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Building Closed In CT After Grenade-Like Device Found Building Closed In CT After Grenade-Like Device Found
Building Closed In CT After Grenade-Like Device Found A Connecticut public works facility is temporarily closed after a grenade-like object was found in the entrance roadway. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 9, on North Division Street in Ansonia. According to Ansonia Public Works, public works employees found the object in the grass along the entrance road to the complex. Ansonia Fire Marshall Darrick Lundeen assisted in the investigation, and the Connecticut State Police are currently assessing the object, the department said. If feasible, the object will be destroyed on-site.  Anyone with inf…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Charged In Car Dealership Burglary CT Man Charged In Car Dealership Burglary
CT Man Charged In Car Dealership Burglary One of three men wanted in connection with an alleged string of car dealership burglaries across Connecticut in which luxury vehicles were stolen was nabbed following an investigation by numerous police departments. New Haven County resident 21-year-old Quadele Vickers of Ansonia, was charged on Wednesday, Aug. 2 for his involvement in a burglary of Infiniti in Wallingford, said Sgt. Stephen Jaques, of the Wallingford Police. On Wednesday, June 28, three men and a driver forced entry into the dealership and stole two Infiniti SUVs, Jaques said. Jaques said the suspects …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing CT 15-Year-Old Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing CT 15-Year-Old
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing CT 15-Year-Old Authorities are asking for help from the public in finding a missing 15-year-old who ran away from his New Haven County home. Dominick Addison, age 15, left his Ansonia home on Tuesday, May 16 around 7:30 a.m. and has not been seen since, according to the Ansonia Police Department.  Addison is described as weighing around 120 pounds and is 6 feet 2 inches tall. He has braided black hair, police added.  Anyone with information as to Addison's whereabouts is asked to call Ansonia PD at 203-735-1885 or anonymously contact the department through Tip411. Share this story b…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say
CT Woman Assaulted, Robbed While Pumping Gas, Police Say A woman pumping gas at a Connecticut gas station was injured after being assaulted and then robbed by at least one person armed with a gun. The incident took place in New Haven County at the Cumberland Farms on Pershing Drive in Ansonia around 4 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27. According to the Ansonia Police, several suspects, driving a stolen vehicle, confronted, assaulted, and robbed a woman who was pumping gas.   At least one suspect was armed with a firearm. The suspects fled in the stolen vehicle after the incident, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Know Her? Woman Wanted For Questioning In Robbery At CT Store Know Her? Woman Wanted For Questioning In Robbery At CT Store
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Questioning In Robbery At CT Store Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying a woman who is wanted for questioning in a smoke shop armed robbery. The robbery took place in New Haven County, around 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Smoke Vibes located at 50 Bridge St., in Ansonia.   Investigators are looking to identify the female pictured who may have relevant information about the incident, said Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police. Information (including anonymous information) can be provided by calling the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885, or via Tip411.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Extradited From Hawaii For CT Homicide Man Extradited From Hawaii For CT Homicide
Man Extradited From Hawaii For CT Homicide More than 11 years after the crime, a suspect is facing charges for his involvement in the 2011 murder of a Connecticut man. Andrew Spino, age 34, was extradited from Hawaii, where he was in jail on unrelated charges, by US Marshals to New Haven County in connection with the March 2011 murder of Isaia Hernandez in Ansonia. The investigation into the homicide of Hernandez began on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at 6:10 p.m., when the Ansonia Police Department received a complaint of a person shot in front of the Xtra Mart on Wakelee Avenue, said Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police. Hernande…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police In CT Searching For Missing 1-Year-Old, Mother Police In CT Searching For Missing 1-Year-Old, Mother
Police In CT Searching For Missing 1-Year-Old, Mother Police in Connecticut are asking for the public's help locating a 1-year-old girl who was allegedly taken by her mother. The infant, Royalty Bass, was last seen in New Haven County in Ansonia on Tuesday, April 26 with her mother Shameka Henri. Henri failed to return the infant to her father after a custody visit, said Lt. Patrick Lynch, of the Ansonia Police Department. Royalty is about 2-feet, 20 to 30 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.  She was last seen wearing a pink Minnie Mouse shirt and gray Minnie Mouse pants.  Henri could have taken the child to the Stratford area …

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For 20-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Killed In Shooting ID Released For 20-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Killed In Shooting
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Fairfield County Man Killed In Shooting Police have released the identity of a Fairfield County man killed in what police are calling an alleged drug deal gone wrong. Johnny Class, age 20, of Stratford, was killed in New Haven County in Ansonia on Tuesday, April 5, on Hubbell Avenue near Sixth Street. The shooting took place “during an attempted drug purchase” Ansonia police said at the time of the crime. Police said the suspect, who is still at large, fired into the Honda Class was sitting in, striking and killing him. The driver of the Honda then fled the scene before stopping on Main Street to call 911, police said. "Chief …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officers Rescue Two CT Women From Burning House, Police Say Officers Rescue Two CT Women From Burning House, Police Say
Officers Rescue Two CT Women From Burning House, Police Say Two Connecticut women were rescued from their burning home as flames surrounded them. The fire took place around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 15, in New Haven County at a home on Spring Street in Ansonia. According to Lieutenant Patrick Lynch, of the Ansonia Police Department, the department received a call from a resident on Spring Street reporting her house was on fire and she was trapped.  The first two officers on the scene, Sgt. Alex Barreira and Sgt. Ed Magera, forced entry into the home and along with Chief Delucia of the Ansonia Fire Department entered the home, Lynch said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Charged With Killing Wife, Police Say CT Man Charged With Killing Wife, Police Say
CT Man Charged With Killing Wife, Police Say Police have identified a Connecticut woman who was allegedly killed by her husband during a domestic iolence incident. New Haven County resident Grace Zielinska, age 34, was found dead around 1:40 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9 when the Ansonia Police Department received a 911 call from inside 73 Root Avenue.  Dispatch personnel could hear yelling but the caller was not communicating with the dispatcher, said Lt. Patrick Lynch, of the Ansonia Police. Officers were dispatched; the first officer on the scene found a partially open door and could hear crying and yelling inside the home, Lync…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Woman Killed in Domestic Violence Incident, Police Say CT Woman Killed in Domestic Violence Incident, Police Say
CT Woman Killed in Domestic Violence Incident, Police Say A Connecticut woman was killed during a domestic violence incident at her home. The New Haven County woman was found around 1:40 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9, when police officers in Ansonia investigated a disturbance complaint at 73 Root Avenue. The first officer on the scene found the severely injured woman inside the home. She was transported to a local hospital where she died as a result of her injuries, Ansonia Police said. A man in the home was arrested for his involvement in the incident, police added. "This domestic violence incident is still under investigation, the names of the vi…

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by Kathy Reakes