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Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Whose Body Washed Ashore In Poughkeepsie Police ID Man Whose Body Washed Ashore In Poughkeepsie
Police ID Man Whose Body Washed Ashore In Poughkeepsie The New York State Police and the State Medical Examiner's Office have confirmed that the remains of a missing area man washed ashore in the Hudson Valley over the weekend. Related: Seen Him? Missing Man Last Spotted In Poughkeepsie According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, the body of Nicholas Faust, age 43, formerly a resident of both Ulster County (Marlborough) and Northern Westchester (Peekskill), has been identified as the body found on the Poughkeepsie shoreline on Saturday, May 4.  The investigation has determined that there was no evidence of foul play…

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by Kathy Reakes
Harford
News
Woman Dies After Being Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Harford County Ravine Woman Dies After Being Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Harford County Ravine
Woman Dies After Being Trapped Under Lawn Mower In Harford County Ravine A woman was killed after going into cardiac arrest after being trapped under a commercial lawn mower in Harford County, officials say. Late on Thursday afternoon, crews from the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company and Harford County Department of Emergency Services paramedics responded to the 2300 block of Willow Vale Drive, where there were reports of a woman who was unconscious and not breathing. The scene of the fatal incident in Fallston. Fallston Volunteer Fire Company According to investigators, first responders found a woman trapped shortly after 5:15 p.m. on May 2 in a…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield
Police & Fire
ID Released After Body Of 31-Year-Old Recovered From Lake Naraneka In Ridgefield ID Released After Body Of 31-Year-Old Recovered From Lake Naraneka In Ridgefield
ID Released After Body Of 31-Year-Old Recovered From Lake Naraneka In Ridgefield The body of a missing Fairfield County man who was last seen swimming in a state park lake has been recovered. Cody Rugar, of New Fairfield, age 31, was found in  Lake Naraneka in Pierrepont State Park in Ridgefield around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17 by the Westport Police Dive Team, said Capt. Jeff Raines of the Ridgefield Police Department. Original report: Swimmer Goes Missing At State Park In Ridgefield "Our condolences go out to the Rugar family and anyone else affected by this tragic incident," said Raines. Raines said since going missing on Monday, Aug. 14, more than 20…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
Extradited Bridgeport Murder Suspect Confesses, Police Say Extradited Bridgeport Murder Suspect Confesses, Police Say
Extradited Bridgeport Murder Suspect Confesses, Police Say A Fairfield County man wanted for the 2020 stabbing of a man that resulted in his death two years later confessed to detectives when he was extradited from Georgia, according to police. Anthony Marion, age 58, of Bridgeport, was extradited from Fulton County, Georgia on Wednesday, Aug. 9, and offered a full confession to detectives, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police Department Marion was wanted for the Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, stabbing assault of 58-year-old Gregory Williams, of Bridgeport, that resulted in his death on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, Gilleran said. Williams was 68 …

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by Kathy Reakes
The Berkshires
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Pittsfield Man Found Nearly Year After Disappearance: Police Body Of Missing Pittsfield Man Found Nearly Year After Disappearance: Police
Body Of Missing Pittsfield Man Found Nearly Year After Disappearance: Police The body of a man from the region who was reported missing almost a year ago was found on Mother's Day of 2023, according to authorities. Western Massachusetts resident Lee Walter Meisenheimer, age 69, of Pittsfield in Berkshire County, was discovered in the area of Morningview Drive in Pittsfield around 6:25 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, Pittsfield Police said on Facebook.  Earlier Report: Police Issue Alert For Missing Pittsfield Man Police said they responded to the area after a resident called reporting possible human remains.  Responding officers confirmed the remains and ca…

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by David Cifarelli
Essex NJ
News
Bad Heart Killed NJ Man, 73, While In Police Custody, Grand Jury Finds Bad Heart Killed NJ Man, 73, While In Police Custody, Grand Jury Finds
Bad Heart Killed NJ Man, 73, While In Police Custody, Grand Jury Finds Newark police bore no responsibility in the death from heart disease of a 73-year-old man who collapsed in the back seat of a patrol car, a state grand jury has found. Juan Restrepo of Summit had been taken into custody by officers who'd responded to a report of an intoxicated man behind the wheel of a vehicle on June 15, 2020, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. “He was then transported to [an] NJ TRANSIT station, where officials attempted to obtain a Breathalyzer reading,” the attorney general said. “A reading was not able to be obtained.” Restrepo “was subsequent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
South Passaic
News
Body Recovered From Passaic River Near Spot Of Similar Call Days Earlier Body Recovered From Passaic River Near Spot Of Similar Call Days Earlier
Body Recovered From Passaic River Near Spot Of Similar Call Days Earlier Responders called to the Passaic River in Wayne for the second time in three days found a body this time. The report of "someone drowning or having drowned" in the river behind 271 Riverlawn Drive shortly before 7 p.m. Friday brought township police, firefighters and EMS, Chief Jack McNiff said. McNiff confirmed that a body was recovered nearly two hours later. The chief declined to provide further details, citing an investigation involving his department, detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, forensics investigators from the Passaic County Sheriff's Office and the state…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Baltimore
News
Stricker Street Fire That Killed 3 Baltimore Firefighters Ruled A Homicide Stricker Street Fire That Killed 3 Baltimore Firefighters Ruled A Homicide
Stricker Street Fire That Killed 3 Baltimore Firefighters Ruled A Homicide A fire that claimed the lives of three Baltimore City firefighters has been ruled as a homicide, authorities said.  Lieutenants Paul Butrim and Kelsey Sadler as well as Firefighter/EMT Kenneth Lacayo were killed after a vacant home on South Stricker Street collapsed on Jan. 24, Baltimore Police said.  The State Medical Examiner's office later ruled the three had died from injuries sustained while trying to extinguish the fire. Now, the ATF Baltimore field has classified the fire as incendiary.  "Thoughts of Lt. Butrim, Lt. Sadler, and Firefighter/EMT Lacayo every step of this investigatio…

