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1 Killed, Another Hospitalized In Fiery CT Crash 1 Killed, Another Hospitalized In Fiery CT Crash
1 Killed, Another Hospitalized In Fiery CT Crash Police are investigating a fatal crash on a Connecticut roadway overnight, It happened around 7:40 p.m. in Fairfield County on Route 58 in Easton. Easton PD Chief Richard Doyle says the department received several 911 calls reporting a serious two-car crash on the roadway south of Center Road. Upon arrival the police officers found one vehicle on fire and the other with serious damage. The Easton Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.  One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the victim has ot yet been released. Easton EMS responded and tr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Report Of Grenade At Fairfield County School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad Report Of Grenade At Fairfield County School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad
Report Of Grenade At Fairfield County School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad Classes at a Connecticut school were interrupted after someone discovered what appeared to be a grenade on campus. Emergency crews in Fairfield County were called shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, June 3, after the device was found outside the Middlebrook School in Wilton, near the school’s batting cages. Wilton Police said administrators placed the campus into a “secure” mode, and several classrooms located adjacent to the area were moved to a different part of the building. Members of the Stamford Bomb Squad responded and determined that the device was hollow and non-functional. Administrator…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
New Info Released After 2 Boys, 2 Girls Pursued From Wilton Caught After Crash In Ridgefield New Info Released After 2 Boys, 2 Girls Pursued From Wilton Caught After Crash In Ridgefield
New Info Released After 2 Boys, 2 Girls Pursued From Wilton Caught After Crash In Ridgefield New information has been released regarding an incident in which two boys and two girls were apprehended by police after crashing in Fairfield County. At about 4:25 p.m. on Friday, May 27, a concerned citizen contacted the Wilton Police Department to report a young girl appeared to have been forced into a black Subaru station wagon with no plates by a male individual in the area of Ridgefield Road and Drum Hill Road. The vehicle had then left the area, heading towards Ridgefield, said Lieutenant Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police Department, who said that the&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
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4 Teens Caught Following Ridgefield Crash After Allegedly Abducting Girl In Wilton 4 Teens Caught Following Ridgefield Crash After Allegedly Abducting Girl In Wilton
4 Teens Caught Following Ridgefield Crash After Allegedly Abducting Girl In Wilton Four teens were apprehended after police say they allegedly abducted a girl in a quiet Connecticut town near the New York border. Click here for a new, updated story: New Info Released After 2 Boys, 2 Girls Pursued From Wilton Caught After Crash In Ridgefield At about 5:15 p.m. Friday, May 24, police officers in Fairfield County from the Ridgefield and Wilton police departments responded to Route 33 after a report of a possible abducted female juvenile in Wilton. The girl was able to exit the vehicle in the area of Tanglewood Court off Route 33 in Ridgefield, at which time the vehic…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Cashes Thousands In Checks Stolen From Mailboxes In Wilton, Police Say Man Cashes Thousands In Checks Stolen From Mailboxes In Wilton, Police Say
Man Cashes Thousands In Checks Stolen From Mailboxes In Wilton, Police Say A 35-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly stealing checks from Fairfield County mailboxes and changing the amount before cashing them. New York City resident Boris Vivies, age 35, of the Bronx, was arrested on Tuesday, May 7, for the incident in Wilton in September 2022. According to Lt. Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police, officers received complaints that checks had been stolen from mailboxes, altered, and then cashed for $4,000. An extensive investigation found that Vivies was responsible for thefts, and an arrest warrant was issued. On Thursday, May 2, Vivies was detained b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Report Of Possible Weapon At School In Wilton Leads To Police Response Report Of Possible Weapon At School In Wilton Leads To Police Response
Report Of Possible Weapon At School In Wilton Leads To Police Response Police quickly responded to a school in Fairfield County after a report of a relative of a student who may have had a weapon. At around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 in Wilton, administrators at Middlebrook Middle School in Wilton received the report from a staff member, who believed he had overheard a student stating his brother had a weapon in his vehicle.  At that time, the location of the vehicle was unknown, and there was no indication it would be on school property. School administration called the Wilton Police Department and provided a description of the vehicle. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
'School-Aged' Person Who Wasn't Student Makes Way Into Wilton High School, Police Say 'School-Aged' Person Who Wasn't Student Makes Way Into Wilton High School, Police Say
