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CT Man Accused Of Setting His Home On Fire
A 27-year-old Connecticut man is facing arson charges after police say he started a fire at his home earlier this year, causing a massive police and firefighter response, authorities said. Former Middlesex County resident James Jones, 27, of East Hampton, was arrested last month after investigators linked him to a house fire on March 19, East Hampton Police said. Police, paramedics, and firefighters were called to a two-alarm fire at 46 School House Lane on Tuesday, March 19. After an investigation, police believe that the fire was intentionally set. Jones was unde…
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Know Him? Police Attempting To Identify Man Involved In CT 'Incident'
Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted in connection with an "incident." The Norwalk Police Department is seeking the man's identity who was involved in an incident in Norwalk on Saturday, Aug. 26. Norwalk Police Sgt. Ryan Evarts described the man as a light-skinned Black man, 5-foot-7, 220 to 240 pounds, bald, and clean-shaven. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Ribisl by telephone at 203-854-3029 or by email at rribisl@norwalkct.gov.
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Missing Southington 11-Year-Old Found Safe By Alert Citizen
A concerned citizen has found a Connecticut 11-year-old who had been missing for more than a day. Related: Missing: Southington Boy, 11, Hasn't Been Seen Since Leaving Home Hartford County resident Cody Schrlau, of Southington, went missing from his home on Monday, Sept. 2. According to Capt. James Armack of the Southington Police, the boy was spotted on a walking trail in New Haven County in Cheshire. The citizen contacted the Cheshire Police who responded and stopped Cody, Armack said. "He is currently being reunited with family members," the captain said. Armack thanked …
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Fight At CT Restaurant Ends In Gunfire, With 2 Women Reportedly Shot: Police
Two women said they were wounded by gunfire during an argument that turned violent at a restaurant in Connecticut, authorities said. Police in New Haven responded to NOA by September in Bangkok, at 200 Crown Street, around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31. Everyone in the bar had run outside before police arrived. A 28-year-old New Haven woman told police that she had been shot in the incident. She had a small cut on her right leg, New Haven Police added. Authorities took her to an area hospital for treatment. A second woman claimed she's also been shot, but the b…
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Man Killed, Woman Injured In Single-Vehicle New Britain Crash, Police Say
A man was killed, and a woman was injured following a one-car crash in Connecticut. The crash occurred in Hartford County around 9:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, in the area of Slater Road near Mitchell Street in New Britain. According to New Britain Police spokeswoman Rachel Zaniewski, when officers arrived, they found the unidentified man unresponsive, and he was later pronounced dead by New Britain EMS on the scene. The passenger was alert and conscious but suffered several injuries as a result of the crash and was transported to an area hospital for further treatment, Zaniewski said…
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NY County's Mask Ban Causes 'Great Stress, Fear,' Federal Lawsuit Argues
A New York county’s controversial mask ban is already facing legal challenges. Click here for a new, updated story: Mask Ban Arrest: Hicksville 18-Year-Old First Person Charged Under Controversial Law In a class action lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of New York on Thursday, Aug. 22, Disability Rights of New York argued that Nassau County’s law barring face coverings in public violates federal law and discriminates against people with disabilities. The filing came a little more than a week after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, signed the “Mask Transparenc…
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CT Woman Nabbed ForFairfield County Wonman Nabbed For DUI, Resisting Arrest, Police Say
A Fairfield County woman was charged with DUI after an officer saw her allegedly running a stop sign and then smelled of alcohol. The incident occurred in New Canaan around 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, in the area of Ponus Ridge Road and Davenport Ridge Road. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, an officer on patrol observed a vehicle fail to obey a stop sign. The officer conducted a traffic stop and identified the operator as Emily Zuwlyya, age 46, of New Canaan. While speaking with Zuwiyya, the officer detected an odor of alcohol emitting from her breath. DeFe…
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New Milford Drunk Driver Crashes Into CT Police Cruiser Sending Officer To Hospital: Cops
A Connecticut man is accused of drunkenly crashing into a police cruiser and sending the officer to the hospital Saturday night, Aug. 24 in Fairfield County, authorities said. Litchfield County resident Carlos Gavilano, age 55, of New Milford, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, evading responsibility resulting in serious physical injury, evading responsibility resulting in property damage, and failure to maintain lane, Norwalk Police said. Investigators said Gavilano crashed into a car around 11:45 p.m. on Main Street in Norwalk and sped aw…
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CT Woman Nabbed For DUI At Train Station Following Crash, Police Say
A Fairfield County woman was nabbed for alleged DUI following a crash at a train station. The incident occurred in Darien at around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Noroton Heights Train Station on Heights Road. According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police, responding officers found a silver 2008 Kia Spectra with significant damage after it collided with a telephone pole. The driver, identified as Alexis Jordan, age 33, of Greenwich, appeared to be under the influence with slurred speech, Vigil said. Vigil said a search of the vehicle revealed an o…
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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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CT Man Found Asleep At Wheel Of Running Jeep Charged With DUI, Police Say
