Man Charged With Assault, Carjacking In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County man was arrested for his involvement in a series of crimes that included assaulting and carjacking a woman at gunpoint.
Jose Francisco Ramos, age 52, of Bridgeport, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 9, by US Marshals for the incident which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 13, said Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police.
On Oct. 13, around 7:40 a.m., Trumbull Police received multiple calls about an armed carjacking at an office building on Corporate Drive, where a gun was displayed, Weir said.
The victim reported that as she arrived for work and was sitting in her car…
Fairfield County Man Sentenced After Selling Fentanyl Involved In Overdose Death, Feds Say
A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for selling fentanyl to a man who later died from an overdose.
John Matthews, also known as “Jay” and “Gotti,” age 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 30 to prison time in addition to three years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, a 35-year-old man in Trumbull died of a drug overdose.
The investigation revealed that Matthews sold the vict…
Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store
A lucky area resident cashed in a winning $825,000 lotto ticket that was sold at a Connecticut convenience store.
On Thursday, Sept. 9, in New Haven County, an East Haven resident cashed in a "$1,000,000 Emeralds" scratcher that was sold at Krauszer's Food Store on Campbell Avenue in West Haven.
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According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less p…
ID Released For Teen Killed In Fairfield County Crash
A Fairfield County teen killed in a single-vehicle crash has been identified by police.
Elijah Page, age 17, of Bridgeport, was killed early Wednesday, July 14, when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a guard rail in Trumbull, authorities said.
According to Weir, Page, a graduate of Fairfield Wheeler High School, was driving a 1998 Nissan Sentra Southbound on the Exit 7 ramp from Route 8, when his vehicle did not stop before traveling through the intersection across White Plains Road, and onto Old Town Road where the vehicle struck the guard rail.
When officers arrived on the…
Winning $177,777 CT State Lottery Ticket Sold At Market/Deli In Fairfield County
Residents in Fairfield and Hartford counties are feeling lucky after cashing in CT Lottery tickets with cash prizes reaching six digits.
Over the weekend, a Bridgeport resident cashed in a $177,777 winning "7s On Fire" ticket that was sold at the Hood Market & Deli in Bridgeport, and Hartford County resident Lidia Fornal, of Enfield, won $100,000 on "$100,000 CASHWORD 10" that was sold at Sam's Food Store in Enfield.
According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that pri…
