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45-Year-Old Danbury Woman Killed, Man Critical In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash 45-Year-Old Danbury Woman Killed, Man Critical In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash
45-Year-Old Danbury Woman Killed, Man Critical In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash A 45-year-old Connecticut woman is dead and a man is in critical condition following a wrong-way driver crash on I-84. The collision took place in New Haven County around 6:20 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10, in Waterbury. A 2004 Honda Accord was traveling in the wrong direction on I-84 when it caused two other vehicles to crash, said the Connecticut State Police. Killed in the crash was 45-year-old Fairfield County resident Francisa Jessennia Cortez-Arias of Danbury. The driver, a 32-year-old Danbury man, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Waterbury Hospital, state…
Deadly Police Shooting Of Northampton Twp. Man Was 'Justified,' Bucks DA Says Deadly Police Shooting Of Northampton Twp. Man Was 'Justified,' Bucks DA Says
Deadly Police Shooting Of Northampton Twp. Man Was 'Justified,' Bucks DA Says Northampton Township police were "justified" when they killed 40-year-old Mark Chambers at his Churchville home last month, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have claimed Chambers was brandishing a knife when officers shot him multiple times at his Elm Street home around 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, Daily Voice reported.  Now, Bucks DA Matthew Weintraub says police were called by Chambers' mother after the 40-year-old cut his neck and threatened to jump from the roof.  Police said they found him standing in the doorway holding the knife and commanded him…
Coroner Identifies Northampton Twp. Man Fatally Shot By Police Coroner Identifies Northampton Twp. Man Fatally Shot By Police
Coroner Identifies Northampton Twp. Man Fatally Shot By Police The 40-year-old man was shot dead by Northampton Township police on Sunday night, the Bucks County Coroner's Office says.  Mark Chambers died from multiple gunshot wounds, Coroner Meredith Buck said in a release on Nov. 6. His death was ruled a homicide.  “It is important to note that homicide as a manner of death refers to death at the hands of another," Buck wrote. “This matter remains under investigation by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.” Authorities have claimed Chambers was brandishing a knife when they shot him on the 500 block of Elm Avenue in Churc…
Officers Injured By Waldorf Fugitive Resisting Arrest In Maryland: Charles County Sheriff Officers Injured By Waldorf Fugitive Resisting Arrest In Maryland: Charles County Sheriff
Officers Injured By Waldorf Fugitive Resisting Arrest In Maryland: Charles County Sheriff A wanted man did not go down quietly after being tracked down by the Charles County Sheriff's Office in St. Mary's County. Two officers were injured during a scuffle with Waldorf resident Anthony Kavon Brown, 23, as they attempted to arrest him on a host of previous charges. Members of the sheriff's office attempted to take down Brown inside a business in St. Mary's County, though he resisted and continued to struggle with the officers until he was taken into custody. He had been wanted since early June for:  Violation of a protective order; Failure to appear in court for an assault…
Naugatuck Man Killed In Crash Loved Music, Was 'Geninue Dude' Naugatuck Man Killed In Crash Loved Music, Was 'Geninue Dude'
Naugatuck Man Killed In Crash Loved Music, Was 'Geninue Dude' A Connecticut man was killed and another is in critical but stable condition following a five-vehicle crash. New Haven County resident Travis LaRowe, age 22, of Naugatuck, was killed during the crash around 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 16, at 848 New Haven Road in Naugatuck. According to Sgt. D. Durette of the Naugatuck Police, LaRowe was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle, along with two other motorcycle riders when he was hit. An investigation indicates a 76-year-old Naugatuck woman was traveling southbound on New Haven Road when her vehicle sideswiped another car and struck two o…
Waterbury Woman Killed In Crash With Box Truck Waterbury Woman Killed In Crash With Box Truck
Waterbury Woman Killed In Crash With Box Truck A 46-year-old Connecticut woman was killed in a crash with a box truck that closed a busy roadway. New Haven County resident Sandra Sanga Paguay of Waterbury died around 5:40 a.m., Tuesday, June 13 in Waterbury. According to Lt. Nadine Amatruda of the Waterbury Police, officers responded to the area of 271 Lakewood Road on the report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries involving a car and a box truck. Paguay was extricated from her car by Waterbury Fire Department and was found to have serious life-threatening injuries, Amatruda said. She was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital and …
