Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Bank Robbery Suspect Caught In Westport After Chase, Two Crashes, Police Say Fairfield Bank Robbery Suspect Caught In Westport After Chase, Two Crashes, Police Say
Fairfield Bank Robbery Suspect Caught In Westport After Chase, Two Crashes, Police Say A 29-year-old suspect is in custody after crashing his car twice following a bank robbery at the Stop & Shop on Kings Highway Cutoff in Fairfield, police say. The suspect, Nirav Patel of New Britain, passed a note to a teller demanding cash and left the bank with an undetermined amount of money just before 3 p.m. Friday, May 17, Fairfield Police said. Fairfield Police Officers responded to the scene and immediately received information from witnesses that a silver sedan had fled out of the lot at a high rate of speed, causing a crash at the exit to Stop & Shop. The ve…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mahopac, NY
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K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84 K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84
K9 Officer Helps Catch Teen Car-Theft Suspect On I-84  A State Police K9 helped troopers nab a suspected car thief after he helped track down the man as he ran following a pursuit that ended with his tires flattened by stop sticks.  The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when state police received a report of a stolen car in Danbury. Troopers were able to quickly track down the 2017 Honda Pilot as it passed Exit 14 on I-84, according to a state police report. After noticing the troopers, the driver, identified as Manuel Ortiz, 18, of Waterbury, immediately began fleeing at a high rate speed and engaged police in a pursuit, the report…

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by Kathy Reakes