'School-Aged' Person Who Wasn't Student Makes Way Into Wilton High School, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating after a school-aged person who was not a student made their way inside a school. The incident occurred in Wilton on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at Wilton High School. According to Lt. Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police, entry was not made through an unlocked door. As soon as the school administration was made aware that the teen was in the building, they enacted their security protocols. "The school-aged person was in the building for a brief time before leaving the property," Tornello said. The Wilton Police Department located the person off campus …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Nabbed For DUI At Over 2 Times Legal Limit In Wilton, Police Say Drunk Driver Nabbed For DUI At Over 2 Times Legal Limit In Wilton, Police Say
Drunk Driver Nabbed For DUI At Over 2 Times Legal Limit In Wilton, Police Say A 45-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after being caught at more than twice the legal limit in Fairfield County, police said. The man was arrested on Monday, Feb. 12 on drunk driving charges in Wilton. According to the Wilton Police Department, on the day of Meija-Delpinal's arrest at around 1:45 a.m., officers pulled over a black 2020 Ford F-150 truck that had been traveling east on Grumman Hill Road.  The driver, identified as Carlos Meija-Delpinal, a resident of Wilton, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and admitted to drinking before driving. He then …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Home Healthcare Assistant Forges Checks, Steals Money From Wilton Client: Police Home Healthcare Assistant Forges Checks, Steals Money From Wilton Client: Police
Home Healthcare Assistant Forges Checks, Steals Money From Wilton Client: Police A Connecticut woman was arrested after she allegedly stole from the person she was meant to be assisting. The Fairfield County incident originally took place in the town of Wilton in September 2023, according to officers at the Wilton Police Department. Christine Early, age 50, of New Fairfield, was reportedly employed as a visiting home healthcare assistant for a Wilton resident. While working, Early is said to have stolen cash from her patient. Police said she also forged a check that was given to her. Early turned herself in on an active arrest warrant on Thursday, Jan. 4, and she …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Wilton: Police 18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Wilton: Police
18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Wilton: Police An 18-year-old man faces assault charges after allegedly stabbing a boy in Connecticut, causing them to be hospitalized, police announced.  The events leading up to the arrest began in Fairfield County on Saturday, Dec. 23 around 5 p.m., when Norwalk Police officers contacted the Wilton Police Department and alerted them that a boy had been taken to the Norwalk Hospital emergency rooms with stab wounds received in an incident believed to have happened in Wilton.  The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Aidan Cruickshank of Wilton, was also at the hospital with the victim and was de…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police
Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police A man who officers briefly followed after leaving the scene of a collision was killed in a crash in Fairfield County just minutes after authorities decided to end the pursuit, police said. Georgia resident Amir Maalyjah Goodall-Reid, age 28, was killed in a crash that happened in Wilton on Wednesday, Dec. 20 just after 8 p.m., according to Wilton Police Department Lt. Anna Tornello.  The events leading up to the crash began just after 7:50 p.m. when Wilton Police received a report from someone following a gray SUV that had struck their vehicle on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) and…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Norwalk Native, Longtime City Library Employee ID'd As Victim Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Norwalk Native, Longtime City Library Employee ID'd As Victim
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Norwalk Native, Longtime City Library Employee ID'd As Victim A popular longtime city employee in Fairfield County is being remembered for her compassion and kindness after she was killed during a vehicle crash. Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling along with the Police Department announced that the city tragically lost Norwalk Library employee Dawn Kravarik, a Norwalk native, in a hit-and-run collision on Saturday, Oct. 28. The crash occurred around 6 p.m., on Bayne Street at East Rocks Road. Arriving Patrol Division Officers located two injured victims who had been riding a motorcycle when they were struck by the vehicle that fled, said Michelle Woods M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Norwalk Man Accused Of Dumping Dead Deer Carcasses In Wilton Norwalk Man Accused Of Dumping Dead Deer Carcasses In Wilton
