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Photos Released Of Chick-fil-a Armed Robbery Suspects In Mercedes With NY Plates Photos Released Of Chick-fil-a Armed Robbery Suspects In Mercedes With NY Plates
Photos Released Of Chick-fil-a Armed Robbery Suspects In Mercedes With NY Plates Do you know them or the Mercedes-Benz shown above with its New York plate number? Two suspects who brazenly robbed a busy Fairfield County Chick-a-fila at gunpoint during the morning rush on Valentine's Day are on the loose and authorities are asking the public's help in finding them. The robbery took place around 7 a.m., Friday, Feb. 14, at the Chick-fil-a located at 467 Connecticut Ave., in Norwalk, said Norwalk Police Lt. Jared Zwickler. The two suspects are shown in the first two images above. The plate on the vehicle is NY JCF6744 (third and fourth images above.) Anyone who recogniz…

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by Joe Lombardi
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State Police Cruiser Rear-Ended By Tesla On 'Autopilot' On I-95 State Police Cruiser Rear-Ended By Tesla On 'Autopilot' On I-95
State Police Cruiser Rear-Ended By Tesla On 'Autopilot' On I-95 A state patrol cruiser was among two vehicles hit by a Tesla driving in autopilot on a busy stretch of Interstate 95 in Fairfield County. It happened on Saturday morning, Dec. 7 on the northbound side near Exit 15 in Norwalk, Connecticut State Police said. Two police cars responded to a disabled vehicle in the left-center lane when the incident occurred. The troopers activated their emergency lights and set up a flare pattern behind the cruisers while waiting for a tow truck for the disabled vehicle. The Tesla, a 2018 Tesla Model 3, hit the disabled vehicle before striking the rear of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Construction Worker Killed In Norwalk Fall ID Released For Construction Worker Killed In Norwalk Fall
ID Released For Construction Worker Killed In Norwalk Fall A construction worker who fell to his death while working during the early morning hours on the SoNo Collection in Norwalk has been identified. Lorgio Jimenez-Suarez, 52, of Astoria, fell around 2:39 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the new shopping area located at 100 North Water Street, said Lt. Terry Blake with the Norwalk Police Department. Blake said Jimenez-Suarez fell from an elevated height. Arriving officers rendered aid to Jimenez-Suarez, who was transported to the Norwalk Hospital by ambulance where he later died, Blake said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was noti…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Connecticut Plan To Install I-684 Toll Sparks Backlash Among New Yorkers Connecticut Plan To Install I-684 Toll Sparks Backlash Among New Yorkers
Connecticut Plan To Install I-684 Toll Sparks Backlash Among New Yorkers Many New Yorkers are miffed at Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to install toll gantries on I-684, which would force some residents to have to pay a toll without traveling to or from the state. Lamont introduced his latest plan for statewide tolls, including one in a remote stretch of I-684 in Greenwich that will force motorists to pay, despite being in the state for only about one mile. The roadway is the only way to pass the area in either direction, forcing New Yorkers to pay the toll. According to a Middletown Press report, in response, angry area elected officials are banding tog…

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by Zak Failla
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Private Equity Firm Director From Norwalk Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice Private Equity Firm Director From Norwalk Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice
Private Equity Firm Director From Norwalk Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice A former Securities and Exchange Commission investigator from Fairfield County is facing an obstruction of justice charge for alleged unauthorized computer access and disclosure of confidential information to a firm where he sought a job. Michael Cohn, 59, of Norwalk, the Chief Compliance Officer of GPB Capital Holdings in Manhattan allegedly stole information from the SEC before he started working for FPB in October last year. Cohn was charged obstruction of justice, unauthorized computer access and unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and released on a $250,000 bond followi…

