Crime & Safety

Shelton Man Arrested in Gambino Family Crime Ring

Unusual arrests and investigations from the state.

A 64-year-old Shelton resident with the street nickname "Dom" was arrested along with 19 other individuals for his participartion in illegal gambling operations associated .

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Trumbull Police said but never returned to do the work and failed to return the money. He was detained by Shelton Police, Trumbull police said.

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Monroe's weekly article includes the story of a dog who got its head stuck in a box of dog biscuits and fell into a roadside ditch; a woman who complained about a goat, who probably saw its own reflection, ramming into her car; and a runaway Peacock.

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A grandmother in Monroe was when a caller pretending to be her grandson told her he had been arrested in Spain and asked her to send him money for bail, an attorney and court fees — all as personal money orders via Western Union.

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Authorities in Norwalk are investigating reports that a rogue mailman has been dumping mail in a dumpster in the city.

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A Fairfield resident reported to police thaton Kings Highway. The men told the complainant that the system was originally valued at $2,699.

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A New York man surveying land on Stillson Road in Faifield was reportedly looking for a place to rest on June 9 when . The resident declined, so the man set up a lawn chair on the front lawn under a tree. That's when the resident called police.

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Imagine being woken up out of a deep sleep by the . That's what happened to Mary Jane Ziehl and Kobi Beaulieu on Sunday, June 11, when Jeffrey Tuohy fell asleep at the wheel, according to Middlebury police. Fortunately, all involved were not injured.

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Some people in Woodbridge reported a suspicious vehicle in their neighborhood. When police arrived and checked inside the rented U-Haul, they . A person inside the vehicle confessed to killing the victim in New Haven a couple days earlier.

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