Ansonia

Police have arrested a former teacher who is accused of breaking a 3-year-old child’s arm at Mead School in Ansonia.

Police have arrested a former teacher who is accused of breaking a 3-year-old child’s arm at Mead School in Ansonia.

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection to a street takeover that happened in a residential neighborhood of Ansonia in April. The street takeover happened just before 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of Wakelee Avenue and Franklin Street on April 26. Police said they were responding to calls of fireworks and a possible street takeover and upon arrival, the responding…

Police have arrested a former teacher who is accused of breaking a 3-year-old child’s arm at Mead School in Ansonia. The child, who is enrolled in a pre-K program at the school, was with other students in the playground around 9:30 a.m. on March 25 when the incident happened, according to the arrest warrant. Video showed Mary Durso-Smith, a pre-K…

At least two dozen people were forced from an apartment building in Ansonia after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning.

At least two dozen people were forced from an apartment building in Ansonia after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning and several have been able to return to their homes. Firefighters responded to the apartments at 290 Main St. after fire alarms went off and they found heavy fire coming from the second floor, according to fire officials. The…

The Ansonia Police Department is investigating a street takeover that happened in a residential neighborhood. The street takeover happened on Saturday, just before 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of Wakelee Avenue and Franklin Street in Ansonia, according to police. Police said they were responding to calls of fireworks and a possible street takeover and upon arrival the responding officer was…

The Ansonia Police Department is investigating a street takeover that happened in a residential neighborhood over the weekend.

A person reportedly jumped on a police officer’s car during a street takeover in Ansonia on Saturday and police are working to identify the people involved. Officers received multiple reports of a possible street takeover and fireworks being shot off at the intersection of Wakelee Avenue and Franklin Street around 12:20 a.m. The first officer on scene reported between 50…

A jury on Tuesday found Jose Morales guilty of the 2019 murder of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, inside their Ansonia apartment.

In the second day of the trial for Jose Morales, the focus was largely centered around the items found in a donation bin in Derby. On Tuesday, a total of four witnesses took the stand in the case of the State of Connecticut against Jose Morales. Morales is being charged with murder and tampering with evidence after his girlfriend Christine…

On the second day of the Jose Morales trial, the state focused on establishing what happened in the days after the body of Christine Holloway was found in the tub of her Ansonia home.

Jose Morales is accused of killing Christine Holloway, the mother of his missing baby, Vanessa Morales, in 2019 and his trial begins on Monday. 

Ansonia police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have released an age-enhanced photo of Vanessa Morales, a child who has been missing since December 2019 when her mother was found dead in their home. Vanessa Morales was 1 year old at the time of her disappearance. She is now almost 6 years old. Ansonia officers responded to…

A missing 2-year-old girl and her mother have been found safe, according to Ansonia police. The police department said a 26-year-old and her daughter were reported missing when they didn’t come home Thursday. They were last seen on Tuesday, and have since been located. The mother and her daughter were headed to New Haven and hadn’t been seen for...

There has been an increase in abandoned pets across the state. Now even exotic animals are being left behind and recently, two tortoises were discovered in Ansonia. They were found in a wooded area by two public works employees on Thursday. “I thought it was fake. At first, I was like, ‘Oh, that can’t be real,’ because I’ve never...

Two tortoises found abandoned in a wooded area of Ansonia died despite efforts to save them.

A paczki-eating contest was held in Ansonia on Tuesday and the winner ate 10 in five minutes. 

A man who was standing outside of his vehicle on Route 8 South in Ansonia on Friday night has serious injuries after being struck by a separate vehicle that was driving on the highway. State police said a 20-year-old man from Stratford had stopped his vehicle in the left lane of the highway shortly before 9 p.m. and was standing…

The Office of the Inspector General has determined that the 2024 Bridgeport police shooting of a man in Ansonia who died was questionable but said there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution. Jonathan Mark Lewis Bell, 41, was injured in the shooting on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 and died at the hospital, officials said. The Inspector General has…