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13-Year-Old Girl Shot At CT Hospital 13-Year-Old Girl Shot At CT Hospital
13-Year-Old Girl Shot At CT Hospital A 13-year-old girl was shot in front of a large Connecticut hospital during what police are calling a gunfight between the occupants of two vehicles. The incident took place in New Haven around 2:30 a.m., Sunday, July 30 in front of Yale New Haven Hospital. Detectives have determined that the shooting was not a deliberate attack on the hospital or its personnel, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police.  Instead, video surveillance footage revealed that two vehicles were chasing each other near Howard Avenue and Park Street. One of the vehicles fired shots at the o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police: Fleeing Man Caught In Fairfield County With Catalytic Converters Police: Fleeing Man Caught In Fairfield County With Catalytic Converters
Police: Fleeing Man Caught In Fairfield County With Catalytic Converters A Connecticut man was apprehended after police said he traveled in a vehicle containing "numerous" catalytic converters in Westchester County and ran away from officers. Police responded to a report of a suspicious incident on Poningo Street in Port Chester on the morning of Saturday, June 4, and saw a vehicle leave the scene, according to the Port Chester Police Department. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, and the vehicle led officers on a short pursuit onto Byram Road in Greenwich, before it struck a traffic island as it neared I-95, police said. When the vehicle became disab…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Assault, Carjacking In Fairfield County Man Charged With Assault, Carjacking In Fairfield County
Man Charged With Assault, Carjacking In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man was arrested for his involvement in a series of crimes that included assaulting and carjacking a woman at gunpoint. Jose Francisco Ramos, age 52, of Bridgeport, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 9, by US Marshals for the incident which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 13, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. On Oct. 13, around 7:40 a.m., Trumbull Police received multiple calls about an armed carjacking at an office building on Corporate Drive, where a gun was displayed, Weir said. The victim reported that as she arrived for work and was sitting in her car…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say
CT Man Accused Of Attempting To Hit Cop With Vehicle, Police Say A Connecticut man who was allegedly found passed out in his vehicle from drugs and then attempted to run over a Connecticut State trooper has been arrested. Hartford County resident Steve Kaminski, age 35, of Enfield, was arrested on On Tuesday, May 25, on a warrant for the incident that took place on Friday, April 30 in front of the Home Depot in Enfield. The incident began when a state trooper was in the store parking lot when he was stopped by two men who told him there was a man passed out in a vehicle they could wake up, said the Connecticut State Police. The trooper pulled his cruise…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced For Deadly Fairfield County Crash Man Sentenced For Deadly Fairfield County Crash
Man Sentenced For Deadly Fairfield County Crash A New Haven County man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for killing a 61-year-old area woman and severely injuring two pedestrians while fleeing from police. Joseph Guzman-Rivera, 24, of Waterbury, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Kevin Russo in Bridgeport for the crash which took place on Thursday, On Aug. 10, 2017, after he failed to stop for the police. Guzman-Rivera apologized to the family via video during sentencing at the Bridgeport Correctional Center. The crash took place when Guzman-Rivera fled from a State Trooper on I-95 and sped down Bridgeport stre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Stolen Vehicle Driver Slams Into Bridgeport Police Crusier During Pursuit Stolen Vehicle Driver Slams Into Bridgeport Police Crusier During Pursuit
Stolen Vehicle Driver Slams Into Bridgeport Police Crusier During Pursuit A suspect slammed into a Bridgeport Police vehicle during a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect fleeing on foot and being caught a short time later. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26 when officers were attempting to make a motor vehicle stop of a black Jeep Grand Cherokee in the area of Boston Avenue, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Office of Emergency Management.  During the attempted stop, the vehicle sped off and a pursuit ensued and ended when the Cherokee that was reported stolen, struck one of the department's vehicles and fl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed In Merritt Parkway Chase After Attempting To Steal Hemp In Easton, Police Say Duo Nabbed In Merritt Parkway Chase After Attempting To Steal Hemp In Easton, Police Say
Duo Nabbed In Merritt Parkway Chase After Attempting To Steal Hemp In Easton, Police Say Two suspects have been charged after police say they attempted to steal legally grown hemp in the area. Police say they received a call reporting suspicious activity on a farm in Easton on Sport Hill Road on Monday, Oct. 7 around 1:15 a.m. The report stated that the party was attempting to steal legally regulated hemp plants used to produce CDB oil, police say. Officers responded to the location and allegedly observed a dark-colored Honda with New York registration parked near Sport Hill Road and Adams Road. When the officer attempted to investigate the vehicle, the driver allegedly fled …

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by Valerie Musson