nabbed In Stamford Burglary By Video Surveillance 18-Year-Old Nabbed In Stamford Burglary By Video Surveillance
18-Year-Old Nabbed In Stamford Burglary By Video Surveillance An 18-year-old burglary suspect was nabbed by Stamford Police after the homeowner saw the teen trying to break into his home via video surveillance. The incident took place around earlier Wednesday when a Riverside Avenue resident, who was not home, noticed on his video surveillance system a person trying to break into his home, said Stamford Police Lt. Michael A. Noto. The resident called the police while he was watching the suspect go from the front of the house to the rear of the house. He gave the police an accurate real-time description and play by play as the incident was unfoldi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Knife-Wielding Woman Nabbed In Area Gas Station Robbery, Police Say Knife-Wielding Woman Nabbed In Area Gas Station Robbery, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Woman Nabbed In Area Gas Station Robbery, Police Say A knife-wielding woman who allegedly robbed a Danbury gas station was nabbed through video surveillance, police said. Elizabeth Saparato, 30, of Danbury, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the armed robbery that took place around 7:47 p.m. July 4th at the Exxon gas station on North Main Street, said  Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. Responding officers learned that a white female had entered the business armed with a knife and robbed the store clerk of an undisclosed amount of cash.  The woman fled prior to officers arriving and avoided apprehension, however, investigators we…

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by Kathy Reakes