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Police Searching For SUV Involved In Crash At Stop & Shop In Fairfield County Police Searching For SUV Involved In Crash At Stop & Shop In Fairfield County
Police Searching For SUV Involved In Crash At Stop & Shop In Fairfield County Police are asking the public for help locating an SUV that struck another vehicle in a grocery store parking lot in Fairfield County and then fled the area.  The accident took place around noontime on Wednesday, June 16 at the Stop & Shop in the Town of Fairfield on Villa Avenue.  According to police, the vehicle believed to be a 1999-2002 green Toyota 4-Runner would likely have damage to the right side with red paint transfer also likely.   Anyone with information on the identity or location of the vehicle or its operator is asked to contact Officer Mark Letsch of …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal I-95 Crash, State Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal I-95 Crash, State Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal I-95 Crash, State Police Say A suspect has been apprehended for allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash on I-95 in Connecticut that killed a teenager. The crash happened on the northbound side in New Haven, in the area of exit 47, at around midnight Saturday, June 12. Earlier report: 19-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run I-95 Crash The victim, Ricardo Figueroa-Garcia, age 19 of New Haven, was riding in the right lane in a Yamaha motorcycle when a two-door 1991 Acura Integra was traveling in the right-center lane at a higher rate of speed when it changed lanes to the right lane, according to the Connecticut State Police. After…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run I-95 Crash 19-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run I-95 Crash
19-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run I-95 Crash A teenager was killed in a hit-and-run overnight crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. The crash happened on the northbound side in New Haven, in the area of exit 47, at around midnight Saturday, June 12. The victim, Ricardo Figueroa-Garcia, age 19 of New Haven, was riding in the right lane in a Yamaha motorcycle when a two-door 1991 Acura Integra was traveling in the right-center lane at a higher rate of speed when it changed lanes to the right lane, according to the Connecticut State Police.  After moving into the right lane, the Integra hit the motorcycle, and Figuer…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Who Told 'Deer Story' Pleads Not Guilty In Death Of Massachusetts Pedestrian, DA Says Suspect Who Told 'Deer Story' Pleads Not Guilty In Death Of Massachusetts Pedestrian, DA Says
Suspect Who Told 'Deer Story' Pleads Not Guilty In Death Of Massachusetts Pedestrian, DA Says A Western Mass man who was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian entered a plea in the case.  Peter Toomey, age 51, of Northampton, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District Court on Wednesday, June 9 to charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death; negligent motor vehicle homicide; and failure to stay in marked lanes, said Laurie Loisel, of the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. Toomey was charged in connection with the death of 45-year-old Rhonda Thompson, of Shelburne Falls, who was taking her morning wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County
Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that allegedly struck a pedestrian, causing life-threatening injuries, and then fled the scene.  The Stamford Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad said the 45-year-old Stamford resident was hit around 11:23 p.m., Sunday, June 6. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, officers were initially dispatched to Wilson Street on the bridge that crosses I-95 on the report of a person found in the roadway had possibly been struck by a vehicle.  The pedestrian was transported to Stamford Hospital with life-threa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officer, K-9 Struck In CT Hit-Run Officer, K-9 Struck In CT Hit-Run
Officer, K-9 Struck In CT Hit-Run Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect after an officer and his K-9 were struck by a hit-and-run driver in Connecticut, investigators said. Officers in New Haven County from the Naugatuck Police Department were dispatched to the area of Seth Drive and Highland Avenue at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, where there was a report of a suspicious vehicle, which had struck a police cruiser. It is alleged that the driver rammed a marked patrol vehicle, causing damage and fleeing the area. Investigators noted that neither the officer nor K-9 partner suffered …

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by Zak Failla
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Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist In Fairfield County Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist In Fairfield County
Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist In Fairfield County Police are on the lookout for a driver who hit a bicyclist and then fled the scene in  Fairfield County. The incident took place around 12:511 p.m., Wednesday, April 28 when a vehicle traveling northbound on Smith Ridge Road (Route 123) in New Canaan struck a cyclist who was also traveling northbound and then left the scene of the crash, said Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police. The cyclist, a 56-year-old Ridgefield man, suffered abrasions and other unknown injuries and was transported to Norwalk Hospital by New Canaan EMS for treatment and further evaluation, Ferraro said. Bas…

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by Kathy Reakes
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23-Year-Old Woman Charged After Federal Judge From NY Killed In Hit-Run Crash 23-Year-Old Woman Charged After Federal Judge From NY Killed In Hit-Run Crash
23-Year-Old Woman Charged After Federal Judge From NY Killed In Hit-Run Crash A woman has been charged after a longtime Federal judge in New York was killed in a hit-and-run crash. Sandra Feuerstein, US District Judge of the Eastern District of New York on Long Island, died Friday morning, April 9 after she was struck by a vehicle in Boca Raton, Florida, according to authorities. The driver of the vehicle, identified as 23-year-old Nastasia Snape, of North Lauderdale, Florida, then struck a 6-year-old boy, according to the Sun-Sentinel of South Florida. Witnesses said Snape had been driving erratically and after crashing told emergency responders…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A hit-and-run driver in Fairfield County left a little too much evidence at the scene of his crime, making it easy for investigators to track him down, police said. The New Canaan Police Department received a report of a hit-and-run crash at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7 near the intersection of Hoyt Street and East Avenue when a driver struck a parked car and sped away. Investigators quickly located the hit-and-run driver’s license plate near the parked car at the scene of the crash, which was registered to a Wilton resident. Officers from the New Canaan and Wilton Police …

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by Zak Failla
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CT Hit-Run Driver That Killed One, Injured Another Nabbed, Police Say CT Hit-Run Driver That Killed One, Injured Another Nabbed, Police Say
CT Hit-Run Driver That Killed One, Injured Another Nabbed, Police Say A Connecticut hit-and-run driver man allegedly struck two people crossing a roadway, killing one, has been arrested by police.  Christopher Luna, age 29, of Waterbury, was turned himself in to police on Monday, March 29, for the incident which took place on Tuesday, March 23, in Waterbury, said Waterbury Police Sgt Robert Davis. Christopher Luna being taken into custody.Waterbury Police Department According to Davis, when officers responded to the scene, they found two pedestrians were on the shoulder of the roadway in the area of 900 Meriden Road. Both of the pedestrians were hit by a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT State Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Woman Found Dead On Side Of Highway CT State Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Woman Found Dead On Side Of Highway
CT State Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Woman Found Dead On Side Of Highway State police are asking for the public’s help in finding out how a woman ended up dead on a Connecticut highway. The woman was found around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, when troopers were dispatched to I-691 in Meriden by a caller who said someone was lying on the highway, said the Connecticut State Police. When troopers arrived on the scene, they found the woman who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle, state police said. The unidentified woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Troop I barracks in Bethany at 203-393-4200.

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say CT Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
CT Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver, Police Say Police are asking for help after one of two pedestrians struck by a hit-and-run driver in Connecticut has died. The incident took place around 11 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, in the area of 900 Meriden Road in Waterbury. According to police, when officers responded to the scene, they found two pedestrians were on the shoulder of the roadway in the area of 900 Meriden Road, said Sergeant Nadine Amatruda of the Waterbury Police Department. Both of the pedestrians were hit by a gold or tan-colored vehicle, she added. The vehicle fled in an unknown direction.  One of the pedestria…

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by Kathy Reakes