Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
One Stabbed During Fight At Intersection In Fairfield County One Stabbed During Fight At Intersection In Fairfield County
One Stabbed During Fight At Intersection In Fairfield County Police are investigating after a person was stabbed during an altercation in Fairfield County. Authorities in Bridgeport received a report of several individuals fighting and a possible stabbing at about 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, according to a report from the city. The Bridgeport Police Department and American Medical Response responded to the area of the 700 block of Kossuth Street near the intersection of Arctic Street. Authorities said the victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The victim has not been cooperating with police, authoriti…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield, CT
News
Person Drowns While Swimming At Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say Person Drowns While Swimming At Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say
Person Drowns While Swimming At Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say Police are investigating after a 35-year-old drowned at a Fairfield County beach over the weekend. At about 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12, police received a report of a missing swimmer in the Town of Fairfield at Lake Hills Beach #1, located off of Tahmore Drive. The caller said he had gone swimming with his friend, but his friend had not surfaced for about three minutes, according to the Fairfield Police Department Chief Robert Kalamaras. Dive teams searched the water, and the victim's body was recovered at 12:45 p.m. about 50 feet from the shore in approximately five-and-…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Connecticut Man Found Shot To Death On City Street, Police Say Connecticut Man Found Shot To Death On City Street, Police Say
Connecticut Man Found Shot To Death On City Street, Police Say A Connecticut man was found shot to death after police responded to a shot spotter alert. The discovery was made around 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8, on Newhall Street, in New Haven.  Trequon Lawrence, age 27, was rushed by American Medical Response to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police Department. New Haven Police Investigative Services and Bureau of Identification responded to the scene and continue to investigate. Lawrence was a New Haven resident. Police ask that any witnesses contact the New Haven Police De…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Shot, Killed On CT Street 14-Year-Old Shot, Killed On CT Street
14-Year-Old Shot, Killed On CT Street A 14-year-old died after being shot on a Connecticut street. The boy was found around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, in New Haven after officers responded to multiple 911 calls about someone being shot on Chatham Street, authorities said. When officers arrived on the scene they found Tyshaun Hargrove, a resident of New Haven, suffering from gunshot wounds on Chatham Street, between Rowe and Ferry streets, said Officer Scott Shumway of the New Haven Police. American Medical Response transported the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead. At a news conference …

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say
Teen Shot To Death On CT Street, Police Say An 18-year-old Connecticut resident was shot and killed on a city street. The teen was discovered around 7:59 p.m., Wednesday, May 19 when New Haven Police responded to a Shot Spotter notification and several 911 calls, said the New Haven Police. When officers responded to the area of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, they found the New Haven teen with a single gunshot wound, police said. American Medical Response responded to the scene and transported the teen to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The teen's killing is the 12th homicide in New Haven this year. New Haven Polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say
CT Hit-Run Victim Saved By Good Samaritan, Police Say A Connecticut pedestrian who was struck by a hit-and-run driver remains in critical condition after being aided by a Good Samaritan. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, when New Haven Police and Fire responded to a report of a pedestrian struck on Sherman Avenue between Elm Street and Whalley Avenue, in New Haven. Prior to the arrival of emergency responders, a nearby 40-year-old New Haven woman heard the impact of the pedestrian being struck by the car, said New Haven PD Captain Anthony Duff. The Good Samaritan went to the injured pedestrian and began to re…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Charged After One Killed, One Injured In CT Shooting Woman Charged After One Killed, One Injured In CT Shooting
Woman Charged After One Killed, One Injured In CT Shooting One Connecticut woman is dead, a second woman is recovering from a gunshot wound, and a third woman is due in court following a shooting. The New Haven Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of the first woman as a homicide. The incident happened Tuesday night, March 16, said Capt. Anthony Duff. According to Duff, at approximately 10:14 p.m., New Haven Police and Fire responded to 911 calls of a person shot near the intersection of Legion Avenue and Auburn Street.  The first arriving patrol officer located a gunshot victim near a parked car on Auburn Street.  On …

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage After Blaze Breaks Out CT Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage After Blaze Breaks Out
CT Home Being Renovated Suffers 'Catastrophic' Damage After Blaze Breaks Out A Connecticut home undergoing renovations was destroyed by a "catastrophic" early morning fire that took firefighters at least an hour to get under control. The West Hartford Fire Department responded to the fire at 711 Prospect Ave., around 6:24 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, said Fire Chief Greg H. Priest.  When firefighters arrived on the scene they found flames visible from the second floor have heavy fire from several dies of the single-family home located in an area that is known for its older historic homes, the chief said. As units were preparing for a search/rescue and fire a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
News
Fairfield County Man Charged In Death Of 4-Month-Old Baby Girl, Authorities Announce Fairfield County Man Charged In Death Of 4-Month-Old Baby Girl, Authorities Announce
Fairfield County Man Charged In Death Of 4-Month-Old Baby Girl, Authorities Announce A Fairfield County man has been charged with manslaughter and risk of injury in the death of a four-month-old baby. Angel Rodriguez, age 35, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, by warrant for the death of the child on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2019, said Patrick J. Griffin, Connecticut's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven. According to the arrest warrant, in the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 8, New Haven Police Department, New Haven Fire Department, and American Medical Response (AMR) personnel responded to a 911 report of an unresponsive toddler.  First responders tr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Four Hospitalized After Car Strikes School Bus In Hamden Four Hospitalized After Car Strikes School Bus In Hamden
Four Hospitalized After Car Strikes School Bus In Hamden Four people were injured when a school bus carrying four students was struck by a vehicle after the driver allegedly lost control on a wet roadway. The crash took place around 7:15 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the intersection of Benham Street and Lakeview Avenue in Hamden, said Hamden Police Capt. Ronald Smith. A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the school bus was stopped, waiting to turn left onto Lakeview Avenue. A second vehicle, driven by a 30-year-old Hamden resident, was traveling eastbound on Benham Street. The driver of the second vehicle “lost control of his v…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Mercedes Crashes Through Wall Of Fairfield Business, Drives Out Other Side Mercedes Crashes Through Wall Of Fairfield Business, Drives Out Other Side
Mercedes Crashes Through Wall Of Fairfield Business, Drives Out Other Side A Mercedes-Benz crashed through a Fairfield business and drove right out the other side after an employee hit the gas instead of the brake when the vehicle began to roll backward. The incident took place around 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 14, at the Fairfield Collision Center on Linwood Avenue, said the Fairfield Fire Department. When Fairfield firefighters arrived on the scene they found the driver still in the vehicle with an unsecured precast concrete panel teetering nearby, the department said. Where the vehicle came to rest.Fairfield Fire Department Emergency responders secured the 500-p…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
News
Teen Found Under Water After Being Swept Away By Long Island Sound Current Teen Found Under Water After Being Swept Away By Long Island Sound Current
Teen Found Under Water After Being Swept Away By Long Island Sound Current A teen swimming with three of his friends was rescued after being overcome by the incoming tide in the South Benson/Ash Creek area of Long Island Sound near the Bridgeport/Fairfield border. The rescue took place around 6:08 p.m., Thursday, July 11, when the Fairfield Fire Department received a 911 call regarding the teen who failed to resurface after going underwater, said Fairfield Fire Lt. Robert Smith. The department's marine unit arrived in the area within four minutes under the command of Lt. Eric McKeon, and began searching for the missing teen, Smith said. Fairfield Police…

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by Kathy Reakes