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27-Year-Old CT Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted 27-Year-Old CT Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted
27-Year-Old CT Mother Found Shot Dead In Street, Person Of Interest Wanted Police are searching for a person of interest in connection with the shooting death of a 27-year-old Fairfield County mother who was found lying dead on a street. Related: Man Wanted In Murder Of Bridgeport Mother Found Dead In Stratford The incident occurred in Bridgeport in the 100 block of Seaview Avenue at 8:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police officers responded to a shots fired report and found the woman lying in the street on Central Avenue just south of the intersection with Seaview Avenue. Medics quickly arrived and confirm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Infant Death Update: CT Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond Infant Death Update: CT Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond
Infant Death Update: CT Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond A Connecticut man has been charged with alleged cruelty to persons and risk of injury to a minor after an infant was found dead in a motel bathtub in a vacated room by cleaning staff. Related: Dead Infant Found In Bathtub Of Vacated Milford Motel Room Fairfield County resident Dale Kirkland, age 31, of Bridgeport, was charged in New Haven County on Wednesday, Aug. 21, by the Milford Police in connection with the death of the child found at the Mayflower Motel. According to Milford Police Officer Brianna MacDonald, the infant was found around 11:30 a.m. in the bathtub of a vacant roo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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45-Year-Old Man Found Lying Dead In Hallway Of CT Apartment Complex 45-Year-Old Man Found Lying Dead In Hallway Of CT Apartment Complex
45-Year-Old Man Found Lying Dead In Hallway Of CT Apartment Complex Police in Fairfield County are investigating after finding a 45-year-old man lying dead in the hall of an apartment complex. The incident occurred in Bridgeport on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 10:15 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Greene Homes Housing Complex (Building 4). According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, officers responding to a shots fired report found the man lying in the hallway who appeared to have succumbed to fatal injuries. Medics quickly arrived and confirmed the victim was dead, Gilleran said. The Detective Bureau Homicide Squad has taken charge of the invest…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old In Bridgeport Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old In Bridgeport
Trumbull Man Calls 911 After Shooting, Critically Wounding 40-Year-Old In Bridgeport A 40-year-old man found hiding in the rear yard of a Fairfield County home with multiple gunshot wounds is in critical condition after the shooter called 911 to report the incident. The shooting took place in Bridgeport around 10:20 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, in the 1800 block of Seaview Avenue, near Bridgeport Hospital. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, the department received multiple 911 calls, including one from a 54-year-old Trumbull man who said he had shot the wounded man. The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital, where he is listed in criti…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Police Officer Charged With Domestic Violence Bridgeport Police Officer Charged With Domestic Violence
Bridgeport Police Officer Charged With Domestic Violence A Fairfield County Police officer was charged with stalking and fear of safety, among other charges, in connection with a domestic violence case. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police Department, Officer Dani Soto, was arrested on Wednesday, July 3, following a criminal investigation that began in May into domestic violence allegations. Soto, age 47, of Bridgeport, has been on administrative leave during the investigation. With the department since 2017, Soto was charged with: Five counts of stalking -- fear of physical safety Four counts of unlawful restraint 22 cou…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Beloved Stratford Police Officer, 56, Dies Unexpectedly Beloved Stratford Police Officer, 56, Dies Unexpectedly
Beloved Stratford Police Officer, 56, Dies Unexpectedly Police, family, and friends are mourning the loss of a longtime and much beloved Fairfield County police officer who died unexpectedly.  Stratford Officer Ken Kubel, age 56, died earlier this week. He served with the Bridgeport Police Department for 25 years from 1990 to 2015, retiring with the rank of sergeant, said Capt. Robert Burroughs of the Stratford Police.  Kubel then continued on in his police career by serving another nine years as a Patrol Officer with the Stratford Police Department from 2015 to 2024. "Officer Kubel will be deeply missed by all who knew…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport
Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport Police, along with the FBI, are investigating an explosion in the hallway of an apartment complex in Fairfield County that sent residents scrambling for safety. Related: Person Of Interest Arrested In Bridgeport Apartment Explosion The explosion occurred in Bridgeport at around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, outside a third-floor apartment unit at 1512 North Ave. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, first responders discovered what appeared to be damage from an explosion that went off in the hallway outside one of the apartments on the third floor. No injur…

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by Kathy Reakes