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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. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Missing Man Found Dead Living In Region Under Assumed Name, Police Say Missing Man Found Dead Living In Region Under Assumed Name, Police Say
Missing Man Found Dead Living In Region 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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Region Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Region
Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into HS Class In Region 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…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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…

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
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…

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Zak Failla