Stamford

Stamford police are looking for information after two young girls were approached by an unknown man while walking to school on Friday. The police department said a man tried to lure the girls into his vehicle in two separate incidents. Police said it happened in two different areas of town, and no one was harmed. The police department is working…

Fire caused damage to several businesses in downtown Stamford early Friday morning and two firefighters suffered minor injuries while working to put it out. Firefighters responded to 184 Bedford St. at 4:50 a.m. after a fire alarm went off and found smoke coming from the first floor of Chez Vous Bistro Restaurant at 188 Bedford St., according to the fire…

Attorney General William Tong said Friday that a bomb threat was made to his home in Stamford. He said his family is safe and thanked law enforcement for their response.   “I want to thank the state and local police and first responders for their professionalism and hard work today in responding to this threat. I am grateful that my…

Interstate 95 southbound through Stamford is the busiest traffic corridor in the United States, according to a newly released survey. INRIX, a company that collects transportation data, found that the stretch of I-95 South between Westport and Indian Field Road resulted in heavy traffic delays for drivers during the 8 a.m. commute hour in 2024. In their data, the company…

A pedestrian has serious injuries after a hit-and-run in Stamford on Sunday morning. Police said said a 2008 Lexus SUV was traveling westbound on West Main Street when it hit a 57-year-old Stamford resident around 7 a.m. The pedestrian was transported to Stamford Hospital and was later admitted to the ICU to be treated for serious injuries. After the collision,…

Dozens of firefighters spent hours battling a fire that destroyed an auto body shop in Stamford on Thursday night. The Stamford 911 Center received a call at 8:55 p.m. reporting heavy smoke on Wardwell Street in the Shippan area of Stamford and crews who arrived around three minutes later determined it was coming from the corner of Halloween Boulevard and…

A gang member wanted for murder out of Yonkers, New York, has been arrested in Stamford, Connecticut. The Stamford Police Department said Narcotics and Organized Crime detectives were contacted by Yonkers police about a homicide that happened on Aug. 26, 2024. Kelvin Mitchell, 19, was staying with his aunt in Stamford when he was arrested on Thursday. He faces several…

A Stamford woman has been sentenced to prison for her role in at least 10 racially-targeted burglaries in several states, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Federal prosecutors in Rhode Island said Basneyareth Rebollar-Martinez, 28, conspired to steal from Asian homes between July of 2022 and January of 2023. She was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by…

Firefighters rescued a worker who was trapped thigh-high in a trench and suffering from hypothermia in Stamford on Friday morning. Firefighters responded to a home on Hampton Lane around 8:50 a.m. after a worker became trapped in a collapsed trench, according to the fire department. When they arrived, they found a man who was buried up to his thighs at...

Two people have serious injuries after a crash in Stamford on Thursday night. Police said the crash happened on High Ridge Road near Cedarwood Drive around 10:34 p.m. A 55-year-old Stamford resident was heading south in a 2008 Chevy Suburban, drifted across the centerline into the northbound lane and hit a 2019 Cadillac SUV driven by an 88 year-old New…

A person has life-threatening injuries after a fire at a home in Stamford early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to a report of a structure fire on Clinton Avenue around 5:15 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found smoke and there was fire visible from the windows on the first floor of an end unit of a three-story row…

A 54-year-old man is in critical condition after he was hit by a CT Transit bus in Stamford Thursday evening. Stamford police said they were called to Glenbrook Road near East Main Street just before 5 p.m. The victim, a Stamford man, was taken to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. Police said on Friday that he is in the…

The Alive At Five concert series in Stamford is coming to an end after 27 years. The concert series had been part of the city’s summer entertainment scene since 1997 and it brought bands including Abba, America, Blind Melon, Blues Traveler and many more to downtown Stamford. In 2006, Hootie & the Blowfish performed during a citywide blackout thanks to…

Police in Trumbull say they’ve arrested a Stamford man for a handful of crimes, including attempting to flee an officer while operating stole vehicle. The Trumbull Police Department says they spotted a Toyota Tacoma that was reported stolen in Fairfield. The department said an officer attempted to apprehend the 57-year-old driver, the car sped away, temporarily dragging the officer...

Two people were taken to the hospital with injuries after a serious crash in downtown Stamford on Monday night. The police department said Washington Boulevard was closed at the intersection with Bridge Street. Drivers were asked to stay away from the area. Two people were taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, according to police. The area…

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said a small earthquake happened in Stamford on Monday morning. The 1.3 magnitude quake happened just before noon around 11:55 a.m. The USGS said the earthquake was reported about five kilometers away from North Stamford, in close proximity to the Merritt Parkway. This comes after multiple residents reported tremors Thursday night and into Friday morning….

Police and fire officials are investigating multiple reports of tremors in Stamford Thursday night and into Friday morning. The police department said they received reports of tremors and shaking in the Turn of River Road and High Ridge Road area around 6:30 p.m. Some residents described the noise as a series of loud explosions, causing homes to shake and even…

A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Stamford early Thursday morning. Police said the 2014 BMW motorcycle was heading north on Long Ridge Road near Brook Run Lane when it hit a fence and then a tree around 12:10 a.m. The motorcyclist, 44-year-old Heber Lopez, of Stamford, was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene, police said….

A pedestrian and a motorcyclist were both taken to the hospital with serious injuries after the motorcycle hit a man in Stamford in October, and police have charged the motorcyclist, according to police. The crash happened at the intersection of Atlantic Street and Tresser Boulevard around 7:41 p.m. on the night of Wednesday. Oct. 30. Police said a 28-year-old Stamford…

A 64-year-old man was struck by a front-end loader at a Stamford business on Wednesday morning and he has died, police said. Police responded to an undisclosed business on Magee Avenue around 8:13 a.m. and said they learned that a 64-year-old Stamford man was working in the back of a business, helping a customer, when a driver on a front-end…