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CT Man Caught Driving Drunk In NY, Police Say
A Connecticut man was arrested on a drunken driving charge following a traffic stop in Westchester County, police said.
The incident leading to the arrest happened around 6:50 p.m. on Monday, April 20, when a City of Rye police officer pulled over a vehicle on Purchase Street for a traffic violation, the department said on Thursday, April 23.
The driver was identified as Jan A. Sokolowski, 59, of Meriden, Connecticut.
According to police, Sokolowski was taken into custody and charged with DWI, along with other vehicle and traffic violations.
He was taken to Rye Police Headquarters f…
Parents Who Buried Toddler In CT Park Get Harsher Prison Sentences In Shocking Abuse Case
The Connecticut parents of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a trash bag and buried in a shallow grave at a Stamford park have been sentenced to prison in a case prosecutors called one of the worst they've ever seen.
Iris Rivera-Santos, 32, and Edgar Ismalej-Gomez, 28, both of Stamford, were sentenced Tuesday, April 21, in connection with the 2023 death of 2-year-old Liam Rivera.
Both had pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including risk of injury to a minor, intentional cruelty to a person, tampering with evidence, and conspiracy, prosecutors said. Neither was charged with murder b…
'Maybe I'm The Drama' Shirt Makes Debut In Mugshot After 4/20 CT Drug Bust: Cops
Four Connecticut residents were charged following a drug investigation that began with a suspected street transaction, police said.
On Monday, April 20, members of the Wallingford Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit observed what appeared to be a drug transaction before the suspects left in a vehicle, Lt. Stephen Jacques said.
A K-9 unit later identified the vehicle near South Curtis Street and Yale Avenue, where officers conducted a motor vehicle stop, police said.
The occupants were identified as Kimberlee Russo, 60, Heriberto Lebron, 51, Alicia Roodenburg, 63, and Elijah Lebron, …
Barricaded CT Man Hurls Molotov Cocktail At Officers During 4-Hour Standoff: Cops
A Connecticut man armed with multiple weapons threw a Molotov cocktail at police during a tense standoff that lasted nearly four hours, authorities said.
David Erik Wenger, 20, barricaded himself inside his home on Dock Road in Norwalk just before 9 a.m. on Monday, April 20, armed with multiple weapons, including a Molotov cocktail, knives, and an airsoft gun, Norwalk police said.
His mother called the police and said her son was threatening to harm himself. She also warned he had previously talked about attempting “suicide by cop” and was highly agitated, police said.
When officers arrive…
Woman Still Unidentified 11 Months After Philadelphia Crash Now Amputee: Police
A woman critically injured in a crash who remains unidentified nearly a year later has lost a leg and is currently undergoing DNA testing, Philadelphia police said on Tuesday, April 14.
The woman was struck around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025, near Broad Street and Wyoming Avenue, according to investigators.
Police say the woman, believed to be in her 30s or 40s, was standing in the roadway when she was hit by a northbound driver, who remained at the scene and was not charged.
When first responders arrived, the woman had no identification — only a receipt from Acme, authorities said. …
