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Two Stamford police officers rescued a distressed man who "appeared ready to jump" from a ninth-floor ledge at the Stamford Town Center late last month.

A 59-year-old man was apprehended in Stamford after officials said he was wanted in Jamaica on charges of sexually assaulting a minor.

One person was sent for evaluation Thursday after an explosion in the area of Main Street and Washington Boulevard, a fire official said.

Police in Stamford are warning residents of an increase in vehicle fraud, specifically swapping vehicle identification numbers on stolen vehicles.

Stamford police said one person was injured after a flash akin to an explosion occurred while workers were drilling at Main Street and Washington Boulevard Thursday.

Daniel McDonald was facing between four to six years in prison and five years of probation under a plea agreement.

Stamford police say 31-year-old Jairon Milian-Milian, who was crushed by a food truck on West Avenue on Tuesday, has since died from his injuries.

Two men were charged in connection with an incident where one chased another car at high speed as the other hung out the window and shot at the other car, according to an arrest warrant.

Oscar Chinchilla-Najarro, 23, of Stamford died after losing control of his dirt bike and crashing into a guardrail at Scalzi Park Friday night, police said.

Zachary Lockwood, 25, faces up to five years behind bars on a charge of misconduct with a motor vehicle, a Class D felony.

Police say the man had jacked the truck up on an incline, and put in park to drop the transmission, but the truck rolled once he removed the drive shaft.

Kierra Blount. a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Stamford, is accused of stealing checks from the mail, fraud and identity theft.

Ruben Vazquez-Rosas allegedly used a ladder to get into the residence's second floor, police said.

A Stamford man with a prior murder conviction has pleaded guilty to stabbing and nearly killing another man at a city homeless shelter.

A Stamford man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in the back of a car in 2022, according to an arrest warrant.

The U.S. attorney's office said Francesco Pensiero, a 51-year-old Stamford man, plead guilty to robbing banks in New Canaan, Fairfield and Stratford in 2020.

Nickoy Brown and Michael Ashlund have the chance to put their robbery charges put to bed without accruing any criminal records, according to a state prosecutor.

Connecticut officials said the trio, though Stamford Clinical Services, billed a state Medicaid program for services either not provided or provided by an unlicensed person.

Carlos Lopez-Monroy has been charged in connection with a double stabbing on the city’s West Side where police claim a group of assailants attacked two men with "makeshift" spears.

Elman Arriaga, of Stamford, faces charges of first-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and second-degree threatening.

The father of a 2-year-old boy who was found dead and buried in Stamford's Cummings Park has pleaded not guilty to charges tied to the case.

Stamford police say a man was shot in the head on Spruce Street on Sunday afternoon, adding he is in stable condition at the hospital.

A New York man who pleaded guilty to a $232,000 theft from AT&T must pay $6,000 in restitution by his next court date or risk spending up to five years in prison.

Mykel Bryan was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail Wednesday after he violated the terms of an agreement with state prosecutors by stealing a car.

Francisco Ortiz allegedly stole $1.06 million from his former employer, Miller Motorcars, over a 10-month period last year, according to an arrest affidavit.

Emmanuel Matias, man accused of killing a 71-year-old man during a road rage incident, rejected an offer from state prosecutors on Wednesday.

Matthew Hennessey, who avoided jail time after being convicted of sending sexually explicit images to juveniles is now facing 10 years in prison for violating his probation.

Stamford police say a driver was transported to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash at Long Ridge Road at Wishing Well Drive Wednesday.

Francisco Olivencia pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a string of armed robberies over a five-day span in 2020, one of which ended in a shooting.

Alonso Abrego, 44, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, all of which he must serve, and 35 years of probation during a hearing at the state Superior Court in Stamford.