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Stamford Police Investigate Reports Of Gunshots In City's South End Stamford Police Investigate Reports Of Gunshots In City's South End
Stamford Police Investigate Reports Of Gunshots In City's South End STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police are investigating a report of as many as nine gunshots fired Monday night in the South End of the city, according to the Stamford Advocate.Witnesses reported hearing the shots shortly after 10 p.m. Monday on Atlantic Street near Lipton Place, and several called 911. But they weren't able to provide police with a lot of details except that there were four to five people in a black car in the area, the Stratford Advocate says. Police said it appeared that three different guns were used. Neighbors were rattled by the incident, and one resident found two shell …

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Business
Donut Crazy May Open Shop At Train Station In Westport Donut Crazy May Open Shop At Train Station In Westport
Donut Crazy May Open Shop At Train Station In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Westport-area commuters with a taste for doughnuts, coffee and sandwiches may soon be able to satisfy those cravings at the train station if a plan to open a Donut Crazy store comes to fruition, according to Westport News.Westport officials are working on a sublease for the shop, which already has stores in Bridgeport, Shelton and Stratford, to open on the east side of Westport's Saugatuck Train Station, Westport News says. Westport's Board of Finance committee recently approved a five-year lease that would start with a monthly rent of $1,500 and rise to $1,689 per month fo…

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News
Cancer Patients At Hudson Valley Hospital Receive Blankets From Subaru Cancer Patients At Hudson Valley Hospital Receive Blankets From Subaru
Cancer Patients At Hudson Valley Hospital Receive Blankets From Subaru CORTLANDT MANOR, N. Y. -- As fall approaches, the gift of warmth has been delivered to cancer patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt through a donation of blankets. The 100 blankets were a gift of Subaru of America and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Connecticut Westchester Hudson Valley chapter. It is part of a mission of Subaru to donate more than 30,000 blankets to cancer patients. Closer to home, representatives from both organizations brought the 100 blankets and notes of encouragement in June as part of Subaru Loves to Care Month to the hospital's Che…

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Police & Fire
Shelton Woman Faces Credit Card Theft Charges In Monroe Shelton Woman Faces Credit Card Theft Charges In Monroe
Shelton Woman Faces Credit Card Theft Charges In Monroe SHELTON, Conn. -- A Shelton woman is facing larceny and illegal credit card use charges after Monroe police connected her to a report of a stolen purse at the Big Y Supermarket in Monroe, according to a Monroe Courier report. Caitlin O'Reilly was released on $10,000 bond on charges of illegal credit cards use, larceny and credit card theft. She's due back in court Friday, the Monroe Courier says. Police were investigating a report from July from a woman who said her purse was taken from her carriage at the store, according to the Monroe Courier. Click here to read the Monroe Courier report…

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Police & Fire
Spring Man Found Criminally Negligent In Fatal 2013 Crash Spring Man Found Criminally Negligent In Fatal 2013 Crash
Spring Man Found Criminally Negligent In Fatal 2013 Crash SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- A judge found a Spring Valley man guilty of criminally negligent homicide for his role as the driver in a 2013 car crash on Palisades Interstate Parkway in Orangetown that took the life on one of his best friends, according to lohud.com.Sentencing for Phylip Derival is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27. He could be sentenced to up to four years in prison following his bench trial, says lohud.com. Prosecutors said the conviction is a strong reminder to drivers to use care on the roads. Authorities said Derival was driving in excess of 90 mph on Aug. 14, 2013, when he trie…

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Police & Fire
Gas Station Employee Pistol-Whipped During Ardsley Robbery, Report Says Gas Station Employee Pistol-Whipped During Ardsley Robbery, Report Says
Gas Station Employee Pistol-Whipped During Ardsley Robbery, Report Says ARDSLEY, N.Y. -- Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Sunoco gas station in Ardsley that left the gas station attendant in the hospital with injuries, according to News 12.The victim was pistol-whipped during the robbery, and the male assailant made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. The robbery occurred about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, New 12 reports. Click here to see the News 12 report.

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Police & Fire
Danbury Man Faces Charges In Bat-Wielding Incident Danbury Man Faces Charges In Bat-Wielding Incident
Danbury Man Faces Charges In Bat-Wielding Incident DANBURY, Conn. -- A 22-year-old Danbury man is facing burglary and threatening charges after Danbury police said he took a baseball bat to try and collect on a $40 debt by forcing his way into a Spruce Street house, according to newstimes.com.Felipe Carmo, of Harvard Road, is charged with first-degree burglary and threatening, and his bond was set at $5,000, said newstimes.com.  No injuries were reported in the Friday incident. The newstimes.com reports that the victim alerted police, who arrested Carmo at the scene. Click here to read the newstimes.com report.

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Police & Fire
Driveway Contractor Charged With Not Having A License In Monroe Driveway Contractor Charged With Not Having A License In Monroe
Driveway Contractor Charged With Not Having A License In Monroe MONROE, Conn. -- A Farmington contractor is facing charges of doing work without a license after Monroe police investigated a complaint about a new driveway that started to fall apart shortly after it was installed at a Monroe house, according to the Connecticut Post.Patrick McCann, 29, owner of Signature Paving and JMP Paving and Masonry, is free after posting $10,000 bond, the Connecticut Post story said. An investigation showed his license expired in 2011, the Connecticut Post reported. Police said a resident paid a $12,300 deposit on a $16,300 job to install a new driveway, according to …

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Police & Fire
Police Investigate Accident After Finding Car In Norwalk Creek Police Investigate Accident After Finding Car In Norwalk Creek
Police Investigate Accident After Finding Car In Norwalk Creek NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk police are asking for the public's help in an investigation of a one-car accident Thursday that involves a driver who fled the scene after the car hit an embankment and rolled into a creek, according to The Hour. Police found the empty, black Infiniti on its side in the water around 10:40 p.m., just off Rowayton Avenue near Woodchuck Lane. The car is registered to a Norwalk resident, who police said must have fled on foot, The Hour says. Anyone with information should call the Norwalk Police Department at (203) 854-3000. Anonymous tips are also encouraged, The Hour…

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News
Fallen Tree Crushes Car, Knocks Out Power In Yonkers Fallen Tree Crushes Car, Knocks Out Power In Yonkers
Fallen Tree Crushes Car, Knocks Out Power In Yonkers YONKERS, N. Y. -- Utility officials hoped to have power restored by Friday afternoon to hundreds of customers in Yonkers who lost power after a fallen tree crushed a car and took out power early Friday, according to News 12. Heavy rain caused the tree to collapse and damage power lines and a power transformer at around 12:30 a.m. Friday in Yonkers, cutting off power to 858 customers. News 12 reports that no one was in the car crushed by the tree. Click here to see the News 12 report.

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