Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into CT Man, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into CT Man, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into CT Man, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police
Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into CT Man, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police A 21-year-old Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police say she crashed into a pedestrian and left him critically injured on the side of the road before she drove away. Carly Snyder, 21, of Monroe, is accused of the crash near the intersection of Main Street and Plymouth Avenue in Norwalk at 10:09 p.m. on June 2, Norwalk police said.  The victim, an adult man, suffered serious, life-threatening injuries. Instead, the driver fled, leaving him on the side of the road. A damaged SUV helped investigators crack the case. Norwalk Police Department's Accident Reconstruc…
Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket
Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Someone in New Jersey is waking up $847 million richer after a single Powerball ticket sold at a Bergen County Wegmans matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, Nov. 4 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Wegmans Food Market at 100 Farm View in Montvale, New Jersey Lottery officials announced Thursday, Nov. 5. The store will receive a $30,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, with State Treasurer Aaron Binder and New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James Carey scheduled to present a ceremonial check at a 2 p.m. press conference Thursday. The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, an…
Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads
Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads A New Jersey mother who survived two types of breast cancer is going viral for running the New York City Marathon topless, proudly displaying the scars left behind by the disease she fought to overcome. Lauren Spiezia, 33, completed the 26.2-mile race Sunday, Nov. 1, in 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 5 seconds, according to official marathon results. Diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Spiezia underwent chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and reconstruction. Rather than cover the scars left behind, she made them part of her message: "Today, I’m running the NYC Marathon with my scars uncove…
Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43 Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43 Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43
Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43 A Connecticut driver whose death was initially reported as a crash was killed by an object thrown from an overpass, his family says. Todd Atkins, 43, died after the incident at the Racebrook Road overpass on Wilbur Cross Parkway in Woodbridge around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Connecticut State Police said. In a statement shared on social media, the family said an object appears to have been thrown from Racebrook Road, also known as Route 114, and "went through Todd’s windshield.” “He died from blunt force trauma to his torso,” the family said. “Todd did nothing wrong except be in the wro…
CT Emu-Gency: Runaway Bird Leads Animal Control On Chase, But Mystery Remains CT Emu-Gency: Runaway Bird Leads Animal Control On Chase, But Mystery Remains CT Emu-Gency: Runaway Bird Leads Animal Control On Chase, But Mystery Remains
CT Emu-Gency: Runaway Bird Leads Animal Control On Chase, But Mystery Remains Update: The bird's owner has been located.  Original: A runaway emu sent Connecticut animal control officers running when the large, escaped bird took off down a local road before trying to ditch them in someone's backyard.  Animal control received a report of the loose bird around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, near the intersection of Thompson Hill Road and Pasay Road in Thompson. Animal Control Officer Nicole Raymond and First Selectman Nick Donohue, who also serves as an ACO, caught the bird after it bolted down Thompson Hill Road and wandered into a yard.  The…
Yale Worker Fought Back With Baton Before Being Shot By Armed Carjacker In New Haven: Police Yale Worker Fought Back With Baton Before Being Shot By Armed Carjacker In New Haven: Police Yale Worker Fought Back With Baton Before Being Shot By Armed Carjacker In New Haven: Police
Yale Worker Fought Back With Baton Before Being Shot By Armed Carjacker In New Haven: Police A Yale University employee used a collapsible baton to fight back against an armed carjacker before the attacker shot him on his way to work in New Haven, police said. The attack happened around 4 a.m. on Oct. 20 on Canner Street, where the employee had just parked his car and was heading into work.  Police said 20-year-old Angel Rodriguez, of New Haven, approached the worker with a gun and tried to rob him. During a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 4, Capt. Nicholas Marcucio said the employee pulled a collapsible baton from his pocket and struck Rodriguez several times before b…
Wild CT Chase Ends In Police Cruiser, Car Crash Wild CT Chase Ends In Police Cruiser, Car Crash Wild CT Chase Ends In Police Cruiser, Car Crash
Wild CT Chase Ends In Police Cruiser, Car Crash A wild police chase through a wealthy Connecticut town ended with a smashed police cruiser, a damaged civilian vehicle, and a suspect desperate to get away in handcuffs, authorities said. Now, the 51-year-old New London man faces several charges tied to the dangerous drive in Westport, police said on Wednesday, Nov. 4.  Rodney Rowe was arrested on Oct. 28 in connection with the incident that unfolded Aug. 4, police said.  The trouble began when Connecticut State Police alerted Westport officers to a vehicle wanted by authorities in Connecticut and New York. Troopers last spotted…
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead A mother whose husband killed their two children and himself is revealing the struggles he faced before the murder-suicide — and the help he had agreed to seek. Anna DeMase Lynch shared those details after her husband, Patrick Lynch, and their children, James, 8, and Caroline, 6, were killed in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as previously reported by Daily Voice. “My husband made the irreversible decision to kill our two children and himself this evening,” Anna wrote on Facebook. Patrick was laid off in August and became depressed shortly afterward, she wr…
25-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted At CT Manufacturing Plant Dies 25-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted At CT Manufacturing Plant Dies 25-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted At CT Manufacturing Plant Dies
25-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted At CT Manufacturing Plant Dies A 25-year-old man died after suffering an electric shock while working on equipment at a Connecticut aerospace manufacturing plant, police said. The deadly incident happened around 8:10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at TIGHITCO on Old Brickyard Lane in Berlin, police said on Tuesday, Nov. 3.  The man was performing maintenance on a piece of equipment when he was electrocuted, Berlin police said. Emergency crews rushed to the plant and performed CPR in an effort to save his life. Paramedics took the worker to a hospital, but he died from his injuries the following day, authorities…
Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash
Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash Two Connecticut communities are in mourning after a retired police captain and a devoted father of two who ran a family business were killed in a fiery Camaro crash. Friends and family say their deaths have left a void in the lives of loved ones. John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury, and James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, died Sunday, Nov. 1, when their 1978 Chevrolet Camaro crashed into a tree and caught fire on Waterbury Road in Cheshire. Police said Zabel was driving when the car left the road around 10:45 p.m. Emergency crews pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a hospital, where …
28-Year-Old Charged In CT Knife Attack That Sent Man To Hospital With Chest Wound 28-Year-Old Charged In CT Knife Attack That Sent Man To Hospital With Chest Wound 28-Year-Old Charged In CT Knife Attack That Sent Man To Hospital With Chest Wound
28-Year-Old Charged In CT Knife Attack That Sent Man To Hospital With Chest Wound A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stabbing a 49-year-old person in the chest during a late-night attack earlier this week, police said. Walter Fulton, 28, was arrested and accused of stabbing a man in the chest outside 42 Woodward Ave. in Norwalk around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, police said. Police found the man on the ground when they arrived and provided emergency medical care before responders could rush him to Norwalk Hospital.  Officials did not release an update on his condition Wednesday.  Investigators locked down the scene and sent out a descri…
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps A father pushed his two children off a Pennsylvania parking garage before jumping in a murder-suicide that prompted two elementary schools to close, officials said. Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children, James Lynch, 8, and Caroline Lynch, 6, were identified as the three people found dead in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, officials said. Caroline had Williams syndrome, her mother, Anna DeMase Lynch, shared in a 2024 Facebook fundraiser for the Williams Syndrome Association. “Our beautiful daughter, Caroline, has Williams syndrome and the WSA nonprofit is our greatest supp…