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Stamford PD: DUI BMW Driver Hits Pedestrian, Puts Victim In Car, Leaves Him On Road A Mile Away Stamford PD: DUI BMW Driver Hits Pedestrian, Puts Victim In Car, Leaves Him On Road A Mile Away
Stamford PD: DUI BMW Driver Hits Pedestrian, Puts Victim In Car, Leaves Him On Road A Mile Away A 50-year-old man driving under the influence is behind bars after his BMW jumped a curb, hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene after putting the victim in his car and leaving him on another roadway less than a mile away in Stamford, police said. Just after 1 a.m. Saturday, May 11, a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian collision was reported on Cove Road near Van Buskirk Ave. The initial witness said that a dark-colored BMW had been traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Cove Road, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad-Reconstructionist/Supervisor for…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Motorists Trapped In Flooded Waters Rescued By Stamford FD Motorists Trapped In Flooded Waters Rescued By Stamford FD
Motorists Trapped In Flooded Waters Rescued By Stamford FD Stamford firefighters were kept on the run rescuing residents in flooded vehicles late Thursday afternoon through the evening after a line of heavy thunderstorms rolled through the area causing extensive flooding. The Stamford 911 Center began receiving calls at 4:54 p.m. Thursday, for people trapped in flooded cars at the intersection of East Main Street and Myrtle Avenue, underneath the Railroad underpass, said Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes. An engine and truck company were immediately dispatched. On arrival, firefighters found three cars under the railroad bridge, submerged up to the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Critically Injured Following Crash With Van In Stamford Motorcyclist Critically Injured Following Crash With Van In Stamford
Motorcyclist Critically Injured Following Crash With Van In Stamford A 22-year-old Stamford man suffered life-threatening injuries during a crash with a van Monday afternoon. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. on East Main Street at Quintard Terrace in Stamford, said Sgt. Andrew Gallagher. During the crash, the 2001 Chevrolet Venture van was traveling eastbound on East Main Street turning left onto Quintard Terrace, when it collided with the 2007 Suzuki GSXR 75 motorcycle traveling westbound, Gallagher said.  "Initial indications are that the motorcycle was traveling at an excessive speed," Gallagher said. The van was being driven by a 44-year-old …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge A quick-thinking officer from the Stamford Police Department may have saved a woman’s life who was contemplating jumping off a bridge onto I-95. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Stamford Police Department was dispatched to the I-95 overpass on East Main Street, where there was a report of a woman who was attempting to jump off the bridge. Police said that officers arrived and found a 30-year-old woman on a small ledge of the bridge, “contemplating jumping.” Law enforcement quickly jumped into action, with State Police closing traffic on the northbound lanes of I-95, while S…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge A quick-thinking officer from the Stamford Police Department may have saved a woman’s life who was contemplating jumping off a bridge onto I-95. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Stamford Police Department was dispatched to the I-95 overpass on East Main Street, where there was a report of a woman who was attempting to jump off the bridge. Police said that officers arrived and found a 30-year-old woman on a small ledge of the bridge, “contemplating jumping.” Law enforcement quickly jumped into action, with State Police closing traffic on the northbound lanes of I-95, while S…

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by Zak Failla