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CT Boy, 12, Fighting For His Life After Intoxicated Driver Struck E-Bike: Cops CT Boy, 12, Fighting For His Life After Intoxicated Driver Struck E-Bike: Cops
CT Boy, 12, Fighting For His Life After Intoxicated Driver Struck E-Bike: Cops A 12-year-old boy was fighting for their life after a 60-year-old man crashed into the back of their electric bike over the weekend. Police say the driver was intoxicated.  Robert Norden was arrested following the crash around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, near the Welchs Point Road and Midwood Road intersection in Milford, authorities said.  Investigators say Norden's black Subaru Forester was traveling north on Welchs Point Road when it hit the rear of an electric bicycle traveling in the same direction, which threw the 12-year-old rider.  Paramedics rushed him to Yal…

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Repeat Bank Robber Headed Back To Prison After 2 Waterbury, 1 Bristol Heist In 4 Days Repeat Bank Robber Headed Back To Prison After 2 Waterbury, 1 Bristol Heist In 4 Days
Repeat Bank Robber Headed Back To Prison After 2 Waterbury, 1 Bristol Heist In 4 Days A woman who spent 15 years behind bars for bank robbery will return to prison after she pleaded guilty to robbing two more Connecticut banks after her release, federal authorities said.  Heather Brown, 50, will spend the next 10 years in federal prison after robbing three banks in Waterbury and Bristol over four days in 2024, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said on Friday.  Brown also was ordered to pay $8,328 in restitution. Federal prosecutors said Brown robbed the Wells Fargo branch at 800 Wolcott St. in Waterbury on Feb. 6, 2024. She then robbed the Liberty Ba…

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Prostitution Sting At CT Spa Leads To New York Woman's Arrest; Investigation Continues Prostitution Sting At CT Spa Leads To New York Woman's Arrest; Investigation Continues
Prostitution Sting At CT Spa Leads To New York Woman's Arrest; Investigation Continues A New York woman is facing a prostitution charge after a police raid at a Connecticut spa that remains under investigation. Honglan Hu, 47, was arrested this week at Luxe Relaxation Spa House at 325 Albany Turnpike in Canton. Police said she was an employee of the business. Canton police, along with Simsbury officers and detectives and Connecticut State Police Bureau of Special Investigation troopers, raided the business on Wednesday.  "The search warrant execution was the culmination of an investigation alleging that solicitation and acts of prostitution were taking place at this loc…

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Armed Robbery At CT Gas Station Ends With Suspect's Arrest Hours Later Armed Robbery At CT Gas Station Ends With Suspect's Arrest Hours Later
Armed Robbery At CT Gas Station Ends With Suspect's Arrest Hours Later Authorities have charged a 25-year-old man in connection with an early morning Connecticut gas station armed robbery.  Chase Franklin Jones, 26, was arrested in connection with the robbery of an Xtra Fuels Gas Station at 1071 Main St. in Willimantic just hours after the incident, police said.  Officers were called to the business just after 3:30 a.m. Friday, July 31. The robber had run away before they arrived. But Willimantic investigators linked Jones to the incident and arrested him just two hours later on Riverside Drive.  He is charged with first-degree r…

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Man Charged With Deadly CT Home Invasion; Woman Shot In Head Recovering, Police Say Man Charged With Deadly CT Home Invasion; Woman Shot In Head Recovering, Police Say
Man Charged With Deadly CT Home Invasion; Woman Shot In Head Recovering, Police Say US Marshals helped authorities track down a man police say was involved in a fatal home invasion last month that left a man dead and a 69-year-old woman shot in the head as she lay next to him. Stuart Lopez-Reyes, 25, of Bridgeport, was captured in connection with the June 3 attack at a home on East Broadway in Milford, police said. He was arrested in New Haven and charged with murder, murder in the commission of a felony, home invasion, and first-degree assault of an elderly victim. The shooting happened just before 3 a.m. That's when Sandra Cooper told investigators she woke up after hear…

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Police ID CT Driver Killed After Car Hits Concrete Barriers In Hartford Police ID CT Driver Killed After Car Hits Concrete Barriers In Hartford
Police ID CT Driver Killed After Car Hits Concrete Barriers In Hartford A 64-year-old Connecticut man was killed after he crashed his car into concrete barriers, and police are now investigating what led to the deadly incident.  David Lemkey, of West Hartford, was identified as the driver of the car that slammed into the barriers around 10 p.m. Thursday, July 30, on New Road near the Rev. R.A. Moody Overpass in Hartford, police said.  Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital following the crash, but he did not survive his injuries.  The Hartford Police Department Crime Scene Division is working to determine the cause of the crash.  T…

