Ansonia

A man has been arrested after he allegedly hid in the backseat of a woman’s car while she was shopping at CVS in Ansonia Thursday night. Police said the incident happened at about 10:15 p.m. on Pershing Avenue. The woman was inside CVS when the man hid in the backseat of her car and tried to steal her purse....

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said they were called to the scene of an oil spill into the Naugatuck River in Ansonia on Thursday. A DEEP spokesperson said they responded to a reported oil spill that was discovered during demolition activity at the former Brass Mill property on North Main Street. Officials determined that a water main…

An 80-year-old woman who was missing from Ansonia on Monday has been found. A Silver Alert was issued for Adele Hanson, who was last seen in the area of East Street at about 2:30 p.m. The Silver Alert has since been canceled. According to police, Hanson has been found. Authorities didn’t release details about where she was.

Police in Ansonia are looking for two people that were involved in a shots fired incident Thursday. It happened around 3:30 p.m. on Bridge Street in the area of West Main and Main Streets when the pair started shooting at each other. Details as to what led up to that are not yet known. It’s not believed that either...

Roman Moore decided not to go to his home school, Ansonia Middle, for sixth grade. He opted instead to go to Engineering Science University Magnet School (ESUMS) in New Haven Public Schools, so he could be challenged in math. “We’re learning pre-algebra which is fun for me,” Moore said. “I actually love the engineering that’s going on because I...

Sixth grader Roman Moore was told he can’t play basketball for his hometown Ansonia – even though his school doesn’t have a team – because he goes to school in New Haven.

Police are asking for the public’s help finding Vanessa Morales, the little girl who went missing three years ago after her mother was found murdered in their Ansonia home. Friday marks the third anniversary of the little girl’s disappearance and police are renewing their plea for anyone who knows anything to come forward. Morales was 14 months old when...

A smoke shop in Ansonia has been forced to close after allegedly selling illegal cannabis products in the store. Police said they served a search warrant, with the state Department of Revenue Services, at Mo’s Smoke Shop on Pershing Avenue Monday. During the search, officers found several items containing cannabis. All of the products were seized and the store...

An 81-year-old was hit by a van and dragged for several hundred feet in Ansonia Friday night, according to police. The cargo van struck the person at the intersection of Division Street and Rufus Street and then dragged onto Seymour Avenue in Derby before the van stopped, police said. The accident happened around 6:15 p.m. Friday. The 81-year-old victim was…

Ansonia Police said a person has serious injuries after being struck by a car in Ansonia Friday evening. Authorities said they responded to the area of Wakelee Avenue and Division Street for the reported crash. Responding officers said a pedestrian was hit and has serious injuries. The driver remained at the scene. Police remain at the scene investigating. No additional…

The bus travels to 20 Connecticut schools, and the founders of the nonprofit hope to expand in the future.

One Connecticut nonprofit is changing the way hundreds of kids experience art. A mobile museum called cARTie is bridging inequities and bringing culture to local schools. When the bus pulls up to a school, the kids know something exciting is about to happen. “I think it looks good!” Tri’Stan Bostic, a second grader at Mead Elementary in Ansonia, said....

Following a lengthy investigation, the Office of Inspector General has determined that the Derby officer who shot a person firing at a passing car in Ansonia was justified in his actions. The incident happened in April 2021 near the Derby line. The officer shot the man in the leg, according to police. Police said a patrol officer was at a…

Ansonia High School dismissed early Monday after a gas smell and school officials said they determined there was no gas leak and students were never in danger. School officials said they received a report of a gas smell in the building and they informed the maintenance team, who reported a gas smell in the local residential area. School officials said…

Ansonia Police said they’ve arrested an 18-year-old for his involvement in multiple armed robberies in Connecticut. Officials said the New Haven teenager was taken into custody on Oct. 6 for his role in an armed robbery at the Xtra Mart on Wakelee Street in July. Working with New Haven Police, authorities determined that the teen was considered a suspect in…

An Ansonia father is under arrest, accused of abusing his six-week-old child. Police arrested 36-year-old Lamar Haney Friday. Ansonia police received a call around 4 a.m Friday from the Department of Children and Families about a possible case of child abuse, according to police. Officers went to Yale New Haven Hospital where the child was being treated for multiple injuries,…

Police have arrested a third suspect in a 2011 homicide in Ansonia. The arrest is in connection with the homicide of 25-year-old Isaia Hernandez in the parking lot of the Xtra Mart on Wakelee Avenue in Ansonia on March 16, 2011. Police said 34-year-old Andrew Spino was extradited from Hawaii, where he was in jail on unrelated charges, back to…

An Ansonia police officer bought a pair of sneakers for a boy that was fundraising for them with a lemonade stand.

A person who was barricaded inside of a home in Ansonia since Sunday night has been taken into custody.