Greenwich Mourns Emily Fedorko, Teenage Girl Killed In Boating Accident
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Police have identified the 16-year-old Greenwich High School student killed in a boating accident that also seriously injured another 16-year-old girl. Greenwich...
View ArticleProsecutors File Appeal To Reverse Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel’s Release
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Prosecutors filed an appeal Friday seeking to reinstate Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s conviction on a charge of fatally bludgeoning neighbor Martha Moxley with a...
View ArticleConn. Lawmakers Push To Increase Legal Age To Operate Boat Following...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The recent Greenwich boating tragedy has lawmakers in Connecticut wondering if the legal age for driving a powerboat should be raised. Children as young as 12 are legally able...
View ArticleGreenwich Residents Up In Arms Over Merritt Parkway Trail Proposal
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — A lot of people like the idea of a walking and biking trail along the Merritt Parkway — a 37 1/2-mile path from Greenwich to Stratford. But at a cost of $250 million? As...
View ArticleCops: Burglars Hit Empty Greenwich Homes Over Holiday Weekend
UPDATED 12/3/14 09:41 A.M. GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Burglars were busy over the holiday weekend. Greenwich police said burglars hit four homes over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and four...
View ArticlePolice Activity Delays Metro-North Trains In Greenwich
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Metro-North commuter trains on the New Haven Line are back to normal service after police activity at the Greenwich train station caused delays of up to an hour....
View ArticlePolice: 3 Masked Men Tie Up Homeowners In Greenwich, Make Off With Cash, Jewelry
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) – Masked men stormed into a residence in Greenwich, Connecticut, and tied up a couple before stealing their safe, in a terrifying home invasion late Monday. As CBS2’s Lou...
View ArticleJeb Bush Heads To Greenwich For Wednesday Fundraiser
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who’s exploring a run for president, is headed to Greenwich to raise money for his political action committee. Bush will raise money for...
View ArticleConnecticut Gov. Malloy Declares State Of Emergency, 9 P.M. Travel Ban In Effect
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared a state of emergency Monday and opened the state Emergency Operations Center to prepare for the winter storm headed into the...
View ArticleSearch On For Petite ‘Pixie Cut Bandit’ Who Robbed Greenwich, Conn. Bank
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Police in Greenwich, Connecticut were on the hunt Friday night for an unusual bank robber. As CBS2’s Lou Young reported, police have released a surveillance image of the...
View ArticleOfficials Concerned Ice, Wind Could Lead To Widespread Power Outages
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Plummeting temperatures and more mixed precipitation are posing real concerns for utility crews. Ice and wind are the biggest causes of outages, PSEG Long Island...
View ArticlePolice Probe If Female Bank Robber In Darien Is Linked To 2 Other Bank Robberies
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150225172113840AA.mp4 DARIEN, CONN. (CBSNewYork) — Another bank has been robbed at the hands of a woman in Connecticut, bringing the total count to three in...
View ArticleBrutal Winter Leaves Some Municipalities With Depleted Snow-Removal Budgets
STAMFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — As Mother Nature belts the Tri-State Area with snowstorm after snowstorm, some municipalities are draining their budgets to clean up the mess. In Rockland County,...
View ArticleFBI Arrests Suspected Glen Rock Wig-Wearing Bank Robber Michelle Cantatore
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150306172904153AA.mp4 GLEN ROCK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A woman believed to be the wig-wearing bandit responsible for an armed bank robbery in Glen Rock, New...
View ArticleGreenwich Police Investigate Two Weekend Armed Robberies
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Greenwich police are searching for suspects in two gunpoint robberies over the weekend. In the first incident, police said a man armed with a gun robbed a Mobil gas...
View ArticleGreenwich Considering Later School Start Times
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Some Connecticut high school students may get to sleep in a bit more on school days. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that schools start at 8:30 a.m.,...
View ArticleWoman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Greenwich, Connecticut
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A 28-year-old Connecticut woman was killed by a Metro-North Railroad train in Connecticut Friday, the railroad said. A spokeswoman for the commuter railroad says the...
View ArticleMetro-North: Woman Killed By Train At Cos Cob Station Was Retrieving Dropped...
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Authorities have shed more light on the events that led up to a Connecticut woman being fatally struck by a train at a Metro-North Rail Road station. Metro-North...
View ArticleParents Sue Greenwich, Conn. School District In Suicide Of Son Who Was Bullied
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The parents of a teenage boy who committed suicide two years ago have filed a lawsuit against the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut. As WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond...
