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Delivery Driver Shot During Attempted Robbery At Fairfield County Auto Dealer Delivery Driver Shot During Attempted Robbery At Fairfield County Auto Dealer
Delivery Driver Shot During Attempted Robbery At Fairfield County Auto Dealer A delivery driver was shot in the stomach during an attempted robbery in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 1 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, at Miller Nissan in the Town of Fairfield. Officers responded to the Cumberland Farms on Kings Highway after receiving a call that a delivery man had stumbled into the store after being shot at the dealership located at 930 Kings Highway East, according to Lt. Eddie Weihe, of the Fairfield Police Department. The victim was transported to an area hospital and has undergone surgery, Weihe said. The latest report was that he is expected to recove…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters $20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters
$20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters A $20 million high-rise apartment building was saved from being destroyed in Fairfield County by quick-working firefighters. The fire, at the Alto Fairfield Metro Complex on Kings Highway, in Fairfield, began around 9:47 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, the Fairfield Fire Department said. Fighterfightes received word that the fire started on the roof-top deck and arrived on the scene within four minutes, the department said. First arriving units found smoke showing from the top of the roofline and the fire alarm system sounding. The residents were evacuating the building because of an activated …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say A man has been charged with lighting illegal fireworks that caused a large brush fire to break out in Fairfield County, police say. Steven Botelho, 38, of Fairfield was arrested on Monday, Aug. 24 in connection to the incident that happened earlier this summer. At about 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, the Fairfield Police Department received numerous reports of aerial fireworks in the area of Chestnut Street/Kings Highway in Fairfield.  Patrol officers arrived on scene a short time later, and observed a large brush fire adjacent to the Metro-North train tracks, in a marsh…

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by Joe Lombardi