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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, …
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…
Loss Prevention Officer Sexually Assaults Girl Being Detained At Kohl's, Norwalk Police Say
A Westchester resident sexually assaulted a girl who was being detained while he was working as a loss prevention officer at a Kohl's in Fairfield County, police said.
Edwin Espichan, 35, of White Plains was arrested without incident at Kohl's, located at 500 Connecticut Ave. in Norwalk, on Friday, July 12 and charged with sexual assault, two counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of unlawful restraint and two counts of disorderly conduct.
On Friday, June 21, 2019, the Norwalk Police Department Patrol Division investigated a complaint involving Espichan. The parents of two female juven…
Nyack Man Charged In Theft Of $150,000 Worth Of Copper From Hardware Manufacturer
A Nyack man conspired with two accomplices to steal more than $150,000 worth of copper from a North Jersey hardware manufacturer, authorities charged.
Police arrested the trio after a manager at Elgen/Capital Hardware Inc. in the Bergen County town of Closter reported large quantities of copper missing from the business.
Now-former employee Eliseo Adorno, 47, worked with Alvaro Baca, 27, of Roselle, New Jersey, who was the company's shipping manager, and trucker Dimitris M. Hatsis, also 27, of Norwalk, Connecticut, to steal the metal, authorities said.
Baca “was able to manipulate the comp…
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout The Area
Here are snowfall totals from the winter storm that swept through the area.
Connecticut
Fairfield County
Bethel, 10 inches
Danbury, 10 inches
Darien, 9 inches
Easton, 8 inches
Fairfield, 6 inches
Greenwich, 8 inches
New Canaan, 10.5 inches
Newtown, 11 inches
Norwalk, 8 inches
Ridgefield, 10 inches
Shelton, 11 inches
Stamford, 7 inches
Stratford, 8.5 inches
New York
Westchester County
Armonk, 11 inches
Croton Falls, 7 inches
Jefferson Valley, 6.5 inches
Katonah, 10 inches
Mount Kisco, 8 inches
North Salem, 10 inches
Pound Ridge, 10 inches
White Plains, 6 inc…
