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CT Man Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing New York State Trooper In ATV Mob Incident CT Man Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing New York State Trooper In ATV Mob Incident
CT Man Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing New York State Trooper In ATV Mob Incident An out-of-state man was charged with harassing a New York State trooper during an alleged "street takeover" in the Hudson Valley, which included 30 to 40 ATVs and motorcycles. Related: ATV Mob Causes Havoc On Roadway In Wappingers Falls The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls.  According to State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, troopers responded to a report of 30 to 40 motorcycles and off-highway vehicles operating "recklessly" on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls and on sidewalks. When a trooper arrived in a mark…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Wanted In Murder Of CT Mother Found Dead Man Wanted In Murder Of CT Mother Found Dead
Man Wanted In Murder Of CT Mother Found Dead A Fairfield County man wanted for questioning in the murder of a 27-year-old mother has been found dead. Related: 27-Year-Old Bridgeport Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted Richardo Robinson, age 25, of Bridgeport, was a person of interest in the death of the young mother who was found shot dead on a Bridgeport street on Monday, Sept. 9. Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police said Robinson was located on Tuesday, Sept. 10, dead in Stratford. The Stratford Police have taken the lead in the "untimely death" case, he added. Next of kin have been notifie…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old CT Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted 27-Year-Old CT Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted
27-Year-Old CT Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted Police are searching for a person of interest in connection with the shooting death of a 27-year-old Fairfield County mother who was found lying dead on a street. Related: Man Wanted In Murder Of Bridgeport Mother Found Dead In Stratford The incident occurred in Bridgeport in the 100 block of Seaview Avenue at 8:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police officers responded to a shots fired report and found the woman lying in the street on Central Avenue just south of the intersection with Seaview Avenue. Medics quickly arrived and confirm…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Juveniles Stabbed During Oyster Festival In CT 2 Juveniles Stabbed During Oyster Festival In CT
2 Juveniles Stabbed During Oyster Festival In CT Two juveniles were stabbed, and another was arrested during a Fairfield County festival. The incident occurred in Norwalk on Friday, Sept. 6, in the area of Fort Point Street and Seaview Avenue on the grounds of the city's Oyster Festival.  According to Norwalk Deputy Chief of Operation Terrence Blake, officers at the festival noticed a disturbance and discovered that two juveniles had sustained stab wounds.  Blake said that officers immediately summoned emergency medical services, who aided the two juveniles and transported them to the Norwalk Hospital. A male juvenile was arre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Possible CT Home Burglary Under Investigation Possible CT Home Burglary Under Investigation
Possible CT Home Burglary Under Investigation Detectives in Fairfiefld County are investigating a possible home burglary after the resident found items disturbed. The incident occurred in Darien on Friday, at a multi-family residence on West Avenue. According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police, the resident told officers she found the blood-like substance in the bathroom and disturbed items after returning from work. The residence was unoccupied with the door unlocked; however, no items were reported missing, Vigil said.  The case remains under investigation by the Darien Detective Division.

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
This Sandwich Shop Named No. 1 In CT By Yelp This Sandwich Shop Named No. 1 In CT By Yelp
This Sandwich Shop Named No. 1 In CT By Yelp If you love a good sandwich chocked full of meat and other goodies, then a Connecticut "shop" named the top sandwich spot in the state by Yelp is your kind of place. The Dilly Duck Shop at 666 Main Ave., located in Fairfield County in Norwalk, is no stranger to accolades after being named one of "Connecticut Magazine's" top delis for 2024 and one of Yelp's top places to eat in the state in 2022. Owned by chef Russ Zappala and his mother, Phyllis Zappala, the Dilly was also no stranger to locals, who formed lines daily to sample a menu full of goodies. Those goodies include the crowning glo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police
Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up CT High School: Police A Connecticut teenager who said she would shoot up her high school in a social media message was busted hours after making the threat, authorities said.  The FBI contacted administrators in Fairfield County at Stamford High School around 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, after intercepting a message on the social media app Snapchat, Stamford Police said.  In the message, a girl wrote she would "shoot up the school." Agents quickly linked the social media account to the teenager and tracked the phone to a classroom at the 55 Strawberry Hill Ave. school.  Police pulled the…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Know Him? Police Attempting To Identify Man Involved In CT 'Incident' Know Him? Police Attempting To Identify Man Involved In CT 'Incident'
Know Him? Police Attempting To Identify Man Involved In CT 'Incident' Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted in connection with an "incident."  The Norwalk Police Department is seeking the man's identity who was involved in an incident in Norwalk on Saturday, Aug. 26. Norwalk Police Sgt. Ryan Evarts described the man as a light-skinned Black man, 5-foot-7, 220 to 240 pounds, bald, and clean-shaven. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Ribisl by telephone at 203-854-3029 or by email at rribisl@norwalkct.gov.

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by Kathy Reakes
Real Estate
Expanded CT Estate With 'Historic Charm' Now Listed For $19M Expanded CT Estate With 'Historic Charm' Now Listed For $19M
Expanded CT Estate With 'Historic Charm' Now Listed For $19M If you dream of living in an expansive estate at the end of a gravel drive lined with pear trees, a historic Connecticut home may be the place for you.  The Fairfield County residence, built in 1937 by Philadelphia architect Julian A. Fay, is located at 865 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd. in the Fairfield County town of Darien and is now on sale for a small fee of $19 million, according to its Zillow listing.  The 10,197-square-foot Georgian Colonial has been restored and expanded by its current owners, who shaped it into a more contemporary home while still preserving its "historic ch…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver From CT Caught At Train Station After Head-On Hit-Run Crash In NY: Police Drunk Driver From CT Caught At Train Station After Head-On Hit-Run Crash In NY: Police
Drunk Driver From CT Caught At Train Station After Head-On Hit-Run Crash In NY: Police A 35-year-old alleged drunk driver from Connecticut was apprehended while waiting for a train following a head-on crash in Westchester County from which he fled the scene, police said.  Fairfield County resident Rogelio Salamanca-Lopez of Stamford was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 4 in connection with a crash that happened just before 8 p.m. on the same day in New Rochelle, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  At the time of the crash, a pickup truck allegedly driven by Salamanca-Lopez left Interstate 95 North at Exit 16 and collided head-on with a four-…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
CT Man Accused Of Threatening To Assassinate Judge CT Man Accused Of Threatening To Assassinate Judge
CT Man Accused Of Threatening To Assassinate Judge A Fairfield County man is behind bars for allegedly making a threat to assassinate a Superior Court judge. Norwalk resident Nicholas Supple, age 48, was arrested by the Connecticut State Police at his place of work on Saturday, Aug. 31. Troopers were made aware of the threat made during a phone conversation between Supple and a call taker from a Judicial Call Center in Hartford. The investigating trooper contacted the initial call taker, who said that a call was received from a disgruntled man earlier in the afternoon. The man was trying to obtain body camera and motor vehicle footag…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Purse Snatchers Target Victims At CT ATMs Purse Snatchers Target Victims At CT ATMs
Purse Snatchers Target Victims At CT ATMs Authorities in Connecticut are asking women to be especially careful with their pocketbooks after two men were linked to a rash of purse snatchings in Fairfield County.  Shelton police released photos of the two men they believe stole purses recently and were also spotted trying to steal people's ATM pins by watching them input the numbers.  🚔🕵️‍♂️⁉️🚨 **Attempt to Identify Purse Snatchers** The Shelton Police Department’s Detective Bureau is seeking... Posted by Shelton CT Police Department on Saturday, August 31, 2024 The men are wearing hats in the surveillance videos,…

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by Josh Lanier