Greenwich

Greenwich police have arrested a New Jersey man for an alleged kidnapping that happened across state lanes. The police department said 39-year-old Daniel Patrick Twomey was taken into custody on Thursday after engaging officers in pursuit. Greenwich police said they found Twomey’s vehicle and followed him. They lost sight of him but eventually located the car parked at the...

Swimmer’s Itch has been reported at multiple beaches in Greenwich, according to the town’s Department of Health.

Several beaches in a Connecticut town have been connected to cases of swimmer’s itch, a skin rash that forms from microscopic parasites, according to health officials.

Swimmer’s Itch has been reported at multiple beaches in Greenwich, according to the town’s Department of Health. Health officials say Swimmer’s Itch, also known as cercarial dermatitis, appears as a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites that are released from snails into fresh and salt water including in lakes, ponds and oceans. While humans are...

A State Police cruiser was damaged in a freak accident, but it could’ve been a lot worse. According to investigators, a tractor trailer was driving along I-95 North in Greenwich Thursday morning when a tire it had been carrying suddenly came off, striking the back of a parked State Police cruiser that was off to the side of the...

A Connecticut man drowned while swimming in Bolton, Vermont on the Fourth of July, police said. Vermont State Police said they were notified of an apparent drowning that happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. Officers responded to Bolton Potholes and found a man who was caught in the rapids while swimming. The man was unresponsive and taken to a nearby hospital…

Connecticut State Police said a man died after an early morning crash on Interstate 95 in Greenwich on Friday. Troopers were called to I-95 North in the area of exit 5 for a reported motor vehicle accident. Investigators said a car traveling northbound drifted into the right shoulder and struck a metal beam guardrail. The car then veered across all…

A 17-year-old has been arrested for his involvement in stealing and breaking into Kia and Hyundai cars in Greenwich, police said. Greenwich police said they responded to several vehicle robberies in town earlier this week. Officers were first called to Oak Ridge Street at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on a report of two people entering parked cars. When officers arrived,…

A Greenwich mansion that was built by a prominent public official who was in office in Connecticut in the 1800s is on the market and it’s listed for $3.895 million. The property, which was once called Sunset Hill, is an 8,239-square-foot home on 1.32 acres at 68 Dearfield Drive in Greenwich that was built by Robert Jay Walsh, who was…

A man has turned himself into police after allegedly robbing someone at knife point while they were taking out money from an ATM in Greenwich. Greenwich police said an 18-year-old turned himself in for an incident that happened in an ATM vestibule at Wells Fargo Bank on West Putnam Avenue in March. The man saw a person exiting the ATM…

A few men have been arrested after brake-checking allegedly resulted in a shooting on Route 15 in Greenwich Tuesday night, state police said. Troopers said they responded to the northbound side of the Merritt Parkway for a reported assault near exit 28 at about 7 p.m. A man reported that he was being assaulted by a group of motorcyclists and…

A passenger who was inside of a vehicle during a crash in Greenwich on Friday night has died and state police said the man remains unidentified. State police said a New York man was driving a Cadillac Escalade on I-684 south near exit ramp 2 around 6:15 p.m. when he veered off of the highway, went into the woods and…

Greenwich police have obtained warrants for eight people from two separate burglary crews who are suspected of being part of a burglary rings targeting high-end properties. Greenwich police said they obtained arrest warrants for two crews suspected of operating in Greenwich as well as other towns in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York. The groups are commonly called…

A mother and her 1-year-old who were missing from Greenwich have been found. Police said 34-year-old Katrina Ellison Geltman and 1-year-old Eli Geltman were missing on Tuesday. According to investigators, the mother left her house abruptly with her child at approximately 4 a.m. A few hours later, police said both were found and medical services were evaluating them. No injuries…

An overturned vehicle has closed part of Interstate 95 south in Greenwich on Monday morning.

Interstate 95 south in Greenwich has reopened after an overturned vehicle closed the area on Monday morning. State Dept. of Transportation officials said the highway was closed between exits 5 and 4. At one point, there was more than 3 miles of congestion in the area. It’s unclear if anyone was injured.

Police are investigating after a man was robbed at knifepoint at an ATM at a bank in Greenwich over the weekend and the search for the suspect is ongoing. Investigators said a 67-year-old man was using the ATM at the Wells Fargo Bank on West Putnam Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. When the man completed his transaction and tried…