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Child Left In Car In 'Extreme Heat,' Father Arrested In Bridgeport, Police Say Child Left In Car In 'Extreme Heat,' Father Arrested In Bridgeport, Police Say
Child Left In Car In 'Extreme Heat,' Father Arrested In Bridgeport, Police Say The father of a small child allegedly left in a car in extreme heat while he shopped in Fairfield County has been charged with reckless endangerment. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6 in the parking lot of the Bass Pro Shop. According to Scott Appleby, emergency management director for the City of Bridgeport, the department received a 911 call from a person reporting she and two others came upon a small child that was left in a vehicle and the child was banging on the window. The woman indicated they had to break the window to retrieve the child due …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mom Charged: 2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Fall From Third-Floor Window In CT Mom Charged: 2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Fall From Third-Floor Window In CT
Mom Charged: 2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Fall From Third-Floor Window In CT This story has been updated. A 2-year-old boy who died after falling from a third-floor window is one of five children who were allegedly living in "deplorable and uninhabitable" conditions at a Connecticut residence. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, July 22 at 1091 Capitol Ave., in Hartford. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police, responding officers found the boy unresponsive on the pavement.  The child was transported to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center where died after being admitted in critical condition. An investigation revealed th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Mom Accused Of Leaving Child Home Alone Fairfield County Mom Accused Of Leaving Child Home Alone
Fairfield County Mom Accused Of Leaving Child Home Alone A Fairfield County mother was arrested after allegedly leaving her 8-year-old home alone after the child cut their head and was bleeding. Christina Vitale, age 45, of New Canaan turned herself in to police on Wednesday, Aug. 31, on charges of risk of injury to a child for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Aug. 23. According to Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police, Vitale called police to report that her child was home alone and was bleeding from a cut. Vitale told officers the child had suffered a cut on the head and the child then called his mother before going to a neighbo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
CT School Staffers Accused Of Failing To Report Abuse CT School Staffers Accused Of Failing To Report Abuse
CT School Staffers Accused Of Failing To Report Abuse Employees of a Connecticut school have been arrested on charges of failure to report abuse by a teacher. The incident, which included the arrest of the alleged abuser in January, took place in Litchfield County at the Plymouth Center School in Plymouth. Sherri Turner, age 59, of Farmington, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 23, and Melissa Morelli, age 45, of Plymouth, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 24.  Both were charged with failure to report abuse, neglect, or injury of a child or imminent risk of serious harm to a child, according to the Plymouth Police Department.  Plymouth Pu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Mom Accused Of Leaving 2-Year-Old Home Alone CT Mom Accused Of Leaving 2-Year-Old Home Alone
CT Mom Accused Of Leaving 2-Year-Old Home Alone A Connecticut mom has been arrested after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old home alone to go shopping. The child was found crying in New Haven County in Wolcott around 9:30 p.m., Thursday, May 19, according to police. Police officers responded to a home on Long Meadow Drive where a neighbor found a very young child wandering in the front yard all by himself, wet and crying, said the Wolcott Police. The neighbor picked up the barefoot child, who was only wearing shorts, and a T-shirt, and immediately called the police, the department said. The child was found by the neighbor after she heard…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Arrested For Leaving CT 2-Year-Old Unattended In Smoke-Filled Apartment, Police Say Two Arrested For Leaving CT 2-Year-Old Unattended In Smoke-Filled Apartment, Police Say
Two Arrested For Leaving CT 2-Year-Old Unattended In Smoke-Filled Apartment, Police Say Two Fairfield County residents were arrested for allegedly leaving a 2-year-old unattended in a smoke-filled apartment with a smoke alarm going off for more than 20 minutes. The incident took place in New Canaan on Friday, April 15 at 40 Seminary St. The New Canaan Police along with the New Canaan Fire Department were dispatched to an apartment for a report of an active fire alarm that had been going off for approximately 20 minutes and smoke emanating from inside.  The fire department forced entry into the apartment and determined that burnt food was the cause of the smoke and a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Children Rescued After Fugitives Apprehended In Connecticut Two Children Rescued After Fugitives Apprehended In Connecticut
Two Children Rescued After Fugitives Apprehended In Connecticut Two toddlers were rescued and a couple was arrested after US Marshals tracked the pair to Connecticut. The incident took place in New Haven County when the fugitives were found in Waterbury on Monday, March 28, said Matthew Duffy, of the US Marshals Service. The search for the couple began in December of 2021 when the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force initiated an investigation into Jesueily Sanchez, age 25, for charges of cruelty to/neglect of a child and Tyshaun Peete, age 28, for failure to appear on charges of carrying a pistol without a license and resisting arrest, Duffy s…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
CT Teacher Accused Of Leaving Children Home Alone While She Traveled Out Of State CT Teacher Accused Of Leaving Children Home Alone While She Traveled Out Of State
CT Teacher Accused Of Leaving Children Home Alone While She Traveled Out Of State A Connecticut school teacher has been arrested for allegedly leaving two children home alone while she traveled out of the state. Litchfield County resident Kerry Lyn Caviasca, age 36, of Watertown, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 15, for leaving two children alone for two days and nights, said Detective Mark Conway, of the Watertown Police. According to Conway, the children are ages 9 and 11. She was charged with the risk of injury to a minor and released on a $5,000 bond. Caviasca teaches in New Haven County at West Side Middle School in the Waterbury school district. Waterbury Pub…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Woman Arrested For Leaving 2-Year-Old In Car, Police Say CT Woman Arrested For Leaving 2-Year-Old In Car, Police Say
CT Woman Arrested For Leaving 2-Year-Old In Car, Police Say A 23-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old daughter in a vehicle while she was inside Panera Bread. The incident took place in New Haven County around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 24 when the Milford Police were called to the restaurant at 1627 Boston Post Road after the child was found in the car, police said. The child's mother, identified as New London County resident Katie Ayala, age 23, of the Town of Bozrah, Connecticut, left the toddler in the vehicle for more than seven minutes, police said. She was arrested and charged with leaving a child under the age of 12…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mom Accused Of Leaving Baby On Ground With Heroin Is Arrested Mom Accused Of Leaving Baby On Ground With Heroin Is Arrested
Mom Accused Of Leaving Baby On Ground With Heroin Is Arrested A young mother accused of leaving her baby on the ground with a packet of heroin has been arrested. Donna St. John, 26, of Wildwood Avenue, in Milford, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 44, and charged with risk of injury to a child, police said. Milford Police were called to Wildwood Avenue that evening for a report of an infant having difficulty breathing, police said. Upon investigation, police allege St. John left her “very young child” on the floor in a room that had a package of heroin also on the floor, police said. The child was medically treated and is doing well, police said. S…

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by Kristin Palpini