Woman Dead, Person Hospitalized In Waterbury Crash, Investigation Closes Road Woman Dead, Person Hospitalized In Waterbury Crash, Investigation Closes Road
Woman Dead, Person Hospitalized In Waterbury Crash, Investigation Closes Road Officials are investigating an early morning car crash that resulted in a woman's death. In New Haven County, a person was killed when a car and a box truck collided in the area of 271 Lakewood Road around 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, according to the Waterbury Police Department.  The female driver was extricated from a vehicle and was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 6:20 a.m. The driver of the second vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was admitted to a local hospital for treatment.  Lakewood Road was closed to all…
Waterbury Driver Of Stolen Maserati SUV Involved In Hit-Run Crash Nabbed Waterbury Driver Of Stolen Maserati SUV Involved In Hit-Run Crash Nabbed
Waterbury Driver Of Stolen Maserati SUV Involved In Hit-Run Crash Nabbed A Connecticut hit-and-run driver was caught after he allegedly crashed a stolen black Maserati SUV into two vehicles and then jumped out and ran. The crash took place in New Haven County around 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 1 at 464 Reidville Drive, in Waterbury. When Waterbury officers arrived on the scene, they identified the striking vehicle as a black Maserati SUV that was reported stolen recently out of Middlebury, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. The Maserati had collided with two other vehicles in the area and both of the vehicle occupants fled the scene following…
35-Year-Old From Waterbury Dies, Woman Ejected From Car In Rollover Meriden Crash: Police 35-Year-Old From Waterbury Dies, Woman Ejected From Car In Rollover Meriden Crash: Police
35-Year-Old From Waterbury Dies, Woman Ejected From Car In Rollover Meriden Crash: Police A man died and a woman was hospitalized after their pickup truck collided with another vehicle, spinning the vehicle out of control and into a rollover crash, officials say. Javier Rosado-Toro, age 35, of Waterbury, died in the crash that occurred on I-691 around 9:15 p.m. in Meriden on Sunday, April 30, according to Connecticut State Police. Rosado-Toro was heading west in his Ram 1500 Big Horn when he attempted to pass a Ford F-350 Super Duty about three-quarters of a mile west of Exit 3 but collided with the Ford instead. The impact spun the Ram out of control and into a cable barri…
Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police
Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police Three people were injured in an accident in Newtown Township Friday morning, authorities say. A dump truck and another vehicle crashed on the 900 block of Swamp Road at around 11:45 a.m. on April 7, said township police in a release. The truck driver received "moderate" injuries, while two people in the other car were sent to St. Mary’s Hospital in critical condition, the department wrote.  "It initially appears that speed and failure to maintain lane of travel by the passenger car’s operator was the causation factor of the collision," said investigators.  A s…
Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development
Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Firefighters doused a stubborn blaze Thursday at the recently redeveloped Brook Haven Mall in Passaic. Although an investigation was continuing, a welder's torch appear responsible for igniting the fire in an unfinished area of the Terhune Avenue building's enormous basement shortly after 9 a.m. March 9, Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said. Firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze, which extended to a loading dock, but had to keep searching for the source while contending with 60,000 feet of basement smoke, the chief said. It was a labor-intensive job, he said, adding that c…
STABBED TO DEATH: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin STABBED TO DEATH: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin
Stabbed TO Death: Clifton Man Charged With Killing Cousin A 25-year-old Clifton man is charged with stabbing his 22-year-old cousin to death on New Year’s Eve. Motasem Ramadan fought with police who arrested him following the fatal stabbing at a home across the street from a city elementary school around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Officers responding to the two-family home on Van Cleve Avenue near School No. 12 found Waleed Ramadan with multiple stab wounds to his neck and face, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. Waleed (photo below) was pronounced dead a short …
Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced
Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced UPDATE: What began as a basement fire quickly blew through the roof of a three-story mixed-use building in Passaic, displacing 21 residents. The fire began as a second alarmer, with heavy flames, in the basement at the corner of Passaic and Third streets shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29. It went to three alarms after flames shot up the walls to the second and third floors, and then the attic, less than 20 minutes later. Firefighters quickly doused the blaze, but it rekindled on the roof about an hour into the operation. The fire at that point went to four alarms. Passaic firef…
20-Year-Old Killed In I-84 Waterbury Crash 20-Year-Old Killed In I-84 Waterbury Crash
20-Year-Old Killed In I-84 Waterbury Crash A 20-year-old was killed after slamming into the back of a tractor-trailer on a busy Connecticut roadway, police said. The crash took place in New Haven County around 8:30 p.m. near Exit 23 on I-84 in Waterbury. According to state police, both vehicles were traveling westbound when a Chevrolet Silverado driven by Fairfield County resident Zachary James Carlson, of Danbury, failed to slow down due to traffic and struck the rear of the tractor-trailer. Carlson died from his injuries at the scene, police said. The tractor-trailer driver, a 62-year-old Worcester, Massachusetts resident,&…
Woman Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Wrong-Way Crash In Waterbury Woman Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Wrong-Way Crash In Waterbury
Woman Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Wrong-Way Crash In Waterbury A Connecticut woman suffered life-threatening injuries during a wrong-way crash. The crash took place in New Haven County around 11:50 p.m., Monday, July 11, in Waterbury, on Route 8 South. According to state police, a Honda Pilot was traveling southbound and a Honda HRV northbound when they collided, state police said. The driver and occupants of the Pilot suffered minor injuries. They were transported to St. Mary's hospital for treatment. The driver of the CRV, identified as Yocasta Delrosario, age 42, of Torrington in Litchfield County, received life-threatening injuries, state police …
Waterbury Homicide Suspect Surrenders To Police Waterbury Homicide Suspect Surrenders To Police
Waterbury Homicide Suspect Surrenders To Police A Connecticut man wanted for the homicide of another man found shot to death inside a vehicle turned himself in to police. New Haven County resident Jose Baez Candelario, age 43, of Waterbury, turned himself in on Saturday, March 5, for the September 2021 murder of Timothy Hughes. On Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, Waterbury responded to the area of Southview Street and found 39-year-old Huges inside a vehicle in the driveway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Lieutenant Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. Hughes was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where he was later pro…
Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Waterbury Woman Commits Suicide, Police Say Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Waterbury Woman Commits Suicide, Police Say
Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Waterbury Woman Commits Suicide, Police Say A man who was a suspect in the shooting of two Connecticut women, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, has committed suicide. During a press conference on Tuesday, March 8, Waterbury Police identified the woman who was killed and announced the suicide. The victim of the shooting that took place around 2:15 a.m., Saturday, March 5 in New Haven County in Waterbury was identified as Glenys Maomi Aloyo, age 35, of Waterbury, said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. See Earlier Story: Two Waterbury Women Shot, One Killed Aloyo had been located with several guns…
Two Waterbury Women Shot, One Killed Two Waterbury Women Shot, One Killed
Two Waterbury Women Shot, One Killed One Connecticut woman was shot and killed, and another wounded in an overnight incident. The incident took place in New Haven County around 2:15 a.m., Saturday, March 5 outside of 215 Hill St., in Waterbury. The women were found when officers responded to weapons complaints outside of a home, said Lieutenant Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police. One of the victims, a 35-year-old Waterbury, resident, was pronounced dead at the scene, Bessette said. The second victim, a 38-year-old Waterbury resident was transported to ST. Mary’s Hospital is currently considered to be …
3 Adults, 2 Kids Hospitalized As Fire Roars Through Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Mayor Says 3 Adults, 2 Kids Hospitalized As Fire Roars Through Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Mayor Says
