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ID Released For Man Who Drowned Off Fairfield County Coast ID Released For Man Who Drowned Off Fairfield County Coast
ID Released For Man Who Drowned Off Fairfield County Coast A Fairfield County man who drowned after being thrown out of a canoe that capsized, along with a friend has been identified. Lorenzo Macua, age 63, of Norwalk, died from drowning when the canoe capsized off Shippan Point in Stamford on Saturday, July 10, said Meghan Bard, a spokesperson DEEP. The incident took place around 10 a.m. when Macua and a friend were canoeing off of Long Island Sound in the area off the coast near 280 E. Ocean Drive in Stamford, said Stamford Fire Captian Philip Hayes.  “The rough conditions” in the Sound likely caused the vessel to overturn, offici…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County
Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County Four Fairfield County lifeguards are being honored for their efforts in attempting to save a drowning man who was thrown into the water from an overturned canoe. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 10, when land and marine units from the Stamford Fire Department, Stamford Police Department, and Stamford Emergency Medical Services responded to Long Island Sound, near the east side of Shippan Point for a report of an overturned canoe with people in the water, said Captain Philip Hayes. Initial 911 calls came from residents of Ocean Drive East after they witnessed indivi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officers Injured, Cars Smashed, During Armed Robbery In Fairfield County Officers Injured, Cars Smashed, During Armed Robbery In Fairfield County
Officers Injured, Cars Smashed, During Armed Robbery In Fairfield County Four Fairfield County residents were arrested after a planned gun bust turned into an armed robbery that ended with injured officers and smashed police vehicles. Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said the incident, which took place on Thursday, July 1, was the result of a month-long investigation conducted by the department’s Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit targeting Stamford resident Kristian Alvarez, age 18, for the illegal sale of firearms in the city. But the gun bust went wrong as officers watched Alvarez, in a Nissan Altima with no plates, and three other individuals on Thursda…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say
Two Nabbed In One Week In Fairfield County For Sexual Assault, Police Say A pair of child sex abuse cases in Fairfield County have been closed with the arrests of two men. Officers from the Stamford Police Special Victims Unit traveled to Los Angeles, to extradite 35-year-old Fredy A. Orellana back to the state for his part in a two-year prolonged sexual assault of a child under the age of 10 years old, said Stamford PD Captain Diedrich Hohn. The investigation began after the victim was seen at a hospital with a sexually transmitted disease. Officers conducted a forensic interview of the child and were able to corroborate many of the allegations against Orellana…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Ask For Help In Investigation Of Fairfield County Hit-Run Crash Police Ask For Help In Investigation Of Fairfield County Hit-Run Crash
Police Ask For Help In Investigation Of Fairfield County Hit-Run Crash Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help locating the person responsible for allegedly hitting and critically injuring a pedestrian before fleeing the scene. The pedestrian was hit around 11:23 p.m., Sunday, June 6 in the area of Wilson Street, just south of Grenhart Road in Stamford, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the Stamford Police. The pedestrian, a 45-year-old Stamford resident was transported to Stamford Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The pedestrian remains in Stamford Hospital ICU in critical, but stable, condition, Booth said. The evidence at the scene led i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Worker Critically Injured After Being Pinned Between Vehicles In Fairfield County Worker Critically Injured After Being Pinned Between Vehicles In Fairfield County
Worker Critically Injured After Being Pinned Between Vehicles In Fairfield County A Fairfield County construction worker was critically injured after being pinned between two vehicles in a freak accident. The incident took around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 9, in the area of 401 Wildwood Road in Stamford. Officers were dispatched on a report of a two-vehicle collision in which a person was trapped between the two vehicles, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth of the Stamford Police Department. Booth said the accident occurred when a 31-year-old Bridgeport resident was loading construction materials into the back of a 2015 GMC Savannah work van which was parked partiall…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County
