Tag: St. Vincent’s Hospital
Bridgeport Dad Killed In Road Rage Shooting Remembered For Humor, Dancing, Love
Nelson Batista loved Prince, the Yankees, and making people laugh. Now, his family is asking for help laying the Connecticut father to rest.
Batista, 48, was shot near Park Avenue and Cottage Street in Bridgeport around 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, police said.
Batista's loved ones said his love for family stood out.
His relatives described the Bridgeport father, brother, cousin, and friend as someone who filled their lives with music and laughter. He was known for spontaneous dancing.
“Whether he was cracking jokes, enjoying music, or simply spending time with loved ones, Nelson had a way of creat…
Suspect Charged With Murder In Bridgeport Road Rage Shooting
A shooting that killed a Connecticut man started as a road rage incident, police said, and a suspect now faces a murder charge.
Nelson Manuel Batista, 48, was shot near Park Avenue and Cottage Street in Bridgeport around 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, police said.
Officers discovered Batista in the road beside his car on Cottage Street, Bridgeport police said. He had suffered a gunshot wound. He later died at St. Vincent’s Hospital.
Police arrested Jorge Luis Ortiz, 57, Sunday night, Oct. 19, after spotting him walking on the city’s east side. Ortiz ran from an officer before police caught him, …
CT Man Critically Injured In Early Morning Shelton SUV Crash
A 40-year-old man is fighting for his life in a Connecticut hospital after being hit by an SUV while walking on Route 8, police said.
The Seymour man was walking south near the Exit 9 on-ramp in Shelton when the SUV struck him on Sunday, March 9, shortly before 5:30 a.m., Connecticut State Police said.
Paramedics rushed the victim to St. Vincent's Hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.
The SUV’s driver, a Waterbury resident, remained at the scene, police said.
The crash remains under investigation. Police urge anyone with information, witnesses, or those with dashcam foot…
Bridgeport Inmate Strangled, Death Rule Homicide, ME Says
A Connecticut man who was arrested for violation of probation was strangled in a cell in a Fairfield County jail.
Steven Bailey, age 43, of New Haven, was found dead in a Bridgeport Correctional Center cell around 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, according to the Connecticut State Police.
Milford Police had arrested Bailey on Wednesday, March 20, and he was being held for violation of probation on a prior conviction of obscenity with a minor.
State Police said after being found, Bailey was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, where he was pronounced dead.
The Office of the Chief …
NJ Driver Was 10X Over Legal Limit, Going 85 MPH In CT Uber Crash Near University, Police Say
A 19-year-old DUI driver from New Jersey was 10 times over the legal limit and driving at 85 mph when he crashed into an Uber carrying four of his peers from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut last month, officials said.
Tyler Delk of South Orange, has been charged with assault with a motor vehicle, DUI, reckless driving, and other offenses on Tuesday, Oct. 24 by Fairfield Police for the Friday, Sept. 29 crash on Jefferson Street.
Delk suffered a brain injury, dissected carotid artery, broken jaw, broken ribs, collapsed lung, and lacerated spleen in the crash, according to a GoFundMe …
Woman Extradited From Jamaica For 2022 Bridgeport Murder, Police Say
A woman wanted in connection with the 2022 murder of a Fairfield County man has been extradited from Jamaica.
On Thursday, Sept. 7, members of the US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force took 39-year-old Iyana Reynolds into custody in Jamaica for the Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, murder of Andre Brown in Bridgeport.
Reynolds had an outstanding extraditable murder warrant out of Bridgeport, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Brigeport Police.
Brown was found around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, after Bridgeport Police responded to 100 Marcel St. on the report of a party shot, Gilleran said.
Emerg…
CT Duo Nabbed In Trumbull Following
A Connecticut couple was allegedly found with a large number of guns and fentanyl following a chase with police through Fairfield County.
The incident took place in Trumbull on Wednesday, Oct. 18.
According to Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir, officers arrested the occupants of a stolen Honda Passport after a short pursuit and recovered a number of drugs and two handguns during the apprehension.
Manasia Bennett, age 20, of Middletown, in Middlesex County, and Maureece Fussell, age 25, of Wethersfield, in Hartford County, both ran from the vehicle but were captured by the…
Seven Officers Hospitalized After Chase Involving Wanted Brookfield Woman
A Fairfield County woman wanted for a string of car robberies and other crimes was arrested after crashing into eight police vehicles, and injuring seven officers.
Hannah Casperson, age 25, of Brookfield, was arrested on Sunday, April 3, in Monroe.
The incident started in New Haven County in Waterbury around 8:45 a.m., Sunday police received information that Casperson, who was wanted for the robberies, and a host of other crimes was in the area in a white Hummer, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police.
Officers attempted to make contact with Casperson who was in the driver’s …
Police ID Two Men Found Dead In Basement Of Fairfield County Illegal After-Hours Club
Police have released the identities of two men found shot dead in the basement of an illegal after-hours nightclub in Fairfield County.
The men, 38-year-old Charles Dimples Barnes, of Bloomfield, in Hartford County, and Fairfield County resident Norman Charles Peters, age 40, of Stamford, were found around 1:55 a.m., Sunday, May 16, in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport PD Captain Kevin Gilleran.
The men were found in the basement of the club on Main Street after Bridgeport Police responded to a report of shots fired and found Barnes in the basement at the club, Gilleran said.
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