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Teacher In Region Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time Teacher In Region Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time
Teacher In Region Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time A music teacher has been charged with alleged sexual assault of a minor student in Northern Fairfield County. Richard Neal, age 69, of Newtown, was charged on Thursday, Jan. 4 by the Newtown Police Department. According to Det. Lt. Liam Seabrook of the Newtown Police, Neal was arrested following an investigation into having an inappropriate relationship who was a minor at the time. Neal was arrested last year on the same charges with another student, Seabrook said. He was charged with: Sex assault with a victim between the ages of 13 and 15 Sex assault second-degree Illegal sexual conta…
Woman Shoots Victim, Barricades Herself Inside Newtown Residence On Christmas Eve, Police Say Woman Shoots Victim, Barricades Herself Inside Newtown Residence On Christmas Eve, Police Say
Woman Shoots Victim, Barricades Herself Inside Newtown Residence On Christmas Eve, Police Say A woman has been apprehended after police say she shot a victim and then barricaded herself inside a Connecticut residence on Christmas Eve. The chain of events began to unfold in northern Fairfield County around 7:50 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24 in Newtown. Newtown Police Department officers responded to the residence on Boggs Hill Road for a dispute.  Upon arrival, the caller was located on the front porch of the residence with multiple gunshot wounds, the department said.  Officers were able to pull the victim to safety as the suspect retreated into the residence. …
Police In Northern Westchester Help Nab Suspects Of Local Narcotics Ring Police In Northern Westchester Help Nab Suspects Of Local Narcotics Ring
Police In Northern Westchester Help Nab Suspects Of Local Narcotics Ring A months-long operation into a local narcotics trafficking organization in Northern Fairfield County resulted in four arrests and the seizure of large amounts of drugs and cash, police said.  The arrests resulted from the execution of 18 search warrants and an arrest warrant by the Brookfield and Danbury Police Departments on Wednesday, March 8 that stemmed from a months-long investigation into a local narcotics trafficking organization.  The investigation, known as "Operation Trinity Café," began when police responded to a non-fatal overdose in Brookfield and learned that Da…
Man Missing Nearly 10 Years Found Dead In NY Living Under Assumed Name, Police Say Man Missing Nearly 10 Years Found Dead In NY Living Under Assumed Name, Police Say
Man Missing Nearly 10 Years Found Dead In NY Living Under Assumed Name, Police Say A longtime Connecticut resident from Northern Fairfield County who has been missing since 2013 has been found dead in an upstate New York apartment living under a different name. On Monday, July 29, 2013, officers from the Newtown Police Department received a call to check on Robert Hoagland as he failed to pick up a family member from the airport, said Newtown Police Lt. Scott P. Smith. Hoagland was 50 years old at the time. Through the investigation, it was learned that Robert Hoagland also failed to show up for work that day. Earlier report: Newtown Police Hope Docu…
Off-Duty Ridgefield Cop Who Killed Beloved Bear Won't Be Charged Off-Duty Ridgefield Cop Who Killed Beloved Bear Won't Be Charged
Off-Duty Ridgefield Cop Who Killed Beloved Bear Won't Be Charged An off-duty Fairfield County police officer who killed a beloved local bear will not be charged. Bobbi the black bear was killed on Thursday, May 12 in Newtown by Ridgefield police officer Lawrence Clarke. Last week, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection found that based on an investigation there is "insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against the homeowner." The incident, which left two bear cubs orphaned, began when Clarke reported to DEEP he shot the bear after numerous encounters with the same bear, known to the state as bear #217, over multiple d…
Fire Chief In Region Dies After Returning From Call Fire Chief In Region Dies After Returning From Call
Fire Chief In Region Dies After Returning From Call A longtime Fairfield County fire chief has died after responding to a fire call. Sandy Hook Fire Chief William "Bill" Halstead, age 72, a lifelong Newtown resident, who has served the department as chief for 44 years, died on Friday, July 8, after responding to a call, according to Sandy Hook Volunteer fire department officials. "Despite the efforts of SHVFR personnel, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Newtown Police Department officers, the Newtown paramedic, and the Newtown Emergency Communications Center team, Chief Halstead passed shortly after the incident," the department said. …
Local, State Authorities Investigating Shooting Of Mother Bear In Region Local, State Authorities Investigating Shooting Of Mother Bear In Region
Local, State Authorities Investigating Shooting Of Mother Bear In Region Law enforcement authorities in Connecticut are investigating the fatal shooting of a mother bear in Fairfield County who left behind two cubs. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and local police in Newtown are investigating after the bear was found shot and killed on Thursday, May 12. According to Newtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal, he and DEEP are working to obtain a permit to rehabilitate the bear cubs with a wildlife specialist. The bear, which had been dubbed “Bobbi the Bear” by its fans and neighbors on social media is being mourned online afte…
Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Fairfield County Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Fairfield County
Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Fairfield County A juvenile is facing several charges after remotely breaking into the online classroom of a high school in the region, and then using racial slurs, according to police. The incident happened in Connecticut in the fall of 2020. Late on Friday, May 28, in Fairfield County, members of the Newtown Police Department charged the local youth for cybercrimes. The arrest was made at the conclusion of a six-month-long police investigation, of unknown persons accessing Google classrooms at Newtown High School and using racial epithets, in an abusive and disruptive manner. School Resource Officer W…
