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Hit-Run Driver Apprehended After Striking Cruiser In Fairfield County, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Apprehended After Striking Cruiser In Fairfield County, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver Apprehended After Striking Cruiser In Fairfield County, Police Say A 55-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested after he allegedly hit a Connecticut State trooper's vehicle and then fled the scene. The incident took place in Stratford around 1:05 a.m., Monday, Oct. 31 on I-95 southbound in the area of Exit 33. According to state police, the trooper was driving southbound on I-95 in Stratford while the driver of the second vehicle, identified as Jose Lopez Ortiz, age 55, of Bridgeport, was reversing in a gray Nissan SUV and traveling north in the southbound right shoulder of the interstate. The trooper was attempting to merge into the rig…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Murder Of 29-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Murder Of 29-Year-Old
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Murder Of 29-Year-Old A Fairfield County man has been charged in the shooting death of a 29-year-old man and the wounding of two others. Joseph DeJesus, formerly known as Joseph Reyes, age 38, of Stratford, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 25 for the Saturday, Oct. 8 shooting death of Dominique Jones, of Bridgeport, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. DeJesus was apprehended by members of the US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force, along with members of the Bridgeport and Stratford Police Department, Gilleran added. Earlier report: 1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Bridgeport Shooting, Police Say He was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say
CT Woman Assaulted In Surprise Attack By Homeless Man, Police Say A woman was allegedly seriously assaulted while taking a morning exercise walk by a homeless man. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 6 in Windsor Locks. According to Lt. Paul Cherniack, of the Windsor Locks Police, the woman, who is in her 70s, was walking in the area of 34 Old Country Road when a man ran up behind her and "viciously struck her about the back of the head with a closed fist causing her to fall to the ground." As she fell to the ground she suffered broken fingers, he added. "The elderly victim lay helpless with a serious laceratio…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Impaired CT Woman Caught Driving Wrong Way In Construction Zone, Police Say Impaired CT Woman Caught Driving Wrong Way In Construction Zone, Police Say
Impaired CT Woman Caught Driving Wrong Way In Construction Zone, Police Say A Connecticut woman was busted allegedly driving drunk or high on drugs in the wrong direction in a construction zone on Route 9. The incident took place in Farmington around 12:40 a.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 31. According to state police, Mindy Lee Rivera, age 37, of New Britain was arrested after troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 9 South where I-84 East and West merge.  Upon arrival, troopers found two vehicles in the left lane adjacent to the construction pattern just north of the Route 9 turnaround and Rivera standing in between the left and right lanes on Route 9 So…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Pulls Out Gun During Soccer Game In Fairfield County, Police Say A man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun at a crowded Fairfield County park following a dispute at a soccer game. The incident took place in Stamford around 9:15 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 13 at Lione Park on the city's West Side. Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said officers responded to the "very crowded" park on a report that a man had pulled a gun following an argument at one of two large organized soccer games taking place. The man, identified as Dwayne Omar Wilson, age 40, of Hartford, was not playing in the game, but had pulled the gun and walked onto the field with …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Accused Of Stabbing Walls, Injuring Man During Fairfield County Home Invasion Woman Accused Of Stabbing Walls, Injuring Man During Fairfield County Home Invasion
Woman Accused Of Stabbing Walls, Injuring Man During Fairfield County Home Invasion A 58-year-old woman is facing assault and home invasion charges after she was accused of hitting a man with a light fixture and stabbing his bed and walls with a knife in Fairfield County, police reported.  Police met with the complainant at about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, for a report of an overnight home invasion, according to the Darien Police Department.  The man told police that his landlord had recently died and the landlord's sister, Nancy Micha, planned to sell the condominium, located on Gideon Lane in Darien, authorities said.  He said she wanted him to move…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of CT Home Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of CT Home
Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired Through Wall Of CT Home A Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly firing shots from his apartment into the apartment next door. The incident took place in West Hartford on Friday, July 22 on Hillcrest Avenue. West Hartford Police responded to the area of Hillcrest Avenue for a report of projectiles entering an apartment causing wall damage, said West Hartford Assistant Chief of Police Lawrence A.Terra. Officers attempted to make contact with the resident of the neighboring apartment but the resident barricaded themself in their apartment and refused to speak with the police, Terra said. An…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Accused Of Injuring Victim After Stealing Vehicle Fairfield County Man Accused Of Injuring Victim After Stealing Vehicle
Fairfield County Man Accused Of Injuring Victim After Stealing Vehicle A 28-year-old Fairfield County man is accused of stealing a work vehicle from his employer and pushing a victim from the stolen vehicle, causing injuries. Darien Police officers responded to the Norwalk Police Department to take custody of Dustin Wymms, of Norwalk, at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, according to the Darien Police Department. He was wanted in an incident that happened on Thursday, May 5, where Wymms' employer said Wymms broke into his business and stole one of his work vehicles, police said.  The complainant said Wymms told him the evening before that he took a wor…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Fairfield County Teacher Accused Of Abusing Student, Police Say Fairfield County Teacher Accused Of Abusing Student, Police Say
Fairfield County Teacher Accused Of Abusing Student, Police Say A Fairfield County teacher has been arrested for allegedly abusing a student by knocking him out of a chair and dragging him. The arrest took place in Norwalk at West Rocks Middle School on Thursday, June 16. New Haven County resident, York Mario, age 61, of Orange, was arrested following an investigation that was initiated in Nov. 2021, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police Department.  School officials reported to police that on October 29, 2021, Mario grabbed a student by his shoulder, while he was sitting in a chair, and pulled him causing the student to fall to …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Apprehended After Stealing Truck On I-84, Ramming Patrol Cruisers, CT State Police Say Man Apprehended After Stealing Truck On I-84, Ramming Patrol Cruisers, CT State Police Say
Man Apprehended After Stealing Truck On I-84, Ramming Patrol Cruisers, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man has been apprehended after jumping out of a car on a busy highway to steal a truck and ramming two state police cruisers before fleeing. The incident took place in New Haven County on I-84 in Southbury around 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 16. According to the state police, Robert Brown got out of a vehicle that was traveling westbound on I-84 near Exit 13 in Southbury and ran across the highway to the eastbound side. Brown, of Wolcott, then stole a construction worker's truck and drove eastbound intentionally ramming two occupied state police cruisers parked in the median, the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Tampering With Railroad Tracks In Connecticut Man Accused Of Tampering With Railroad Tracks In Connecticut
Man Accused Of Tampering With Railroad Tracks In Connecticut A 63-year-old man is facing charges after police said he deliberately tampered with railroad tracks in Connecticut, causing damage that had the potential to derail a train. Detectives began investigating recurring damage to CT Department of Transportation-owned railroad tracks in the New Haven County city of Waterbury on Monday, May 23, according to Connecticut State Police. An unknown suspect had been deliberately tampering with the tracks at numerous locations, police said.  Railroad personnel told investigators that the damage could cause a train to derail from the tracks, authorit…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say
Man Driving Wrong Way, Under Influence Involved In Three Crashes, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man is accused of driving the wrong way on the highway while under the influence and getting into three crashes. Police received numerous reports of a wrong-way driver who was traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 8 near Exit 23 in Beacon Falls at about 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers found the vehicle disabled near Exit 22 in Seymour and learned that the vehicle had been involved in three separate crashes before it became disabled, police said. Authorities said the driver was identified as 51-year-old Kevin Reilly, of…

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by Nicole Valinote