Wednesday, May 16, 2012
New Haven Police said a Danbury nursing student was shot and killed in New Haven. The New Haven Police Department Spokesman Officer David Hartman released the following information.
New Haven Police reported a Danbury woman, Ashley Armstrong, 20, a nursing student and graduate of the Alternative Center for Excellence in Danbury, was shot and killed Wednesday. New Haven police said Armstrong was driving on Shelton Avenue in New Haven at about 12:47 a.m. with four women in the car. When police arrived, they said she had suffered wounds to her head and neck. No one else in the car was injured, police said. Armstrong was seated in the driver's seat of a Volkswagen, police said. The officers summoned EMS for help. An ambulance drove her to the Hospital of St. Raphael's, where despite medical efforts, she was pronounced deceased at 12:37 a.m. A crime scene was found in front of 84 Shelton Avenue. Evidence was recovered by …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The following information was provided by the Danbury Police Department. A person charged with a crime is innocent until having been convicted in court.
Danbury Police were called to the area of Main Street at Danbury Commons Monday at about 7:40 p.m. on word there had been a shooting. Police said they found two men sitting in a car. "They didn't know if they were the suspects or the victims," said Police Spokesman Thomas Wendel, so police asked the men to step out of the car. They discovered one of the men had been shot in the lower leg. The man was transported to Danbury Hospital for treatment. Danbury police said the men were not cooperating with the police and the incident is under investigation. In a separate incident, Danbury Police charged Almiro DeOliveira, Dean Road, Brookfield, with two counts of violating probation at about 10:30 p.m. Monday. DeOliveira was held on a $2,000 bond…
The Danbury Fire Department extinguished a dumpster fire Danbury at Comcast Cable on Shelter Rock Road. This video was shot and edited by Dave King, a musician in the Danbury area who manages public access television programing for Comcast.
A dumpster fire destroyed the dumpster and kept Danbury Fire Department firefighters busy Monday on Shelter Rock Road.
Monday, May 14, 2012
The following information was provided by the Danbury Police Department. A person charged with a crime is innocent until having been convicted in court.
Danbury Police charged Wevrton DaSilva, 26, Weil Avenue, Danbury, with operating a motor vehicle without a license, reckless driving and he was held on an ICE detainer following a driving incident in Danbury at 6:44 p.m. Sunday. In a separate incident, Johnny R. Delong, 44, of Greenwood Ave., Bethel, was charged with failure to drive right, operating a motor vehicle without a license, operating a motor vehicle while under the influrence of drugs or alcohol, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following an accident at 5:18 p.m. Friday. Delong was held on a $5,000 bond. In a separate incident, Nagy Romes, 25, Lindencrest Drive, Danbury, was charged with third-degree assault, disorderly conduct and third-degree …
Here are some simple steps for posting an event on this site. First, it's easy. Second, follow the steps. Third, you did it. It's up.
HOW TO POST A PATCH EVENT OR AND ANNOUNCEMENT HOW TO POST AN EVENT 1) Visit Danbury.patch here. Sign onto your account. (It's free. It's easy, and it helps you a lot. Click join or sign in on upper right side of homepage.) 2) Click here to post an event. Fill in the blanks. Click Post My Event, and your event is on the site. HOW TO POST AN ANNOUNCEMENT 1) Visit Patch.com here. Sign onto your account. (It's free. It's easy, and it helps you a lot. Click join or sign in on the upper right side of the homepage.) 2) Click here to post an announcement. Fill in the blanks. When you're done, click Post my Announcement, and it is up on the site.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The town man that police in Danbury believe may have killed 43-year-old Mario Imbesi in March sold the jewelry to a Stamford-based business the same day the victim's body was discovered, according to a search warrant affidavit from state Superior Court.
The New Canaan resident being investigated by Danbury police as a suspect in the homicide of a 43-year-old man in March sold an 18-karat gold link chain to a Stamford-based jeweler and attempted to sell additional items the day the victim's body was discovered, according to a search warrant affidavit from state Superior Court in Danbury. Based on information police collected from cellphone records, the man, who has not formally been charged, made numerous calls to pawn shops and other businesses that purchase gold on March 16 — the day Mario Imbesi was found dead in his Danbury apartment. Asked when an arrest would be made, Danbury Police Capt. Thomas Wendel told Patch that the department is not discussing any details of the investigation …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Shock and disbelief were just some of the responses from residents when they heard news of the father-son killing.
News spread quickly through Wilton about the arrest of 22-year-old Aaron Ramsey for the murder of his father, Edward, 73, and residents were generally united in their shock and initial disbelief about the alleged crime. “When people say, ‘This thing never happens in Wilton,’ I agree,” said Wilton resident Gregg Feldman. “When I first heard about it on Facebook, I was hoping that it wasn’t actually true and we’d find out it was an accident of some kind rather than a murder.” Eve Donovan, a Signal Hill Road resident and neighbor of the Ramsey family, heard the first news alert about the incident while on the train from New York City, and the proximity of events—and lack of concrete detail—was frightening. “My immediate reaction was to make…
Arraigned in Norwalk; case transferred to Stamford for May 15 hearing.
Aaron Ramsey had his bond kept at $1 million Friday afternoon during his arraignment in state Superior Court in Norwalk. Dressed in light blue coveralls and not wearing shoes, Ramsey appeared before Judge Bruce P. Hudock. Judicial Marshalls brought him into the courtroom separated from the other prisoners who were being arraigned. Throughout most of the proceeding, Ramsey showed no emotion. However, when the judge mentioned the number of media outlooks who requested to photograph the arraignment, Ramsey closed his eyes and put his head down. His face seemed to tighten a little, giving the appearance he was uncomfortable hearing that members of the news media were in the courtroom A representative from the state Bond Commissioner's office…
Friday, May 4, 2012
“Someone was murdered ... My husband is in a pool of blood,” a woman identified by police as the wife of Edward Ramsey said in a 911 recording released Friday by Wilton police.
The 22-year-old Connecticut man who police say confessed to killing his father has been arraigned in state Superior Court in Stamford and held on $1 million bond. Wearing a light blue overalls-style top, wearing only socks and kept apart from other prisoners who were shackled together, Aaron Ramsey, of Wilton, appeared in court Friday for arraignment on a murder charge following the death by blunt force trauma of 73-year-old Edward Ramsey. “This is a sad day for Wilton and a tragedy for the family,” Wilton First Selectman William Brennan said late Friday morning during a press briefing at the Wilton Police Department. Aaron Ramsey reportedly confessed to killing his father late last night after a string of events leading to his arrest. …
Aaron Ramsey, 22, killed his father, Edward Ramsey, 73, police said.
Lexie Djei M
10:33 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Please be respectful of the family going through this tragedy. A husband and a father has passed away, and a son and brother is incarcerated under tragic circumstances due to issues regarding his mental health. This was a loving family torn apart by an event in which the young man's perception of reality was greatly skewed by psychological issues that many people struggle greatly with. This is … more ›