Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Fairfield Man Wins $100K Cash 5 Prize Fairfield Man Wins $100K Cash 5 Prize
Fairfield Man Wins $100K Cash 5 Prize A Fairfield County man is $100,000 richer after hitting it big on a Cash 5 lottery ticket. James McDonald, of Fairfield, picked up his "big check" on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the state lottery headquarters in Rocky Hills. McDonald, who purchased his ticket at the Cumberland Farms store in Fairfield, matched five numbers to win the game's largest payout.  The odds of matching all five numbers are one in 324,632, lottery officials said. McDonald declined to tell his "lottery" story or have his picture taken. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Video: Man Arrested For Stealing Pocketbooks Out Of Vehicles On Long Island Video: Man Arrested For Stealing Pocketbooks Out Of Vehicles On Long Island
Video: Man Arrested For Stealing Pocketbooks Out Of Vehicles On Long Island A Long Island man was taken into police custody after being caught on camera stealing pocketbooks from multiple vehicles at gas stations in Suffolk County over the past few weeks. Ronkonkoma resident Craig Mastandrea, 47, was arrested early on Tuesday, Sept. 10 in Nesconset for eight alleged incidents where he stole pocketbooks from unsuspecting victims at area gas stations. Police said that an investigation was launched on Saturday, Aug. 24, when a woman reported that her pocketbook had been stolen while pumping gas at Speedway Gas on Portion Road. That investigation led police to Mastand…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Know Him? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft At Area Cumberland Farms Know Him? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft At Area Cumberland Farms
Know Him? Alert Issued For Suspect In Theft At Area Cumberland Farms Police are asking the public for help in identifying a man who allegedly ripped off two cartons of cigarettes from a convenience store after fighting with the clerk. The incident took place around 12:20 a.m. Thursday when the man pictured walked into the Cumberland Farms store located at 819 River Road in Shelton, said Shelton Police Detective Richard Bango. The man asked the clerk for two cartons of cigarettes. When the clerk retrieved the cigarettes the man grabbed them and a physical altercation occurred between the two, Bango said. The suspect was able to overpower the c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Two Store Clerks Charged During Underage Drinking Detail In Dutchess Two Store Clerks Charged During Underage Drinking Detail In Dutchess
Two Store Clerks Charged During Underage Drinking Detail In Dutchess Two store clerks were charged during an Underage Drinking Initiative conducted by state police on Sunday, Oct. 22 in the Dutchess County towns of North East, Amenia and Dover, all in Dutchess County. The two charged with selling alcoholic beverages to an underage individual (a Class A misdemeanor) are: Courtney A. Heiser, 20, of North East, employed at Cumberland Farms on Main Street in the village of Millerton. She was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of North East Court on Oct. 30. Syed H. Raza, 59, of Dover, employed at the Gulf station on Route 22 in the Town of Dover…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
Know Him? Suspect On Loose After Cumberland Farms Robbery On Post Road Know Him? Suspect On Loose After Cumberland Farms Robbery On Post Road
Know Him? Suspect On Loose After Cumberland Farms Robbery On Post Road Do you know him? Police in Connecticut have released surveillance photos of a suspect who allegedly stole cash from Cumberland Farms on Boston Post Road in Milford. According to the Milford Police Department, at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, a suspect waited for a cash register at Cumberland Farms to be opened, then reached over and took cash from inside the drawer. He then fled the store northbound on Plains Road in the direction of I-95. Police described the suspect as an African American or Hispanic man in his mid-30s who sat at approximately 5-foot-7 with a thin build…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Man Sentenced In Fairfield County For Multi-State Robbery Spree Man Sentenced In Fairfield County For Multi-State Robbery Spree
Man Sentenced In Fairfield County For Multi-State Robbery Spree A 33-year-old Waterbury man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison in connection with a multi-state armed robbery spree. A drug overdose in a Waterbury motel eventually led to the man's arrest. Zachary Provost was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing a series of robberies in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire in late 2017, according to John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in cour…

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by Jon Craig
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Narcan Used To Save Wallkill Overdose Victim Narcan Used To Save Wallkill Overdose Victim
Narcan Used To Save Wallkill Overdose Victim Some fast acting police officers in Orange County helped save the life of a Wallkill man who may have been suffering an early morning overdose. Police officers from the Wallkill Police Department and members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Cumberland Farms on East Main Street at 11:19 a.m. on Wednesday morning, where there was an emergency medical services call. Upon arrival at Cumberland Farms, officers found a 26-year-old man in the bathroom who was unconscious and demonstrating signs of an overdose, police said. Officers administered first aid and nasally deliver…

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by Zak Failla