Police Beef Up Patrols At Transportation Venues After NYC Rush-Hour Subway Attack Police Beef Up Patrols At Transportation Venues After NYC Rush-Hour Subway Attack
Police Beef Up Patrols At Transportation Venues After NYC Rush-Hour Subway Attack Law enforcement agencies in the Northeast are ramping up security at transportation hubs as police search for a wanted man who injured more than a dozen people in a shooting at a New York City subway station on Tuesday, April 12. A shooter reportedly sporting a gas mask and construction vest opened fire before fleeing the scene in Brooklyn at Sunset Park in the area of 36th Street and 4th Avenue, striking at least 10 people. Original story - 10 Shot, 16 Injured On NYC Subway By Suspect Possibly Wearing Gas Mask, Vest In response, police agencies in the region announced that they were close…
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-84 in Connecticut, state police announced. Tolland County resident Kurt Emmanual Bahler, age 36, of Ellington, was driving eastbound on I-84 near exit 51 in Hartford shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in the left of four lanes when a wrong-way driver approached him. Police said that Hartford resident Natachia Izekia Rivera-Hall was driving the wrong way on I-84 traveling west in the eastbound lanes when she struck Bahler head-on. Bahler’s truck came to an uncontrolled rest in the left lane near the exit, while Rivera-Hall’s …
Police Search For I-84 Hit-Run Driver Police Search For I-84 Hit-Run Driver
Police Search For I-84 Hit-Run Driver Connecticut State police are asking the public for help locating the driver of a light-colored SUV involved in a hit-and-run crash on I-84 in Fairfield County.  The incident took place around 1:40 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 30, near Exit 5 in Danbury when the SUV merged into the right lane and hit the front driver’s side of a 2010 Honda Civic, state police said. The crash caused the Honda to swerve right and strike a metal beam guide rail before veering left and colliding into a center median concrete barrier, state police said. According to police, the SUV failed to stop. The driver of the …
25-Year-Old Woman Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say 25-Year-Old Woman Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say
25-Year-Old Woman Killed In I-84 Crash, CT State Police Say The 25-year-old passenger of a vehicle that crashed in Connecticut died from injuries sustained after her driver lost control on I-84 and crashed, state police investigators announced. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, police said New York resident Ronald Boire, age 60, of Warwick in Orange County, was driving west on I-84 in Hartford County, when 25-year-old Christine Shadajai Collins, of New Britain lost control and sideswiped him near exit 39 in Farmington. According to police, the Collins lost control of the vehicle, struck and traveled through the metal guardrail next to the roa…
Area Resident Seriously Injured In Crash That Caused I-84 Closure Area Resident Seriously Injured In Crash That Caused I-84 Closure
Area Resident Seriously Injured In Crash That Caused I-84 Closure Police are asking the public for help with information regarding a 4-vehicle crash that caused life-threatening injuries to one passenger and closed I-84 for hours. The crash took place around 2:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8, on I-84 in Danbury, said the Connecticut State Police. According to troopers, the crash occurred when the four vehicles were traveling west on I-84 and traffic began to slow for congestion. As the slowdown began, the fourth vehicle collied with the third vehicle, forcing it off the roadway and down an embankment and into a tree. The fourth vehicle continue straight and the…
CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm
CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm A Connecticut State Police sergeant who was hospitalized after his vehicle was swept away by floodwaters during Storm Ida has died. The well-respected veteran trooper lost his life early Thursday morning, Sept. 2 as sweeping floodwaters in Litchfield County from the Pomperaug River flooded a road in Woodbury. Hours after Troop L last heard from him, Sergeant Brian Mohl was found by search and rescue teams in the waters of the river, swollen by the torrential rains of Ida. Earlier report: CT State Trooper Swept Away By Flood Waters Found Alive After Massive Search “It is with dee…
Woman's Body Found In Compact SUV At Commuter Parking Lot In Region Woman's Body Found In Compact SUV At Commuter Parking Lot In Region
Woman's Body Found In Compact SUV At Commuter Parking Lot In Region An investigation is underway after a body was found inside a parked compact SUV at a commuter parking lot in the region. Just before 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, there was a report of a strong odor emanating from a gray, Honda CR-V, bearing a California license plate, parked in the I-84 eastbound Exit 2 lot in Danbury, Connecticut State Police said.  Responding troopers located a woman inside of the CR-V, who was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.  The woman was identified as Joanna Lynne Walker, age 71, of Rancho Murieta, California, state police said.  The i…
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut A New York man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and slamming into a metal guardrail in Connecticut. The victim, Putnam County resident Gabriel Ramos, age 34, of Carmel, was traveling northbound on I-91in North Haven around 10 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, when the crash happened, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, lost control of his 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle and hit a metal beam guardrail, and was thrown from the bike. He was transported with life-threatening injuries to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he later died. Any witnesses to the crash are asked to con…
Three Hospitalized After Moose Struck, Killed By Car In Connecticut Three Hospitalized After Moose Struck, Killed By Car In Connecticut
Three Hospitalized After Moose Struck, Killed By Car In Connecticut Three people were hospitalized after a car struck and killed a pregnant moose in Connecticut. The incident happened at around 9:40 p.m. Saturday, May 1 in Litchfield County, on Route 272 in the Town of Goshen near the Town of Norfolk. The car, a 2011 Subaru Legacy, was driven by a 38-year-old woman from Torrington, Connecticut State Police said. The driver and two passengers were transported to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, state police said. Jon Barbagallo, public information officer for the Norfolk Police Department, described those injuries as being minor. The vehicle b…
19-Car Pileup During Height Of Storm Among Hundreds Of Crashes Reported In Region 19-Car Pileup During Height Of Storm Among Hundreds Of Crashes Reported In Region
19-Car Pileup During Height Of Storm Among Hundreds Of Crashes Reported In Region This story has been updated. A 19-car-pileup during the height of the Nor'easter was one of numerous storm-related crashes in the region, although most motorists stayed off roadways. At least six people were injured in the multi-vehicle crash that shut down part of the Henry Hudson Parkway in upper Manhattan Wednesday, Dec. 16 during the evening hours as the snow was beginning to pile-up. On Long Island, it's was a different story during the height of the storm with more than 200 crashes from 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to early Thursday. Officials with the Suffolk County Police said currently …
College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended
College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended A college student from Fairfield County wanted for a string of killings, a home invasion and a kidnapping been apprehended. Peter Manfredonia, 23, a 2015 Newtown High School graduate, was apprehended in Hagerstown, Maryland Wednesday night, May 27 after five days on the run. Connecticut State Police announced it was at the scene in Maryland and said there were "no injuries to any law enforcement personnel or Manfredonia." More information will be provided on Thursday, May 28, Connecticut state police said. Since the first of the two homicides in Connecticut happened on Friday, May 22…
Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault
Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault The father of the University of Connecticut student and former high school football player in Fairfield County who is the subject of a massive manhunt for two slayings was arrested last month for sexual assault. Robert Manfredonia, 54, of Waterbury, turned himself in at Newtown Police headquarters on Tuesday, April 28, after learning there was a warrant for his arrest, said Lt. Aaron  Bahamonde. He was arrested for an alleged sexual assault that occurred on Friday, April 10. Related Story: 'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings He was ch…