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Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 1 Man Located, 1 Remains Missing Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 1 Man Located, 1 Remains Missing
Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 1 Man Located, 1 Remains Missing The body of a 38-year-old Hudson Valley man who went missing after the small fishing boat he was in sank in the waters of the Long Island Sound off the coast of Fairfield County has been found. The incident began in Westport about 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 when a boater traveling in the area of Cockenoe Island found a man standing on a navigational buoy, Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police said. Original report: 2 Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound A second man and a woman were also rescued from the water. All three individuals were transported to a No…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire: CT Man In 60s Found Inside Burned-Out Home Fatal Fire: CT Man In 60s Found Inside Burned-Out Home
Fatal Fire: CT Man In 60s Found Inside Burned-Out Home A Connecticut man in his 60s was found dead inside a home following a house fire. The fire took place in Tolland County around 11:30 p.m., Sunday, June 11 on Haney Lane in Vernon. According to Lt. Robert Marra of the Vernon Police, firefighters overhauling the house after the fire was extinguished found the body of a man in his 60s inside the home. Marra said police are waiting for final confirmation from the Connecticut Medical Examiner's Office before releasing the identity of the victim. Currently, officials with the Vernon Fire Marshal's Office along with the state Fire Marshal are in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
34-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Vehicle In Fairfield County 34-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Vehicle In Fairfield County
34-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Vehicle In Fairfield County An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in a running car in Fairfield County.  Police responded to a report of a person lying in the backseat of a running car in Westport in the parking lot of 40 Jesup Road at about 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, according to the Westport Police Department. Officers determined that the occupant was not responsive, police said. EMS attempted lifesaving efforts, but the woman was pronounced dead, authorities said.  Police said the woman was "tentatively identified" as a 34-year-old Stratford woman. Her name will not be released un…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced For Kidnapping Woman In Westchester Later Found Dead In Suitcase Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced For Kidnapping Woman In Westchester Later Found Dead In Suitcase
Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced For Kidnapping Woman In Westchester Later Found Dead In Suitcase The ex-boyfriend of a 24-year-old Westchester woman whose body was found dead in a suitcase in Connecticut has been sentenced to decades behind bars for his role in her 2019 kidnapping. Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas, age 25, of Queens, pleaded guilty in White Plains federal court to kidnapping Valerie Reyes in New Rochelle and illegally transporting her to Fairfield County, where her body was found in a suitcase a week later in Greenwich. Earlier story - Shock, Sadness In Westchester After Missing Woman ID'd As Murder Victim US Attorney Audrey Strauss announced that Rojas has been sen…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Body Found In CT Pond Body Found In CT Pond
Body Found In CT Pond Police are investigating after a body was found in a Connecticut pond. The body of a man was found after Hartford Police received information regarding a body floating in a pond at Bushnell Park around 7:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 12. When officers arrived at the park they retrieved the man's body, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police.  At this point in the investigation, there are no obvious signs of trauma, Boisvert said. The Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene and took custody of the man's body.  The Hartford Police Major Crimes and Cri…

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by Kathy Reakes