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Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
2 Stratford Spa Workers Charged With Prostitution
Two women in their 60s have been charged with alleged prostitution after a search warrant was executed at a Fairfield County spa. The warrants were served in Stratford at the Garden Spa, 1804 Barnum Ave., on Thursday, Aug. 29. According to Stratford Police Captain Jerry Pinto, the department’s Narcotics, Vice, and Intelligence Unit recently investigated the spa's activities. Arrested during the warrant search were Yushan Li, age 62, and Shun Yu Quan, age 61, addresses unknown, were both transported to headquarters and charged with prostitution, Pinot said. Both women were relea…
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Stolen Chevy Silverado Recovered During Bridgeport Traffic Stop
A 37-year-old Fairfield County man was allegedly nabbed in a stolen Silverado after Connecticut State Police spotted the truck that had been reported stolen. The arrest occurred in Bridgeport around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, when the trooper was monitoring traffic on southbound I-95. According to State Police, the trooper followed the Chevrolet to the Exit 26 off-ramp on I-95 southbound while confirming that the vehicle was reported stolen in Stratford. He spotted the truck parked along the curb on Yale Street in Bridgeport and saw that the driver, identified as Kenneth Ramos of B…
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
Stratford Mid-Level Heroin Dealer Busted At 'Stash' Apartment
An alleged mid-level drug dealer was busted by police in Fairfield County following a joint investigation with the FBI Safe Street Task Force. The bust went down at the "stash" apartment at 20 East Ave., in Stratford of Angel Nunez, age 32, of Bridgeport, on Tuesday, July 23. According to Capt. Jerry Pinto of the Stratford Police, during the investigation, Nunez was identified as a narcotics dealer who was trafficking/selling significant amounts of heroin laced with fentanyl. During the bust at Nunez’s stash apartment, investigators seized approximately 15.2 grams of raw heroin, …
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
Beloved CT Police Officer, 56, Dies Unexpectedly
Police, family, and friends are mourning the loss of a longtime and much beloved Fairfield County police officer who died unexpectedly. Stratford Officer Ken Kubel, age 56, died earlier this week. He served with the Bridgeport Police Department for 25 years from 1990 to 2015, retiring with the rank of sergeant, said Capt. Robert Burroughs of the Stratford Police. Kubel then continued on in his police career by serving another nine years as a Patrol Officer with the Stratford Police Department from 2015 to 2024. "Officer Kubel will be deeply missed by all who knew…
Stamford, CT
News
Stamford Man Admits To Bank Robbery Spree In Fairfield County
A man is facing years in prison after pleading guilty to three bank robberies in Connecticut. Francesco Pensiero, "Frank," age 51, of Stamford, admitted the 2020 robberies on Tuesday, June 4, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, Pensiero and an associate robbed the Chase Bank located at 2855 Main St., in Stratford. During the robbery, Pensiero's associate displayed a handgun to the teller and gave the teller a note that said, "This is a robbery. Give me al…
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport
A man and a woman riding a motorcycle were killed when a vehicle allegedly turned in front of them on a Connecticut roadway. The pair that was killed has been identified as 32-year-old Carlos Jean Parra Rodriquez of Stratford, with his 21-year-old passenger Deivi Suarez of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Fairfield County crash occurred in Bridgeport around 6:20 p.m., Sunday, June 2, in the area of 1853 Stratford Ave. According to Sgt. Darryl Wilson of the Bridgeport Police, responding officers found two individuals on the ground next to Stratford Avenue and Edwin Street. The two appeared to b…
Stratford, CT
Obituaries
Beloved Stratford Doctor David M. Jutkowitz, 75
Dr. David M. Jutkowitz, MD, Family Practitioner in Stratford passed away on Oct. 30, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was a beloved doctor to many patients and will be missed by his family, patients and community. Dr. Jutkowitz’s medical office closed on Oct. 30, 2023.
Hartford, CT
News
CT Man Admits Committing 37 Robberies Across State
A Connecticut man has admitted to committing at least 37 violent robberies across the state in 2022. Hartford County resident Lonny Cross, age 45, of Bristol, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 21, for the crimes that ranged from Hartford to Fairfield County and one in New York in September and October 2022, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, Cross committed 37 robberies and attempted robberies of gas station convenience stores, mini-markets, and liquor stores in North Branford, Waterbury, Wol…
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
Stratford Man Accidentally Shoots Wife While Aiming At Stepson During Fight
A Fairfield County man was arrested after allegedly shooting his wife while attempting to shoot his stepson during a fight. The incident occurred in Stratford around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, on Bates Street. According to Capt. Jerry Pinto of the Stratford Police Department, Michael James, age 58, of Stratford, fired a round from his registered firearm while arguing with his 36-year-old stepson, Rakeem Mack. Pinto said the round also struck Michael James’ wife, Lolita Mack-James. Both Rakeem Mack and Lolita Mack-James were transported to the hospital after sustaining&nbs…
Stratford, CT
Obituaries
Easton Family Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Way Home From Hospital
Three members of a Connecticut family killed in a wrong-way driver crash were on their way home from the hospital when killed. Related: IDs Released In Wrong-Way Merritt Parkway Crash With 4 Fatalities In Stratford ID Released For Driver In Stratford Crash That Killed 4 Fairfield County resident Steven P. Rowland, age 65, of Easton, was driving his aunt and uncle, Thomas and Olga Vitale, ages 80 and 81, also of Easton, home from Yale New Haven Hospital when all three were killed in the crash in Stratford, according to their obituaries. "While his death was abrupt and he…
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
ID Released For 21-Year-Old Driver In Stratford Crash That Killed 4
A 21-year-old Fairfield University student has been identified as the wrong-way driver involved in a Connecticut crash that killed three people, as well as himself. Related: IDs Released In Wrong-Way Merritt Parkway Crash With 4 Fatalities In Stratford Massachusetts resident Alexander Dennis, age 21, of the town of Wayland in Middlesex County, was positively identified on Tuesday, May 14, by the state Medical Examiner's Office as the driver of a 2016 Honda CRV the wrong way on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) in Fairfield County around 1:45 a.m., Thursday, May 9, in Stratford. S…
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
IDs Released In Wrong-Way Merritt Parkway Crash With 4 Fatalities In Stratford
This story has been updated: The identities have been released of three of the four people killed in an overnight crash on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) in Fairfield County. According to Connecticut State Police, the collision occurred around 1:45 a.m., Thursday, May 9, in Stratford. State Police said a 2016 Honda Civic was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when it hit a 2010 Chrysler Country Touring van head-on. Both vehicles burst into flames. Killed in the crash were two Easton family members and a driver of the van, including: Steven Rowland, age 65, of East…
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