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by David Cifarelli
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Victim Killed In Three-Alarm Fire At Curtis Avenue Fire ID'd as Utility Worker Victim Killed In Three-Alarm Fire At Curtis Avenue Fire ID'd as Utility Worker
Victim Killed In Three-Alarm Fire At Curtis Avenue Fire ID'd as Utility Worker The victim of a three-alarm fire at a South Baltimore treatment facility has been identified as a 52-year-old utility worker, Baltimore City Fire Department said on Tuesday, March 8. Earnest Cooper was among the four utility workers inside the Petroleum  Management Inc. facility when crews responded to a reported fire just before 7 a.m. on Monday. Officials learned Cooper had caught on fire and was pronounced dead at the scene. Upon arrival, firefighters saw noticeable fire and smoke throughout the entire building, BCFD said. The fire was quickly upgraded to a three-alar…

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by David Cifarelli
Brookfield
Police & Fire
CT State Police ID Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Wooded Area CT State Police ID Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Wooded Area
CT State Police ID Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Wooded Area Police have identified a man whose body was found inside a vehicle in a wooded area of northern Connecticut. The body of Jason Comes, age 38, whose body was discovered in Tolland County in the town of Somers late Thursday, Aug. 5 on Durkee Road, Connecticut State Police announced. Somers is located near the Massachusetts border with Connecticut. Durkee Road is located about two miles from the Massachusetts border. According to the State Medical Examiner's Office, the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the torso and the manner of death was a homicide. State police said the investig…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield
Obituaries
Girl Who Died In Fairfield County Murder-Suicide Had 'Sweetness That Captivated People' Girl Who Died In Fairfield County Murder-Suicide Had 'Sweetness That Captivated People'
Girl Who Died In Fairfield County Murder-Suicide Had 'Sweetness That Captivated People' Layla Kim Ngân Malon was described as a little girl who brought smiles and happiness to all around her, according to her obituary. The 7-year-old died on Thursday, June 17, when she was drowned by her mother in Westport, who later killed herself, according to the Westport Police. Born in Danbury, she was the beloved daughter of Eric Malon of Westport and the late Tracy Do. Layla was a student at Coleytown Elementary school. "Layla possessed a sweetness that truly captivated people," said her obituary. She loved and admired her big sissy Alexis, and was her daddy's little girl, it went on …

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield
Police & Fire
New Details, IDs: Fairfield County Mother Drowned Daughter, Then Killed Herself, Police Say New Details, IDs: Fairfield County Mother Drowned Daughter, Then Killed Herself, Police Say
New Details, IDs: Fairfield County Mother Drowned Daughter, Then Killed Herself, Police Say Police have released the identity of a woman who was found dead inside a Fairfield County home along with her 7-year-old daughter. Forty-six-year-old Tracy Do, of Westport, was found dead around 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, at 1 Lyndale Park, after police responded to the home for a report of an unresponsive female, said Westport PD Lieutenant David Wolf. The deceased juvenile also resided at the above address and is Do’s daughter. Mother, 7-Year-Old Daughter Found Dead Inside Fairfield County Home When police entered the home, officers found Do. The officers went…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Westchester Woman Found Dead Under Vehicle In New Canaan Westchester Woman Found Dead Under Vehicle In New Canaan
Westchester Woman Found Dead Under Vehicle In New Canaan The identity has been released of a Westchester woman whose body was found under a vehicle at around noontime Tuesday in New Canaan, police said. The New Canaan Police, New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corp and New Canaan Fire Department were dispatched to a residence on South Bald Hill Road on a report of an individual that had been discovered pinned underneath a vehicle and not responsive.  Arriving first responders located the victim underneath the vehicle, and it was determined that the victim was dead and had been underneath the vehicle for an unknown length of time, police said. The wo…

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by Joe Lombardi