3 Adults, 2 Kids Hospitalized As Fire Roars Through Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Mayor Says UPDATE: Three adults and two children were hospitalized as a fierce fire roared through the upper floors of a mixed-use building in Passaic late Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Flames blew out the second-floor windows in the middle of three brick buildings that each house street-level businesses off the corner of Main and Harrison avenues. Being treated at St. Mary's Hospital for smoke inhalation were five victims, Lora said: A 65-year-old woman, another woman in her 40s, a 19-year-old man and two children.  Firefighters contained the blaze to the single building, the …
CT Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Box Truck CT Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Box Truck
CT Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Box Truck A Connecticut pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Freightliner box truck. The man 68-year-old man was killed in New Haven County around 9:35 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26 at the intersection of East Main Street at North Elm Street in Waterbury. According to Lieutenant Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police, when officers responded to the scene they found the victim and transported him to St. Mary's Hospital where he died from his injuries. The involved box truck operator remained on the scene and is cooperating with investigating officers, Bessette said. This acciden…
ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death In Driveway Of CT Home, Police Say ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death In Driveway Of CT Home, Police Say
ID Released For Man Found Shot To Death In Driveway Of CT Home, Police Say Police have identified a man who was found shot to death in the driveway of a Connecticut home. New Haven County resident Timothy Hughes, age 39, was found around 11:35 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 10, when police responded to shots fired complaint in Waterbury in the area of Southview Street. Upon the officer’s arrival, Huges, of Waterbury, was located inside a vehicle in the driveway of the residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police.  Medical assistance was administered by responding officers. Emergency medical personnel resp…
Authorities:  Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise Authorities:  Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise
Authorities: Ex-Con Charged With Murder In Shooting Outside Passaic High-Rise A dispute between ex-cons ended with one shooting and killing the other outside a Passaic housing complex, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and Passaic police were assisted by federal agents when they captured Nysheem T. Mann, 32, during a traffic stop on Washington Street near Broadway in Paterson early Tuesday night, they said. Mann, of Paterson, was charged with gunning down Donyell Coley two days earlier in the parking lot at Speer Village, where the 41-year-old victim lived. Coley, who was struck several times, arrived at St. Mary’s Ho…
Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex
Passaic Man Shot, Killed Outside Housing Complex A Passaic man was shot and killed shortly before dawn Sunday outside the city housing complex where he'd lived, authorities said. Donyell Coley, who was struck several times, arrived at St. Mary’s Hospital in a private vehicle at 5:50 a.m. and was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman didn’t say whether a suspect had been captured or identified – only that Coley, 41, was shot in the parking lot at Speer Village. The public housing complex on Aspen Place was Coley’s most recent address, records …
Police ID CT Man Killed In Shooting Which Injured Two Others Police ID CT Man Killed In Shooting Which Injured Two Others
Police ID CT Man Killed In Shooting Which Injured Two Others Police have identified a Connecticut man who was shot and killed over the weekend in an incident that injured two others. Douglas Daniels, age 37, of New Haven, was killed around 8:15 p.m., Saturday, July 24, in the area of East Farm Street in Waterbury. Daniels sustained a gunshot wound to the shoulder and chest area and was transported to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment where he later died, said Sgt. Robert Davis. Waterbury Police Department continues to investigate the homicide, along with the shooting that left two others wounded; one with a gunshot wound to the leg and another to th…
Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d
