Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect In Hit-Run Crash In Greenwich Tracked Down In Westchester Suspect In Hit-Run Crash In Greenwich Tracked Down In Westchester
Suspect In Hit-Run Crash In Greenwich Tracked Down In Westchester The suspect of a Greenwich hit-and-run crash was tracked down in Westchester, authorities say. The hit-and-run crash was reported to Greenwich Police Department Saturday, Jan. 26 around 11 p.m. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle crashed into three unoccupied parked vehicles in the area of Byram before fleeing the scene. The vehicle was tracked and located in Port Chester. The registered owner was contacted over the phone, however, they stated they were not operating the vehicle at the time of the incident. Due to the circumstances surrounding the accident, the operator, 18-yea…

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by Valerie Musson
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
ID Released For 68-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Bridgeport Crash ID Released For 68-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Bridgeport Crash
ID Released For 68-Year-Old Killed In Hit-Run Bridgeport Crash Police have identified the driver who hit and killed a 68-year-old man and left the area of the crash. Michael Zrelak, hometown not known, was killed after he was hit by a car on Boston Avenue around 11 a.m. Friday, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police. Later the same afternoon, Bridgeport police arrested Robert Dominguez, 25, of Shelton, and charged him with leaving the scene of a crash, evading responsibility and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. Police are still investigating the crash. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford
Three Injured After Car Strikes Bicyclist, Hits School Bus While Woman Flees Scene In Hartford A woman who hit a bicyclist and then slammed into the back of a school bus while trying to flee the scene has been arrested. Josmary Rodriguez, 38, of New Britain, was arrested by Hartford Police around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday after the department responded to the intersection of Gold and Main streets for the report of a car hitting a bicyclist, said Hartford Police Lt. Brian Bowsza. After hitting the bicycle rider, Rodriguez attempted to flee the scene and ended up slamming into the back of a school bus near the intersection with Wells Street, he added. Rodriguez then jumped out of her vehicle …

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man, 55, Charged After Leaving Scene of Crash, Police Say Man, 55, Charged After Leaving Scene of Crash, Police Say
Man, 55, Charged After Leaving Scene of Crash, Police Say A motorist from Fairfield County who attempted to flee following a hit-and-run crash in Connecticut was tracked down by police with the help of some eagle-eyed witnesses. Officers from the Milford Police Department received a report of a crash near the intersection of Bridgeport Avenue and Ormond Street during the evening commute on Thursday, Sept. 28 involving two drivers, one of which fled the area. According to police, several witnesses were able to provide investigators with the license plate number of the fleeing vehicle, which led them to Shelton resident Donald Pagliaro, who was subs…

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by Zak Failla
New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
Stamford Motorist Tracked Down After Van Crashes Into Trees, New Canaan Police Say Stamford Motorist Tracked Down After Van Crashes Into Trees, New Canaan Police Say
Stamford Motorist Tracked Down After Van Crashes Into Trees, New Canaan Police Say A 59-year-old man was located after police say he left the scene of a crash in New Canaan. The incident occurred at around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 in the area of Ponus Ridge Road near Greenley Road. When police arrived, they found an unoccupied van that had crashed into trees. A subsequent investigation occurred and the operator of the van, 59-year-old Scott James Zane of Stamford, was located at Irwin Park. Zane, who was charged with evading responsibility by leaving the scene of the crash, was transported to police headquarters for processing, posted a $250 bond and is scheduled…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Driver Caught After Hitting Pedestrian Pushing Shopping Cart With Child On Post Road Driver Caught After Hitting Pedestrian Pushing Shopping Cart With Child On Post Road
Driver Caught After Hitting Pedestrian Pushing Shopping Cart With Child On Post Road A wanted Fairfield County woman is in police custody after allegedly striking the shopping cart of a woman outside a grocery store whose child was inside, police said. Monroe resident Seemal Chaudry, surrendered herself to police on Thursday, Sept. 27, in regards to an active warrant that had been issued for her arrest dating back to an incident over the summer at Shop Rite on Boston Post Road in Milford. On June 27, Chaudry allegedly struck a pedestrian pushing a shopping cart in the parking lot of the grocery store, then fleeing the scene. According to police in Milford, the victim said t…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Man Who Flees After Crashing Into Mailbox In Greenwich Under The Influence, Police Say Man Who Flees After Crashing Into Mailbox In Greenwich Under The Influence, Police Say
Man Who Flees After Crashing Into Mailbox In Greenwich Under The Influence, Police Say Police found an impaired driver unconscious and unresponsive in his vehicle after he drove into a mailbox and crashed, Greenwich police said. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department received a report that a vehicle had struck an Edgewater Drive mailbox shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12. A vehicle matching the description of the one that stuck the mailbox was tracked down less than a quarter mile away on Lockwood Drive. The driver - later identified as West Haven resident Brian Dorsi, 32 - was found inside the running vehicle, unconscious, unresponsive and slumped over the…

