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Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police
Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police A man has been charged with driving under the influence and more after he was found to be driving the wrong way down a highway in Connecticut. The Litchfield County incident occurred on Saturday, June 15 in the town of Litchfield, according to Connecticut State Police. At approximately 2:20 a.m., police allegedly observed 40-year-old New Haven County resident Darnell Tomlin, of Waterbury, erratically driving his white Kia Optima.  He was heading north on southbound Route 8 near the Exit 41 off-ramp. Responding officers temporarily shut down a section of the highway while Toml…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Overdose Death Of Greenwich Resident Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Overdose Death Of Greenwich Resident
Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Overdose Death Of Greenwich Resident A woman has been charged with manslaughter in the alleged overdose death of a Fairfield County resident. The death took place in Greenwich on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, according to Capt. John Slusarz of the Greenwich Police. When officers arrived at the home in the western section of town, they found the 40-year-old unidentified Greenwich man dead, Slusarz said. Slusarz said items at the scene suggested the cause of death may be drug-related. An investigation determined the drugs were allegedly provided by Maria Noesi, age 43, of the Bronx, Slusarz said. Noesi was arrested in New York by wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Danbury 22-Year-Old Charged In Death Of CCSU Student Danbury 22-Year-Old Charged In Death Of CCSU Student
Danbury 22-Year-Old Charged In Death Of Ccsu Student A Fairfield County man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a student at Central Connecticut State University in Hartford County. Brandon Maynard, of Danbury, age 22, was charged on Wednesday, Aug. 9 for the death of Saradina "Sara" Redman, age 21, who was found unresponsive in her residence hall on the CCSU campus in New Britain on Sunday, Feb. 26. Maynard was apprehended in the town of Danbury by local police and later transported to the Central Connecticut State University Police Department on an outstanding arrest warrant, according to a spokesper…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Drug Dealer Busted With Cocaine, Large Stash Of Cash In Fairfield County, Police Say Drug Dealer Busted With Cocaine, Large Stash Of Cash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Drug Dealer Busted With Cocaine, Large Stash Of Cash In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County alleged drug dealer was busted with more than three ounces of high-grade cocaine and a large amount of cash following an investigation into drug sales in the area. Edgar Palencia, age 25, of Stamford, was busted by the Stamford Police Department's NARC squad on Tuesday, March 2, after surveilling him for several weeks, said Captain Richard Conklin. According to Conklin, Palencia, agents had watched Palencia for several weeks make deals across the city, including on March 2, in which officers arrested Adali Sanchez, 34, of Stamford who purchased cocaine from Palencia whil…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Charged In Connection With Fairfield County Overdose Death, Police Say Woman Charged In Connection With Fairfield County Overdose Death, Police Say
Woman Charged In Connection With Fairfield County Overdose Death, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested in connection with an overdose death in Fairfield County three years ago. Ebony Thomas, age 40, of Derby, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 4, for selling the drugs associated with the death of a 48-year-old man in Shelton on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango. According to Bango, Shelton Police responded to a downtown residence for the untimely death of a 47-year-old man. Evidence was recovered at the scene and an autopsy was performed, and the manner of death was determined to be a drug overdose. Shelton detec…

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by Kathy Reakes