COVID-19: Woman Spits At Fellow Shopper In Supermarket Social Distance Dispute, Police Say COVID-19: Woman Spits At Fellow Shopper In Supermarket Social Distance Dispute, Police Say
Covid-19: Woman Spits At Fellow Shopper In Supermarket Social Distance Dispute, Police Say A 40-year-old woman removed her face covering and spit at a man in an area supermarket after getting into a dispute over social distancing, leading to her arrest, police said. The incident happened earlier this month in Fairfield County. According to a report from the Newtown Police Department, officers were called at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday, May 18 to the Big Y on Queens Street for a complaint that a “shopper got into an argument with a woman about going the wrong way down the aisle.” It is alleged that Sandy Hook resident Martine Shanchuk took offense to another shopper’s ai…
20-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Car Crashes Into Newtown House 20-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Car Crashes Into Newtown House
20-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Car Crashes Into Newtown House A 20-year-old man has been charged with drunk driving after allegedly crashing into a Newtown home. The incident took place just after midnight on Saturday, Feb. 1, on Church Hill Road, said the Newtown Police. The department, who said the 911 caller reported that their house had "fallen down," quickly arrived on the scene and found that the home had been struck by a Ford F-350 driven by Andrew Anglace, of Newtown, police said. According to police, Anglace was traveling west on Church Hill Road when he lost control and struck the home.  A 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly b…
Reward Offered In Search For Suspect After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Synagogue In Newtown Reward Offered In Search For Suspect After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Synagogue In Newtown
Reward Offered In Search For Suspect After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Synagogue In Newtown A reward is being offered in the search for a suspect or suspects after anti-semitic graffiti was found painted on the front and sidewalls of the Adath Israel Synagogue located in Newtown. At about 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, a Newtown Police Department officer performing building checks discovered the graffiti. An investigation into the incident has been launched and the Newtown Police Department.is working in conjunction with officials from the synagogue to ensure their safety and address their concerns, Newtown PD Lt. Aaron Bahamonde said. The Town of Newtown has prov…
Man Masturbates In Area Shopping Plaza At Least Twice, Police Say Man Masturbates In Area Shopping Plaza At Least Twice, Police Say
Man Masturbates In Area Shopping Plaza At Least Twice, Police Say A Bethel man has been arrested for allegedly masturbating with his penis exposed while sitting in his vehicle in a shopping plaza, not once, but at least twice, Newtown Police said. Newtown received the reported of the masturbating man last week while in his vehicle at the Sand Hill Shopping Plaza, said Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. Police began an investigation and conducted surveillance in the plaza parking lot using a female officer as a decoy.  On Tuesday, July 30, around noon, Adrian Sime, 27, was observed by police masturbating with his penis exposed, in the front driver’s…
Two Killed When Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine ID'd As Newtown HS Graduates Two Killed When Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine ID'd As Newtown HS Graduates
Two Killed When Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine ID'd As Newtown HS Graduates The two people killed during a single-vehicle crash in Newtown over the weekend have been identified as Newtown residents and graduates of Newtown High School. Elliot Gregory, 20, and Philip Zuvanich, 19, were killed when an older Jeep they in went off the roadway on Route 34 into a heavily wooded ravine near Jordan Hill Road around 2 a.m., Sunday, June 23, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde of the Newtown Police Department. The medical examiner's office said both men died of died from blunt impact injuries. "Our hearts are heavy this morning and our prayers are with both families as they go th…
Two Killed After Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine In Newtown Two Killed After Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine In Newtown
Two Killed After Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine In Newtown Two occupants of a Jeep were killed after it crashed off the road and into a ravine overnight in Northern Fairfield County. The crash occurred on Route 34 (Berkshire Road) in the area of Jordan Hill Road in Newtown at about 2 a.m. Sunday, June 23, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde of the Newtown Police Department. Police say that the older model Jeep Cherokee had driven off the westbound shoulder of Route 34 into a hundred foot, heavily wooded ravine, according to police. The vehicle was found to be occupied by the driver and passenger. The occupants were both Newtown residents, but not r…
Sandy Hook Elementary Receives Bomb Threat On 6th Anniversary Of Massacre Sandy Hook Elementary Receives Bomb Threat On 6th Anniversary Of Massacre
Sandy Hook Elementary Receives Bomb Threat On 6th Anniversary Of Massacre Sandy Hook Elementary School students were sent home Friday morning after the school received a bomb threat on the sixth anniversary of a mass shooting that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead. School personnel reported the threat to Newtown Police around 9 a.m. Friday, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. Police went to Sandy Hook School to investigate the threat and it is currently being investigated by members of the Newtown Police Department, he said. "The school was safely and orderly evacuated for precautionary reasons and so that a thorough sweep of the school could be performed," Ba…
