CRIME & SAFETY
Axe-Wielding Man In Fairfield Captured After Pursuit
The incident occurred in Fairfield around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, at Hemlock Hardware at 1860 Post Road. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police officers responded to the hardware store after receiving a report of a suspicious man. On the scene, officers found Orlando Roper of...
Duo In Stolen Car Busted With Drugs After Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD
At 2:36 a.m., officers observed a dark colored BMW exit onto Route 46 West from behind a closed business commit several motor vehicle violations, Fairfield officers said in a release. A motor vehicle stop was conducted in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn, police said. When officers approached...
Thieves hit Trumbull jewelry store
Police in Trumbull are looking for suspects in a smash and grab robbery Wednesday at a town jewelry store. They say three masked thieves stole thousands of dollars in gems from the Kay Jewelers store in the Trumbull Mall on Main Street.
Franklin Park Man Snuck Onto Impound Yard, Fled From Cops: Fairfield PD
At 1:30 p.m., police responded to Criger's Services on Lane Road on a report of two men who had arrived at the tow yard, which contains impounded vehicles, officers said in a release. The two men had arrived at the impound yard to retrieve personal belongings from a car that...
Bridgeport Teen Shot In Head Dies
Romain Sterling of Bridgeport died on Wednesday, April 17, from injuries sustained in the shooting that took place on Wednesday, April 10, along Park Avenue, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. "Romain Sterling's family have been in communication with the Bridgeport Police Department's Detective Bureau," Gilleran said. "This...
Bridgeport Police Asking for Public Help in Identifying Women Sought in Meadowbrook Mall Shoplifting
The Bridgeport Police Department is hoping the community can assist in a felony investigation for an incident that took place last month at the Meadowbrook Mall. According to Bridgeport Officer C.C. Turner, a shoplifting incident took place on March 16 at the mall. Turner said it occurred JCPenney at 6 p.m. on that day.
2 Stratford beaches close early in anticipation of large gathering
Two beaches in Stratford closed at 4 p.m. in anticipation of a large gathering that is expected today. The police department said Short Beach and Long Beach closed early out of an abundance of caution. Authorities said youth are expected to gather, and police officers will be stationed at the...
Bridgeport Man Hit with Two Charges, including Child Neglect, after Police Find Kids Walking on City Road
According to WBOY, a man has been charged after two children were found walking on a road in Bridgeport. On April 15, officers with the Bridgeport Police Department arrived at a residence in reference to a call of possible child neglect, according to a criminal complaint. When officers arrived, they...
Police: Man charged with larceny after defrauding bank
WESTPORT — A 27-year-old man is charged with depositing a fraudulent check at a regional bank’s Fairfield office and then illegally withdrawing the money from the bank’s Westport office, according to police. Alexis Antuna, of Greenwich, was charged April 3 with third-degree larceny and criminal attempt to...
Man found dead in Framingham home identified
The man was found "with apparent trauma to his body," authorities said previously. A man who was found dead in a Framingham home on April 10 after police received an anonymous 911 call has been identified. Brooks Hood, 27, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is the deceased, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s...
Monroe police ask killer to come forward after developments in cold case
The Monroe Police Department is asking whoever is responsible for the cold case killing of then- 8-year-old Renee Freer to come forward. Freer was murdered on June 22, 1977, and investigators said there hasn't been a break in the case - until now. Police said the child was found dead...
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