Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
One Killed After Car Crashes Into DOT Truck On I-95 One Killed After Car Crashes Into DOT Truck On I-95
One Killed After Car Crashes Into DOT Truck On I-95 One person was killed when a car crashed into a Department of Transportation truck Saturday morning, causing the hours-long closure of a stretch of southbound I-95 in Connecticut. The incident occurred near Exit 65 at around 7:19 a.m., state police said. The car entered a work zone off of the shoulder of the road in Westbrook and slammed into a tree-trimming bucket truck. The driver of the car was killed, according to DOT. After becoming stuck in the bucket after the crash, the DOT worker was extricated and did not suffer any injuries. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. …

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by Daily Voice
Shelton, CT
News
Woman From Connecticut One Of Victims In Random Nashville Killings Woman From Connecticut One Of Victims In Random Nashville Killings
Woman From Connecticut One Of Victims In Random Nashville Killings A Connecticut woman was one two people shot and killed by two men who have also murdered another man shot and attacked and critically injured another woman. Jaime Sarrantonio, 30, a native of Westbrook, and Bartley Teal, 33, of Nashville, were shot and killed on Friday, Aug. 17 by two men that are the subject of a huge manhunt by Nashville, Tenn., police. According to Nashville police, officers throughout the city are on the lookout for a small late model Chevrolet car in which two murderers fled after fatally shooting two people in the parking lot of Cobra Bar, 2511 Gallatin Ave., at 3:26 …

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
News
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Months-Long Bank Robbery Spree Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Months-Long Bank Robbery Spree
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Months-Long Bank Robbery Spree A Fairfield County man who threatened to kill bank employees during an armed robbery and later engaged in a standoff with police has been sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars following his seven-month crime spree. Bryce Alexander Laister, 26, formerly of Bridgeport and Stratford, has been sentenced to 107 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to robbing five Connecticut banks between November 2016 and June 2017. He must also pay $25,279 in restitution to the banks. Laister robbed Webster Bank on Merwin Avenue in Milford on Nov. 30, 2016…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Video: CT State Police Seek Person Of Interest In Suspicious Incidents Video: CT State Police Seek Person Of Interest In Suspicious Incidents
Video: CT State Police Seek Person Of Interest In Suspicious Incidents Have you seen him? Connecticut State Police troopers are investigating a strange incident that unfolded recently involving a pregnant woman and a suspicious lurking man. At approximately noon on June 8, troopers from Connecticut State Police Troop F in Westbrook were dispatched to a Dublin Hills home in Haddam, where there was a report from the homeowner of a woman who attempted to enter the residence without consent. The homeowner reported to police that the woman, an African American female who appeared to be pregnant, came to the door and asked for water. The woman then attempted to ent…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend
Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend With one of the busiest driving weekends of the year fast approaching, local and state law enforcement agencies in Connecticut have plans to ramp up special enforcement details during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. Police will be out in force during Memorial Day Weekend, targeting everything from motorists traveling too fast or while impaired, to those not wearing seatbelts or violating vehicle and traffic laws. Police said that they will use laser units for speed enforcement in both marked and unmarked cars during the holiday, including some in non-police vehicles, officials noted. Stat…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Fairfield Farmers Market Set To Return Fairfield Farmers Market Set To Return
Fairfield Farmers Market Set To Return The Fairfield Farmers Market is set to return on June 17, and operate every Sunday at Sherman Green through Sept. 30. The Fairfield Farmers Market returns to downtown Fairfield for its third season  The market will be held every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. rain or shine.  More than two dozen farms and food producers will have everything you need for beach picnics, Sunday dinner or weekly shopping. Five Connecticut farms, including Fairfield’s own Little River Farm, will have the freshest seasonal vegetables and salad greens around.  Also sold will be fresh fish from Rhode Island, pastu…

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by Jon Craig
Stratford, CT
News
Fairfield County Man Admits To Robbing Five Connecticut Banks Fairfield County Man Admits To Robbing Five Connecticut Banks
Fairfield County Man Admits To Robbing Five Connecticut Banks A Bridgeport man used weapons and murder threats to rob five Connecticut banks over the span of nearly a year, according to the John Durham, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Durham announced this week that Alexander Laister, 25, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of armed bank robbery and admitted that he robbed a total of five banks between November 2016 and June 2017. According to court documents, Laister admitted to robbing Webster Bank on Merwin Avenue in Milford, Key Bank on Main Street in Plainville, Key Bank on …

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by Zak Failla