Norwalk Man Accused Of Dumping Dead Deer Carcasses In Wilton A Fairfield County man has been accused of dumping at least 12 deer carcasses off a roadway. Norwalk resident Eric Gray, age 50, was arrested on Thursday, April 14, after turning himself in at the Wilton Police Department on an arrest warrant, said Capt. Gregg Phillipson, of the Wilton Police. "There were numerous reports of dead animal carcasses being dumped in the area of Old Huckleberry Road (in Wilton)," Phillipson said. Gray, who owns a wildlife business in the area, would take the deer carcasses and dump the dead animals, he added. He was charged with 12 counts of illegal …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Fairfield County An investigation is underway after a landscaping truck fatally struck a company employee in Fairfield County over the weekend. Police responded to the crash in Wilton at 77 Danbury Road (Route 7) at about 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Wilton Fire Department and Wilton EMS also responded to the scene. Authorities found that the truck had run over an employee of the landscaping company, and the employee was trapped under the truck. Wilton Fire moved the truck enough to extricate the man, identified as Adolfo Guitierrez Sanchez, of Norwalk, a…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After BMW Stolen In Fairfield County Suspect Nabbed After BMW Stolen In Fairfield County
Suspect Nabbed After BMW Stolen In Fairfield County A 20-year-old man was taken into police custody after allegedly stealing a BMW in Fairfield County and later abandoning it in New Haven, officials said. The New Canaan Police Department received a report of a stolen BMW from a North Wilton Road resident on Tuesday, Jan. 18 after it had been taken from his home. Police said that the BMW was located following a brief search and the vehicle was recovered in New Haven. Investigators noted that while the BMW was being stolen and returned to New Canaan, another vehicle was also stolen in Wilton. The investigation into the stolen BMW by the New C…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Vehicle, Mail Stolen In Weekend Crime Spree In Fairfield County Town Vehicle, Mail Stolen In Weekend Crime Spree In Fairfield County Town
Vehicle, Mail Stolen In Weekend Crime Spree In Fairfield County Town Police in Fairfield County are investigating a weekend crime spree that saw an SUV, mail, and packages stolen in a pair of neighboring towns. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department were dispatched to Rosebrook Road early on Friday, Dec. 17, where there was a report of a stolen 2020 Ford Explorer that was taken overnight after it was left unlocked with the keys inside. Later that day, officers were also called to investigate a reported vehicle that had been entered and had items stolen on Turtleback Lane West. The following day, on Saturday, Dec. 18, officers investigated numerous r…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Nabbed For Masturbating At Department-Store Parking Lot In Fairfield County, Police Say Teen Nabbed For Masturbating At Department-Store Parking Lot In Fairfield County, Police Say
Teen Nabbed For Masturbating At Department-Store Parking Lot In Fairfield County, Police Say A teen was apprehended for allegedly masturbating inside a car at a department-store parking lot in Fairfield County. Byron Menendez, age 19, of Bethel, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 1, in Wilton after officers were called to the TJ Maxx parking at 14 Danbury Road (Route 7). When police arrived they spotted a gray Subaru Impreza leaving the parking lot and head onto Danbury Road, said Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson of the Wilton Police Department.  An investigation was conducted and officers identified Menendez as the suspect. He was charged with public indecency and releas…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Daycare Worker Charged After Baby Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury, Police Say Fairfield County Daycare Worker Charged After Baby Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury, Police Say
Fairfield County Daycare Worker Charged After Baby Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury, Police Say A Fairfield County daycare worker has been arrested after a six-month-old baby suffered a traumatic brain injury allegedly while in her care. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Wilton Police dispatch received a 911 call from the Goddard School at 385 Danbury Road (Route 7) in Wilton, regarding a 6-month-old boy who was breathing, but unresponsive, said Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson. The child was transported to Norwalk Hospital by Wilton EMS, and following initial medical evaluation was found to have suffered a brain injury.  Norwalk Hospital's evaluation would not rule out some type of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A hit-and-run driver in Fairfield County left a little too much evidence at the scene of his crime, making it easy for investigators to track him down, police said. The New Canaan Police Department received a report of a hit-and-run crash at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7 near the intersection of Hoyt Street and East Avenue when a driver struck a parked car and sped away. Investigators quickly located the hit-and-run driver’s license plate near the parked car at the scene of the crash, which was registered to a Wilton resident. Officers from the New Canaan and Wilton Police …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Faces DUI Charges After Spotted Swerving 'All Over' Fairfield County Roadway, Police Say Man Faces DUI Charges After Spotted Swerving 'All Over' Fairfield County Roadway, Police Say
