Unusual arrests and investigations from the area.
In the wake of the lockdown at Weston High School, Dr. Colleen Palmer, superintendent, has scheduled a security presentation for the district.
The incident occurred March 2.
Redding Police news, Feb. 27 through March 3.
Individual seen running from the area could not be located, state police said.
A community forum at Western Connecticut State University made up of the Columbine High School Principal, the founding director of the VOICES of September 11 and others told the Danbury audience they are not alone facing the Sandy Hook tragedy.
Easton Police news, Feb. 21 through Feb. 25.
The arrests occurred Feb. 21.
The rescue was successful because the owner immediately called 911 and did not attempt to rescue the animal. Nationally, 67 percent of "would-be rescuers" become victims themselves, according to Assistant Fire Chief Robert Yost.
Weston High School was placed on a temporary lockdown Wednesday afternoon.
Police say Debra Denison, 47, picked up her 2-year-old and 6-month-old grandsons from a North Stonington day care and shot them, then herself.
The arrest occurred on Feb. 20.
The arrest occurred on Feb. 21.
U.S. Attorney David Fein announced the arrest of three Fairfield County men employed by a Ridgefield-based hedge fund Tuesday.
Redding Police news, Feb. 19 through Feb. 25.
Weston Police news, Feb. 18 through Feb. 21.
Police were called to September Lane on Saturday.
Congressman Jim Himes said in order to make progress on gun control on the federal level "it is going to require years of sustained, thoughtful, constructive argument to get the debate more rational and less emotional."
Unusual police incidents in Fairfield County and beyond.
The pair had an argument earlier in the evening.
Easton animal news, Feb. 13 through Feb. 17.
The man allegedly burglarized two homes in Easton in October.
by Barbara Occhino
The crash happened in Wilton last week.
The arrest occurred on Feb. 17.
The driver was travelling at 60 miles per hour in a 30 mile-per-hour zone when he passed an officer on routine patrol at about 1 a.m. Monday, police said.
Unusual police incidents around Fairfield County.
Police intervened in a situation that could have possibly become tragic.
In a notice to parents, school administrators say a former middle school student reported he was abused by a teacher in the early 1980s.
It takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the community center.
Officers witnessed the driver make a u-turn and drive up an embankment early Friday morning, police said.
Redding Police news, Feb. 4 through Feb. 10.
The men were arguing over the volume of music being played overnight, authorities said.
Danbury Police are investigating the death of a man on Forest Avenue Friday night or Saturday morning.
Unusual police incidents from Fairfield County and beyond.
The teachers were attacked in separate incidents this week, one on Wednesday and one Friday morning.
Easton Police news, Jan. 28 through Feb. 4.
The teen was taken into custody after police charged her with sale of a controlled substance just before midnight on Monday, police said.
Officers on patrol during the midnight shift conducting a traffic stop made the bust, police announced.
Redding Police news, Jan. 28 through Feb. 3.