Couple Accused Of Embezzling Money From Baseball Association In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County couple has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $25,000 from an area youth baseball association.
Kurt Dyer, 51, and Jennifer Dyer, 47, both of Bethel, were arrested on Thursday, April 16, on outstanding warrants for larceny following a complaint by the Bethel Baseball Association, a private children's baseball association, said Bethel Police Lt. George J. Bryce, Jr.
The arrests came after the organizations new treasurer found several questionable transactions during a financial review, Bryce said.
The purchases were made by previous board memb…
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power Two Days After Rain, Wind Storm
More than 1,000 Connecticut residents are still without power two days after a series of storms ripped through the region, flooding the area, downing trees and power lines.
As of just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, about 48 hours after the storms began, Eversource was still working to repair outages that continue to impact 1,035 of its 1,279,556 customers. United Illuminating was also still working on one outage in Woodbridge that was affecting three customers.
Multiple outages were still being reported in:
Ashford,
Barkhamsted,
Bethel,
Brookfield,
Colchester,
Columbia,
Dari…
Covid-19: CT Now Has 13,989 Cases, 671 Fatalities: Breakdown By Towns, Cities, Counties
The number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Connecticut is now 13,989, up by nearly 2,000 from two days ago.
Of the total number of cases as of late Tuesday afternoon, April 14, 6,213 (44 percent) are in Fairfield County. For a breakdown of COVID-19 cases and fatalities by county, see the first image above.
Here are the cities with the most cases in Connecticut:
Stamford 1,525 cases,
Bridgeport 859,
Norwalk 773,
Danbury 740,
New Haven 726,
Waterbury 638,
Hartford, 458,
Greenwich 328,
West Haven 319,
Stratford 281,
Hamden 269,
Shelton 260,
Milford 241,
Fairfield 2…
Covid-19: Latest Listing Of CT Cases By Towns, Cities
The number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) rose by more than 362 in Connecticut on Saturday, April 4.
There are now 5,276 COVID-19 cases statewide, up from 4,914 statewide on Friday, April 3.
Of those cases, 2,824 (53.5 percent) are in Fairfield County. (See first and second images above.)
Here are the most cases throughout Connecticut:
Stamford 604 cases,
Norwalk 464,
Danbury 418,
Waterbury 217,
Greenwich 191,
New Haven 190,
Bridgeport 150,
Westport 135,
Hartford 125,
Darien 94,
Ridgefield 93,
Shelton 93,
Brookfield 73,
West Haven 71,
Wilton 70,
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Man Nabbed By DNA Match To $50K Jewelry Theft, Wilton Police Say
A 32-year-old man is behind bars for allegedly stealing more than $50,000 in jewelry after a DNA sample placed him at the scene.
Lucio Gonzales, of Bethel, was arrested on a warrant on Wednesday, Dec. 24, by Wilton Police near his home, said the Wilton Police Department.
The investigation stems back to Feb. 10, when Gonzales was working to help a resident prepare a home for sale by providing handyman services, the department said.
After Gonzales finished work, the jewelry was discovered missing.
An extensive investigation by Wilton detectives led to Gonzales and search warrants were obtai…
