‘Mrs. Anonymous’ Complaint Over Lemonade Stand In Pennsylvania Backfires As Officer Goes Viral ‘Mrs. Anonymous’ Complaint Over Lemonade Stand In Pennsylvania Backfires As Officer Goes Viral
‘Mrs. Anonymous’ Complaint Over Lemonade Stand In Pennsylvania Backfires As Officer Goes Viral A sour complaint over a child’s lemonade stand turned into a viral sweet moment in Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, July 27, police announced. Upper Allen Township Police Chief Andrew Parsons said a 911 caller — quickly dubbed “Mrs. Anonymous” — complained that local kids were selling lemonade “too close to the road” and were “being annoying and a nuisance”. Officer Mark Sanguinito responded to the scene. Instead of shutting the stand down, he bought a cup, took a smiling selfie with the young entrepreneur, and shared it on the department’s Facebook page. “Thank you to ‘Mrs. …
Violent Armed Robbery At CT Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help Violent Armed Robbery At CT Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help
Violent Armed Robbery At CT Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help A violent weekend robbery at a Connecticut Motel 6 left a clerk injured and shaken. Authorities are urgently seeking the public's help in identifying two armed men involved in the crime. Police were called to the 1341 Silas Deane Highway motel in Wethersfield around 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 27.  The clerk told police that two masked men burst into the motel with a gun, leaped over the counter, assaulted them, and robbed them at gunpoint of their phone, watch, and cash, before running away, Wethersfield police relayed.  They assaulted the clerk during the robbery, but the victim…
CT Man Clinging To Life After Hit-Run Crash; Police Ask For Tips CT Man Clinging To Life After Hit-Run Crash; Police Ask For Tips
CT Man Clinging To Life After Hit-Run Crash; Police Ask For Tips A man is fighting for his life after a car slammed into him in an early morning crash and then sped away, authorities said.  The crash was reported just before 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, in the area of 406 Watertown Ave., Waterbury police said. Officers found him lying on the pavement suffering serious and life-threatening wounds. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he remained in critical condition.  Waterbury police urge anyone with information about the crash to contact the department's Crash Reconstruction Unit at 203-346-3975 right away or the Crime St…
Cops Called On ESPN's Chris Russo During Airport Meltdown Over Son’s Missing Golf Clubs Cops Called On ESPN's Chris Russo During Airport Meltdown Over Son’s Missing Golf Clubs
Cops Called On ESPN's Chris Russo During Airport Meltdown Over Son’s Missing Golf Clubs Longtime ESPN host and sports radio legend Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is known for his animated rants, but his latest outburst took place far from the studio. Russo, 65, recounted a chaotic scene on First Take Wednesday, July 16, following his return from a golf trip to Scotland with his son, Tim Russo, an assistant basketball coach at Northern Arizona University. It all went down at London’s Heathrow Airport, where, according to Russo, police were called over a luggage debacle involving his son’s golf clubs. What was supposed to be a father-son bonding trip flying across the Atlantic to hit th…
Armed Robbery Shuts Down CT Bank; Police Investigating Armed Robbery Shuts Down CT Bank; Police Investigating
Armed Robbery Shuts Down CT Bank; Police Investigating An armed robbery at a West Hartford bank sent police racing to the scene late Wednesday morning, closing the branch and launching an active investigation. According to the West Hartford Police Department, officers responded to the American Eagle Financial Credit Union at 1245 New Britain Avenue at 11:31 a.m. following reports of an armed robbery. “There are no reported injuries and no threat to the public,” police said. No arrests have been made. Detectives and patrol officers remain on site, and the bank will be closed for the rest of the day. As the investigation unfolds, customers…
Bloody Escaped Fugitive Caught At CT Gas Station In Underwear Bloody Escaped Fugitive Caught At CT Gas Station In Underwear
Bloody Escaped Fugitive Caught At CT Gas Station In Underwear An immigration detainee who escaped a New Hampshire jail was caught in Connecticut after police found him bleeding and half-dressed at a local gas station, authorities said.  Jianming Zeng of Brooklyn, New York, escaped Sullivan County House of Corrections in Unity, New Hampshire, on Saturday afternoon, July 12, authorities said. He is facing a fraud charge. He was also on an ICE hold.  A vigilant Norwalk gas station clerk at 331 West Avenue noticed the driver of a truck had bloody hands and was only wearing a t-shirt and underwear, Norwalk police said.  The man had pul…
