Wanted Man Gives Fake ID During Rye Traffic Stop, Busted As Fugitive: Police
A Georgia man who police said gave them a false identity during a traffic stop in Westchester County was arrested after officers discovered he was wanted on a felony larceny warrant out of Connecticut.
Troy Sanders Passmore, of Statham, Georgia, was arrested following a traffic stop near the intersection of Boston Post Road and Peck Avenue in Rye on Saturday, Nov. 7, the City of Rye Police Department said on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
During the stop, Passmore provided officers with false identifying information, the department said.
However, police eventually determined his actual iden…
Months-Long Danbury Drug Investigation Ends With 2 Arrests
A months-long investigation into an alleged drug operation at a Connecticut home ended with two arrests after police uncovered cocaine, drug scales, and equipment used to prepare drugs, authorities said.
Wayne Wymss, 42, and Michael Drake, 44, both of Danbury, were arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, after detectives searched a home at 7 High Street Extension, according to Danbury Police.
The investigation began after police received numerous complaints from neighbors about suspected drug use and sales at the home.
Detectives learned Wymss lived there and was allegedly selling drugs out of the hom…
Woman, 87, Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash After Trying To Make Left Turn In Southeast
An 87-year-old woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash that caused her car to overturn on a busy Putnam County road, police said.
The crash happened in Southeast near 3402 Danbury Rd. (Route 6/202) at around 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to New York State Police.
Police said Brewster resident Helen T. Gambino, 87, was stopped at a stop sign on Dingle Ridge Road in a 2024 Subaru. As she attempted to turn left onto Danbury Road, her Subaru was struck by an eastbound 2015 BMW driven by a 19-year-old resident of Danbury, Connecticut, according to authorities.
The i…
Stolen Heirloom Ring Melted Down After Housekeeper Steals It From Rye Home: Police
A Connecticut woman is accused of stealing a family heirloom from her employer’s home in Westchester County, NY — a ring that police said was later melted down before it could be recovered.
Fairfield County resident Joise Cabral-Rosa, 30, of Bethel, was arrested on Thursday, April 2, following an investigation into missing jewelry reported earlier this year, the City of Rye Police Department announced.
According to police, the case began on March 12, when a Rye resident reported that a ring, described as a family heirloom passed down through generations, had gone missing.&n…
Just Plane Indecent: Mile High Romp In Front Of Children Lands Danbury Couple In Cuffs
A Connecticut couple was arrested over the weekend after multiple people — including children — witnessed their attempt to join the Mile-High Club aboard a JetBlue flight, authorities said.
Trista Reilly, 42, and Christopher Arnold, 43, both of Danbury, face two felony charges of lewd and lascivious exhibition, according to Florida authorities.
The duo was aboard a Sarasota, Florida-bound flight on Saturday morning, July 19.
Shortly after their 10:30 a.m. takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, a woman alerted a JetBlue flight attendant that she and her two children had s…
