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Man Wins $50K From Powerball Ticket Purchased At Fairfield County Convenience Store
Connecticut Lottery announced a number of big winners, including two residents who claimed $50,000 prizes.
New Haven County resident Kenneth Procino, of Milford, won a $50,000 Powerball prize, CT Lottery announced on Friday, Oct. 14.
The ticket was purchased at Jay's Mobil Mart, located at 1271 Stratfield Road in Fairfield, the lottery said.
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the lottery also announced that Middlesex County resident James Dryfoos, of Deep River, claimed a $50,004 Powerball prize from a ticket purchased at Cumberland Farm, located at 602 Boston Post Road i…
Man, Woman Accused Of Robbing Victim Of Pair Of Shoes In CT At Gunpoint
Two Connecticut residents were charged with allegedly robbing a victim of a pair of shoes at gunpoint.
The incident took place in Middlesex County on Sunday, Oct. 9, in the parking lot of River Centre Plaza in Cromwell.
According to Capt. Frederick Sifodaskalakis of the Cromwell Police, police responded to 77 Berlin Road at the plaza for a report of an armed robbery in the parking lot.
When officers arrived, the victim met with the suspects, identified as Julio Oquendo, age 20, and Carmen Rogers, age 21, both of Middletown, to sell them a pair of shoes, Sifodaskalakis said.&…
Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside CT Stop & Shop Supermarkets
Two Connecticut men have been arrested for allegedly carrying out multiple robberies this summer at People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in the state.
Middlesex County residents, Gino Rizzo, age 28, and Jalania Pantano, age 27, both of Middletown, were arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 30 on an indictment charging them with bank robbery offenses, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
The indictment alleges that Rizzo robbed People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in Glastonbury on Saturday, …
Man Charged For CT Crash That Killed Wife, Passenger
A man was arrested in connection with a double-fatal crash last summer that killed his wife and another passenger.
Juan Fernandez, age 38, of Union City, New Jersey, surrendered to police on Wednesday, Aug. 17, and was charged with two counts of negligent homicide, among other charges in connection with the crash on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, in Middlesex County, on Route 15 in Woodbridge.
According to Connecticut State Police, Fernandez was behind the wheel of a Honda Accord that had seven people, including five people in the backseat, when he drove straight into a tree traveling at more than …
