In a release, New Milford Police Chief Spencer Cerruto said Alexander Jefferson III, a 43-year-old resident of the Jamaica neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., was the man struck and killed on Thursday. Cerruto said police were called around 6:45 p.m. to the area immediately south of New Milford High School on Route 7, also known as … Read more
Gaviria, 28, of Bridgeport, was a Marine. A viewing will be held for Gaviria from 5 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 at the Abriola & Kelemen Funeral Home in Stratford. A graveside service will take place at Mt. Grove Cemetery on Jan. 3, with a meeting at the funeral home at 10 a.m. State police previously … Read more
WESTPORT — A 28-year-old Bridgeport man died after he was hit on the Merritt Parkway near Exit 42 on Saturday night, according to state police. Around 10:40 p.m., state police said, troopers along with the local fire department and EMS responded to reports of a crash in the southbound lanes. The accident report said Mateo Gaviria, the victim, … Read more
WESTPORT — Troopers cited a Bridgeport man for allegedly causing a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Westport Friday after he changed lanes during a medical emergency, a police report said. Jose Hernandez, 66, of Bridgeport, was traveling in the left lane of I-95 north near Exit 18 at about 6:04 p.m. when he suffered a … Read more
On March 28, 2020, at approximately 2:48 p.m., the U.S. attorney’s office said, Stamford police officers responded to Marco Jewelers, located at 16 Sixth Street in Stamford. When officers arrived, it said, they found evidence of a robbery and encountered the store owner, Mark Vuono, lying on the ground in front of an open safe. He … Read more
BETHEL — Multiple fire companies were at the scene of a blaze at a commercial strip mall on Greenwood Avenue that was called in around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, town officials confirmed. First Selectman Dan Carter said no one was injured and an investigation will take place on how the fire started. Firefighters from Newtown, Danbury, and Brookfield … Read more
SHELTON — A 58-year-old Ansonia man was charged Friday after police said he stalked a 33-year-old woman from Shelton. According to police, Alexander Tamdemir sent a five-page letter to the woman professing his love and admiration for her. The letter mentioned the woman by name and how he drove by her house, waiting for her boyfriend’s … Read more
