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State police said Ansonia resident Michael Bernaud, 27, sent multiple inappropriate messages to a 13-year-old boy on Instagram.

Police say they are investigating the death of Brooks Hood, 27, of Bridgeport, who was found in a Framingham home with trauma to his body.

Trumbull police say masked thieves stolen thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from the Kay Jewelers store in the Trumbull Mall Wednesday.

Despite aggressive recruitment, Bridgeport is still lagging on its police department staffing, and 81 officers will be eligible to retire over the coming years.

Bridgeport police say Romain Sterling, a 17-year-old city resident who was shot last week on the 1200 block of Park Avenue, has died from his injuries.

Fairfield police said a New York man with an ax encountered by police tried to get officers to kill him, and fled on foot across I-95 before surrendering.

Westport Fire Assistant Chief Training Officer Brett Kirby said two residents were injured Wednesday morning in a fire on Hunt Club Lane.

Stratford police said Short Beach and Long Beach were closed as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of a large gathering of youths.

Fairfield police say they responded six times since 2022 to the home of Robert Van Weddle, who is accused of stabbing a woman there Sunday night.

The Milford Police Department said officers responded to an Old Gate Lane motel after a woman called saying a man with a gun was banging at her door Saturday.

A vehicle drove through a building at Daybreak Ridge condominiums on River Road in Shelton Tuesday morning, police said.

Fairfield police were called to Mountain Laurel Road Sunday night for what was determined to be a domestic incident and arrested Robert Van Weddle.

Bridgeport police said there would be extra security measures taken at city mosques and synagogues on Sunday in the wake of Iran's attack on Israel.

A man police say crashed into a concrete barrier while driving under the influence of drugs with his children in the car was arrested Thursday.

Bridgeport officials say police are investigating and two people are in custody after a person was shot on the 1200 block of Park Avenue.

A van struck a bridge abutment and caught fire on Route 8 in Trumbull early Wednesday morning, officials said.

Bridgeport police say a person who was inside a car on Kossuth Street was targeted but not injured in a shooting Monday night.

Bridgeport police said 23-year-old Kamali Cennamo threatened a person at the PT Barnum Apartments on Bird Street Monday evening.

Bridgeport fire officials say crews battled a blaze on Colorado Avenue Sunday afternoon.

Fairfield fire officials say a 187-year-old home on Center Street was damaged in a fire started by embers from a fireplace on Saturday.

Stratford's public safety agencies are set to receive an $800,000 increase in funding next year as a part of Mayor Laura Hoydick’s proposed budget.

Dondre Nesmith, 28, is scheduled to be sentenced June 6.

The state police Oxford Resident Trooper's Office said Thursday that they're investigating a dirt bike stolen from town, the second such crime in a week.

Federal authorities said Kareem Porter, 25, of Waterbury also known as "Reem," pleaded guilty in the failed robbery of a Bridgeport apartment in 2023.

"I'm very sorry for all the pain and suffering that I've caused," Eric Stoughton said in court. "I think about how much it worse it could haven every day."

Shelton officials say a coyote was harrying a large, leashed dog at the walking trails at Great Ledge Wednesday morning, and people should avoid the area.

Bridgeport police say Richard Davis and Tayvon Geter were killed Saturday night in a shooting that wounded two others on Stratford Avenue.

Bridgeport police said three gunshot victims were found at the scene in the area of Stratford Avenue and Logan Street while a fourth was located at a hospital.

Charles M. Ameer, 64, of Weston pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud in an $890,000 embezzlement scheme, the U.S. attorney's office said.

Milford police say Ahma Pasha Jr., 23, is facing multiple charges after he choked a man and stole his wallet and other items in January.