Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Man Driving Wrong Way On I-84 Was Under Influence, Police Say Man Driving Wrong Way On I-84 Was Under Influence, Police Say
Man Driving Wrong Way On I-84 Was Under Influence, Police Say A man driving the wrong way on a stretch of I-84 was allegedly under the influence, according to police. Around 12:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, Connecticut State Police from Hartford barracks responded to multiple calls of a wrong-way driver traveling eastbound on I-84 westbound around Exit 33 in the Town of Plainville. The vehicle, a 2006 gray Mazda 3, was stopped facing the wrong way in the left lane before Exit 39. During police’s interview with the driver, 32-year-old Daniel Christopher Vice of Plainville, it became evident that he was intoxicated. Vice was asked to submit to a series of f…

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield, CT
News
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Months-Long Bank Robbery Spree Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Months-Long Bank Robbery Spree
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Months-Long Bank Robbery Spree A Fairfield County man who threatened to kill bank employees during an armed robbery and later engaged in a standoff with police has been sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars following his seven-month crime spree. Bryce Alexander Laister, 26, formerly of Bridgeport and Stratford, has been sentenced to 107 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to robbing five Connecticut banks between November 2016 and June 2017. He must also pay $25,279 in restitution to the banks. Laister robbed Webster Bank on Merwin Avenue in Milford on Nov. 30, 2016…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Body Found At Plainville High School Body Found At Plainville High School
Body Found At Plainville High School An investigation is underway after a body was found late Saturday afternoon at Plainville High School, located off I-84 in central Connecticut. There is no threat to public safety and the death of the adult has been ruled to be not suspicious, police said. No further details have been released, including the identity of the person. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Stratford, CT
News
Fairfield County Man Admits To Robbing Five Connecticut Banks Fairfield County Man Admits To Robbing Five Connecticut Banks
Fairfield County Man Admits To Robbing Five Connecticut Banks A Bridgeport man used weapons and murder threats to rob five Connecticut banks over the span of nearly a year, according to the John Durham, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Durham announced this week that Alexander Laister, 25, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of armed bank robbery and admitted that he robbed a total of five banks between November 2016 and June 2017. According to court documents, Laister admitted to robbing Webster Bank on Merwin Avenue in Milford, Key Bank on Main Street in Plainville, Key Bank on …

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by Zak Failla