Stamford

The Stamford Police Department arrested a Stamford Public School substitute teacher, according to superior court records. The Police Department says the teacher was overpaid thousands of dollars by the district, but hasn’t returned the money. According to Connecticut Superior Court records, Stamford Police arrested Shalyn Coley, 24, of Stamford following an investigation between the department and Stamford Public Schools. Police…

A Stamford mother allegedly lied to police in an attempt to cover up the death of her 2-year-old son, according to court documents obtained by NBC Connecticut. The newly unsealed affidavit states that Iris Rivera-Santos willingly went to Cummings Park with the child’s father last month to bury the boy’s body. Rivera-Santos’ attorney told police she and her son...

Stamford police have arrested the mother of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found buried in a plastic bag in Cummings Park park last month. Stamford police have arrested 29-year-old Iris Rivera-Santos, the mother of 2-year-old Liam Rivera, who was found buried in the park on Jan. 2. Rivera-Santos was arrested at 9:45 a.m. Friday and charged with risk of…

A 26-year-old Stamford man is a suspect in the death of his 2-year-old son, Liam Rivera, who was found in a plastic bag buried in a park, according to Stamford police. Stamford police said they received a call at 11:50 a.m. Monday reporting a possible kidnapping and a child who might have been injured. Authorities learned the child might have…

A former CNN television producer pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to using interstate commerce to entice and coerce a 9-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity at his Vermont ski house. As part of the plea deal, the government will drop the two remaining counts of enticement of a minor against John Griffin, 45, of Stamford, Connecticut. According to…

Two people have died after a vehicle hit them in Stamford early Saturday morning, according to police. Police said the two people were hit around 2:05 a.m. at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street. According to the initial police investigation, 25-year-old Giovanni Vega Benis and 25-year-old Yuliana Arias Lozano, both of Stamford, were walking across Washington Boulevard when...

Firefighters rescued two small children from a fire in Stamford Wednesday. Officials said the 2- and 3-year-old children were semi-conscious when firefighters brought them to safety. The fire started in the kitchen of an apartment on Custer Street and a neighbor called 911 at 4:07 p.m. to report that a fire alarm was going off and there was the smell…

Actor Ezra Miller is facing a felony burglary charge in Vermont, police said Monday. The troubled 29-year-old movie star, listed as a resident of Stamford, Vermont, is accused of stealing several bottles of alcohol from a home in that town on May 1. The homeowners were not present at the time, Vermont State Police said. The star of the upcoming…

A firefighter was injured while battling a fire at a multi-family home in Stamford early Wednesday morning and the cause remains under investigation. Firefighters were called to the home on Seaview Drive around 2 a.m. They found heavy fire on all three floors of the home. Firefighters went into the home to search for anyone inside, but everyone had gotten…

Police have arrested a woman in connection to a deadly hit-and-run in Stamford earlier this year. Officers were investigating a crash involving a pedestrian that happened at the intersection of Tresser Boulevard and Washington Boulevard around 8 p.m. on April 13, 2022. Investigators believe the pedestrian, who was later identified as 52-year-old Ronald Molina, of Stamford, was crossing Tresser Boulevard…

Stamford firefighters pulled off two rescues in one day – and they’re not something you see every day. At about 8 p.m., crews were called to the Springdale Train Station after getting a report that a woman fell between the train and the platform. The Metro North conductor and engineer immediately de-energized and secured the train so that firefighters could…

Several firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped under a CT Transit bus in Stamford on Tuesday. The incident happened at the intersection of Broad and Atlantic streets about 3 p.m. Officials said they received several 911 calls reporting the incident. Responding officials said a woman was trapped under the front axle of a tandem-style CT Transit bus. Crews said…

The main control room for all of NBC Sports’ Olympics coverage isn’t in Beijing, or even China.

A person has been struck by a train near Stamford, according to Metro-North Railroad. Metro-North said the person was struck just before 6:30 a.m. and passengers were moved to another train. No additional information was immediately available.

It’s easy to come up with New Year’s resolutions and even easier to break them. Experts give their advice on how to stay on track.

A television producer has pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges in connection with paying a Nevada woman to bring her 9-year-old daughter to Vermont to engage in illegal sexual activity at a Ludlow ski house.

Former Major League Baseball manager and player Bobby Valentine scoffs at any suggestion he might be out of his league running for mayor in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut’s second-largest and fastest-growing city. The 71-year-old rookie mayoral candidate rattled off a list of accomplishments, from his years managing baseball in the MLB and Japan to owning a chain of...

Connecticut State Police are trying to find a good Samaritan who rescued a man from a burning vehicle earlier this month.