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Driver In Fatal Trumbull Crash Charged With Reckless Driving Driver In Fatal Trumbull Crash Charged With Reckless Driving
Driver In Fatal Trumbull Crash Charged With Reckless Driving The driver involved in a fatal motor vehicle Fairfield County accident in 2023 has been charged with alleged reckless driving. Jacob Ryan Kapteina, age 22, of Trumbull, turned himself in to police on Friday, Jan. 12, for the Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 crash that killed a 33-year-old Bridgeport man. Fatal Crash Update: 33-Year-Old Identified As Victim In Trumbull The victim in the fatal crash, Anthony James Moran, was the passenger in a red Lexus SC 430 convertible that was being driven by Kapteina, which struck a maroon Chrysler 300 S driven by a 46-year-old Trumbull man, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Know Them? Duo Wanted For Trumbull Armed Robbery Know Them? Duo Wanted For Trumbull Armed Robbery
Know Them? Duo Wanted For Trumbull Armed Robbery Detectives in Fairfield County are asking for public assistance to identify two men allegedly responsible for an armed robbery at the Shell gas station. The armed robbery took place in Trumbull on Monday, Oct. 8 at the gas station on White Plains Road. According to Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police, the two young Black men entered the business near closing time and pistol-whipped the clerk with a semi-automatic handgun.  After stealing cash and merchandise, they fled to a vehicle that was waiting nearby on Brock Street.  The suspects have not been identified b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Update: 33-Year-Old Identified As Victim In Trumbull Fatal Crash Update: 33-Year-Old Identified As Victim In Trumbull
Fatal Crash Update: 33-Year-Old Identified As Victim In Trumbull A 33-year-old has been identified as the victim in a fatal two-car crash in Fairfield County. Anthony James Moran, of Bridgeport, was killed in the collision that occurred in Trumbull on Sunday, Oct. 15 around 3:30 p.m. on White Plains Road. Moran was the passenger in a red Lexus SC 430 convertible that was being driven by a 22-year-old Trumbull man, which struck a maroon Chrysler 300 S, according to authorities. Earlier story: 1 Killed, 2 Injured In Trumbull Crash A preliminary police investigation determined that the Chrysler, driven by a 46-year-old Trumbull man&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
1 Killed, 2 Injured In Trumbull Crash 1 Killed, 2 Injured In Trumbull Crash
1 Killed, 2 Injured In Trumbull Crash One person was killed and two others seriously injured in a crash in Fairfield County. Updated Story: Bridgeport Man Identified As Victim In Trumbull Crash The incident took place in Trumbull on Sunday, Oct. 15 around 3:30 p.m. on White Plains Road. After receiving numerous 911 calls, the Trumbull Police responded to a two-car crash near the entrance ramp to Route 25 southbound, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. A convertible and a sedan collided causing heavy damage to both vehicles with the convertible coming to rest on its side, Weir said. The only occupant of the se…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Attempting To Jump From Area Overpass Bridge Saved By Police, Good Samaritans Man Attempting To Jump From Area Overpass Bridge Saved By Police, Good Samaritans
Man Attempting To Jump From Area Overpass Bridge Saved By Police, Good Samaritans With the help of several alert citizens, police in Fairfield County prevented a despondent man from his suicide attempt of jumping from an overpass onto the highway below.  The incident took place early Sunday, Jan. 23, about 1:30 a.m. in Trumbull. Police received a report of a man standing on the ledge of the bridge on White Plains Road near Broadbridge Road, preparing to jump onto the Route 8 highway below, said Lieutenant Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police Department. The 21-year-old man was very emotional and upset, but was speaking with several passing mo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Man Wins $785,000 In CT Lottery Man Wins $785,000 In CT Lottery
Man Wins $785,000 In CT Lottery A Connecticut man cashed in a near million-dollar CT Lottery ticket that was sold from an area package store. On Friday, Dec. 3 In Hartford County, Windsor resident Christopher Wujek won a $785,000 “MEGA Multiplier!” CT Lottery ticket that was sold to him at the Deerfield Package on Deerfield Road in Windsor. Wujek wasn’t the only CT Lottery player to claim six-figure prizes. A winning $300,000 “$1,000,000 Golden Riches" ticket was sold to a Trumbull resident at the Trumbull Super Stop on Main Street in Trumbull on Monday, Nov. 29, while the following day, New Haven County resident Marcos…

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by Zak Failla