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by Zak Failla
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash, Wilton Police Say Man Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash, Wilton Police Say
Man Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash, Wilton Police Say A local man was arrested for drunk driving after being involved in a car crash and then leaving the scene on foot, according to Wilton Pollice. The crash took place around 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, on Seely Road, Wilton Police said. A passerby reported the crash and when officers arrived on the scene there was no one in the vehicle. After a brief search of the area, police located Robert J. Polo, 54, of Wilton on Cannon Road walking toward Hurlbutt Street, police said. While speaking with Polo, officers detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, and his words were slurred and his eye…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Teen Driving Without License Caught After Crash In Greenwich, Police Say Teen Driving Without License Caught After Crash In Greenwich, Police Say
Teen Driving Without License Caught After Crash In Greenwich, Police Say A teenager without a valid license driving a stolen car attempted to flee the scene of a crash in the area, police said. Officers were dispatched to Harding Road in Greenwich at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, where there was a report of a crash on the roadway, with the driver of the vehicle running away from the scene. Shortly after their investigation began, Greenwich Police officers tracked down the driver, a 17-year-old boy, whose name will not be released due to his status as a juvenile offender.  Further investigation determined that the car had been reported stolen in …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Wanted Man Nabbed After Side-Swiping Mail Truck, Fleeing In Fairfield Wanted Man Nabbed After Side-Swiping Mail Truck, Fleeing In Fairfield
Wanted Man Nabbed After Side-Swiping Mail Truck, Fleeing In Fairfield A 54-year-old Fairfield man was arrested for several offenses after side-swiping a U.S. Postal truck and then taking off instead of waiting for the police, according to the Fairfield Police. William Brown was arrested Friday, Aug. 17, after Fairfield Police received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle collision in front of Tile America and that the vehicle at fault was fleeing the scene, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras.  Officers on scene determined that a mail truck was traveling east on Commerce Drive in the right lane of travel was struck by a red landscaping truck passing him on his left sid…

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by Kathy Reakes
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DUI After Leaving Scene Of Wilton Library Crash, Police Say Man Charged With DUI After Leaving Scene Of Wilton Library Crash, Police Say
Man Charged With DUI After Leaving Scene Of Wilton Library Crash, Police Say A Fairfield County man got himself in trouble with the law after allegedly sideswiping a vehicle in the Wilton Public Library parking lot while intoxicated and taking off, only to return to the scene of the crime and get locked up. Officers from the Wilton Police Department were dispatched to the library on Saturday, Aug. 11, where there was a report of a crash, where one of the motorists left the scene. Police said that officers spoke with the victim, who advised them that a red Jeep Wrangler that was traveling the wrong way in the parking lot of the library sideswiped and left. However, t…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Greenwich Police Respond To Two Separate Hit-And-Run Incidents Greenwich Police Respond To Two Separate Hit-And-Run Incidents
Greenwich Police Respond To Two Separate Hit-And-Run Incidents Two people, including a Westchester man, were arrested in a pair of separate hit-and-run incidents involving pedestrians in Greenwich, police said. The first incident took place on Friday when police responded to South Water Street for a report of a pedestrian struck by a grey Acura sedan, said Greenwich PD Lt. David Nemecek. When officers arrived they found that a person had struck a juvenile while he was backing in the roadway and then fled the scene, Nemecek. The juvenile was not seriously injured, he said. An investigation of video surveillance led officers to Jose Roberto Torres-Baus…

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by Kathy Reakes