Man Faces DUI Charges After Spotted Swerving 'All Over' Fairfield County Roadway, Police Say A man was arrested for DUI after police received calls of a vehicle swerving all over a busy roadway in Fairfield County. Luis Galarza, age 47, of Danbury, was arrested on Saturday, March 6, after the Wilton Police Department said it received 911 calls reporting a black 2013 Ford Mustang swerving all over the roadway on Danbury Road (Route 7). When Wilton police located the vehicle they arrested Galarza after he was unable to perform field sobriety testing to standard, Wilton PD Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson said. A later blood-alcohol breath test showed that Galarza was driving at more than…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span
Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span The second Wilton High School student in a two-week span has died unexpectedly, according to Wilton Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Smith.  The unnamed student, died after he was "gravely" wounded around 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2. His death follows the unexpected passing of 16-year-old junior George DiRocco, who succumbed to an undetected heart condition.  “I am terribly heartbroken to report that earlier this morning we learned that our Wilton High School student who was injured on Friday passed away,” said Smith on Monday, Oct. 5. “This loss is incomprehensible and we ache f…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment In Fairfield County Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment In Fairfield County
Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment In Fairfield County A man who harassed a woman and her family for months may have been doing so to other women using fake profiles on dating sites and texting apps, police said. The Wilton Police Department launched an investigation in January when a woman reported that she had been having incidents of harassment through someone using spoofed and anonymous phone numbers. Police said that the harassment continued for several months, and it soon spread to the woman’s family members who began getting contacted by the same person. Detectives were able to obtain a warrant of several of the phone companies that we…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Caught Using Stolen Debit Cards Slaps, Pulls Hair Of Stop & Shop Worker, Police Say Teen Caught Using Stolen Debit Cards Slaps, Pulls Hair Of Stop & Shop Worker, Police Say
Teen Caught Using Stolen Debit Cards Slaps, Pulls Hair Of Stop & Shop Worker, Police Say A teenager is facing a host of charges after allegedly using stolen debit cards before assaulting a Stop & Shop employee in Fairfield County who ordered him to leave the store. Officers from the Wilton Police Department responded to Stop & Shop on River Road shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Monday, July 27, when a manager was allegedly assaulted by a man who was using stolen cards to withdraw cash. It is alleged that Brooklyn resident Hakeen Britton, 19, made multiple transactions using different debit cards, receiving cash after each one, prompting a manager at the grocery store to beli…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Found In Running Car On Side Of Road Under Influence, Police Say Woman Found In Running Car On Side Of Road Under Influence, Police Say
Woman Found In Running Car On Side Of Road Under Influence, Police Say A woman refused a breathalyzer after being busted while allegedly intoxicated in a car parked near a busy Fairfield County intersection, police said. Officers from the Wilton Police Department responded to a suspicious Subaru that was parked near the intersection of Hurtbutt Street and Cannon Road at approximately 9:10 p.m. on Friday, July 24 with the engine running. Police said that upon approaching the vehicle, they smelled alcohol coming from the driver-side window, with Manhattan resident Caralyn Kozlowski behind the wheel. Kozlowski, 44, was allegedly under the influence of drugs or a…

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by Zak Failla
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Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Fairfield County Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Fairfield County
Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Fairfield County Joe Pantoliano, one of the stars of The Sopranos, was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Friday after being struck by a car in Fairfield County. The incident happened Friday evening, May 1 in Wilton, Pantoliano's wife, Nancy Sheppard, told TMZ. She said the family had been out for a walk in their neighborhood when the Porsche was T-boned by another vehicle. Pantoliano, 68, suffered injuries to his left leg and shoulder and a gash to his head, after the force of the crash caused him to collide into a nearby wooden fence. Pantoliano was reportedly hospitalized, released later Fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Forgery, ID Theft From Local Business, Police Say Man Arrested For Forgery, ID Theft From Local Business, Police Say
Man Arrested For Forgery, ID Theft From Local Business, Police Say A man wanted for allegedly fraudulently cashing payroll checks from a Fairfield County business has been arrested on a warrant. Mandel Bidone, 29, of Ansonia, was arrested on Saturday, April 25, by the Wilton Police Department, following an investigation into the event that took place in January, said Lt. Robert Kluk. Bidone was taken into custody without incident and charged with identity theft, forgery, and criminal attempt at larceny.  He was released on a promise to appear ticket and is scheduled to appear in court on June 10. 

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by Kathy Reakes