2014 Year in Review: Top 10 Bethel Police and Fire Stories

Here are the top police and fire stories on Bethel Patch for 2014.

[UPDATED] Hit and Run Driver in Danbury Kills 23-Year-Old Bethel Resident

• The identity of the victim has not yet been released, pending notification of next of kin.

Bethel Classmates Identify Victim in Danbury Fatal Hit-and-Run

• A 23-year-old Bethel woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Danbury last November.

Reward Offered for Info Leading to Arrest of Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed 23-Year-Old Bethel Mom

A young Bethel mother was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver around midnight on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Police Report Female Body Found in Huntington State Park in Bethel

• Bethel, Redding and State police, fire department and state Department of Environmental Protection searched for the body last November.

Former Bethel First Selectman, Town Clerk Killed in Two-Car Accident

• Two former Bethel officials, William and Jane Shannon, died from injuries in Danbury accident last January.

Two of Bethel’s Bravest Honored as ‘Firefighters of the Year’

• Lt. Brendan Patrick Ryan and Chief Ken Parciasepe were honored by the Exchange Club of Danbury as Bethel Firefighters of the Year.

Bethel Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Accident

• A single-vehicle accident Sunday led to the death of the driver last August.

Behind Bethel Fire Department Lies a Hidden Historical Gem

• For the last 40 years a Bethel fireman has been gathering and restoring his collection and now he’s ready to share it with the public.

Fire Consumes Home on Blackman Ave. in Bethel

• The house was an historic home, the “Daniel Hickok House,” and dates from the 1700’s. It first appeared in Bailey’s “History of Danbury” in 1896, according to Marc Moorash of the Bethel Historical Society.

Pretrial Continues for Former Bethel Restaurateur Charged with Sexual Assault of Employees

• Antonio Fernandes’ trial is ongoing for allegedly sexual assaulting two employees at his former Bethel restaurant, Tonelli’s.