CRIME & SAFETY

A passenger who was inside of a vehicle during a crash in Greenwich on Friday night has died and state police said the man remains unidentified. State police said a New York man was driving a Cadillac Escalade on I-684 south near exit ramp 2 around 6:15 p.m. when he veered off of the highway, went into the woods and hit multiple trees.

Police say the driver of the car veered off the road and crashed into several trees in the wooded area off I-684.

A man has died after crashing into a support column of a parking garage in Stamford on Friday night. Investigators said 47-year-old Hector Ricardo Rivera-Salazar, of Stamford, was driving northbound on Houston Terrace around 11:45 p.m. At one point, his vehicle went across all lanes of traffic on East Main...

A Bronx mom being questioned in the fatal beating of her 6-year-old daughter spent the days ahead of the killing bragging on Facebook about her job — and posted about “kindness and compassion” in the weeks before her child’s death. “I’m just up thinking like how deep i was really in the streets literally in my living room cooking upppp to now being a whole NYC city agent with a whole 401K & everything… God gone do it EVERYTIME!” the mom, Lynija Eason, posted to the social media site about a week ago. Eason, who also uses the name Lynija Mone...

New details have emerged days after a young Connecticut woman lost part of her leg when she was attacked by a shark in the Caribbean.The 22-year-old was snorkeling near a resort around 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 24 in the Turks and Caicos Islands when the rare attack happened, authorities said.The Turk…

A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly fatally stabbed a man who was apparently stealing the wheels off his car.

2023-05-27@3:00PMish–#Fairfield CT– Firefighters were called to a home in Surrey Lane. While searching for the possible leak in the basement firefighters discovered what appeared to be a World War II-style hand grenade. The item was turned over to the state police for destruction. DoingItLocal is run by Steve...

The Harbor Patrol was notified about a body floating in the water near the channel leading out from the New Rochelle Marina to the Long Island Sound.

The Greenwich Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire near the intersection of West Putnam Avenue and Greenwich Avenue. As the units were en route, additional calls continued to pour in. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a significant blaze at the rear of the building, with flames extending to the top floor. Thanks to an aggressive and swift attack, the fire was prevented from spreading further into the cockloft. Multiple units, including E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, T1, C4, FC3, were involved in the operation. GPD Officer Su Ah Sor demonstrated exceptional courage and quick thinking by rushing into the building to assist in evacuating the occupants and ensuring their safety. Although she needed treatment for smoke inhalation at Greenwich Hospital, she has recovered well and is now back on duty. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated by the Greenwich Fire Marshal’s Office which is asking anyone who may have pictures or video of yesterday’s fire at 22 Greenwich Ave to share the information and send it to mark.dawson@greenwichct.org.

WESTPORT — A 51-year-old man faces several charges in connection with what police called a “domestic violence incident” last weekend. James Longtie, of Westport, was charged May 20 with second-degree threatening, disorderly conduct and violation of a protective order, police said. Officers were dispatched to investigate the...

SPRING VALLEY, NY – Evelyn Lopez of Spring Valley has been recently sentenced to nine years in state prison by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office. Convicted on February 8, for Assault in the First Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, Lopez received the sentencing following a three-week jury trial before Judge Larry J. Schwartz. The charges stem from an incident on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The victim was assaulted as she was entering her vehicle after closing her restaurant for the evening. Lopez approached the victim pretending to need medical assistance, The post Woman Sentenced for First-Degree Assault in Spring Valley appeared first on Shore News Network.

Westchester County police say it was challenging to find the two people because of the tall reeds in the marsh at Croton Point Park.

STAMFORD – Emails among residents of Infinity at Harbor Point chronicle car thefts from a parking garage where doors were regularly stuck open. Tenants of the luxury apartment high-rise shared the emails between 2020 and this year with CT Examiner. In a Sept. 12, 2020 note, a tenant informs...

Jennifer Farber Dulos, a New Canaan mother of five, disappeared on May 24, 2019, after dropping her children off at school.

The 61 new officers graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy during a ceremony held on Friday, May 26 at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center. There, they received their diplomas before a packed audience, marking the end of a rigorous 21 weeks of training that required them to master the physical and academic demands of the academy.

The incident happened on Thursday, May 25 just after 5:30 p.m., when the New Rochelle Police Department's Harbor Patrol was told that a man was seen floating in the water in a channel leading out from the New Rochelle Marina to Long Island Sound. The Harbor Patrol then responded and...

Two men were caught by authorities after they were spotted breaking into a car in Westchester and then leaving behind another stolen vehicle while trying to escape, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, March 22 around 3:30 a.m., when officers responded to Holmes Avenue in Hartsdale…

A 54-year-old convicted murderer is set to spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to 85 years in prison for beating a 93-year-old woman to death in her home. The post ‘Deplorable’ man sentenced for murdering ‘defenseless’ 93-year-old woman in home invasion first appeared on Law & Crime.