Police determined that a threat made Friday morning was a hoax.
Crews responded to a call reporting a chemical odor and ordered a shelter-in-place for nearby residents, fire officials said.
One of the victimized businesses was at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford, according to federal prosecutors.
The police activity was reported just after 3 p.m.
The man is facing several charges and was held on a $250,000 bond, according to state police.
A man is facing a litany of charges after he was arrested over the weekend in Milford, police say.
Recent arrests by the Milford Police Department. All charges are allegations and not convictions.
The fire was reported in a turbine early Tuesday morning.
A man is facing charges after police say they caught him with counterfeit bills last week.
A motorcyclist was hospitalized following an accident over the weekend, police said.
Crews dealt with the blaze Thursday night.
The two women are accused of stealing over $6,000 worth of merchandise from Costco with a group , police said.
The incident prompted the Connecticut Department of Transportation to close the interstate's northbound lanes between exits 40 and 41.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Fire crews responded to the active blaze on Wednesday.
A man is facing charges in a racial bigotry case, according to police.
Police captured three suspects accused in a stolen vehicle case Thursday. One of them attempted to flee by swimming to a boat.
The victim in a fire that broke out behind a retailer Friday afternoon has been identified by police.
The fire broke out behind a giant retailer on Friday afternoon.
He was taken into custody while he was awaiting arraignment at Milford Superior Court for a separate case, police said.
The accused was released after posting a $150,000 bond, police said.
A homeowner escaped the burning, smoke-filled residence with their pet dog, according to the fire department.
A passerby on shore heard cries for help coming from the water, according to fire officials.
The family was inside the home at the time of the crash, according to reports.
A Milford man who struck another car head-on resulting in a woman's death has been sentenced to prison, according to a report.
A man was charged with trespassing after he went into a Milford resident's backyard and passed out on their trampoline, police said.
A convenience store owner sold THC illegally and had a gun with an obliterated serial number, according to a state report.
A man is facing accusations that he stole over $9,000 worth of items with an accomplice last year, according to police.
Police are seeking to identify a woman accused in a breach of peace/risk of injury incident.
A man was arrested after he called a victim posing as a law enforcement officer, according to police.
The busts came after police received complaints that area smoke shops were selling THC products to minors.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze Sunday evening. The fire is under investigation.
A woman was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in connection to a crash that led to a Milford woman's death, police said.
A man is facing animal cruelty charges after leaving two dogs in a car while he went into a store, police said.
A car fire was reported on the highway Friday morning, according to a firefighters' union.
A drunk driver's SUV ended up in a pond behind a popular downtown bar, police said. Two officers patrolling the area spring into action.
A woman is facing numerous charges after she was arrested in Milford last week, according to police.
Officers were patrolling the downtown area and saw a vehicle drive off the road and into a pond, police said.
A woman was arrested recently on allegations that she burglarized a home last month, police said.
An acupuncturist is accused of committing fraud over a two-year period, according to prosecutors.