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Shoplifter's Accomplice Threatens Bystanders With Knife Outside CT Walmart, Police Say Shoplifter's Accomplice Threatens Bystanders With Knife Outside CT Walmart, Police Say
Shoplifter's Accomplice Threatens Bystanders With Knife Outside CT Walmart, Police Say A woman is accused of chasing and threatening bystanders with a knife during an attempted shoplifting at a Connecticut Walmart store. In Windham County, Contessa Vayo, age 34, of Brooklyn, was arrested on suspicion of threatening and related charges outside the Putnam Walmart on School Street on Friday afternoon, July 29. Connecticut State Police said it was around 2:30 p.m. when a man pushed a cart full of merchandise out of the store without paying, prompting a male bystander to begin chasing him through the parking lot. Witnesses told troopers that the man started loading the stolen it…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: CT 65-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 Fatal Crash: CT 65-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84
Fatal Crash: CT 65-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On I-84 A person was killed after being struck by a car in an early morning crash on a stretch of I-84 in Connecticut involving three Long Island residents. It happened around 5:10 a.m. Saturday, July 13, in Tolland County. A 2010 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound in the right-center lane between exits 65 and 66 in the town of Vernon when it struck a pedestrian who was lying in the travel lane for unknown reasons, according to Connecticut State Police. The pedestrian, identified as John Kaszowski, age 65, of Manchester, suffered fatal injuries.  The Nissan was being d…

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by Joe Lombardi
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IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty NYPD Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty NYPD Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store
IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty Nypd Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store The identities have been released of four people killed, including a police officer, and nine injured after an allegedly drunk driver crashed an SUV into a shop at a New York strip mall. The incident happened on Long Island around 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in the hamlet of Deer Park. According to Suffolk County Police, the driver, Steven Schwally, age 64, of Dix Hills, was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through the parking lot in front of 421 Commack Road. He then crossed over Grand Boulevard and continued through the parking lot of 794 Grand B…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: CT 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Car Hits Tree, Parked Car Fatal Crash: CT 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Car Hits Tree, Parked Car
Fatal Crash: CT 23-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Car Hits Tree, Parked Car One person was killed in an overnight crash in Connecticut. It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, June 29, in Middlesex County, on Route 1 near Post Avenue in Westbrook. According to Connecticut State Police, while negotiating a left-hand curve on the roadway, the vehicle, a 2007 Honda CRV, traveled into the right shoulder and made contact with a curb. The car the hit a tree and parked car before rolling over and coming to a rest on the driver's side. The driver was transported to Shoreline Clinic in Westbrook, where he was pronounced dead by medical personnel. He's been identified as&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DUI For Fatal Head-On Crash In CT, Police Say Man Charged With DUI For Fatal Head-On Crash In CT, Police Say
Man Charged With DUI For Fatal Head-On Crash In CT, Police Say A 25-year-old man has turned himself in nearly a year after he allegedly drove under the influence, crossing the double-yellow lines on a highway and crashing head-on into another car. Isiah Turner was arrested on Monday, June 24 for the Litchfield County incident, Connecticut State Police said. The 25-year-old was driving a Dodge Dakota eastbound on Route 6 in Woodbury just after 10 a.m. when he reportedly crossed over the yellow lines, crashing headfirst into a Subaru Baja traveling west. Original Report - Fatal Head-On Crash: 56-Year-Old CT Man ID'd As Victim Robert C. Gardner…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Mug Shot Released From Justin Timberlake's Overnight Stay In Hamptons Jail For DWI Charge Mug Shot Released From Justin Timberlake's Overnight Stay In Hamptons Jail For DWI Charge
Mug Shot Released From Justin Timberlake's Overnight Stay In Hamptons Jail For DWI Charge As the word of Justin Timberlake's arrest on Long Island has quickly spread, a mug shot of the singer and actor  has quietly been released by police in the Hamptons. Related: New Details Released After Justin Timberlake Nabbed For DWI In Hamptons Timberlake, who has been out promoting his new album "Everything I Thought It Was," spent the night in jail after being charged for allegedly driving drunk. Timberlake, age 43, of Franklin, Tennessee, was arrested shortly after leaving the posh American Hotel in Sag Harbor, around 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, after a night of drinking…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Duo Steals From Big Y, Hits 3 Cars While Fleeing Scene: Police Fairfield County Duo Steals From Big Y, Hits 3 Cars While Fleeing Scene: Police
Fairfield County Duo Steals From Big Y, Hits 3 Cars While Fleeing Scene: Police Two alleged shoplifters from Fairfield County were nabbed after they allegedly crashed into three vehicles while fleeing from the cops. The New Haven County incident occurred on Wednesday, May 22 in the city of Milford. It was just after 6 p.m. when it was reported that two people — 26-year-old Edwin Gonzalez and 40-year-old Tashsa Johnson — were at the Big Y at 150 Boston Post Road shoplifting. When Milford Police arrived at the grocery store, they saw Gonzales get into a car and drive off. He continued to flee down Post Road, driving recklessly and eventually striking three other ca…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Suspicious Deaths: 2 Found Inside Burning Car In CT Suspicious Deaths: 2 Found Inside Burning Car In CT
Suspicious Deaths: 2 Found Inside Burning Car In CT Connecticut State Police are investigating after two people were found dead inside a burning car. Related: IDs Released For Bodies Found In Burned-Out Car The incident occurred in New Haven County around 4 a.m., Thursday, May 30, on Roosevelt Drive in Oxford. According to State Police, when troopers arrived, they found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished by the fire department, at which point it was discovered that there were two dead people inside. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was notified and responded to the scene.  The OCME has taken custo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Parks SUV In Train's Path In Hudson Valley, Runs Away, Cops Say Man Parks SUV In Train's Path In Hudson Valley, Runs Away, Cops Say
Man Parks SUV In Train's Path In Hudson Valley, Runs Away, Cops Say Police in New York say a Connecticut man intentionally parked his Chevy Equinox on train tracks in the path of a CSX train and then ran away only to be caught. The Hudson Valley incident occurred in Ulster County around 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, south of the Esopus Avenue railroad crossing in the town of Espous. According to Capt. Joseph Sciutto of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of a train hitting a car. When first responders arrived, they saw a car seat in the back seat and quickly checked to ensure no children were injured, Sciutto said. Deputies found …

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by Kathy Reakes