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Fatal Fire: Body Found In Burned-Out CT Home During Welfare Check Fatal Fire: Body Found In Burned-Out CT Home During Welfare Check
Fatal Fire: Body Found In Burned-Out CT Home During Welfare Check A person was found dead inside a Connecticut home following a fire. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 10:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 11 on Alexander Road in Bloomfield. According to Capt. Stephen Hajdasz of the Bloomfield Police, police responded to the home for a welfare check of a 21-year-old man. Officers arrived to find the residence fully engulfed in flames. The officers attempted to gain entry to the residence but were unsuccessful. Blue Hills Fire Department and Bloomfield Center Fire Department responded to the scene and were able to extinguish the fire, Hajdasz said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Outside Norwalk Funeral Home Man Found Dead Outside Norwalk Funeral Home
Man Found Dead Outside Norwalk Funeral Home A man was found dead inside a parked vehicle at a funeral home in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk around 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 7 at 92 East Ave. at Collins Funeral Home. According to Lt. Tom Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, 911 received a call about an unresponsive man in a parked car in the parking lot. Officers found the man and determined that he was dead, Podgorski said. Norwalk detectives responded to the location and assumed the investigation.  "This is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public," Podgorski said. The identity of the mal…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Deer, Sends It Flying Into Her SUV In Easton: Police Woman Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Deer, Sends It Flying Into Her SUV In Easton: Police
Woman Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Deer, Sends It Flying Into Her SUV In Easton: Police A woman was hospitalized in serious condition after a pickup truck struck a deer on a Fairfield County road and sent it flying into her vehicle, police said. The incident happened on Monday, Nov. 20 around 9 a.m. in Easton on Route 59 in the area of Sherwood Drive, according to Easton Police Chief Richard Doyle.  Soon after the collision, first responders arrived at the scene and found that a 2019 Ford pickup truck had struck a deer. They also discovered a 2015 Honda Pilot SUV that was resting against a utility pole off the roadway.  The driver of the Honda was extricated from he…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Body Found Near Waterfront In Fairfield County Body Found Near Waterfront In Fairfield County
Body Found Near Waterfront In Fairfield County An investigation is underway after a body was found off the coast of Connecticut. The discovery was made in Fairfield County around 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 at Seaside Park in Bridgeport.  "This is an active investigation and currently no further information is available," Bridgeport Emergency Management said in a statement issued just after 6:30 p.m. Monday. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Purported Videos Of Worcester State Fatal Shooting Surface Online Purported Videos Of Worcester State Fatal Shooting Surface Online
Purported Videos Of Worcester State Fatal Shooting Surface Online Two people were shot at Worcester State University early Saturday morning, Oct. 28, after a fight in a parking lot, officials said.  One died, and the other was rushed to a hospital for treatment. Police haven't released much about what sparked the altercation, but they said neither the victims nor the alleged shooter went to the university.  Related: Manhunt For Shooter Underway, Victim's Family Asks For Help As police continue to investigate the incident, videos that purportedly show the moments leading up to the shooting and the aftermath have appeared on social media sites.  (Edito…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Killed In CT Shooting: Suspect At Large, Police Say 17-Year-Old Killed In CT Shooting: Suspect At Large, Police Say
17-Year-Old Killed In CT Shooting: Suspect At Large, Police Say Authorities are searching for the suspect of a shooting in Connecticut that left a 17-year-old dead and another man injured.  The incident happened in New London County on Wednesday, Oct. 18 just before 8 p.m., when Norwich Police responded to the area of Cedar Street to investigate a reported disturbance.  According to the department, arriving officers determined that the incident had been a shooting and discovered 19-year-old Joseph Deledda at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds.  Deledda told officers that he had been driving when he had been shot, causing him to crash…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old ID'd As Victim At Route 7 Connector In Norwalk Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old ID'd As Victim At Route 7 Connector In Norwalk
Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old ID'd As Victim At Route 7 Connector In Norwalk One person was killed in a crash at a busy intersection in Fairfield County. It happened around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at Grist Mill Road and the Route 7 connector in Norwalk. After being sent to the scene, emergency responders found a vehicle in the embankment, according to Norwalk Police. The operator of the vehicle, identified as New Haven County resident Joshua Chapman, age 37, of Naugatuck, was extricated and pronounced dead by Norwalk Hospital Emergency Medical Services. The crash is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Norwalk PD Officer Taylor Ecqui …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Body Of 20-Year-Old Man Found In Stamford, Police Call Death 'Suspicious' Body Of 20-Year-Old Man Found In Stamford, Police Call Death 'Suspicious'
Body Of 20-Year-Old Man Found In Stamford, Police Call Death 'Suspicious' Police are calling the death "suspicious" after a 20-year-old Hispanic man was found in a grassy area in Fairfield County. The man was found in Stamford around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 near the pathway that connects Woodland Avenue and Walter Wheeler Drive. Capt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police said the man was found after the department received a 911 reporting a man lying on his back in the area. Stamford Fire and EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead, Scanlon said. The man has been identified by police, but his identity has not been released pending notific…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Sacred Heart University Student In Medically Inducted Coma After Fairfield Crash Sacred Heart University Student In Medically Inducted Coma After Fairfield Crash
Sacred Heart University Student In Medically Inducted Coma After Fairfield Crash One of five Sacred Heart University students involved in a horrific two-car crash in Fairfield County that injured six is in a medically induced coma, according to a GoFundMe. The collision took place in the town of Fairfield around 12:05 a.m., Friday, Sept. 29 on Jefferson Street near Sacred Heart's Martire Building. When police arrived on the scene, they found a 2021 Toyota Corolla and a 2018 Audi on its roof, Fairfield Police Lt. Edward Nook Jr. said. The Toyota was operated by an Uber driver carrying four female passengers who are also SHU students  There were two admitted to Saint Vi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say
CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say Police in Connecticut are working to connect a large fight to the overdose death of a woman and a man who was stabbed multiple times. The incidents took place in New Haven around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 when the New Haven Fire Department responded to a call of an unconscious woman in the 300 block of Howard Avenue. Upon arrival, fire department personnel determined that the woman was suffering from an overdose. While aid was being rendered to the woman, a man who suffered from multiple stab wounds approached firefighters, said Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police. Both…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Violent Night: 3 Killed Within Miles In Separate Connecticut Shootings Violent Night: 3 Killed Within Miles In Separate Connecticut Shootings
Violent Night: 3 Killed Within Miles In Separate Connecticut Shootings Three people were killed within miles of each other in two separate Connecticut shootings. The first victim was shot in Hartford around 12:30 a.m., Sunday, in the area of 675 Wethersfield Ave. In a separate event just miles away, two men were killed during a shooting at around 1:55 a.m., Sunday, in the area of 82 Sterling St., said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. During the first shooting, Jordan Phipps, age 24, of Bloomfield, was found when Hartford Police responded to a Shotspotter notification on Wethersfield Ave., Boisvert said. When officers arrived, they found Phipps …

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Danbury Councilman Under Investigation For Illegal Entry Into City Offices, Officials Say Danbury Councilman Under Investigation For Illegal Entry Into City Offices, Officials Say
Danbury Councilman Under Investigation For Illegal Entry Into City Offices, Officials Say Danbury officials have announced an investigation into a city councilman who allegedly attempted to access secured areas of city hall. City officials claim that Danbury Councilman Joe Britton’s attempted to access secured areas of city hall that he does not have authorization to enter during the evening hours of Saturday, April 15, said John Kleinhans, Government Affairs and Communications Advisor. As part of the City of Danbury’s quarterly security review, concerns were raised that Britton and an unidentified woman entered the office of the Corporation Counsel which council members and th…

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by Kathy Reakes