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Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake
Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake The bodies of two Fairfield County men who were missing after jumping from a boat in Candlewood Lake have been recovered by police. Related: New Update: Missing Candlewood Lake Swimmers ID'd As Men Ages 38, 26 The two men, identified as 26-year-old and 38-year-old Danbury residents, were found by the Connecticut State Police dive team and the Danbury Police dive team in Candlewood Lake in Danbury on Thursday, July 18. The names of the victims have not been released pending notification of family.  According to James Fowler, a spokesperson for the state Department of Energy and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Search Resumes For 2 Swimmers Missing In Candlewood Lake Search Resumes For 2 Swimmers Missing In Candlewood Lake
Search Resumes For 2 Swimmers Missing In Candlewood Lake An extensive search and rescue mission will resume early on Tuesday, July 16, for two men who jumped from a boat in a Fairfield County lake and never resurfaced. The incident occurred in Danbury at around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, July 16, at Candlewood Lake in the area of City Island. According to Erin Henry, spokesperson for the Danbury Fire Department, it was reported that two men had jumped off a boat into the lake and disappeared. Henry said rescue crews immediately began search and rescue efforts, using boats equipped with sonar and underwater imaging equipment to help locate the men. H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police ID 3 Children, Mother Found Dead In Apparent Triple-Murder Suicide In Fairfield County Police ID 3 Children, Mother Found Dead In Apparent Triple-Murder Suicide In Fairfield County
Police ID 3 Children, Mother Found Dead In Apparent Triple-Murder Suicide In Fairfield County Click here for an updated story: Fairfield County Mom Accused Of Killing 3 Kids Had Been Cited For Providing Illegal Day Care Police have released new details and the identities of three children who were allegedly strangled to death by their mother in their Fairfield County home. The incident took place in Danbury on Wednesday, July 27 on Whaley St. The children, Junior Panjon, age 12, Joselyn Panjon, age 10, and Jonael Panjon, age 5, were found by police after the department received a request for a welfare check from a distraught and crying person, said Det. Capt. Mark Williams. Accord…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Swimmer Found By Divers In Candlewood Lake Body Of Missing Swimmer Found By Divers In Candlewood Lake
Body Of Missing Swimmer Found By Divers In Candlewood Lake Divers have recovered the body of a man who went missing while swimming on Candlewood Lake in Fairfield County. The man, in his 20s, was found around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 28 in the area of the lake in Brookfield  -- near "Chicken Rock,'' -- where he went missing on Friday, June 24. The office of the chief state medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, said Will Healey, director of communication for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Identification is pending positive identification and notification, Healey said The investi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Six Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle I-84 Crash Six Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle I-84 Crash
Six Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle I-84 Crash Six people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash on a stretch of I-84. The crash took place around 9 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 28, on I-84 in Danbury, said James Gagliardo, public information officer for the Danbury Fire Department.  The crash, which required the extrication of three people from one vehicle, took place between Exits 4 and 5, Gagliardo said. The second vehicle also had three people, all of whom were out of the vehicle upon arrival.  The vehicle requiring extrication was on its side facing the opposite direction of traffic resting with its roof up against a concrete bar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Heavy Delays On I-84 Stretch Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Heavy Delays On I-84 Stretch
Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Heavy Delays On I-84 Stretch This story has been updated. There were heavy delays during the morning commute on a stretch of I-84 after a tractor-trailer crashed off the roadway. The left lane was closed for several hours on the westbound side in Northern Fairfield County at Exit 3 in Danbury at Route 7 south starting around 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. Route 7 was accessible but down to one lane.  Motorists were advised to use caution in the area, the Danbury Fire Department said.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Hero Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Man Trapped In Car After Rollover Crash On Saw Mill Parkway Hero Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Man Trapped In Car After Rollover Crash On Saw Mill Parkway
Hero Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Man Trapped In Car After Rollover Crash On Saw Mill Parkway A firefighter on his way to work did what most firefighters do in a flash, rush to help someone in need, no matter the circumstances. That's what happened on Sunday, Nov. 17, when Danbury Firefighter Jeff Nolet was driving on the Saw Mill Parkway in Westchester reporting for duty on his night shift, said James A. Gagliardo, spokesman for the Danbury Fire Department. On his way, Nolet happened upon a single-vehicle crash on the parkway and a gathering of cars and people on the shoulder of the roadway and stopped to offer assistance, said Gagliardo. The bystanders informed him that…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop
Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop Firefighters along with the help of Good Samaritans were able to save almost 100 puppies when a fire broke in a warehouse attached to a local pet store in Danbury. The fire was reported around 8:56 p.m. Thursday, Jan., 3, a fire was reported on Lake Avenue Extension in the area of the "Puppy Love" building, said the Danbury Fire Department on Facebook. When approaching the scene Engine 26 could see the heavy fire from Kenosia Avenue, causing Lt. Mark Miguel to transmit a second alarm.  Deputy Chief Steve Williams arrived and took command, finding a fully involved 100 x 50-foot warehouse b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash Northern Westchester Man Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash
Northern Westchester Man Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash This story has been updated. Three people were injured during an early morning two-vehicle crash that required one to be extricated.  The crash took place around 12:20 a.m. Thursday in the area of the Duchess Restaurant on Mill Plain Road, said Danbury Fire Department Spokesman James Gagliardo. First arriving police units found three people injured with one victim entrapped in a vehicle, he said. Danbury Police said a preliminary investigation indicates that Juan Antonio Pacheo, 26, of Pound Ridge, was driving a Ford F250 when he hit a Mercedes-Benz C63 sedan driven by Catriona O'Hagan, 2…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Extricated In Two-Vehicle I-84 Crash Woman Extricated In Two-Vehicle I-84 Crash
Woman Extricated In Two-Vehicle I-84 Crash A woman was extricated after a two-vehicle crash on I-84 late Saturday night. The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. in Bethel between exits 8 and 9, where responders from Bethel, Danbury and Brookfield converged on the scene.  Danbury Engine 24 was the first unit to arrive, finding the woman injured and unable to get out of a small minivan that was on its side, said James Gagliardo, public information officer of the Danbury Fire Department.  Lt. Ted Mourges coordinated the rescue effort while Deputy Chief Bernie Meehan worked with the chiefs of Stony Hill, Bethel, and Brookfield Fire Depa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Van Becomes Engulfed In Flames At Trader Joe's Van Becomes Engulfed In Flames At Trader Joe's
Van Becomes Engulfed In Flames At Trader Joe's A van became fully engulfed in flames early Saturday afternoon at a popular grocery store in the area. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on the side of the building at Trader Joe's on Mill Plain Road in Danbury. Danbury Fire Department crews stretched a line and rapidly extinguished the fire. A few adjacent cars were damaged due to the volume of fire upon arrival. The Danbury Fire Marshals Office was called in to investigate the cause of the fire which is undetermined at this time. 

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Four-Seat Airplane Forced To Make Emergency Landing At Danbury Airport Four-Seat Airplane Forced To Make Emergency Landing At Danbury Airport
Four-Seat Airplane Forced To Make Emergency Landing At Danbury Airport A four-seat airplane was forced to make an emergency landing late Sunday morning at the Danbury Airport and both the pilot and passenger managed to avoid suffering injuries. At approximately 11:34 a.m., Danbury Fire and EMS units were dispatched to the airport on a report of an aircraft with an in-flight emergency. The Piper Warrior apparently had a problem with its left side landing gear while performing practice landings on the runway, according to James Gagliardo, public information officer of the Danbury Fire Department. Car 30 Deputy Chief Steve Williams responded to the scene along w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Missing Bedford Man Found Missing Bedford Man Found
Missing Bedford Man Found Update The 68-year-old man who went missing in Northern Westchester on Monday, Aug. 13 has been found, Bedford Police announced Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 15. A third formal search was conducted for John A. Vasile late Wednesday morning, police said, and Vasile was located - conscious and alert - within the Bedford Village hamlet. He was transported to the Northern Westchester Hospital Center for evaluation. "Today, following a collaborative effort involving multiple agencies, John Vasile has been successfully reunited with his family," Bedford Police Chief Melvin Padilla said. T…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House Three people were hospitalized after a pickup truck slammed into a house in Danbury early Saturday morning, according to James Gagliardo of the Danbury Fire Department. Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, the Danbury Fire Department was dispatched to the area of West Wooster Street and Garfield Avenue by Western Connecticut 911 along with City of Danbury EMS and the Police Department for a report of a vehicle into a house with possible entrapment. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a Ford pickup truck that had careened into a house injuring the driver and two occupants, Gagliardo said. All of …

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by Joe Lombardi