New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
Three Vehicles Stolen, Five Others Entered In New Canaan Weekend Theft Spree Three Vehicles Stolen, Five Others Entered In New Canaan Weekend Theft Spree
Three Vehicles Stolen, Five Others Entered In New Canaan Weekend Theft Spree The New Canaan Police Department is imploring residents to lock their cars and take their keys inside following a brand-new rash of auto thefts and reports of cars being broken into. In recent days, police received reports of three stolen vehicles and five others that were entered during a weekend spree in New Canaan. According to police, shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, a 2020 Lexus RX350 was stolen from a residence on Grover Road, which was later recovered in Waterbury. Another vehicle parked in the same driveway was also entered. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, a 20…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
News
Westchester Woman Rescued, Dog Killed In I-84 Crash Between SUV, Fire Vehicle Westchester Woman Rescued, Dog Killed In I-84 Crash Between SUV, Fire Vehicle
Westchester Woman Rescued, Dog Killed In I-84 Crash Between SUV, Fire Vehicle A woman had to be extricated after a serious crash involving an SUV and fire department vehicle resulted in the death of a dog. It happened in Orange County on Wednesday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m. in Greenville. A state police investigation revealed that a Town of Greenville fire police truck, a Ford F550, was parked in the passing lane of I-84 eastbound with emergency lighting activated.  The fire vehicle was blocking the lane for a motor vehicle crash that was approximately a half-mile ahead.  A full-size fire truck was parked a quarter-mile ahead of the fire vehicle in the pas…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brookfield, CT
News
Fire Risk Leads To Recall Of Half-Million Volvo Models Fire Risk Leads To Recall Of Half-Million Volvo Models
Fire Risk Leads To Recall Of Half-Million Volvo Models Volvo is recalling more than a half-million vehicles worldwide due to a faulty engine component that could potentially result in a fire. The Swedish automaker announced that it is recalling 507,000 vehicles after the company determined during an internal investigation that officials "have identified that in very rare cases the plastic engine intake manifold may melt and deform.” “In the very worst case, there is a possibility that a localized engine bay fire may occur,” it said. When asked to provide details of the potential financial impact, Stefan Elfstrom, a spokesman for Volvo Cars, sai…

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by Zak Failla
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria A runaway sedan slammed into a support column that kept it from plowing through the front of a pizzeria in a Saddle Brook shopping center on Tuesday. The 56-year-old township resident wasn’t injured Tuesday after she hit the gas instead of the brake and her 2015 Volvo crashed into the brick column outside Donna’s Pizza at the Terra Mini Mall on Market Street, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. A building inspector was on scene with the shopping center property manager to shore up the façade, Kugler said. It's the same shopping center where an out-of-control sedan driven by a 91-year-old…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
SUV Crashes Through Front Of Hackensack Auto Zone, Damages Three Aisles SUV Crashes Through Front Of Hackensack Auto Zone, Damages Three Aisles
SUV Crashes Through Front Of Hackensack Auto Zone, Damages Three Aisles A 52-year-old motorist told police she hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed her SUV through the front and into an Auto Zone store in Hackensack, authorities said. The 2004 Volvo damaged the Old River Street storefront as well as aisles 1, 2 and 3, just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Nicole Foley said. The driver and her 35-year-old passenger weren’t injured, nor was anyone in the store, the captain said. A city inspector determined that the building wasn’t compromised, she added. Although no summonses were immediately issued, Foley said an investigation was continuing. This comes h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
News
$6.25M Settlement OK'd For Family Of Couple Killed By Tree On Merritt $6.25M Settlement OK'd For Family Of Couple Killed By Tree On Merritt
$6.25M Settlement OK'd For Family Of Couple Killed By Tree On Merritt A $6.25 million judgment has been approved by the legislature's Judiciary Committee for the estate of a Westchester couple killed on the Westport section of the Merritt Parkway on June 9, 2007, after a tree hit their vehicle. In a 9-0 vote, the committee approved the long expected settlement for the estate of Dr. Joseph J. Stavola, 46, and Jeanne C. Serocke, 44, who were killed when a 70-foot tall tree fell and smashed the front of their Volvo. Their sons, ages 9 and 7 years old at the time, both survived in their car seats. The settlement comes after a decade of court cases holding the st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
New Arrest Made In Violent Fall Brawl In Westport New Arrest Made In Violent Fall Brawl In Westport
New Arrest Made In Violent Fall Brawl In Westport A man who told police he was an innocent bystander during a violent street fight following a traffic crash in Westport, has been charged with taking part in the violence. Jose Alvarado, 41, of Bridgeport, who told officers he was an innocent bystander, was later determined by detectives to have taken part in the assault of a Derby man, has been charged with assault after being arrested by Connecticut State Police and handed over to Westport Police. The brawl took place around 9 a.m. Oct. 24, when officers were dispatched to the area of 550 Post Road East on a report of a fight in the roadwa…

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by Kathy Reakes