Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield
Two Teens In Custody After Chase, Crash Involving Stolen Car In Fairfield Two teens are in custody after taking Fairfield police on a chase and then crashing the stolen vehicle they were driving. The incident took place around 3 a.m. Tuesday after a resident Mill Plain Road called the police to report several suspicious males in dark clothing walking up and down her neighbor’s driveways attempting to enter their cars, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras. The resident was able to provide real-time observations to the officers responding that her neighbor’s vehicle was now backing out of the driveway and she believed it was being stolen, he said. Officers quickly located th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fire Erupts Laundry Room Of Home In Fairfield Fire Erupts Laundry Room Of Home In Fairfield
Fire Erupts Laundry Room Of Home In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A fire broke out in the laundry room of a Fairfield home on Saturday, but quick action by the homeowner kept it from spreading, according to the Fairfield Fire Department. The homeowner closed interior doors, preventing the smoke and fire from extending into the $650,000 single-family home on Lampwick Lane, according to a Facebook post from the fire department. Upon arrival, firefighters were met with heavy smoke. Lt. Lauri Jepsen, the first arriving fire officer, advanced a 1¾-inch hand line into the home to extinguish the fire.  The first firefighting crew to arrive — E…

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by Daily Voice
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Car Bursts Into Flames During Snowstorm Near I-95 Rest Area In Fairfield Car Bursts Into Flames During Snowstorm Near I-95 Rest Area In Fairfield
Car Bursts Into Flames During Snowstorm Near I-95 Rest Area In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield firefighters had to battle blinding snow, gale force winds, and a frozen nozzle as the doused a car fire during Thursday's snowstorm, according to a Facebook post. Engine 1 and Rescue 1 responded to the car fire on I- 95 northbound near the rest area in Fairfield. The problems "caused by the arctic cold made a routine fire difficult," the Facebook post.

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by Daily Voice