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State police dispose of homemade object resembling grenade in Ansonia
State police have disposed of an item that resembled a grenade that was found Tuesday near a public works facility in Ansonia. The item was found near the facility on North Division Street around 8:30 a.m., according to Ansonia police. The facility was closed while police examined the object. The fire marshal and Connecticut State Police are investigated the object…
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Vehicle crashes into house in Ansonia
A vehicle crashed into a house in Ansonia on Friday. Emergency crews were called to a home on Lester Street for a report of a crash. According to firefighters, the vehicle left the road and hit a home. Multiple people were evaluated by EMS. It’s unclear if anyone was injured. The extent of the damage to the home is...
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Neighbors, animal advocates react to Ansonia animal cruelty case
Two men are facing animal cruelty charges after more than a dozen animals were found in dire condition inside an Ansonia home last week.
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Neighbors, animal advocates react to Ansonia animal cruelty case
Two men are facing animal cruelty charges after more than a dozen animals were found in dire condition inside an Ansonia home last week. Neighbors are still wrapping their heads around the news of more than a dozen emaciated animals being taken from a home in Ansonia. “When I heard what went on right next door, I was appalled. How…
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11 dogs, 3 cats seized during animal cruelty investigation in Ansonia: police
Ansonia police have arrested two men who are accused of animal cruelty, seized more than a dozen animals and said two of the dogs they found while investigating at a home were so ill that they needed to be euthanized. Police discovered the animals while carrying out an unrelated investigation. While searching a home on Condon Drive, they found several…
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Winning $100,000 Cash5 ticket sold in Ansonia
There was a $100,000 Cash5 winner in Connecticut on Sunday and the ticket was sold in Ansonia. The winning numbers were 9-28-31-32-35. The ticket was sold at Main Street Shell at 696 Main St. in Ansonia. No additional information was immediately.
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Person rescued from Coe Pond in Ansonia
A person was rescued from Coe Pond in Ansonia on Friday night. Firefighters said a person was reported to be in the water around 3:20 p.m. and that prompted a deployment of the water rescue team. One rescuer swam out to the person and brought them back to shore. The person was then handed over to EMS for treatment. Rescuers…
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3 teens charged with arson for February fire that destroyed abandoned Ansonia factory
Ansonia police arrested three teens Tuesday in connection with an arson that destroyed a former factory building last month. Two of the suspects are 13 years old and the other is 14, according to police. Their names will not be released because they are minors, police said. Police say the three admitted to intentionally starting a fire at the old…
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Father of missing girl considers plea deal for wife's death in Ansonia
The man charged in connection to the 2019 death of Christine Holloway was given two more months to consider a plea deal. Jose Morales now has until May 15, while the family of Holloway and Vanessa Morales say they are still waiting for justice.
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Report reveals new information about fatal shooting by Bridgeport police in Ansonia
The Office of the Inspector General released new details and police bodycam video of a fatal shooting by Bridgeport police officers in Ansonia last Sunday.
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Report reveals new information about fatal shooting by Bridgeport police in Ansonia
The Office of the Inspector General has released new information after a man who was shot by Bridgeport police in Ansonia died. Jonathan Mark Lewis Bell, 41, was injured in the shooting on Sunday, Feb. 4 and died at the hospital. The preliminary report from Inspector General Robert J. Devlin Jr. says that the Bridgeport Police Department Tactical Narcotics Team…
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Intruder attacked Ansonia man with a knife: police
Police are looking for two men who forced their way into an Ansonia home and cut the 65-year-old man who lives there. Police said officers responded to a home on Woodlawn Avenue around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday. The resident told them that he opened the door when someone knocked and two men forced their way in. One had a gun, asked…
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Ansonia woman was stabbed by neighbor: police
Ansonia police have arrested a man who is accused of stabbing his neighbor. Police said officers responded to the 300 block of Main Street at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday and found a woman who had been stabbed. She was taken to the hospital, where she is in stable condition. Police said they spoke with the suspect, a 50-year-old Ansonia man,…
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Mother says police shot her son following car chase to Ansonia
“A phone call was definitely going to come. Always. I knew that,” Barbara Mankewich, of Shelton, said. Mankewich was at her home on Sunday night when that call from police finally came through. “They didn’t tell me anything. Just that there was a police chase and it ended in Ansonia, and he got out of the car and shot,...
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Mother says police shot her son following a car chase to Ansonia Sunday night
Police shot and killed a man after a chase from Bridgeport to Ansonia Sunday evening.
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Driver who fled from police in Bridgeport shot and killed by officer in Ansonia: police
A driver who fled from a vehicle stop in Bridgeport has died after a shooting involving a police officer in Ansonia on Sunday, according to police.
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Driver who fled from police in Bridgeport killed in officer-involved shooting in Ansonia: police
A driver who fled from a vehicle stop in Bridgeport has died after a shooting involving a police officer in Ansonia on Sunday, according to police.
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Driver who fled from police in Bridgeport killed in officer-involved shooting in Ansonia: police
A driver who fled from a vehicle stop in Bridgeport has died after a shooting involving a police officer in Ansonia on Sunday, according to police. Officers with Bridgeport police were investigating weapons and narcotics violations on Oak Street in Bridgeport. During the investigation, police said the officers tried to conduct a felony vehicle stop around 5:10 p.m. Authorities said…
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Office of Inspector General investigating incident in Ansonia
There’s a large investigation underway in Ansonia that involves police from several local departments and state authorities.
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Fire at vacant building in Ansonia being investigated as arson
The fire at a vacant building in Ansonia last week is now being investigated as arson. The 2-alarm fire broke out Friday at the old Ansonia Copper and Brass building, which is a vacant structure that has been ruined for years, according to Assistant Fire Chief Anthony Delucia. The building reportedly sits on a 60-acre property. Firefighters said they saw…