Police Searching For Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that allegedly struck a pedestrian, causing life-threatening injuries, and then fled the scene.  The Stamford Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad said the 45-year-old Stamford resident was hit around 11:23 p.m., Sunday, June 6. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, officers were initially dispatched to Wilson Street on the bridge that crosses I-95 on the report of a person found in the roadway had possibly been struck by a vehicle.  The pedestrian was transported to Stamford Hospital with life-threa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Fairfield County Murder, Police Say Teen Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Fairfield County Murder, Police Say
Teen Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Fairfield County Murder, Police Say Two Fairfield County juveniles have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man earlier this spring. The teens, ages 14 and 16, were arrested by Stamford Police on Thursday, May 27, and charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, said Lt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police Department. Police found the victim around 2:42 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, when they responded to 90 Ursula Place on a report of a male shot inside of the home, Scanlon said. Upon arrival, officers located the victim who had multiple gunshot wounds to the torso.  Officers immediately…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed In Connection To Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old In Fairfield County Man Nabbed In Connection To Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old In Fairfield County
Man Nabbed In Connection To Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old In Fairfield County A second man has been charged in the 2018 shooting death of a 16-year-old Connecticut boy. The Stamford Police Department Major Crimes Unit arrested John Montero-Delossantos, age 21, of Stamford, on Tuesday, May 11, for the death of Marcus Hall, age 16, who was gunned down on the night of Sept. 20, 2018, authorities announced. Montero-Delossantos, aka "Gotti," was charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon. Montero-Delossantos is in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Correction where he is serving a sentence for a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed In 2018 Fatal Shooting Of Fairfield County 16-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In 2018 Fatal Shooting Of Fairfield County 16-Year-Old
Suspect Nabbed In 2018 Fatal Shooting Of Fairfield County 16-Year-Old A 21-year-old man has been accused of fatally shooting a teenager nearly three years ago in Fairfield County. The Stamford Police Department announced that officers arrested local resident Isaias Delacruz for his role in the shooting death of 16-year-old Marcus Hall, who was shot repeatedly on Sept. 20, 2018 on Pequot Lane in Stamford. Police said that Delacruz was appearing at the Stamford courthouse for an unrelated criminal matter when he was taken into custody by investigators. Delacruz was charged with murder, conspiracy at murder, and carrying a pistol without a permit. He is curren…

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by Zak Failla
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Four Charged, 22 Dogs Confiscated In Fairfield County Credit Card Fraud, Animal Neglect Case Four Charged, 22 Dogs Confiscated In Fairfield County Credit Card Fraud, Animal Neglect Case
Four Charged, 22 Dogs Confiscated In Fairfield County Credit Card Fraud, Animal Neglect Case Four people were arrested and 22 dogs confiscated in Fairfield County after police received reports of credit card fraud and animal abuse. The case began in late February when the Stamford Police Department investigated several incidents of veterinary services that were paid for with fraudulent credit cards, said Lieutenant Nicholas Montagnese. During this same time, the Stamford Police Department received community complaints that numerous dogs were being housed and possibly neglected at 227 Belltown Road, Montagnese said. Based on the complaints, Stamford animal contr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Shooting Of Fairfield County Teen During Car Enthusiasts' Meeting Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Shooting Of Fairfield County Teen During Car Enthusiasts' Meeting
Suspect Nabbed For Fatal Shooting Of Fairfield County Teen During Car Enthusiasts' Meeting Police have made an arrest in a shooting during a meeting of car enthusiasts that left a 19-year-old former high school sports standout dead in Fairfield County. Everett Brown, age 21, of Stamford, was apprehended on Wednesday, April 21 by the Stamford Police Major Crimes Unit after the department executed a search warrant at Brown’s residence, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon. Brown was arrested in connection with the shooting that happened around 10:45 p.m., Sunday, April 18, in the parking lot of the RPM Raceway at 600 West Ave., in Stamford, that left Courtney Lewis, …

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by Kathy Reakes