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Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley: Police Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley: Police
Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley: Police Two Connecticut residents were arrested following a chase that began after one of the suspects tried selling cocaine to an undercover investigator in the Hudson Valley, police said.  New Haven County residents Luis Flores, age 32, and Lymaris Burgos, age 37, both from Ansonia, were arrested in late October in connection with an investigation into drug sales in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Nov. 22.  The events leading up to the duo's arrests began in October when an investigator discovered that Flores was involved in the sale of cocaine in …

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by Ben Crnic
News
Man Caught With Ghost Gun Kits, Magazines In Westchester Gets Prison Time Man Caught With Ghost Gun Kits, Magazines In Westchester Gets Prison Time
Man Caught With Ghost Gun Kits, Magazines In Westchester Gets Prison Time A 36-year-old Connecticut man who was caught with illegal weapon kits in Westchester County will spend several years in prison for trafficking a large number of ghost guns from his New Haven County home.  Ansonia resident Melvin Burroughs, age 36, was sentenced to 58 months in prison on Thursday, July 27 for trafficking firearms, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. According to federal officials, between 2019 through approximately January 2022, Burroughs bought parts for "ghost guns," assembled them into finished working firearms, and sold them.  He f…

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region Much of the region saw the first significant snowfall of the season from a fast-moving winter storm that swept through the region overnight Thursday, Jan. 6 into Friday, Jan. 7. Here are some totals from the National Weather Service and other reports. If you don't see your hometown, leave the total by posting a comment below. New York New York City Central Park, 5.5 inches Nassau County East Williston, 8 inches Elmont, 6.6 inches Jericho, 7.1 inches Massapequa, 7 inches Syosset, 8.3 inches Suffolk County Islip Airport, 5.6 inches Manorville, 6 i…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Police Release New Photos Of 1-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing After Mother Was Found Dead Police Release New Photos Of 1-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing After Mother Was Found Dead
Police Release New Photos Of 1-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing After Mother Was Found Dead New photos of a missing 1-year-old girl whose mother was found dead under suspicious circumstances have been released by investigators still hopeful of tracking down the child. Venessa Morales, who is the subject of an Amber Alert issued by Connecticut State Police on Wednesday, Dec. 4, was reported missing on Tuesday, Dec. 3, after her mother was found dead in her home due to blunt force trauma. Morales was initially listed as an "endangered missing child," then both a Silver and Amber Alert were issued for her.  The 1-year-old is described by police in Ansonia, Connecticut as 2…

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by Zak Failla
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Amber Alert Issued For Missing 1-Year-Old Girl After Mother Found Dead Amber Alert Issued For Missing 1-Year-Old Girl After Mother Found Dead
Amber Alert Issued For Missing 1-Year-Old Girl After Mother Found Dead Connecticut State Police issued an Amber Alert for a missing 1-year-old baby whose mother was found dead. Police issued the Amber Alert for Venessa Morales on Wednesday, Dec. 4, after a Silver Alert was originally issued by police on Tuesday, Dec. 3, when she was listed as an “endangered missing child.” Morales is described by police in Ansonia, Connecticut as 2-foot-2, weighing approximately 17 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. According to police, Morales lived in a Myrtle Street home, where there were reports of a suspicious death investigation. Morales was not in the home when …

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Elizabeth A. Taylor, Former Northern Westchester Resident, Dies At 34 Elizabeth A. Taylor, Former Northern Westchester Resident, Dies At 34
Elizabeth A. Taylor, Former Northern Westchester Resident, Dies At 34 Formerly of Northern Westchester, Elizabeth A. Taylor, of Ansonia, Connecticut, died suddenly and tragically on Saturday, Aug. 24, at age 34. She was born in Mount Kisco on Jan. 26, 1985. Taylor worked for Friendly's, both in New York and Connecticut. She took care of her brother John O'Hara IV "who she loved and cared for very much. She was loved by everyone who knew her," said the obituary. Survivors include her mother Linda Taylor, her sisters Heather (Frederick Silva) and Stephanie O'Hara, and brother John O'Hara IV; and grandmother Mildred Uhlig; her niece Jammie, nephews Thomas, Log…

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by Donna Christopher