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(Watch) Mob Surrounds Ansonia Police SUV During CT Street Takeover, Attacks Cruiser (Watch) Mob Surrounds Ansonia Police SUV During CT Street Takeover, Attacks Cruiser
(Watch) Mob Surrounds Ansonia Police SUV During CT Street Takeover, Attacks Cruiser A police officer found himself surrounded and under siege after responding to a chaotic street takeover over the weekend, with their cruiser being damaged as partiers jumped on the hood and smashed the windshield with a traffic cone.  Police said they received multiple calls about fireworks and reckless driving near Wakelee Avenue and Franklin Street in Ansonia on Saturday night, April 26. When the first officer got there, he saw a crowd of between 50 and 100 people blocking the road, with cars spinning out and driving dangerously, police said.  A police dashcam video shows d…

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by Josh Lanier
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'It's Chaos': 2 Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Them During CT Street Takeover 'It's Chaos': 2 Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Them During CT Street Takeover
'It's Chaos': 2 Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Them During CT Street Takeover Two suspected spectators of a Connecticut street takeover were hospitalized after a car performing doughnuts in the street crashed into them, video of the incident shows. Related: Teen Steals City Car To Use In Street Takeover In Norwalk North Haven police released video of the crash, which occurred early Saturday, Dec. 28, on Montowese Avenue at the I-91 North on-ramp intersection. Authorities were called to the scene, but the crowd dispersed before officers arrived. A short time later, an area hospital contacted police to report that two men in their 20s had been injured after being hit b…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
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