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$874K Scheme: Former Postmaster From Mass Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds $874K Scheme: Former Postmaster From Mass Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds
$874K Scheme: Former Postmaster From Mass Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds A 50-year-old Massachusetts man who once served as postmaster for a Fairfield County post office has admitted to defrauding the US Postal Service out of over $874,000 as part of a bribery, kickback, and embezzlement scheme that he operated, officials announced. Former Brookfield resident Ephrem D. Nguyen, age 50, pleaded guilty to a fraud offense related to his scheme on Friday, Oct. 13, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, Nguyen, who now lives in Quincy, Massachusetts in Norfolk County, had been employed b…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hit-Run: Beloved High School Teacher From Connecticut Dies In Cape Cod Crash Hit-Run: Beloved High School Teacher From Connecticut Dies In Cape Cod Crash
Hit-Run: Beloved High School Teacher From Connecticut Dies In Cape Cod Crash Authorities are investigating after a high school teacher in New York who lived in Connecticut was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Massachusetts, police said.  Fairfield County resident Jeffrey Richardson, age 59, of Brookfield, who taught music in Northern Westchester County at John Jay High School in Cross River, died on Tuesday, July 11 following the incident that happened the day before around 9:40 p.m. in the town of Wellfleet on Cape Cod.  According to Wellfleet Police, at the time of the incident, officers were called to Route 6, where Richardson was lying unresponsive …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Video Released Of Woman Crashing Into Eight Police Vehicles In Region Video Released Of Woman Crashing Into Eight Police Vehicles In Region
Video Released Of Woman Crashing Into Eight Police Vehicles In Region A video has been released of an incident in which seven officers were injured when a wanted Fairfield County woman drove into their police vehicles during a multi-town chase before crashing. The incident started in New Haven County in Waterbury around 8:45 a.m., Sunday, April 3. Shortly before 8:45 am. officers received information that Hannah Casperson, age 25, of Brookfield, was in a white Hummer at Rutledge and East Main streets in Waterbury, said Chief Fernando Spagnolo, of the Waterbury Police, said during a press conference. Hannah CaspersonWolcott Police Department/Facebook Casp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Seven Officers Hospitalized After Chase Involving Woman Wanted In Region Seven Officers Hospitalized After Chase Involving Woman Wanted In Region
Seven Officers Hospitalized After Chase Involving Woman Wanted In Region A Fairfield County woman wanted for a string of car robberies and other crimes was arrested after crashing into eight police vehicles, and injuring seven officers. Hannah Casperson, age 25, of Brookfield, was arrested on Sunday, April 3, in Monroe. The incident started in New Haven County in Waterbury around 8:45 a.m., Sunday police received information that Casperson, who was wanted for the robberies, and a host of other crimes was in the area in a white Hummer, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. Officers attempted to make contact with Casperson who was in the driver’s …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Seeing Double: New England Twins Featured On New Season Of Bachelorette Seeing Double: New England Twins Featured On New Season Of Bachelorette
Seeing Double: New England Twins Featured On New Season Of Bachelorette Twin brothers from Fairfield County are reportedly set to appear on the upcoming season of the reality series The Bachelorette. Joey and Justin Young, of Brookfield, will appear in the new season of the show, which is set to premiere on July 11, according to reality TV blogger Reality Steve. We have twins! Justin & Joey Young, 24, Brookfield, CT (IG: justin_young21 & joeyyoung30). pic.twitter.com/h1vsPssgII — RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) March 23, 2022 The 24-year-old brothers will reportedly be among the 35 contestants in season 19 of the show and have a chance at love with tw…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Woman From Region Dies After Getting Caught In Rip Current Woman From Region Dies After Getting Caught In Rip Current
Woman From Region Dies After Getting Caught In Rip Current A Fairfield County woman has died after getting caught in a rip current. The incident took place in Toms River, New Jersey around 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18. Police and EMS were dispatched to 8th Avenue and Ocean Ave in Ortley Beach for multiple swimmers in distress.  Firefighters were able to rescue two people who were caught in the rip current. A third person, a 27-year-old female from Brookfield, had been going underwater multiple times and appeared to not be moving, police said.  A rescue-wave runner from Seaside Heights Fire Department was able to bring her to shore. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Women, Child Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash Two Women, Child Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash
Two Women, Child Killed In Two-Vehicle CT Crash Speed is believed to be a factor in a two-vehicle head-on crash that killed a toddler and two women on Route 34 in Connecticut. The crash took place around 10 p.m., Wednesday, April 21 on Roosevelt Drive (Route 34) in the area of Argonne Terrace in Seymour, said Seymour Chief of Police Paul Satkowski. Satkowski said when officers arrived on the scene they found a two-vehicle head-on crash with significant front-end damage to both vehicles. The driver of the first vehicle, a woman from the Brookfield area, was extricated by Fire Department personnel and was transported to Bridgeport Hospita…

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by Kathy Reakes