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Elderly Woman Fighting For Life After CT Crash, Police Need Help Identifying Her Elderly Woman Fighting For Life After CT Crash, Police Need Help Identifying Her
Elderly Woman Fighting For Life After CT Crash, Police Need Help Identifying Her An elderly woman is fighting for her life after she was struck by a vehicle in Connecticut, and police are asking the public to help identify her. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. Friday, July 31, on Progress Drive near Stillwater Avenue in Stamford, according to police. Investigators said the woman was crossing the street when a 28-year-old Stamford resident in a 2022 Ford Escape crashed into her.  The driver stayed at the scene and spoke with responding officers, Stamford police said. The woman was taken by ambulance to Stamford Hospital. Police said she suffered life-threatenin…

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46 Venomous Snakes, Anacondas Seized From Hamden Warehouse As 2 Men Face Dozens Of Charges 46 Venomous Snakes, Anacondas Seized From Hamden Warehouse As 2 Men Face Dozens Of Charges
46 Venomous Snakes, Anacondas Seized From Hamden Warehouse As 2 Men Face Dozens Of Charges Authorities seized dozens of venomous snakes, including some that are endangered, from a Connecticut warehouse after a lengthy investigation into the illegal possession of dangerous reptiles. Tyler Foster and Brian Roman, both 26 and of New Haven, turned themselves in to Connecticut State Police on Thursday, July 30, after a lengthy investigation.  Environmental Conservation Police searched a warehouse at 925 Sherman Ave. in Hamden last month. They seized 49 reptiles, including 46 venomous snakes, two anacondas, and one water monitor lizard. The venomous snakes included timber ra…

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Jewelry Theft Ring Member Who Helped Hit CT Mall Sentenced After $4.4M Crime Spree: Feds Jewelry Theft Ring Member Who Helped Hit CT Mall Sentenced After $4.4M Crime Spree: Feds
Jewelry Theft Ring Member Who Helped Hit CT Mall Sentenced After $4.4M Crime Spree: Feds A jewelry theft ring tied to a smash-and-grab spree that hit a Connecticut mall and stores across the country has landed one of its key members in federal prison. Harold Ramirez Cagua, also known as "Gordo," was sentenced in federal court in Bridgeport to nearly 5 years behind bars, according to the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. The sentencing followed his role in an organized burglary ring that targeted jewelry stores and kiosks in malls across multiple states. Federal prosecutors said a crew of burglars struck between May 2023 and April 2024, stealing more than $4.4 mi…

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Bigfoot Reported Crossing Connecticut Road In Middle Of Night: 'I'm No Longer A Skeptic' Bigfoot Reported Crossing Connecticut Road In Middle Of Night: 'I'm No Longer A Skeptic'
Bigfoot Reported Crossing Connecticut Road In Middle Of Night: 'I'm No Longer A Skeptic' A late-night drive through the woods of eastern Connecticut took a startling turn when a man slammed on his brakes for what he believes was a sasquatch.  It happened around 1:45 a.m. on July 5 near the intersection of Wylies School Road and Forge Hill Road in Voluntown. The report was later published by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, or BFRO, which classified it as a Class A sighting. Those reports "involve clear sightings in circumstances where misinterpretation or misidentification of other animals can be ruled out with greater confidence," according to the site. The wit…

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Woman Charged In Fatal Crash That Killed Off-Duty CT Officer, Mom Of 3 Was In US Illegally: DHS Woman Charged In Fatal Crash That Killed Off-Duty CT Officer, Mom Of 3 Was In US Illegally: DHS
Woman Charged In Fatal Crash That Killed Off-Duty CT Officer, Mom Of 3 Was In US Illegally: DHS A woman accused of a drunken crash that killed an off-duty Connecticut police officer and his girlfriend, a mother of three, earlier this month is an undocumented immigrant, federal authorities said.  Melissa Esperanza Ramirez-Romero, 27, of Stamford, was arrested Friday, July 24, in connection with the deaths of Bridgeport Police Officer Cooper Whiteside, 38, and Brittany Islami, 34, following a Danbury crash on Sugar Hollow Road, authorities said.  The couple was riding Whiteside's Harley-Davidson near the Ridgefield line July 13 when investigators said Ramirez-Romero&…

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Pedestrian Struck On I-95; CT Police Urge Drivers To Use Caution Pedestrian Struck On I-95; CT Police Urge Drivers To Use Caution
Pedestrian Struck On I-95; CT Police Urge Drivers To Use Caution Police are asking drivers to avoid a portion of I-95 after a car crashed into a pedestrian Thursday afternoon, July 30.  The crash was reported shortly before 12:30 p.m. on I-95 North in Milford between exits 38 and 39A, according to Connecticut State Police. The pedestrian's condition was not released.  Police closed the left and center lanes of the interstate as they investigated the scene. Drivers should expect major delays in the area.  State Police said drivers should use extra caution if driving in the area.  The investigation is ongoing. No additional informati…

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