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by Zak Failla
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Financial Advisor Admits To Running $5M Ponzi Scheme, SDNY Says Financial Advisor Admits To Running $5M Ponzi Scheme, SDNY Says
Financial Advisor Admits To Running $5M Ponzi Scheme, Sdny Says A financial adviser from Fairfield County admitted to running a yearlong multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Norwalk resident James Booth, 74, who operated Booth Financial Associates, pleaded guilty solicited money from clients, falsely promising to invest the money in opportunities offered outside of their ordinary advisory and brokerage accounts. Booth pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud. When he is sentenced on Feb. 21 next year, he will face up to 20 years in prison. In total, Booth fraudulently obtained nearly $5 million from his customers. Instead of investing their money,…

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by Zak Failla
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Stamford Couple Among 34 Victims Of Fatal California Boat Fire Stamford Couple Among 34 Victims Of Fatal California Boat Fire
Stamford Couple Among 34 Victims Of Fatal California Boat Fire Two victims in the fast-moving boat fire that killed 34 people in California were a couple from Fairfield County. The two, Kaustubh Nirmal, 44, and Sanjeeri Deopujari, 31, lived in Stamford and were married for two-and-a-half years, according to the Los Angeles Times. The boat, a 75-foot vessel called Conception, was on a three-day scuba-diving excursion when the blaze broke out on Monday, Sept. 2. Five crew members were able to escape. Nirmal was a senior adviser at Ernst and Young and Deopujari was a dentist in Norwalk. “He found a soulmate in Sanjeeri,” Nirmal’s cousin, …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police: Daughter Of TV Producer Accused Of Blackmailing David Letterman Bares All At Area Beach Police: Daughter Of TV Producer Accused Of Blackmailing David Letterman Bares All At Area Beach
Police: Daughter Of TV Producer Accused Of Blackmailing David Letterman Bares All At Area Beach The daughter of a former TV producer who allegedly attempted to blackmail Westchester resident and former late-night TV star David Letterman has been arrested for allegedly baring all at a beach in Fairfield County. Anna Lee Halderman, 28, of Norwalk, turned herself into police on Saturday, Aug. 17, on charges of indecent exposure for allegedly taking off her bathing suit on Monday, July 15, at Compo Beach, said the Westport Police Department. Halderman’s father, Robert “Joe” Halderman, was a CBS News producer when he found a diary belonging to longtime Letterman assistant Stephanie Birkitt…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, 22, 'Interested In Committing Mass Shooting' Nabbed In Norwalk With Weapons Cache Man, 22, 'Interested In Committing Mass Shooting' Nabbed In Norwalk With Weapons Cache
Man, 22, 'Interested In Committing Mass Shooting' Nabbed In Norwalk With Weapons Cache A 22-year-old Fairfield County man who authorities say had shown interest in “committing a mass shooting” in a post on social media was charged with possessing large capacity magazines. Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent-In-Charge Brian C. Turner announced late Thursday afternoon, Aug. 15 that Brandon Wagshol of Bedford Avenue in Norwalk was arrested and charged with four counts of illegal possession of large-capacity magazines. The Federal Bureau of Investigation National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) received a tip that Wagshol was att…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area
Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area A report of a man who had completed a physical exam while carrying a gun led to a misunderstanding that prompted police officers with their firearms drawn to swarm Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman at a gas station in Fairfield County. Here's how it all happened. At about 10:40 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, the Darien Police Department says it was notified by a local medical group on Old Kings Highway North that a male patient, arriving and preparing for a scheduled routine physical, was observed in the office in possession of a handgun. "Despite what has been reported by various news outlet…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Found Not Guilty In Hash Brown/Cell Phone Case In Area That Drew National Attention Man Found Not Guilty In Hash Brown/Cell Phone Case In Area That Drew National Attention
Man Found Not Guilty In Hash Brown/Cell Phone Case In Area That Drew National Attention A Fairfield County man “is loving it” after taking police to court over a distracted driving ticket when an officer apparently mistook a hash brown in his hand for a cell phone. Westport resident Jason Stiber fought the law, and won, after being issued a $300 ticket for distracted driving last year. Stiber, 45, who had just purchased a hash brown at McDonald’s near the Norwalk border, was pulled over and ticketed. Rather than pay the fine, he instead took the case to trial after a magistrate initially found him guilty of the infraction. Phone records showed that Stiber hadn’t used his pho…

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by Zak Failla