Seen Her? Missing 15-Year-Old From Alabama Believed To Be In This Area Seen Her? Missing 15-Year-Old From Alabama Believed To Be In This Area
Seen Her? Missing 15-Year-Old From Alabama Believed To Be In This Area A missing teenage girl from Alabama is believed to be in the area and police are asking the public's help in locating her. The Newtown Police Department was contacted by the Arab Police Department in Arab, Alabama, on Friday, Nov. 30 regarding the 15-year-old from that town.  Lilly Faye Chapman is believed to have traveled from Alabama to the Exit 9 area in Newtown on Thursday, Nov. 30 where she may have met with a 17-18-year-old male. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Newtown Police Department 203-426-5841 or the Arab Police Department 256-586-8124. Share thi…
Stolen Car Suspect Caught After Foot Chase In Area Stolen Car Suspect Caught After Foot Chase In Area
Stolen Car Suspect Caught After Foot Chase In Area A teen was nabbed by police driving a stolen vehicle following a chase in two towns and a crash. Cameron David King, 18, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 3 a.m. Tuesday after officers from the Newtown Police Department were dispatched to the area of South Main Street at Bears Hill Road to search for a stolen motor vehicle, Newtown Police said. It was reported that a blue Toyota Highlander was stolen out of Greenwich earlier in the evening and had just been in a pursuit with Bridgeport Police and was last seen traveling north on Route 25. While checking the area, Newtown officers spotted …
Two Vehicles Stolen In Area Two Vehicles Stolen In Area
Two Vehicles Stolen In Area Police are reinforcing a message to area residents: lock your cars at night and don’t leave the keys inside. Two vehicles were stolen in Newtown over the weekend: the first from Currituck Road, the second from Old Bethel Road, in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 7. Police noted that both vehicles had the keys left in them before they were stolen. Police said that one of the vehicles has been recovered after it was abandoned in Hartford. The search for the second vehicle is ongoing, which is also believed to be located in Hartford. Anyone with any information regarding the stolen veh…
Video: Deer In Distress Freed From Fence In Area Video: Deer In Distress Freed From Fence In Area
Video: Deer In Distress Freed From Fence In Area Oh, deer. Officers from the Newtown Police Department rescued a deer that found itself in a precarious position this week. On Monday, July 30, Officer Timothy Schoen was called to a local property, where there was a report of a “deer in distress.” The deer had caught one of its hind legs tangled in a fence and couldn’t get loose. Schoen, without formal training of helping animals out of fences, with an assist from a fellow officer, was able to free the deer from his troubling spot and it went on to run off in the woods without further incident. (See video above.) The deer was not harmed i…
Teen In Stolen Car Caught After Police Chase Ends In Crash Teen In Stolen Car Caught After Police Chase Ends In Crash
Teen In Stolen Car Caught After Police Chase Ends In Crash A teen was apprehended after a police chase involving a stolen car ended with a crash in Fairfield County. Newtown Police were dispatched to a residence on Cedar Hill Road in Newtown to investigate the report of a car being stolen around 4 a.m. on Thursday, June 28.  A Newtown patrol officer was in the area and spotted the stolen vehicle and became involved in a very short pursuit before the stolen car crashed and the suspect fled the scene, Newtown Police said. After an extensive search of the area did not uncover the suspect, a resident in the area called the police to report a suspiciou…
Police Conduct Crisis Intervention After Suicide Threats In Newtown Police Conduct Crisis Intervention After Suicide Threats In Newtown
Police Conduct Crisis Intervention After Suicide Threats In Newtown Patrol officers from the Newtown Police Department were sent to a residence in the Botsford area of Newtown last week to conduct a crisis intervention on an individual who had made suicidal threats.  It was decided that based on this specific situation and out of an abundance of caution to both area residents and this individual’s personal safety, the Danbury Regional Emergency Unit was activated and responded to assist Newtown patrol officers on scene.  "We are happy to report, that shortly thereafter, this suicidal individual was taken into protective custody and transported to a loc…
Man Sentenced For Burglarizing Area Home, Fleeing To Russia Man Sentenced For Burglarizing Area Home, Fleeing To Russia
Man Sentenced For Burglarizing Area Home, Fleeing To Russia A Fairfield County man who fled the country to Russia in an attempt to avoid a burglary charge dating back to an incident in Putnam County in 2014 has been sentenced. Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Wednesday that Sandy Hook resident Anthony Magliocco, 29, has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison after being convicted of first-degree burglary and an additional one to four years for second-degree bail jumping after he broke into a family member’s home in Southeast and menaced his family. Tendy said that on Aug. 28, 2014, Magliocco arrived unannounced at his vi…
Man Convicted Of Burglarizing Area Home, Fleeing To Russia Man Convicted Of Burglarizing Area Home, Fleeing To Russia
Man Convicted Of Burglarizing Area Home, Fleeing To Russia A Fairfield County man who fled the country to Russia in an attempt to avoid a burglary charge has been convicted on multiple charges dating back to an incident in Putnam County in 2014. Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced this week that Sandy Hook resident Anthony Magliocco, 29, was found guilty at trial of first-degree burglary and bail jumping after he broke into a family member’s home in Southeast and menaced his female victim. Tendy said that on Aug. 28, 2014, Magliocco arrived unannounced at his victim’s home, entering without warning and attacking his victim, stati…