Man Found Sleeping In Car With Pound Of Pot In Trumbull, Police Say
A man was found sleeping in his vehicle along with more than a pound of marijuana in Fairfield County, police said.
The incident took place in Trumbull around 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 on Woodridge Circle.
Enzo Aleman, age 19, of Stamford, was arrested after officers were called to investigate a vehicle with its engine running since the night before, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police.
Police located a Honda Accord parked and occupied by two men inside, and a registration plate from another vehicle, Weir said.
The investigating officer also noticed a strong o…
Trumbull Resident Wins $40K In Mega Millions, Jackpot Soars To $1.25 Billion
A Trumbull resident has already claimed a $40,000 win in the Tuesday, Aug. 1 Mega Million game.
The winner, Vanderlei M., purchased the winning ticket at the News Express in Fairfield, said Connecticut Lottery officials.
The lucky winner hit four of the five Mega Millions numbers as well as the Mega Ball number. They also purchased a multiplier option, which increased the prize from $10,000 to $40,000, Lottery officials said.
No one picked the entire line of correct numbers sending the jackpot to some $1.25 billion, officials said.
The winning numbers were 8 - 24 - 30 - 45…
NJ Politico Gets 24 Years, No Parole, For Hiring Hit Men Who Killed, Burned Longtime Associate
UPDATE: A New Jersey political consultant was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for hiring two hitmen to kill a longtime associate from Hudson County.
Sean Caddle, 45, of Hamburg, will have to serve just about all of the plea-bargained sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system.
Caddle, a former aide to former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth), admitted last year that he paid the killers to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of former State Sen. James Galdieri (D-Jersey City) and a prominent figure in local Hudson County politics.
Galdieri, 52, who'd worked for…
DUI Crash: Woman Charged After Hitting Traffic Cones, Police Say
A local woman has been accused of driving under the influence after police say she crashed into cones on a stretch of northbound I-95 in Connecticut.
The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, June 4 in the town of Fairfield.
The right lane was closed near Exit 22 due to an earlier crash, Connecticut State Police said,
The woman, Allison Michelle Soto, age 22, of Trumbull, was stopped after troopers say she hit the cones after failing to move over.
Field sobriety tests were administered after the troopers observed glossy, bloodshot eyes, said police.
She was charged with:
Oper…
Beloved Trumbull Paraeducator Dies At Age 55
A beloved paraeducator from Fairfield County has died after a 10-year battle with breast cancer.
Robin Bova, age 55, of Trumbull, died Sunday, May 21, just weeks after being named Trumbull Early Childhood Education Center's Paraeducator of the Year.
Known to all as Miss Robin, Bova was known for her personality, which according to a GoFundMe, was "as big as her hair."
"Her sense of humor was even bigger," said Gail Kay, who organized the fundraiser. "She was wholly dedicated to her three boys and husband Kevin."
According to the fundraiser and TECEC's principal Matthew Wheeler,&…