Passaic Teen’s Accused Murderer ID’d UPDATE: Civilians helped Passaic police capture a 21-year-old city man accused of gunning down a local teen beneath a Route 21 overpass, authorities said. The city Police Intelligence Unit and Detective Bureau, in tandem with the Patrol Division and Special Investigations Division united, "fielded leads directly from the community" that led directly to Philip Sparrow, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. City police arrested Sparrow – and recovered the suspected murder weapon – during an 8 p.m. traffic stop Tuesday on Paulison Avenue, authorities said. They stopped the vehicle on Pauliso…
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge A Newark man sexually abused two children – one 6, the other 4 – in Paterson and Passaic, authorities charged. Tahmir Norris, 29, became the subject of an investigation following a May 6 call from St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the 6-year-old child and multiple witnesses, Valdes said. The older victim reported being sexually abused by Norris at homes in Paterson and Passaic between March and May of this year while the 4-year-old was in the room, the prosecutor said. The 4-year-…
Firefighter Rescued After Wall Collapses In Passaic Multi-Family Blaze Firefighter Rescued After Wall Collapses In Passaic Multi-Family Blaze
Firefighter Rescued After Wall Collapses In Passaic Multi-Family Blaze Firefighters rescued one of their own in a blaze that ripped through a three-story brick walkup in Passaic during the overnight snowstorm, authorities said. The firefighter, who was rescued after a wall collapsed in the 4th Street building, was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. He was reported in stable condition with cuts and bruises on his head and face, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Two female residents also were rescued and taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic with smoke inhalation and minor injuries, the mayor said. More than 25 residents were displaced,…
Community Mourns Death Of 'Compassionate' School Leader; Crash Under Investigation Community Mourns Death Of 'Compassionate' School Leader; Crash Under Investigation
Community Mourns Death Of 'Compassionate' School Leader; Crash Under Investigation The community is mourning the loss of a "compassionate," "funny," and "responsive" area school leader while State Police are investigating the crash that killed him.  The accident happened on Friday, Nov. 27, around 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Kettletown and Southford Roads in Southbury. Mark Kibby of Granby, 52, of Granby, the assistant principal at CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary School in Rocky Hill, was reportedly riding his motorcycle when he died.  Kibby is survived by his wife, who teaches in the Granby Public School system, his 22-year-old son Owen and…
Extreme Tree-Hugger Accused Of 'Humping' Nature In Stranger's Backyard Extreme Tree-Hugger Accused Of 'Humping' Nature In Stranger's Backyard
Extreme Tree-Hugger Accused Of 'Humping' Nature In Stranger's Backyard Police arrested a man accused of “humping trees” in a stranger’s backyard. On Nov. 12 at around 3 p.m., Naugatuck Police responded to a report of an “unknown male in a backyard, half-dressed, humping trees, screaming, and eating branches,” police said. When police arrived on the scene, High Street, the suspect allegedly ran into a nearby home causing the residents to flee, police said. The suspect came out of the home and was arrested, police said. During the incident the suspect also allegedly spat at and assaulted police officers, police said. John Edward Fignar, 36, of Newington, has b…
Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause
Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause A 44-year-old driver killed in a Monday morning crash on Route 3 in Clifton apparently suffered a medical episode, responders told Daily Voice. The 2012 Hyundai Elantra driven by Anton Dittrich of Clifton veered onto the westbound shoulder and scraped along the divider for about 100 yards before coming to a stop near the Bloomfield Avenue exit shortly before 10:30 a.m., authorities said Monday afternoon. Responders administered CPR, to no avail. Dittrich was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital about 15 minutes later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Ch…
Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized
Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized A 19-year-old shooting victim showed up Thursday night at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, triggering an investigation into what exactly happened, authorities confirmed Friday. The victim told police someone shot her in her car shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the heavily commercial area of Main Avenue near Burgess Place. The victim, who was shot in the arm and chest, arrived in a privately-owned vehicle that apparently had been struck by gunfire, responders said. Her injuries weren't considered life-threatening, they said. Police "located evidence of a crime scene" at Main and Burges…