A Connecticut man was charged with alleged DUI after he was found asleep behind the wheel of a running Jeep at a car dealership, police said. The incident occurred in Fairfield County at H&L Chevrolet at around 3:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, in Darien. According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police, Justin Holliday, age 40, of New Haven County in Waterbury, was located by police asleep in a running 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Holliday, who exhibited signs of intoxication, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol after failing field sob…
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Suicidal CT Man Who Wanted Police To 'Kill Him,' Injures Officers During Arrest, Cops Say
A Connecticut man who was allegedly suicidal and wanted to be killed by police was taken into custody after fighting and injuring several officers. The incident occurred in New Haven County in Hamden on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the Hamden Plaza. According to Lt. Raymond Quinn of the Hamden Police, the department received word that the East Haven Police were trying to locate and arrest Derrick Gilliam, age 29, of New Haven. East Haven police said that Gilliam, who was wanted on domestic violence charges, was suicidal and "wanted to be killed by police," Quinn said. East Haven Police had …
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Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say
A Long Island man driving a U-Haul truck was charged with alleged DUI in Fairfield County after he passed another vehicle and struck it. The incident occurred in the town of Wilton on Wednesday, July 31, on Danbury Road (Route 7). According to Lt. Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police, Steve Otterbeck, age 58, of Huntington Station, was traveling south on Ridgefield Road in a U-Haul truck when he passed another car and struck it. After stopping the truck, officers thought Otterbeck's actions "were not normal," and in Plainview were several alcohol containers, Tornello said. Tornel…
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Man Punches Officer In Face At CT Target, Police Say
A Fairfield County man is charged with assaulting a police officer after allegedly punching an officer in the face who attempted to stop him for shoplifting. The incident occurred in New Haven County at the Target on Boston Post Road in Milford on Monday, Aug. 5. According to Milford Police, officers were notified of a shoplifting incident at Target. Loss Prevention gave a description of the man who left the store with unpaid merchandise. Arriving officers spotted a man matching the description near the Target exit. The man refused to stop for officers, turned quickly,…
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Norwalk Woman Driving On Wrong Side Of Road In New Canaan Charged With DUI, Police Say
A woman was nabbed for alleged DUI after police say she was found driving erratically on the wrong side of the road in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in New Canaan on Tuesday, July 30, on Smith Ridge Road. According to Lt. Mark DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, Rosa Maria Hernandez Depaniagua, age 52, of Norwalk, was arrested after police received a 911 call reporting an erratic driver. When officers arrived, they found Hernandez Depaniagua driving on the wrong side of Smith Ridge Road and pulled her over, DeFelice said. "While speaking with Hernandez Depaniagua, offic…
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Alert Issued For Wanted Suspect In Stamford Commercial Burglary
Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying a man who is a person of interest in the burglary of a commercial business. The burglary took place in downtown Stamford, according to police. The police did not provide the date and name of the business. Anyone with information is asked to contact the department's Property Crimes Division at 203-977-4407 or 203-977-5858.
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Wife Convicted Of Killing UConn Professor, Hiding Body Found Dead At CT Home Before Sentencing
The wife of a University of Connecticut professor who admitted to killing her husband and hiding his body for several months to keep cashing his paychecks was found dead at her home on her sentencing day, police announced. Hartford County resident Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, age 76, of Burlington, was found dead at her Smith Lane home on Wednesday, July 24, Connecticut State Police announced. According to authorities, just after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, state troopers were told that no one had been able to make contact with Kosuda-Bigazzi at her home. After the trooper's attempts…
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2-Year-Old Shot At Home In Monroe
A 2-year-old boy underwent surgery after being shot in the hand and foot at a home in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in Monroe around 9:20 p.m., Tuesday, July 23, on Wheeler Road. According to Monroe Police Lt. Stephen Corrone, officers responded to the intersection of Route 110 and Osborn Lane for a medical emergency call. Upon arrival, officers found the 2-year-old with gunshot wounds with his mother, who had attempted to drive the child to a hospital when she called 911, Corrone said. Corrone said the boy was transported to Bridgeport Hospital and later transferred to Yal…
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Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA
The mysterious boom heard and felt across the tristate area may have been caused by a meteor passing through the area, NASA says. Locals reported hearing thunder-like booms and rattling just after 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 16. The USGS ruled out earthquakes, and residents across the tri-state reported witnessing fireballs to the American Meteor Society. After hours of anticipating, NASA confirmed a "daylight fireball" over New York City at 11:17 a.m. Reports filed on the American Meteor Society website permitted "a very crude determination of the trajectory of the meteor," …
Obituaries
Autistic 4-Year-Old Central Mass Girl Drowns In Neighbor's Pool
A 4-year-old autistic girl named Eva was found unresponsive in her neighbor's pool in Worcester County on Thursday, July 11, after she went missing from her home. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital a short time later. Police in Sutton received a 911 call around 3:50 p.m. that the girl had gone missing in the Peachtree Drive area, the Worcester County District Attorney said. Officers quickly began a search and found the girl in the pool. Responders rushed her to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where doctors pronounced her dead, authorities said. Police did n…
