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Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Bridgeport
A pedestrian was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Bridgeport on Monday morning. Police said the person was struck at Seaview Avenue and Barnum Avenue around 7 a.m. The person is being transported to the hospital and is reportedly in stable condition. Authorities didn't release...
Second Brewster Police officer dies suddenly
BREWSTER – Tragedy has befallen the Brewster Police Department for the second time within the past two weeks. Officer Jose Colon, 54, was pronounced dead at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Peekskill-Cortlandt Friday night, after his car drove off Route 202 in Yorktown and slammed into a concrete abutment.
Savvy Smoker manager in Westport arrested for illegal cannabis sales: Police
WESTPORT, Conn. — The manager of a Westport smoke shop has been arrested for conducting illegal cannabis sales at the business on Post Road East, Westport police said on Thursday. Omar Aliyhry, 29, was identified as the manager who was responsible for allegedly purchasing the items sold in the...
Property Transfers April 15-19
WESTPORT — During the week of April 15-19, 11 properties traded hands for a total of $17.6 million, generating $31,400 in conveyance tax. One year ago, ten properties changed hands for $15.6 million. 90 Main Street Unit 8 traded for $5,025,000. Seller: TPG 90 Main Street LLC & TPG...
Plans for Nômade outpost on upper Main Street move to ZBA
WESTPORT — A plan to upgrade an aging building on upper Main Street and enhance its outdoor dining area for use by the operators of the highly successful Nômade nearby is before the Zoning Board of Appeals. The plan was heard earlier this year by the Architectural Review...
‘We Share Our Love of Dogs’: Hundreds Attend ‘Dog Days New Canaan’ at the Nature Center
Town resident Arianne Kolb started coming to the Pet Pantry’s annual Dog Days New Canaan when she got Odie, her Shih Tzu, three years ago. She calls it one of New Canaan’s “best community events.”. “It’s so wonderful to see everyone come together,” Kolb said Saturday from...
Police arrest 6 alleged members of Norwalk-area drug trafficking ring
NORWALK, Conn. — After an investigation that included court-authorized wiretaps and controlled purchases of narcotics, six men allegedly affiliated with a Norwalk-area drug trafficking ring have been arrested, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut on Thursday. Prosecutors said that kilogram-quantities of cocaine...
Some Connecticut police are replacing a handgun that can reportedly fire without being triggered
Some Connecticut police departments have either replaced or have taken steps to replace their officers’ duty weapons out of safety concerns, following reported incidents that those firearms allegedly fired without their triggers being pulled. The publicly reported incidents involved gunmaker Sig Sauer’s P320 handgun, the active duty weapon of...
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