Milford

A pedestrian has serious injuries after being struck while on Interstate 95 in Milford over the weekend. Dispatchers received a call about a pedestrian hit on I-95 South around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Fire officials said a car sideswiped the pedestrian’s car while he was attempting to put fuel in it. The pedestrian suffered serious leg injuries in the collision and…

The Milford Police Department is investigating a break in that happened at a popular hot dog shop in the city.  Police said they received a call on Saturday around 9 a.m. about items missing from Dogtown, and that it appeared someone had broken in.  Joshua Larocca, the manager of Dogtown said he and his coworkers arrived to the shop...

Police are investigating after a weekend break-in at the Dogtown hot dog shop in Milford.

One person was found dead after firefighters found a car burning in the woods in Milford on Saturday night. Fire officials said someone from across the Housatonic River in Stratford called 911 and reported flames coming from the area of Smiths Point. Emergency crews responded to the area around 10:20 p.m. Saturday and found a car on fire in the…

Police and fire officials are investigating after a burning car was found in the woods near the Connecticut Audubon Society in Milford Saturday night. A 911 caller from across the Housatonic River in Stratford told dispatchers they could see flames coming from the area of Smiths Point, according to fire officials. Emergency crews responded to the area around 10:20 p.m….

The Milford Oyster Festival is making some changes for 2025. Event organizers said the event will now be held annually as an evening-only event in the Fowler Field area on the same third weekend in August. In 2025, the festival will no longer include events on the Milford Green, Lisman Landing, Armory Square, Rotary Pavilion and Milford Harbor. According to…

Milford police arrested a man who is accused of assaulting a woman and threatening to kill her while they were responding to a report that a dog was chasing a mail carrier. Police said they responded to the call on Friday and found that the dog had escaped from a local home. When officers went to the home, they heard…

Crews responded to a gas main break in Milford Monday morning in the area of Woodmont Road and Research Drive. Officials said nearby businesses were evacuated while crews worked to bring the leak under control. Woodmont Road was closed for a few hours but has since reopened, according to fire officials. The bottom section of Research Drive will remain closed…

A man has been arrested for threatening to “shoot up” Dave and Busters in the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford on the day before Thanksgiving, police said. Milford police said they responded to Dave and Busters on Boston Post Road around 8:50 p.m. Authorities said a New Haven man allegedly caused a scene inside and threatened to “shoot up the…

A person has serious injuries after a reported car crash in Milford late Thursday night. Milford police said they responded to a crash on Kinlock Street in the area of Rogers Avenue just after 11 p.m. Authorities said a car crashed into a metal guardrail, and the driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information about…

Police in Stratford say a 33-year-old man has been arrested following what they are calling a domestic-related case. According to the Stratford Police Department, a 47-year-old woman was struck by a car in the Stratford Crossing Shopping Center parking lot on Tuesday morning. The shopping plaza includes a Walmart, ShopRite, Home Depot and other businesses. The injured woman told police…

Crews have rescued a small dog that ran into a marsh and got stuck in Milford. The fire department said they were notified of the incident by Milford Animal Control around 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Firefighters and animal control worked together to rescue the dog, which ran into the marsh lands of Silver Sands State Park. The fire department said…

The father of a baby girl who died after she was found submerged in a tub in a Milford hotel room in August has now been charged with murder. The investigation started on Aug. 21 when a staff member at the Mayflower Motel went into a room to clean it and found a baby submerged in a child’s bathing tub,…

One person is in critical condition after being pulled from Long Island Sound Monday afternoon, according to Milford fire officials. Emergency crews received a call around 12:45 p.m. about a sinking vessel with three people in the water somewhere near Milford Harbor. Milford Marine units and the U.S. Coast Guard responded and learned that an oyster boat heard the...

State police have arrested a man who is accused of driving the wrong way on an Interstate 95 exit ramp in Milford while intoxicated on Friday night. A state trooper who was patrolling the area of I-95 North in Milford around 9:27 p.m. took the exit 40 off-ramp and was approaching the traffic light when they saw headlights heading in…

Milford police have arrested a man who is accused of robbing a spa employee at knifepoint. Police said they responded to Lynn Spa at 10:25 a.m. on Sunday to investigate a robbery at knifepoint and the victim said a customer pulled a knife on her and demanded the employee’s phone, money and clothing. The Detective Bureau responded and assumed...

The state offered Ewen Dewitt a plea deal of 45 years behind bars for charges of murder and risk of injury.

This December will mark two years since the death of 40-year-old Julie Minogue.  “She has been here in spirit I can tell you that,” Minogue’s father Gerald Minogue said.  Police say Minogue was killed in her Milford home in December 2022, while her 3-year-old and 17-year-old children were inside. Authorities believe her ex-boyfriend, Ewen Dewitt, used an ax as...

A fisherman who was in the water in Long Island Sound, clinging to a capsized boat for hours was rescued when a clamming boat came to his aid early Wednesday morning, according to Milford Fire Department.

A fisherman who was in the water in Long Island Sound, clinging to a capsized boat for hours was rescued when a clamming boat came to his aid early Wednesday morning, according to Milford Fire Department. The fisherman was south of Charles Island and was found around 3 a.m. when Captain Mark Peckman and his crew of the clamming vessel…