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25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With SUV Near Danbury Mall Entrance 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With SUV Near Danbury Mall Entrance
25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With SUV Near Danbury Mall Entrance A 25-year-old Fairfield County man was killed following a crash with a car, according to Danbury Police. Samuel Hyde of Danbury died Thursday following a serious crash around 7 p.m. on Backus Avenue near the west entrance of the Danbury Mall, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. An investigation into the crash found that Hyde was operating a Honda CBR 954RR motorcycle at a high rate of speed, westbound on Backus Avenue when the motorcycle struck a 2008 Honda CRV, Williams said. The operator of the SUV, 64-year-old Roberto Romero of Brewster, was not injured. Ambulance personnel tre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Significant Damage Done To Richter Park Grounds After Vehicle Drives On Fairways, Greens Significant Damage Done To Richter Park Grounds After Vehicle Drives On Fairways, Greens
Significant Damage Done To Richter Park Grounds After Vehicle Drives On Fairways, Greens Danbury Police are searching for a vandal or vandals who drove a motor vehicle on the fairways and greens at Richter Park. Course staff reported damage to the course that occurred sometime between Sunday, Aug. 5 and Monday, Aug. 6, Danbury Police said. The course manager estimates the cost to the repair the damage to be in the thousands of dollars. Richter Park Golf Course is offering a reward for information that leads to a conviction. Anyone with information concerning this incident is encouraged to call Danbury Police Department Detective Bureau at 203-797-4662. 

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed After Truck Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Danbury ID Released For Man Killed After Truck Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Danbury
ID Released For Man Killed After Truck Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Danbury The man killed when a tree fell, bringing down wires and causing the truck to catch fire on Tuesday has been identified by Danbury police as a local resident. Walter Cardenas Salinas, 45, of Danbury, was killed around 8:38 a.m. when a very large tree fell on the passenger side of the 2014 Dodge Ram truck he was riding in on Padanaram Road, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. Salinas was the passenger at the time of the incident. The vehicle became engulfed in flames after the falling tree brought down live wires. The driver of the vehicle, Edgar Nugra, stated that he could see the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspected Drug Dealer On Loose After Hitting Three Danbury Police Cars Suspected Drug Dealer On Loose After Hitting Three Danbury Police Cars
Suspected Drug Dealer On Loose After Hitting Three Danbury Police Cars Like a scene out of a movie, a suspected drug dealer rammed three Danbury police cars, injuring one officer while trying to escape capture, according to police. The action started around 3 p.m. Wednesday when Danbury Police Officers Melissa Morrill and Ted Zalenski were patrolling the Steven Street area when they spotted a known drug user engaged in a suspected drug deal with the driver of a gray Acura RL, said Det. Lt. Mark Williams. As the two officers attempted to approach the Acura, the driver, Abdulwali “Tamel” Peterson, recklessly drove away in an obvious attempt to avoid apprehension…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House Three people were hospitalized after a pickup truck slammed into a house in Danbury early Saturday morning, according to James Gagliardo of the Danbury Fire Department. Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, the Danbury Fire Department was dispatched to the area of West Wooster Street and Garfield Avenue by Western Connecticut 911 along with City of Danbury EMS and the Police Department for a report of a vehicle into a house with possible entrapment. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a Ford pickup truck that had careened into a house injuring the driver and two occupants, Gagliardo said. All of …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Seen Her? Police Renew Call For Help In Search For Missing Danbury Woman Seen Her? Police Renew Call For Help In Search For Missing Danbury Woman
Seen Her? Police Renew Call For Help In Search For Missing Danbury Woman The Danbury Police Department is renewing its call for help from the public to find a missing Danbury woman who has not been seen since October 2017. Laelcira DeLima, 53, was last seen on Friday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. when she told her two children, ages 15 and 10, that she loved them and was going to a local Walmart to pick up a prescription, said Danbury Police Detective Lt. Christian Carroccio. She was wearing a black V-neck shirt and blue jeans, police said. Since that time, Danbury police have interviewed dozens of people, chased down numerous leads, and flown a helicopter over the surro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In Hudson Valley Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In Hudson Valley
Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In Hudson Valley A wanted fugitive from justice was nabbed by Putnam County Sheriff's deputies during a routine traffic stop in the Town of Southeast, according to Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. Deputy Daniel Meury was on patrol on Thursday around 7 p.m., on Route 22 in the Town of Southeast, when he saw a vehicle make a turn, without properly signaling, into the parking lot of Heidi’s Inn, located at 1270 Route 22. Meury stopped the vehicle and after an investigation discovered that the driver, 56-year-old Philip J. Nichols, had a suspended driver’s license and the passenger, 42-year-old Dawn …

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by Kathy Reakes