Police ID CT Teen Killed In Early Morning Shooting: Police Police ID CT Teen Killed In Early Morning Shooting: Police
Police ID CT Teen Killed In Early Morning Shooting: Police Update: Police have identified the teenage girl who was gunned down outside a Waterbury home early Friday morning, July 11, as Carizma Fox, authorities said. The investigation into her slaying is ongoing.  Original: A 17-year-old girl in Connecticut who was found shot and bleeding overnight has died from her injuries, authorities said. Police responded to a report of gunfire on Willow Street in Waterbury shortly after 2:45 a.m. Friday, July 11, officials said. Officers discovered the teen with a gunshot wound at the scene. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she was later pronou…
Man Wanted In CT Murder Arrested Following Florida Traffic Stop; 2 Men Remain On Run Man Wanted In CT Murder Arrested Following Florida Traffic Stop; 2 Men Remain On Run
Man Wanted In CT Murder Arrested Following Florida Traffic Stop; 2 Men Remain On Run Florida police have arrested a man wanted in a 2018 Connecticut murder, while two other suspects remain on the run, authorities said. Kevin Dias, 33, was arrested during a traffic stop in Mascotte, Florida, Waterbury police said Wednesday, July 9. Dias is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and is being held in Florida on $1.5 million bond. He is expected to be extradited to Connecticut, although an exact date has not been announced. Dias is accused of fatally shooting Henrry Ayala on Nov. 5, 2018, outside a home on Knollwood Circle in Waterbury, according to authorities. Police are …
East Hampton Boat Fire That Injured 2 Started By Illegal Fireworks: Police East Hampton Boat Fire That Injured 2 Started By Illegal Fireworks: Police
East Hampton Boat Fire That Injured 2 Started By Illegal Fireworks: Police Two people were hurt after their boat caught fire, and they were forced to jump into a lake over the weekend. Investigators say the blaze began because they were setting off illegal fireworks.  Firefighters were called to Lake Pocotopaug in East Hampton on Saturday night to reports of a boat explosion, said the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Emergency Response Unit.  Two people received minor injuries in the fire, but they declined medical help.  A nearby boater pulled them from the water after they jumped in to escape the flames.  Hartford bo…
Mass Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom Mass Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom
Mass Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom A North Andover police officer is recovering in the hospital after she was shot by a fellow officer during a call to her home involving a restraining order. Officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons was off-duty when three of her coworkers, including a supervisor, came to her house on Phillips Brooks Road in North Andover on Monday, June 30, to serve her with a court-approved restraining order, authorities said. That’s when, authorities say, something went wrong. "When one of the officers was escorting Ms. Fitzsimmons during the service of the court order, an armed confrontation took place," said Essex Co…
CT Psychiatrist Sexually Assaulted Patient: Police CT Psychiatrist Sexually Assaulted Patient: Police
CT Psychiatrist Sexually Assaulted Patient: Police A Connecticut psychiatrist was arrested this week and charged with sexually assaulting a patient, police said. Dr. Lazaro Pomeraniec, of Westport, was arrested by Fairfield police on Monday, June 30, and charged with sexual assault in the fourth degree.  Police did not provide details of the allegations to protect the victim's identity. Dr. Pomeraniec was released on a $25,000 fine, police said.  Investigators ask anyone with information on the case or who believes they may have been a victim to contact the Fairfield Police Special Victims Unit at (203) 254-4804. This is a deve…
Live Grenade Found Triggers CT Bomb Squad Response; Practice Explosive Also Located Live Grenade Found Triggers CT Bomb Squad Response; Practice Explosive Also Located
Live Grenade Found Triggers CT Bomb Squad Response; Practice Explosive Also Located A quiet morning in Norwalk took a tense turn when two separate hand grenades were discovered — one of them live — prompting a swift response from local police and a bomb squad. Officers from the Norwalk Police Department were first called around 10:20 a.m. Monday, June 30, to a home on St. Mary’s Lane, where a resident found a grenade by the side of the road. That device was later determined to be “disabled and inert," authorities said.  But hours later, things got more serious. At about 3:30 p.m., police were dispatched to another report of a found hand grenade, this time in a backya…