Covid-19 - 100 Connecticut Communities On "Red" List - Local Rates, Trends
The number of “red" communities in Connecticut has reached 100, according to the most recent state data, Thursday, Nov. 12.
Infection rates have been rising in Connecticut dramatically. There are now 100 cities and towns with the highest daily averages of newly reported COVID-19 cases.
Last week, Thursday, Nov. 5, there were 67 red communities.
And the week before that, Oct. 29, there were 30.
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Red communities are so-called due to the state’s color-coded map of average daily COVID-19 cases. Red communities are reporting 4-15 or more cases per 100,000 re…
What's The Covid-19 Rate In My Community? Town Rates And Trends
COVID-19 infections are congregating in the eastern part of the state where there is a cluster of 13 “red” communities with high daily infection rates, according to Connecticut data that came out Thursday, Oct. 29.
Meanwhile, 13 new communities have been added to the state’s list of places with red or high COVID-19 rates: Ansonia, Bridgeport, Cromwell, Ellington, Franklin, Killingly, Middlebury, Middlefield, New Britain, North Canaan, Old Saybrook, Stamford, and Wolcott.
On Thursday, there were 30 Connecticut cities and towns “in the red,” a reference to the state’s color-coded map of avera…
Police Searching For Two Men Who Allegedly Robbed Area Market
Police are asking the public for help identifying two men, including the one pictured, who robbed an area market at gunpoint.
The incident took place around 6:50 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Ansonia, at the S&A Mart, at 95 Division St., when the two men entered the market and demanded the employee turn over all the money in the cash register, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.
Several hundred dollars and store merchandise were taken during the robbery, Lynch said.
Surveillance videos were able to capture the image of one of the perps, and the vehicle used to flee.
The suspect was d…
Police Asking Public For Help IDing Two Armed Robbers At Area Market
Police are asking the public for help identifying two armed men who robbed an area market.
The incident took place around 6:50 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Ansonia, at the S&A Mart, at 95 Division St., when the two men entered the market and demanded the employee turn over all the money in the cash register, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.
Several hundred dollars and store merchandise were taken during the robbery, Lynch said.
The suspects are described as being Black males, one tall and thin wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, grey pants, black facemask, and carrying a black …
Connecticut Man Accused Of Killing Ex During Custody Battle Is Captured
Police have arrested a man who is being charged with murdering his ex less than a week ago.
The man allegedly killed 20-year-old Rosali Violet Acquefreda during an ongoing child custody fight for their 3-year-old son, according to the New York Post.
Andre LeFrancois, 22, of Ansonia, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 2, and charged with murder and risk of injury to a minor, police said. He is being held on a $750,000 bond and was scheduled to be arraigned in Milford Superior Court the following day.
Acquerfreda was killed on Saturday, Aug. 30.
On that day, police thought they were going to th…
Police Nab Man Wanted In 2018 Armed Robbery Of Delivery Driver In Ansonia
A 22-year-old area man has been arrested in connection with a 2018 robbery of a delivery driver at gunpoint.
Leroy Shaw, of Ansonia, was arrested on Monday, July 13, on a warrant by Ansonia Police for his alleged involvement in the crime that took place on Dec. 31, 2018, said Lt. Patrick Lynch.
Shaw’s arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into the robbery, where two men robbed a delivery driver of cash and the food, Lynch said.
One of the men showed a handgun during the robbery, he added.
During the investigation, Detective Brian Harte was able to identify Shaw from the evidence reco…
