Two Juveniles Arrested in Stolen Vehicle

On 11-19-23 at approximately 2:15am, police were advised that a vehicle was juststolen from a driveway in Shelton. Officers on patrol were able to locate the stolenvehicle and another vehicle that appeared to be connected with the stolen vehicle.Officers attempted to stop the vehicles, but the vehicles fled and police disengaged.Officers were then advised that the vehicle following the stolen car crashed andthat the operator was fleeing on foot. Police headed towards the crash and located thestolen vehicle as well. The stolen vehicle attempted to flee and struck a police vehicle.Three people then fled the stolen vehicle on foot. Two of the three individuals wereapprehended by police following a foot chase.Both individuals arrested were 14 year old juveniles from Hamden.…

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Bridgeport Police Arrest Robbery Suspects

On the morning of Friday, November 17, 2023, the Bridgeport Police apprehended two local men, 33-year-old Carlos Souffront and 46-year-old Angel Martinez, for assaulting and robbing a 75-year-old man in his East Main St. backyard the previous day. The victim suffered a minor head injury as the assailants repeatedly punched him, pushing him against a dumpster and stealing his wallet. Detectives from the Robbery/Burglary Unit located Souffront and Martinez at the corner of Kossuth St. and Maple St. on the East Side around 8:00 AM, where they were seen with the black Nissan Rogue stolen from Stratford, the vehicle they had used to escape the scene. Souffront was arrested on the spot, while Martinez attempted to flee in the Rogue,…

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Ansonia News: Pedestrian Hit By Train

Ansonia Police UPDATE: The Ansonia Police Department is assisting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA) with a train versus pedestrian accident in the area of Division Street & Pershing Drive. There are no road closures at this time however, we request that motorists stay clear of the area. All future press releases will be done by the MTA 2023-11-24@1:53pm--#Ansonia CT-- Reports of a pedestrian being struck by a train at Division and Pershing Drive. No further information is available at this time.

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State Police Holiday Stats

Thanksgiving Weekend Stats 11/22 - 11/24 These are reflective of the time period starting at 12:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 to 7:00 a.m. on Friday, November, 24, 2023: Calls for service: 2,592 Motorist assists: 137 Speeding violations: 50 Motor vehicle accidents: 204 DUI's - 14 Infractions for other violations: (including seatbelt, unsafe lane change, following too closely, move over, distracted driving, etc): 152

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