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Bridgeport Man arrested for Shelton Home Invasion

Jan 30, 2026 Alex

On 01/29/2026 Shelton Police arrested Hipolito Rodriguez, age 52, of Bridgeport for Home Invasion, Conspiracy to commit home invasion, Robbery 1st degree, and Conspiracy to commit Robbery 1st degree. Rodriguez was processed and charged at the Derby Superior Court and placed on $350,000.00 bond. Rodriguez is currently in custody of the department of corrections. On 02/14/2025 Shelton Police responded to a residence in the area of Sunnyside School on a report of a home invasion, where two masked suspects armed with hand guns entered the residence and demanded a large sum of money from the homeowners. The homeowners were held at gunpoint for hours while the suspects went through the residence and removed valuables, which included watches and jewelry. The…

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG AND CONSUMER COUNSEL COLEMAN SECURE CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITMENTS IN PROPOSED CHARTER/COX MERGER SETTLEMENT

Jan 30, 2026 Alex

HARTFORD, CT – Today, Attorney General Tong and Consumer Counsel Coleman announced the filing of a comprehensive settlement that secures major consumer protections as Charter Communications seeks to move forward with acquiring Cox Communications and its Connecticut operations. The agreement, now before the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) for approval, delivers more transparent pricing, stronger service reliability and outage reporting, resolves key customer protection issues, and provides for a $3 million investment in digital access and literacy in Charter’s expanded service territory, with a focus on distressed municipalities. Charter and Cox both provide cable, wireline and wireless voice, and internet services through Connecticut. Charter has sought approval from the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to acquire Cox. The settlement requires PURA…

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Bridgeport

Knife-Point Robbery Sparks Pursuit

Jan 30, 2026 Alex

The Bridgeport Police arrested two men from the New Haven area on Thursday after they robbed the Gala Foods Supermarket at 1457 Fairfield Avenue at knifepoint and then engaged officers in a motor vehicle pursuit.  Osvaldo Beard-Beltran 30, of North Haven, was charged with Robbery in the Second Degree, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Assault in the Third Degree, Threatening in the Second Degree, Breach of Peace in the Second Degree, Larceny in the Sixth Degree, Illegal Possession of a Weapon in a Motor Vehicle and Engaging Police in a Pursuit. He was given a bond of $100,000. Giovanni Rivera, 35, of New Haven, was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Robbery in the Second Degree, Illegal Possession of a Weapon in a Motor…

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Late Night Westport House Fire

Jan 30, 2026 Alex

Westport firefighters were dispatched just before 11:00 PM to a reported residential structure fire on Weathervane Hill, with multiple engines, a truck company, and the shift commander responding. Upon arrival, crews encountered heavy smoke from the rear of the home and declared a working fire, but confirmed all occupants had safely exited before firefighters entered to begin an aggressive interior attack. Firefighters stretched hose lines to both the front and rear of the house to stop flames from spreading to the second floor, while additional crews established a water supply and assisted with suppression. Norwalk provided a Rapid Intervention Team, Fairfield and Wilton covered stations, and Westport EMS, police, and public works supported the scene, which remained active until about…

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Structure Fire

Jan 29, 2026 Stephen Krauchick

Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in a living room on Weathervane Hill. Everyone inside the house was able to get out safely with no injuries were reported. Firefighters backed out of the building for safety and will fight the fire from the exterior. 2026-01-29@10:51pm-- #Westport CT

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Norwalk

Commercial Sex Abuse of a Minor Arrest

Jan 29, 2026 Alex

On July 22, 2025, the Norwalk Police Department’s Special Victims Unit was notified by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families regarding a report of a juvenile who had been sexually assaulted. Special Victims Unit Detective English assumed the investigation. As part of the investigation, multiple search warrants were applied for and granted by Stamford Superior Court. Detective English conducted interviews with victims and witnesses and reviewed evidence obtained through the court-authorized warrants. The investigation revealed that Mikel Matias Reyes, who was 18 years old at the time, contacted juvenile victims through social media platforms and solicited nude photographs and videos. The investigation further determined that Reyes enticed a juvenile victim to engage in sexual acts in exchange for money.…

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH AMBULANCE BILLING VENDOR FOR FAILING TO SAFEGUARD SENSITIVE PATIENT MEDICAL INFORMATION

Jan 29, 2026 Alex

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that Connecticut and Massachusetts have reached a $515,000 settlement with Comstar, LLC, a Massachusetts-based ambulance billing vendor, for failing to safeguard sensitive patient information during a March 2022 data breach that potentially affected the Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, and medical assessment information of approximately 326,426 Massachusetts residents and 22,829 Connecticut residents. In March 2022, an outside actor accessed, encrypted, and held for ransom certain files and servers maintained by Comstar. In May 2022, Comstar began mailing data breach notices to consumers on behalf of the various entities for which it conducts billing. “Comstar failed to implement basic, necessary security…

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Norwalk

Norwalk Police Take Sexual Assault Suspect Into Custody After Multi-State Investigation

Jan 29, 2026 Alex

On April 18, 2024, The Norwalk Police Department’s Special Victims Unit was notified by the Putnam County (New York) Sheriff’s Office that their agency had recently arrested Francisco Javier Gomez for an attempted sexual assault of a 13-year-old. During Putnam County’s investigation, evidence obtained through court-authorized search warrants indicated that Gomez may have committed similar offenses within the City of Norwalk. Norwalk Police Special Victims Unit Detective English assumed the investigation and worked closely with investigators from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Stamford Superior Court State’s Attorney’s Office, and federal partners from the United States Attorney’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security. Following an extensive, months-long investigation that included the execution of multiple search warrants, detectives developed probable…

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