I-95 Crash
2024-04-21@12:54am--#Fairfield CT-- A car accident on I-95 northbound near exit 24. No word on injuries, firefighters with one car rolled over.
Merritt Crash
2024-04-19@11:11pm--#Fairfield CT--#cttraffic--A one-car rollover on the Merritt Parkway northbound just before exit 44. I haven't heard anything on any injuries.
Fairfield News: One Of Those Days
2024-04-19@3:28pm--#Fairfield CT-- A driver had one of those days, not that backing into a light pole was bad enough but the pole fell onto a bench breaking it, in the 1300 block of Post Road. No known injuries.
Fairfield News: Stabbing
2024-04-15@11:11pm--#Fairfield CT-- A woman was stabbed several times (according to unconfirmed radio report) in the 700 block of Mountain Laurel Road. There are no further details.
Fairfield News: Car Smashes Bagel Shop
2024-04-11@9:04pm--#Fairfield CT-- A car drove a hole into the bagel shop at 1321 Stratfield Road. The driver was not injured. The building inspector was called to the scene.
Swatting Incident At Notre Dame Of Fairfield
2024-04-11@1:11pm--#Fairfield CT-- Fairfield Police responded to Notre Dame of Fairfield on Jefferson Street for an incident that police determined it was a prank swatting incident. Swatting is a term used to describe the action of making hoax phone calls to report serious crimes to emergency services. Website Cloudflare says "Swatting refers to a harassment technique most often perpetrated by members of the online gaming community. Swatting entails generating an emergency law enforcement response against a target victim under false pretenses. Swatters do this by making phone calls to emergency lines like 911 and falsely reporting a violent emergency situation, such as a shooting or hostage situation. Swatters often consider what they are doing to be a prank, but it can…
Fairfield News: Today’s Vehicle Fire
Today's car fire is a garbage truck which caught fire at 1200 Fairfield Woods Road in front of Beth El Synagogue. Firefighters are on scene.
Fairfield News: Downed Trees
2024-04-03@4:15PMish--#Fairfield CT-- Multiple reports of downed trees in the area. First coming in was in the 600 block of Sasco Hill Road. Next it is Unquowa Road, Hillside at Cherry Lane and Knapps Highway.
The Fairfield Police Department and the CTDOT Team Upto Kick off National Distracted Driving Awareness MonthPut the Phone Away or Pay – Connecticut Enforces Statewide Campaign
FAIRFIELD, CT – April 1, 2024 – The Fairfield Police Department is partnering with theConnecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) as part of National Distracted DrivingAwareness Month. From April 1 – April 30, law enforcement will be looking for drivers whochoose to ignore Connecticut’s hand-held mobile electronics laws. Put the Phone Away or Pay isa national high-visibility enforcement campaign for National Distracted Driving AwarenessMonth in April.Nationally in 2021, there were 3,522 people killed and an estimated 362,415 people injured intraffic crashes involving distracted drivers. In Connecticut in 2021, there were over 5,600crashes attributed to distracted driving that resulted in nine fatalities and more than 850injuries."As a community, we cannot ignore the dangers of texting and driving. It's not just illegal; it's…
Living Bird-Friendly Series Takes Flight in Fairfield on April 12 and 13
Fairfield, Conn, April 1, 2024--Pequot Library is pleased to launch its Living Bird-Friendly series on April12 and 13. The series, free and open to the public, includes remarks from Fairfield First Selectman BillGerber on April 13 at 10:30 a.m. and a host of presentations designed to inspire community action onbehalf of birds, for the joy and beauty that they bring to all of us.Living Bird-Friendly will provide more information about how to live more “bird friendly”, includingeliminating window collisions; decreasing light pollution; planting native plants and flowers; andfollowing bird-friendly pest control strategies. According to Pequot Library Adult Programs ManagerCharlie McMahon, “Pequot Library is proud to take a leadership role on this important topic byconvening area experts who can teach us…