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CT Woman Charged With DUI After Hitting Car At Restaurant, Fleeing
A 33-year-old Connecticut woman has been charged with alleged DUI and other crimes, including fighting with police, after she struck another vehicle and fled the scene. New Haven County resident Uniese Rivera, age 33, of Milford, was charged on Sunday, July 7 in Milford. According to Milford Police, an officer spotted a vehicle driving erratically on Bridgeport Avenue and stopped the car. The driver, identified as Rivera, was found to be intoxicated, the department said. Around the same time, dispatch received a call that the same vehicle had struck another vehicle in the Pi…
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Trio On Run After Robbing CT Shop At Gunpoint: Police
Police in Connecticut are on the hunt for three men who allegedly robbed a smoke shop at gunpoint, making off with cash and goods. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 7 p.m., Saturday, June 29, at Moe's Smoke Shop at 213 Pershing Drive in Ansonia. According to Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police, an investigation revealed that a store clerk reported that a man approached the shop's door. As the clerk opened the door, two other men entered the shop armed with handguns and proceeded to rob the store. The suspects stole several hundred dollars in cash and about $…
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3 Homemade Bombs Found In Worcester; Police Warn Of Unattended Items
Worcester police say they have located three explosive devices throughout the city since they found the remnants of a small explosion last month. Police learned of the explosion on Wednesday, June 19, at 185 Madison St. They found fireworks, a butane gas can, and projectile materials at the scene, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Officers found two other unexploded devices left inside coolers last month. Related: Police Detonate Bomb, 'Energetic Material' At Haverhill Home Police are investigating who built those bombs. Authorities ask residen…
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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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CT Woman Nabbed In Fatal Hit-Run Crash
Police captured a 45-year-old Connecticut woman for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 47-year-old woman. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 10 p.m., Friday, in the area of Main Street and Boston Avenue in East Haven. East Haven Police said Gina LaVacca, of East Haven, was found suffering from life-threatening injuries and pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a sedan that fled the area. Witnesses told officers the sedan drove east on Main Street after striking LaVacca. Officers quickly conducted a canvass of the area and obtained surveillance video from a private…
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CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police
A Connecticut man walking on a city street with a crossbow and a beer was nabbed by patrol officers after receiving numerous 911 calls of a man carrying a rifle. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Wednesday, June 12, around 5 p.m. on Main Street in Meriden. According to Sgt. Michael Boothroyd of the Meriden Police, the callers said the man was wearing a backpack and a bulletproof vest, had a rifle slung over his shoulder, and was carrying a beer. The man told people in the parking lot that they should “kill themselves” and that he “was waiting for the police…
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Duo Nabbed In Jewelry Store Burglaries Targeting Hudson Valley Businesses
Two suspects are behind bars in connection with a string of jewelry store burglaries that targeted businesses in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. In Dutchess County, police were called at around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13, for a burglary in progress in Beacon at Sky Diamond Jewelers on Main Street. As officers arrived, the suspects were seen driving away from the scene. Officers initially pursued the vehicle onto the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge but called off the chase “due to the unsafe speeds,” Beacon Police said. Investigators determined that the suspects broke into Sky Diamond Jew…
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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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IDs Released For Man, Woman Charged After Larceny At Westport Stop & Shop, Crash
The identities have been released of a man and woman along with the charges they are facing after a report of larceny in progress at a Stop & Shop in Fairfield County was followed by a crash. At about 1:50 p.m. Friday, May 31 in Westport, officers were dispatched to the supermarket at 1790 Post Road East after the report. A Westport Police Department officer on patrol in the parking lot approached the suspect vehicle to take the two involved parties into custody. A man, who was in the driver’s seat, immediately complied with the officer’s commands and exited the van he…
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Athletic Fields Damaged By ATVs At School In CT
Police in a Connecticut town are asking the public for help identifying and locating two ATVs and their drivers who allegedly caused heaving damage to a middle school soccer/softball field. The vandalism took place in Hartford County around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Plainville. A witness reported that the quads were ridden by teenage boys, police said. The camouflage ATV. Plaiville Police Department One quad was green camouflage and the other was neon orange and white. The orange and white ATV. Plaiville Police Department If anyone has any informati…
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Fatal Crash: Stamford Police Cruiser Hits Person
A person was struck and killed by a Stamford Police Department marked patrol vehicle that was responding to a call for service. The crash took place in Stamford on Wire Mill Road during the afternoon on Wednesday, July 26. The pedestrian, a Stamford resident, was rushed to the hospital where life-saving measures were unsuccessful, said Stamford Chief of Police Timothy Shaw. No further details were made available. The investigation is being handled by the Connecticut State Police. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the deceased," Shaw said. This is a …
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