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First Case Confirmed In Connecticut Of Potentially Fatal Eastern Equine Encephalitis
The first case of human Eastern Equine Encephalitis of the season has been confirmed in Connecticut, the second ever to be reported in the state, according to the Department of Public Health. Officials said Monday, Sept. 16, that a resident of East Lyme tested positive for the disease and remains hospitalized. “EEE is a rare but serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect people of all ages,” cautioned DPH Commissioner Renée Coleman Mitchell. “Using insect repellent, covering bare skin and avoiding being outdoors from dusk to dawn are effective ways to help keep you from being bi…
Fairfield, CT
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Man Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl In CT With Child In Backseat
A man from Rhode Island has been sentenced to time in federal prison after being busted driving in Connecticut with more than 300 grams of fentanyl with his child in the backseat. Juan “Money” Hazard, 42, of Cranston, Rhode Island, was sentenced in Hartford federal court to 60 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl in Connecticut. On April 26, 2017, Hazard agreed to meet with a man in Ledyard to conduct a drug trade. Investigators targeting him stopped his vehicle, and Hazard was arrested after police found a wooden box with three shrink-wra…
Fairfield, CT
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13 Indicted After Investigation Targeting
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ased Drug Ring
More than a dozen men are facing charges for their roles in a Connecticut-based drug ring that distributed heroin and cocaine. U.S. Attorney John Durham and Norwich Police Chief Patrick Daley announced this week that earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Hartford has indicted 13 people who are charged with allegedly trafficking narcotics. According to the indictment, in 2018, the FBI, Norwich Police Department and other law enforcement agencies began investigating a drug trafficking organization that was distributing heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in Connecticut. The investi…
Ridgefield, CT
Business
Three Charlotte Russe Stores In Fairfield County Slated For Closure
Young fashionistas who are fans of Charlotte Russe will soon have to look for another favorite store when all local stores close after filing for bankruptcy. The clothing retailer confirmed on Wednesday, March 6, that it plans to close all of its brick-and-mortar and online shops including those at the Stamford Town Center, Danbury Fair, and Westfield Trumbull malls. The announcement comes about a month after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Last month, the company closed its Milford, Meriden, and Ledyard stores. The company states on its website that …
Fairfield, CT
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New Felony Gun Law Takes Effect In Connecticut
Several new laws took effect across Connecticut on Monday, Oct. 1. They include a ban on rapid-fire devices known as "bump stocks." Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed making the semiautomatic gun "enhancements' illegal after the deadly Las Vegas mass shooting that killed 58 people and injured hundreds of others one year ago at a country music concert, as reported here by Daily Voice. A bump stock is a device that gives a gun the power to fire like an automatic weapon. Anyone caught with a bump stock in Connecticut, faces five years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine …
Fairfield, CT
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Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Having Hundreds Of Grams Of Fentanyl With Child In Backseat Of Car
A drug dealer who was busted with hundreds of grams of fentanyl during a traffic stop in Connecticut with his child in the backseat has admitted to trafficking drugs in the area. Juan “Money” Hazard, of Cranston, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty this week in New Haven federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl. In April last year, Hazard agreed to meet someone in Ledyard to perform a drug deal. On April 26 last year, investigators stopped Hazard on his way to the meet, and the subsequent investigation found that Hazard was in possession of …
