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'Devastating News': High School Student In Region Dies 'Devastating News': High School Student In Region Dies
'Devastating News': High School Student In Region Dies A Fairfield County high school student has died, according to school officials. Click here for a new, updated story: Support Pours In For Family Of Beloved Ridgefield High School Student Who Died At Age 15 The student attended Ridgefield High School and died early Monday morning, Oct. 30, Ridgefield Police and school officials said. They did not reveal where or how the student died. The name of the student has not yet been released. Ridgefield Public Schools superintendent Dr. Susie Da Silva wrote in a letter to the community to share the "devastating news." "The loss for our stu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A new Jeep Grand Cherokee sitting on the lot of a Fairfield County car dealership ended up damaged during a two-vehicle crash. The incident took place around 7 a.m., Tuesday, May 4, on Danbury Road in Ridgefield when a woman was swerving to avoid another vehicle pulling into her lane of travel and ended up entering the lot of Pamby Motors and hitting the vehicle, said Captain Shawn Platt of the Ridgefield Police. The woman was treated at the scene and released.  The Jeep received "substantial damage," police said. The second driver, who pulled in front of the first vehicle, Vane…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign On Route 35 Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign On Route 35
Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign On Route 35 A 60-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Fairfield County. The crash happened just after 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 1 on a stretch of Route 35 in Ridgefield, police said. The victim, identified as John Lienhardt, 60, of Cos Cob, was traveling eastbound when his motorcycle went off the roadway, striking a road sign, Ridgefield Police said. He was then treated at the scene and transported to the Danbury Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.  The investigation is ongoing. 

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Suspects Flee Scene Of Attempted Burglary On Route 116 Two Suspects Flee Scene Of Attempted Burglary On Route 116
Two Suspects Flee Scene Of Attempted Burglary On Route 116 Two suspects are on the loose after an attempted burglary on North Salem Road (Route 116) in Ridgefield on Wednesday morning. The two males broke a window of a residence and fled the area, Ridgefield Police said early Wednesday evening.  Ridgefield officers, K9 officer Loki, and Westchester County Aviation Unit searched for the suspects but did not locate them. Witnesses described the suspects as two white males in their late teens or early 20s. Height was reported as about 5-foot-5. The suspects did not confront the homeowners and no weapon was reported, police said. Ridgefiel…

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by Joe Lombardi