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Newtown, CT
Police & Fire
Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault
The father of the University of Connecticut student and former high school football player in Fairfield County who is the subject of a massive manhunt for two slayings was arrested last month for sexual assault. Robert Manfredonia, 54, of Waterbury, turned himself in at Newtown Police headquarters on Tuesday, April 28, after learning there was a warrant for his arrest, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. He was arrested for an alleged sexual assault that occurred on Friday, April 10. Related Story: 'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings He was ch…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Fugitive, 23, In Killings, Kidnapping Reportedly Compared Himself To Sandy Hook Shooter
Authorities reportedly found a message in the apartment of accused Connecticut killer Peter Manfredonia in which he compared himself to the man who killed 26 people in the infamous Sandy Hook school shooting. "We saw what happened when Adam [Lanza] snapped," YourContent.com reported the message left on the wall said. "Now they see what happens when I snap.’ Authorities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut continued searching for Manfredonia on Monday after they said he left a woman he'd kidnapped unharmed in Paterson before continuing on to Pennsylvania in a car belonging to one of t…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Used In CT Murder Suspect's 3-Day Rampage Found In NJ Near PA Border
The car used by a Connecticut college student suspected of killing two people during a three-day rampage was located in New Jersey near the Pennsylvania border, authorities said. Peter Menfredonia on Sunday was driving a stolen black Volkswagen Jetta with a sticker paying tribute to victims of the Sandy Hook massacre in his hometown of Newtown, where he played varsity football at Newtown High School. Manfredonia, 23, was believed to be armed with several firearms -- pistols and long guns -- and presumed dangerous, Connecticut State Police said. He was suspected of killing one person o…
Fairfield, CT
News
Armed, Dangerous College Student Wanted After Deadly Rampage
Click here for an updated story - New Photos: FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings Police are searching for a college student from Fairfield County suspected of killing two people and stealing guns and cars in a three-day rampage that also allegedly included a home invasion and kidnapping. The first homicide happened on Friday, May 22 in Willington, Connecticut and the second on Sunday, May 24 in Derby, Connecticut. Peter Manfredonia, a University of Connecticut student, is believed to be armed with several firearms – pistols and long guns…
Torrington, CT
News
Covid-
19: CT Closes Some Parks Due To Lack Of Social Distancing; Beaches Also Draw Crowds
Connecticut was forced to close multiple state parks over the weekend as they were flooded with people enjoying the warm spring weather amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) closed nearly a dozen parks on Saturday, May 2 after they were over-crowded and people were unable to practice proper social distance protocols. Large crowds were also reported at several of the beaches that are open during the outbreak. Parks that were closed were: Bluff Point State Park in Groton; C.P. Huntington State Park in…
Torrington, CT
News
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…
Fairfield, CT
News
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Storm Slams Fairfield County
Many Fairfield County residents are still without power a day after thunderstorms rocked the region, taking down trees and power lines. As of 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14, Eversource was still working to restore power to 9,090 of its 1,279,556 Connecticut customers, while United Illuminating was reporting just six outages, with just one in Fairfield County. Previous story: Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines In Fairfield County In Fairfield County, outages were still being reported in: Redding: (283); Newtown: (197); Greenwich: (149); Stamford: (74); Da…
Torrington, CT
News
Eversource Gives Updates On Power Outage Restoration
Eversource utility crews are working to restore power to the tens of thousands of Connecticut residents who lost power during Monday’s storm. Starting on Monday morning, April 13, thunderstorms packed with dangerous winds rolled through the region, felling trees and downing power lines throughout the state. As of 5:30 p.m. on Monday, 46,338 of Eversource’s 1,279,556 customers (3.62 percent) in Connecticut were without power. There were more than 1,000 outages confirmed in Plainfield (2,405 cases), Westport (1,739), Killingworth (1,468), Durham (1,274), Avon (1,266), East Haddam (1,13…
Fairfield, CT
News
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines In Fairfield County
Thousands are without power in Fairfield County as storms rolled through the region, bringing whipping winds of more than 70 mph that toppled tree limbs and downed power lines. As of just before 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 29,787 of Eversource’s 1,279,556 customers were without power, while the United Illuminating Company was reporting 27 outages impacting 783 of its 337,094 Connecticut customers. In Fairfield County, the most outages were reported in: Norwalk (1,248); Newtown (1,126); Danbury (590); Stamford (448); Stratford (420); Earlier story - High Wind Warning: Damaging Gusts Up…
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
News
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, …
Fairfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: Town-By-Town Look At Cases In Connecticut
The following are the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases for towns in Connecticut released late Wednesday afternoon, March 25. Statewide, 875 positive cases have been reported with 19 fatalities. Ansonia: 2 Avon: 4 Beacon Falls: 1 Berlin: 3 Bethel: 10 Bethlehem: 3 Bloomfield: 1 Bolton: 2 Branford: 6 Bridgeport: 27 Bridgewater: 1 Bristol: 2 Brookfield: 23 Burlington: 1 Clinton: 2 Columbia: 1 Coventry: 3 Cromwell: 1 Danbury: 63 Darien: 14 Deep River: 1 Derby: 1 East Hampton: 2 East Hartford: 4 East Haven: 5 East Lyme: 1 Easton: 2 Enfield: 1 Fairfield: 13 Farmington: 8 Glastonbury: …
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed After Car Goes Off I-84, Into Woods
Police have released the identity of a man killed during a single-vehicle crash in the area. It happened on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in Fairfield County. Harold W. Gilligan, 50, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was killed around 1:45 p.m. on I-84 in Newtown, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, Gilligan was killed when the 2011 Infiniti sedan he was driving ran off the roadway and into a wooded area near Exit 10. Gilligan was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. There were no passengers. The crash remains under investigation.
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