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Derby News: High School Incident

2022-05-05@12:05pm--#Derby CT-- Police were called to Derby High School for a student who threw furniture out the window and then left the school. They caught up with the student on Nutmeg Avenue. According to radio reports the school does not want to "pursue anything" and is send the student home for the day. This news report is made possible by:

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Ansonia News: Shooting

Ansonia Police UPDATE: On April 14, 2022 at about 10:30 P.M., the Ansonia Police Department received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area of Avon Street and Day Street and a shooting victim at Griffin Hospital. Officers located the scene of the shooting on Avon Street and recovered evidence related to the shooting. A 43 year-old Ansonia resident, shot multiple times, drove himself to the hospital, the male was stabilized and transferred to another hospital where he is in serious but stable condition. A second shooting victim, an 18 year-old Ansonia resident, was driven to a local hospital by private car. He was shot once and is in serious but stable condition.  The initial investigation revealed that an…

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75th Anniversary of the White Hills Volunteer Fire Company

The White Hills Civic Club was chartered May 20, 1946 and a stated aim of the organization was to promote community welfare as fifty families lived in White Hills at that time. One of the first objectives was to form a volunteer fire company and purchase a fire truck. Within less than a year, the fire company was founded and the first fire truck was purchased in 1948 costing $7K. Members actually signed personal notes to assure payment of the new vehicle and they held a two-day country fair to help in the payment of the new fire truck. The Civic Club donated $1K toward the construction of a cinder block addition to their building to house the new fire…

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Ansonia News: Shooting Arrest

#Ansonia CT-- #Milford CT--On January 27, 2022 Jermaine Smalls was arrested by warrant during a court appearance at Milford Superior Court for his involvement in the December 15, 2021 shooting on Fourth Street. Smalls was charged with Criminal Attempt at Murder, Assault First Degree and Reckless Endangerment First Degree. He was arraigned, held a $1,000,000.00 bond and his next court date is March 31, 2022. Smalls was initially arrested on gun and drug charges while trying to flee the scene on December 15, 2021 and he is also wanted for attempted murder by the New York City Police Department.ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE>On December 15, 2021 at about 1:50 P.M., an Ansonia Police Officer on patrol in the Fourth Street area reported…

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Shelton News: Homicide

UPDATE: The deceased in the shooting incident at the Marriott Residence Inn in Shelton has been identified as 23 year old Ivan Whyte of Bridgeport. Officers and detectives have been working around the clock on this investigation.  #Shelton CT--On 6-12-21 at approximately 11:33pm, Shelton Police and EMS responded to 1001Bridgeport Ave, the Marriott Residence Inn, on a report that a male was shot and was inthe parking lot. Personnel arrived and located the male who was pronounced deceased atthe scene. The deceased male was 23 years old from Bridgeport. This is an active investigation that is being conducted by Shelton Detectives and theConnecticut State Police Major Crimes Squad. Officials from the Milford State’sAttorney’s Office also responded to assist with the…

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Ansonia News: Armed Robbery

On October 14, 2020 at 10:35 P.M., the Ansonia Police Department received a complaint of an armed robbery at the Wakelee Mart, 192 Wakelee Avenue. Two males, both armed with handguns entered the store and demanded the employee turn over all the money in the register. Several hundred dollars were taken during the robbery. During the course of the robbery, one of the suspects struck the employee in the head. The employee suffered a minor injury and declined medical attention. The suspects are described as black males both over six feet tall, one heavy set and the other had a slender build. The suspect with the slender build was wearing all black with a black face mask; the heavyset suspect…

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