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Newtown, CT
Police & Fire
Area Motorcyclist Killed In I-84 Crash
A 48-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash on I-84 on Thursday. The crash occurred around 7:01 a.m. at the Rochambeau Bridge in Southbury, when William Jasmin of Danbury lost control of his motorcycle, according to Connecticut State Police. After losing control, the motorcycle struck the concrete bridge rail off the right side of the roadway, state police said. Jasmin was thrown from the motorcycle and landed in the right lane near the shoulder, state police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The highway was shut down during the course of the investigation for several hour…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Teen Who Aspired To Be Cop Nabbed In CT
The latest suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old New York City boy and aspiring police officer was apprehended by Connecticut State Police on Monday. At approximately 2:36 p.m., troopers from Troop A-Southbury conducted a motor vehicle stop on I-84 eastbound near exit 13 in Southbury. Several people were in the vehicle, however, the operator was considered the 12th suspect in the Bronx homicide of Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz, Connecticut State Police said. The name of the suspect has not yet been released. Guzman-Feliz was killed outside a Bronx bodega in June.on Jun…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Nude Suspect Who Snuck Into Two Area Homes On Loose, CT State Police Say
Connecticut State Police are searching for a suspect who they say snuck into two area homes while naked.At approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, an elderly resident of Heritage Village in Southbury reported she was awoken by a nude male standing in her bedroom. The woman reported that once confronted, the suspect ran out of her house to a black vehicle and sped off. The victim described the suspect as a 30-40 year old bald white male of average height with a thin build. Less than a half hour later, state police said an elderly resident of Bernhardt Meadow Lane in Roxbury reported a nu…
Danbury, CT
News
Silver Alert Issued For Woman Last Seen Traveling On I-84 In Danbury
A woman last seen traveling on I-84 has gone missing and state police are asking the public's help in locating her. A Silver Alert has been issued by Connecticut State Police for 90-year-old Evelyn Sasko, who was last seen on Thursday, June 21 at approximately 10:20 p.m., after leaving Danbury Hospital and traveling I-84 eastbound. At approximately 2 a.m. Friday morning, police officers and troopers responded to a missing person report from Pomperaug Woods senior living community in Southbury. The driver Sasko was following from Danbury Hospital to Pomperaug Woods lost sight of Sasko’s veh…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Arrested For Shooting, Killing Bear On Mother-In-Law's Property
The latest bear sighting in Connecticut has led to weapons charges for a man who allegedly shot and killed a bear in his mother-in-law’s yard, state police announced. Members of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Environmental Conservation Police and Southbury Police Department were dispatched to a Pascoe Road shortly after 6 p.m. on May 24, where there was a report of a man who had fired a gun at a bear. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that officers arrived at the home and found Southbury resident Joshua Gendron, 43, who openly admitted to shooting the…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Police To Ramp Up Roving Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoint Over Holiday Weekend
With one of the busiest driving weekends of the year fast approaching, local and state law enforcement agencies in Connecticut have plans to ramp up special enforcement details during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. Police will be out in force during Memorial Day Weekend, targeting everything from motorists traveling too fast or while impaired, to those not wearing seatbelts or violating vehicle and traffic laws. Police said that they will use laser units for speed enforcement in both marked and unmarked cars during the holiday, including some in non-police vehicles, officials noted. Stat…
Fairfield, CT
News
Suspect In Southbury Police Standoff Struck Trooper, Police Say
A man who held police at bay for more than 14 hours was arrested after striking a Connecticut State Trooper while surrendering to police. During a search of his home, troopers found numerous weapons. The incident began around 2 a.m. Monday when state police, along with Southbury officers, responded to a domestic violence call at the home of Joseph Michael Stotz, 38, of Southbury, said Trooper Kelly Grant. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Stotz who immediately barricaded himself in the home, Grant said. The state police Tactical Unit was deployed in an attempt to get Stotz to come…
Fairfield, CT
News
Storm 'Sightseers' Being Reported At Parks Closed Due To Storm Damage
As crews continue cleaning up from last week’s severe line of storms, police officials are warning local storm ‘sightseers’ to stay clear of contractors and parks closed because of damage. According to the Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police, there is still extensive storm damage to a number of state parks and forests throughout the area following Tuesday’s storm, which uprooted trees and sent debris flying. In response, people have reportedly been making their way to those parks in an effort to evaluate and see the damage done in the region. “Please do not go to these parks…
Fairfield, CT
News
Suspect In Custody As Police Standoff Ends In Southbury
Update: The suspect in a police manhunt that led to the closure of several roads in Southbury is in custody, state police said Monday afternoon. The man is uninjured but being evaluated by EMS, state police said. Further details were not immediately released. Original report: There are several road closures Monday morning as a result of a police standoff that began at a Southbury home overnight. Connecticut State Police troopers responded to a disturbance at a residence on Purchase Brook Road in Southbury at about 2 a.m. Monday. Troopers made contact with the accused party and that in…
Fairfield, CT
Weather
Four Tornadoes Confirmed In Connecticut
The National Weather Service has confirmed that two additional tornadoes made landfall in western Connecticut during Tuesday's intense storms, bringing the total number to pummel the state to four. An EF1 tornado hit Winsted with reported maximum winds of 95 miles per hour, traveling for almost a mile, uprooting trees and damaging all in its path. The storm then moved to the Barkhamsted Reservoir, traveling for a path of 175 yards. The other two tornadoes were reported by the NWS between Southbury and Oxford and Beacon Falls and Hamden in New Haven County. The Southbury tornado was rated a…
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Danbury Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot
A local man faces a host of charges after taking police on a high-speed chase reaching speeds of 115 miles per hour in a stolen vehicle. Nathaniel Calloway, 28, was arrested after Connecticut State Troopers attempted to stop him on Monday on I-84 for a suspended vehicle registration, Trooper Kelly Grant said. When the trooper pulled out to stop Calloway he sped up reaching speeds of 115 mph before the trooper lost sight of him, Grant said. A minute or so later, the trooper came upon the vehicle that had rolled on the right shoulder of I-84. As he approached the vehicle, Calloway jumped out…
Newtown, CT
Schools
Brothers From Newtown Named As Winners In Sen. Murphy's MLK Essay Contest
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Two brothers from Newtown are among the winners in the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Essay Challenge sponsored by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy. “Dr. King inspired us all to fight for justice and equality. For the second year in a row, I’m totally blown away by the essays and ideas of these students. It was hard to pick just a few winners,” said Murphy. Kenneth Konrad Miller, 7, a student at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and his brother, Karl Daniel Miller, a student at Newtown High, wrote about their experiences as African-American students in largely white town. In …
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