New Canaan

A train derailed in New Canaan Tuesday morning, suspending train service.

Buses will be replacing train service on Metro North’s New Canaan Branch after a train derailed at the Elm Street Train Station Tuesday morning, according to Metro North. New Canaan police posted on Facebook that the train derailment is at the Elm Street Train Station. They are warning of heavier traffic this morning because of the derailment. Metro North...

New Canaan police are warning about bear sightings in town and said bird feeders and garbage can attract them. New Canaan police said the Animal Control Unit has received several reports of a bear sighting on North Wilton Road. The bear was seen yesterday around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday and around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Animal Control is reminding residents that…

The disappearance of Jennifer Dulos continues to capture the nation’s attention. NBC Connecticut’s own Shannon Miller appeared on Dateline Friday at 10 p.m. to go over the case. But more than three years later, why has there been no trial? There’s a few reasons for the delays – the biggest one being COVID-19. If you travel over Avon Mountain,...

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified the man who was found dead and on fire in the woods in New Canaan on Aug. 10. Police said the man has been identified as Howard Alan Fletcher, 71, of Norwalk. After finding Fletcher, police said, based on the preliminary evidence, he appeared to have died by suicide.  They said…

New Canaan police are investigating the death of a man found on fire in the woods late Wednesday night.

Connecticut state police are assisting New Canaan police with an investigation.

Connecticut state police are assisting New Canaan police with an investigation.

New Canaan police are investigating the death of a man found on fire in the woods late Wednesday night. They said, based on the preliminary evidence, he appears to have died by suicide.   Police received a call at 8:46 p.m. Wednesday about a possible fire in the woods in the area of Lapham Road, near the town mulch pile….

In a 17-page search warrant application filed a little more than four months after Jennifer Dulos’ death and disappearance in 2019, the special agent with homeland security asks a federal judge for advanced forensic examination of the cellphone for Andreas Toutziaridis.

Thieves smashed windows of several vehicles at parks in New Canaan on Sunday and stole items, according to police. They are looking through video to try and identify who is responsible. Police are investigating thefts from five vehicles and said the windows of four of them were smashed. The first theft police responded to was at Irwin Park at 12:25…

A hiking trail in New Canaan has closed for several days after two deer caused trouble for folks that were walking. An animal control officer said two women were walking on the New Canaan Land Trust Trail and all of a sudden found themselves between two deer. The deer panicked and tried jumping over them. The women were able to…

Naugatuck Police continue to get complaints from customers of Black Rock Canines training facility, according to a newly released search and seizure warrant. In it, a Naugatuck Police Department detective said since David Rivera Jr.’s arrest has been publicized in the media, he has received numerous phone calls from folks, each with their own stories of bringing their canine...

Police say they continue to receive complaints about Black Rock Canines after allegations of animal cruelty came to light thanks to the arrest of the owner, according to police.

David Rivera has been a police officer for nine years, and is now off the job after being arrested on explosive and weapon charges.

David Rivera has been a police officer for nine years, and is now off the job after being arrested on explosive and weapon charges.

A New Canaan police officer has been arrested after explosives were found at his Stratford home, according to the Fairfield state’s attorney, and he has been placed on leave from the police department. David W. Rivera, a New Canaan police officer, was arrested on Thursday on a warrant charging him with illegal possession of explosives, illegal storage of explosives,...

A New Canaan man is accused of violating a protective order nearly 50 times, according to police. Officials said a 49-year-old allegedly violated a no-contact protective order dozens of times. The man surrendered to New Canaan Police on March 31, authorities said. He now faces 48 counts of violating a protective order. He was released after posting $100,000 bond and…

Police are looking for whoever abandoned an injured cat at a rest stop along I-95 last week. New Canaan Animal Control assisted state police when the cat was discovered abandoned in a cat carrier on Monday, January 24. Because of the bitter cold temperatures, the cat was left in, police took the animal to a veterinarian to be checked out….

A high school hockey player at St. Lukes School in New Canaan didn’t fall on the ice before succumbing to an injury earlier this month, according to school officials. Teddy Balkind, a 10th-grade hockey player at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, died after an accident during a game against the Brunswick School in Greenwich. In a statement, St. Lukes...