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New London
Police & Fire
Flat, Shredded Tire Leads To Homicide Charge For New London Man In Fiery Groton Bridge Crash Flat, Shredded Tire Leads To Homicide Charge For New London Man In Fiery Groton Bridge Crash
Flat, Shredded Tire Leads To Homicide Charge For New London Man In Fiery Groton Bridge Crash A Connecticut man has been charged with negligent homicide in connection with a fiery rollover crash last year that killed an oil tanker driver. New London County resident Reginald Collins, age 59, of New London, turned himself in to Connecticut State Police on Wednesday, April 24, for the Friday, April 21, 2023, crash on I-95 in Groton. According to an arrest affidavit, Collins was driving southbound on I-95 South on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge when his steering "felt funny," and the "car began to jump"  on his Toyota Avalon. Collins had just purchased used tires for the vehicle. S…

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by Kathy Reakes
Montgomery PA
News
Young Mom, Toddler's Deaths Land Norristown Man Double Homicide By Vehicle Charges: DA Young Mom, Toddler's Deaths Land Norristown Man Double Homicide By Vehicle Charges: DA
Young Mom, Toddler's Deaths Land Norristown Man Double Homicide By Vehicle Charges: DA A 22-year-old man has been charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle for a crash that killed a young mom and her toddler, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Merion Township Director of Public Safety Thomas Nolan announced on Wednesday morning.  Brayan Alejandro Gonzalez-Paez of Norristown has been charged with a slew of offenses for a high-speed crash on Valley Forge Park Road in Upper Merion Township that killed 20-year-old Anjelica Guadalupe Amaya Briceno and her 3-year-old daughter on Jan. 13, according to the affidavit of probable cause.&nbs…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
Woman Who Crashes Into Group Of People In Bridgeport Charged With DUI, Police Say Woman Who Crashes Into Group Of People In Bridgeport Charged With DUI, Police Say
Woman Who Crashes Into Group Of People In Bridgeport Charged With DUI, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been charged with multiple crimes including DUI after allegedly plowing into a group of people, including five children. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 7:50 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 27 in the 1700 block of Central Avenue. Bridgeport Police responded to the scene after receiving several 911 calls reporting a vehicle crash with pedestrians struck, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport Emergency Management. Early reports indicate that injuries seem to be non-life threatening but involve approximately five children and multiple adults, Appleby said. "…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven
Police & Fire
Driving Dangerously: Waterbury 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say Driving Dangerously: Waterbury 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say
Driving Dangerously: Waterbury 25-Year-Old Flees After Attempted Stop, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with driving dangerously and fleeing police when they attempted to stop. him. New Haven County resident Henry White, age 25, of Waterbury was arrested on a warrant on Monday, June 26, for the incident which started in Beacon Falls on Route 8 on Friday, June 16. According to Connecticut State Police, a trooper patrolling Route 8 southbound in the area of Beacon Falls, was traveling in the left lane when he spotted a silver Honda Accord with heavily tinted windows approaching the rear of his cruiser at a high rate of speed. In an effort to view the registr…

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by Kathy Reakes
South Passaic
News
Stolen VIN-Switched SUV Stopped, Driver Busted By Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives Stolen VIN-Switched SUV Stopped, Driver Busted By Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives
Stolen Vin-switched SUV Stopped, Driver Busted By Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives A Dominican national was driving a “re-VINned” SUV that had been stolen out of the Bronx when Passaic County sheriff’s officers stopped him, authorities said. Members of the department’s Fugitive and Warrant Squad arrested Estaury Lanfranco, 27, after he pulled the Honda CRV into the parking lot of the Home Depot in Paterson, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Lanfranco was carrying a bogus New Jersey title for the vehicle that matched a phony VIN number, the sheriff said. It turns out the CRV had been reported stolen on Jan. 4, he added. Lanfranco was issued complaints for receiving stole…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bridgeport
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Bridgeport Man Shot, Girlfriend Charged With Having A Gun In Vehicle, Police Say Bridgeport Man Shot, Girlfriend Charged With Having A Gun In Vehicle, Police Say
Bridgeport Man Shot, Girlfriend Charged With Having A Gun In Vehicle, Police Say A 24-year-old Fairfield County man was shot and his girlfriend who accompanied him to the hospital was charged with having a gun in a vehicle. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 10 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police, Bridgeport Hospital contacted the department to report a party with a gunshot wound was dropped off via private vehicle at their emergency room. The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau responded and took charge of the investigation. The victim, identified as a 24-year-old Bridgeport man, was suffering from gunshot woun…

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by Kathy Reakes
Cumberland
News
Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities
Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities A North Carolina man was caught impersonating someone else while driving a Jaguar in Pennsylvania, police say. Jayquan Edwards, 25, of Oxford, NC, was behind the wheel of a Jaguar with a “counterfeit temporary license plate and heavy window tint” when Lower Allen Township police spotted the car on the 1200 block of Lower Allen Drive around 3 p.m. on Jan. 2, the department said in a release. The vehicle stopped and Edward gave a stolen North Carolina ID to police, they said. The vehicle was then towed from the scene— for having no insurance. Edwards has been charged with tw…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Teen Busted After Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription Numerous Times, Police Say Teen Busted After Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription Numerous Times, Police Say
Teen Busted After Attempting To Fill Fake Prescription Numerous Times, Police Say A teen was busted on numerous charges after he allegedly attempted to fill a fraudulent prescription at a Fairfield County pharmacy. Dwayne Smith, 19, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after a pharmacist in the central Greenwich area contacted the Greenwich Police and reported suspicious activity, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. After receiving the tip, plainclothes officers responded to the area and detained three suspects that were believed to be involved in passing the fake prescription in order to obtain a controlled substance, said Zuccerella. The pharmaci…

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by Kathy Reakes
Shelton
Police & Fire
No Day At The Beach: 26-Year-Old Stuck In Sand Under Influence, Police Say No Day At The Beach: 26-Year-Old Stuck In Sand Under Influence, Police Say
No Day At The Beach: 26-Year-Old Stuck In Sand Under Influence, Police Say An allegedly drunk driver had an unfortunate day at the beach on Tuesday afternoon, when he found himself in police custody after getting his car stuck in the sand. Members of the Milford Police Department were dispatched to Bayview Beach at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, where there was a report of a vehicle that had gotten stuck in the sand. Investigation into the stuck vehicle determined that the driver, Milford resident Leon Rainaud, 26, allegedly was driving the vehicle on the beach while under the influence of alcohol before it got stuck. Police said that further investi…

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by Zak Failla
Westport
Police & Fire
Unregistered Driver Caught With Weapon In Vehicle, Westport PD Says Unregistered Driver Caught With Weapon In Vehicle, Westport PD Says
Unregistered Driver Caught With Weapon In Vehicle, Westport PD Says A Fairfield County man is facing a weapons charge after being stopped by officers while driving without insurance and a proper registration for his vehicle in Westport. An officer from the Westport Police Department on patrol at approximately 4:45 p.m. on June 20 stopped Bridgeport resident Luis Polanco-Guzman, when he committed a vehicle and traffic law violation while traveling eastbound on Allen Raymond Lane. During the subsequent traffic stop, police found that Polanco-Guzman was unable to provide the officer with a valid registration or insurance for the vehicle. It was also determined…

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by Zak Failla