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A New Canaan man who told police he accidentally shot and killed his wife was arrested, according to officials. Officials said Margaret Kokoth died after being shot by her husband, 77-year-old Albert Kokoth. He was taken into custody on Thursday and faces charges including second degree assault and illegal discharge of a firearm. Police said that after investigating, they determined…

A 12-year-old boy was hit by a car near his school in New Canaan Tuesday morning. Police said the boy, a 12-year-old student at Saxe Middle School, was struck at South Avenue and Farm Road at 8:17 a.m. and sustained minor injuries. He was taken to the emergency room at Norwalk Hospital. Police said the driver had a green light…

A Greenwich woman is under arrest following a months-long investigation into animal cruelty allegations, according to New Canaan police. Catherine Palmer, 48, was arrested and charged on Nov. 29 with three counts of cruelty to animals, police said. Police said Palmer traveled across New England during the Thanksgiving weekend with a vehicle full of puppies making deliveries to people who…

More than 350 students and 20 teachers in New Canaan are in quarantine after a new round of coronavirus testing turned up 15 infections, according to the local school district. New Canaan schools on Tuesday reported 13 students and two teachers tested positive. “We continue to see cases spread from gatherings, dinner parties, out-of-town caregivers, house cleaners, and not unexpectedly,…

Two students at Saxe Middle School in New Canaan have tested positive for COVID-19 and 7a other students and two staff members at are in quarantine due to close contact, according to the school department’s website. The two students who tested positive are isolating. New Canaan schools are also reporting that two staff members at East Elementary School have...

As COVID-19 cases rise in Connecticut again, the level of pandemic fatigue is also rising. Mike Hydeck discusses this and more in this week’s Face the Facts.

New Canaan police are urging residents to bring mail that contains sensitive material, including checks, to the post office to ship it rather than leave it in your mailbox after several reports of people going into other people’s mailboxes. Police said an officer was checking the area of White Oak Shade Road around 6 a.m. Sunday after receiving a...

The family of Jennifer Dulos, a missing mother of five from New Canaan, has released a statement for her birthday. They said Interval House Hartford will hold an event to honor Jennifer Dulos. The event is a memorial walk to end domestic violence and will be held from Oct. 1 to 4. Dulos has not been seen since May 24,…

A judge has changed the bond restrictions for Michelle Troconis, her attorney said Wednesday, including taking her off house arrest and removing her curfew.

New Canaan police are reminding residents to lock their cars after three vehicles, which were left unlocked with the key inside, were stolen Monday. The first car, a 2006 Audi A8, was reported stolen from River Street around 2:09 a.m. The second, a 2008 BMW X5 was reported stolen Urban Street around 8:54 a.m. The third, a 2020 Mazda CX-5…

The chief state’s attorney filed new charges against Michelle Troconis as she appeared in court Friday on earlier charges connected to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. Richard Colangelo filed charges of second-degree hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, and conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence against Troconis, the ex-girlfriend of Fotis Dulos. The charges are related to evidence...

A judge on Friday agreed to remove a requirement for Michelle Troconis to report to a parole officer as part of her bond conditions.

This is the first time in six months Michelle Troconis has appeared here at Stamford Superior Court for her case. She was supposed to be here back in March but because of the pandemic that hearing was cancelled.

New Canaan police responded to a noise complaint and charged a teen after finding dozens of youth who were not wearing masks running from the house when officers arrived, police said. They also found alcohol in the house. Police said they responded to a home just after 10 p.m. and found “evidence” of a youth party in the home and…

There has been no sign of Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five, since May 2019 and Dateline will air an episode tonight with the latest information on the New Canaan missing person case. Dulos was last seen on the morning of Friday May 24, 2019 after dropping her children off at school. When police went to Dulos’ home after she…

New Canaan police are looking for whoever abandoned three newborn kittens in a shoebox last weekend. The kittens were found around 6:45 a.m. on Saturday. Officers were called to the New Canaan Post Office for the report of a suspicious box that had been left on the building’s landing dock. Police discovered the three kittens inside the Calvin Klein...

New Canaan police were searching for dog that bit a 12-year-old New Canaan boy and said they have identified the owner of the dog. Police said the boy would have needed a series of rabies vaccines if they could not find the dog soon and confirm it was up to date on rabies vaccinations. The boy was bitten in the…

New Canaan residents are being warned to be alert after a woman was bitten by a coyote while walking her dog in Thursday. New Canaan police said the woman was walking her dog in Waveny Park around 6:30 a.m. when she was bitten. They are advising people to avoid the trails and grassy areas of the park for now. No…