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Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Know Them? Man, Woman Wanted For Stealing $1.1K In Items From Area Market, Then Leaving In BMW
Recognize them? Connecticut State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a man and woman who were caught on camera stealing baby formula and disposable razors from an Oxford grocery store. Investigators released surveillance photos of the suspects this week, who were caught on camera stealing the items from Market 32. In total, the unpaid items have a value of approximately $1,103.18. They were also spotted leaving in an older model BMW that had rear passenger side window damage. Police said the shoplifting incident took place shortly after 4 p.m…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
State Police Announce Sites, Times For New Year's DUI Enforcement
For those planning on downing a few cocktails to ring in the New Year and then drive, the state police are reminding all to have a designated driver in order to avoid landing in jail, or worse, being involved in a crash that could kill or injure someone else. The department said that tens of thousands of drivers will be on the highways as the holidays wind down with a bang on New Year's Eve. They are reminding drivers to : Drive the speed limit. Keep a safe distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you. Ensure that all passengers are wearing seatbelts. Signal when turning, chan…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
State Police Announce Dates, Sites For Holiday Details
With a record number of travelers expected to hit the road this holiday season, Connecticut State Police are cautioning area residents to mind the rules of the road take it easy on the eggnog if they’re going to get behind the wheel. Fresh on the heels of one of the busiest Thanksgiving travel seasons, Americans getting ready to go on the move for the Christmas and New Year holidays. AAA estimates that a record-breaking 112.5 million travelers - more than a third of all Americans - are expected to visit family and friends for the holiday. AAA estimates that an estimated 102 million of those…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Teenage Bicyclist Hospitalized After Hit-Run Incident, State Police Say
Police investigators in the area are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a motorist who hospitalized a teenage bicyclist and took off. An 18-year-old bicyclist was struck on Route 67 in front of the entrance to Market 32 in Oxford at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The teen was treated for non-life-threatening injuries before being transported to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in New Haven. After striking the cyclist, the driver took off, driving south on Route 67 (Oxford Road). Several passersby and nearby motorists stopped to help the teenager. Police sa…
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Who Burned Down House At Owner's Request Nabbed, Police Say
A Westchester man who was allegedly commissioned to burn a rental house down in Connecticut and attempted to elude arrest has been busted by police following a two-year investigation. Connecticut State Police announced the arrest of Yonkers resident Leon “Pops” Carson, Jr., who was allegedly set a mattress on fire at an Oxford rental home at the behest of the owner, Delores Lee, who had recently taken out a $300,000 insurance policy on the property. First responders received a report of a structure fire at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Route 67 on July 29, 2016. Upon arrival, police said that …
Fairfield, CT
News
Body Found At Stevenson Dam In Oxford
An investigation is underway after a body was found Friday afternoon at Stevenson Dam in Oxford. The body was found on the property at around 3 p.m. and there is no criminal aspect to this investigation, according to state police. The medical examiner’s office will be conducting an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, state police said. The identity of the person is not being released at this time.
Fairfield, CT
News
Connecticut Man, 31, Killed In Vermont Plane Crash
A Connecticut man has been identified as the pilot and single occupant of a small plane that crashed in Vermont, according to state police. A state police investigation in Vermont determined that a 1975 Piper PA-34-200T plane traveling from Burlington, Vermont, to Oxford in Connecticut that crashed near Bald Mountain in Vermont earlier this week was being operated by 31-year-old Ramsey Samson Ah-Nee, 31, of Manchester. Vermont State Police investigators were contacted by the Federal Aviation Association shortly before 6 p.m. on May 20 regarding a lost aircraft in the area of Woodford, Vermo…
Fairfield, CT
Weather
Four Tornadoes Confirmed In Connecticut
The National Weather Service has confirmed that two additional tornadoes made landfall in western Connecticut during Tuesday's intense storms, bringing the total number to pummel the state to four. An EF1 tornado hit Winsted with reported maximum winds of 95 miles per hour, traveling for almost a mile, uprooting trees and damaging all in its path. The storm then moved to the Barkhamsted Reservoir, traveling for a path of 175 yards. The other two tornadoes were reported by the NWS between Southbury and Oxford and Beacon Falls and Hamden in New Haven County. The Southbury tornado was rated a…
Bridgeport, CT
News
ID Released For Man Found Dead At Naugatuck State Forest
Connecticut State police have identified the Southbury man who was found dead at the Naugatuck State Forest. The body of 64-year-old Jeffrey Bussolari was found Tuesday in a wooded area in Oxford, near Old Litchfield Turnpike, police said. Police, who are not releasing the cause of death, said it was not criminal in nature and there was no threat to the public.
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Police & Fire
Oxford Man Charged With Shooting, Killing Neighbor's Cat
OXFORD, Conn. -- An Oxford man was charged with shooting and killing his neighbor's cat because he thought it was a stray, according to state police. State police said that on Sunday, 48-year-old Craig Middendorf was annoyed at what he believed was a stray cat, so he shot and killed it in his backyard with a .22 caliber rifle. The cat ended up belonging to a neighbor, who lived next to Middendorf in a duplex on Roosevelt Drive, police said. Middendorf was charged with unlawful discharge of firearms, cruelty to animals and first-degree reckless endangerment. He was released on a $2,500 bond …
Bridgeport, CT
News
Bridgeport Man Gets Prison Time For Stealing $313K In Postal Money Orders
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 33-year-old Bridgeport man will spend 30 months behind bars for his role in two fraud schemes — one involving postal money orders stolen in Old Greenwich worth $313,570. Bernhard Harris was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven. According to court documents and statements made in court, the first scheme involved the theft of postal money orders. Marc Anthony Alexander, formerly of Stratford and Oxford, and his wife, Rachael Alexander, also known as Rachael Vierling, devised a scheme to steal blocks of blank postal money orders from t…
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Police & Fire
Update: Monroe's Route 34 Reopens After Crash Involving School Bus
Update: Route 34 in Monroe reopened to traffic in both directions at about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday. The driver of the van was extricated from the vehicle and taken to Waterbury Hospital with “potentially life-threatening injuries” after the crash with a school bus on Route 34 near the Stevenson Dam, police told the Monroe Courier. Route34 was closed for about four hours after the crash. Original story: MONROE, Conn. — Route 34 will be closed for an extended time Wednesday after a crash involving a school bus and another motor vehicle, Monroe police said. The accident occurred on Route 3…
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