View ArticleLongtime Greenwich Crossing Guard Honored
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — A veteran school crossing guard in Connecticut has been honored for his decades of service. Tom Reale, 97, has been keeping kids safe at school street crossings in...
View ArticleThieves Target Range Rovers In Upscale Fairfield County, Connecticut Towns
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — People aren’t talking about it, but residents of some of the area’s wealthiest suburbs are experiencing a rash of high-end car thefts. As CBS2’s Lou Young reported,...
View ArticlePolice: Man Intentionally Crashes Stolen Tow Truck Into Police Car Following...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)– Downtown White Plains is full of bars restaurants and fun, but early Saturday morning 21-year-old Jheison Callecastro allegedly led police on a wild drunken chase that...
View ArticleDespite Recent Rainfall, Drought Still A Big Concern In Connecticut
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Reservoir levels in Greenwich are among the lowest in Connecticut, and residents and businesses are making a real effort to conserve. Though there has been a bit of rain...
View ArticleMan Sought In 2-State Crime Spree Including Bank Robbery, Home Invasion
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Armed, dangerous and still out there – police say one man is behind a multi-state crime spree, including stolen cash, a carjacking, and even a break-in at a suburban...
View ArticleAuthorities: Scammer Posing As Greenwich Police Chief Targeting Residents
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Greenwich’s police chief says someone is pretending to be him in an apparent attempt to scam area residents. The Greenwich Police Department posted on their Facebook...
View ArticleSuspect Robs Same Chase Bank In Greenwich 2 Days In A Row
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Police in Connecticut are looking for a man wanted in connection with three armed robberies in three days. The suspect held up the same Chase Bank on Route One in...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Accused Of Robbing Bank Twice, Holding Up Gas Station In...
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. (CBSNewYork) — A California man has been arrested and charged with robbing a bank and a gas station in Connecticut. David E. Byers, 34, of Solana Beach, California, was arrested in...
View ArticleConn. Authorities: Male Model Should Be Extradited From Calif. To Face Bank...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police have requested extradition of a male model who they say was arrested in California in connection with three robberies in Connecticut. California resident David Byers, 34,...
View ArticleConn. DMV Says Tesla Running ‘Gallery’ Like New Car Dealership
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles says electric car maker Tesla Motors has operated its Greenwich “gallery” like a new car dealership, but without the proper...
View ArticlePush Underway To Ban Plastic Bags In Greenwich
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — There’s a new push to ban plastic bans in Greenwich, Connecticut. Several women who devote themselves to civic and environmental causes are teaming up to pitch the idea...
View ArticleDrivers Urged To Lock Cars After Rash Of Auto Thefts In NJ, CT
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – It is that time of year again, when thieves go shopping in someone else’s driveway. As WCBS 880’s Sean Adams reported, two corners of the Tri-State Area are experiencing...
View ArticleCT Supreme Court Orders New Murder Trial For Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — In a stunning reversal, the Connecticut Supreme Court has vacated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel‘s murder conviction and ordered a new trial in connection with a 1975...
View ArticleBlackmail Scam Targeting Married Men In Greenwich, Connecticut
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) – People in wealthy Greenwich, Connecticut value privacy and discretion. Like any town, some have secrets to keep. As CBS2’s Tony Aiello reports, letters threatening to...
View ArticlePolice: Woman’s Body Found Bound In Suitcase Along Road In Greenwich, Conn.
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — A homicide investigation was underway in an affluent Connecticut community on Tuesday following a gruesome discovery along a busy roadway in Greenwich. Police say a...
View ArticleBody Found Bound, Stuffed In Suitcase, Left By Roadside In Greenwich ID’d As...
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A vigil was held Thursday night for the woman who was found dead, tied up, and stuffed in a suitcase left on a roadside in Greenwich. Valerie Reyes (credit: Greenwich...
View Article‘I Was Praying That Wasn’t Her:’ Family, Friends Mourn Woman Found Dead...
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Family and friends are mourning a 24-year-old Westchester County woman found dead inside a suitcase in Connecticut. A candlelight vigil was held Thursday at Glen...
View ArticleSources: Man Confesses To Killing Westchester County Woman Found Inside...
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A man has confessed to killing a Westchester County woman found dead inside a suitcase along the side of a road in Connecticut, sources told CBS2 on Tuesday. The body...
View ArticleCBS2 Exclusive: Valerie Reyes Died From Asphyxiation, Sources Confirm
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Valerie Reyes, the 24-year-old New Rochelle woman found dead in a suitcase abandoned in Greenwich, Connecticut, died from asphyxiation, not a head injury, sources tell CBS2’s...
View ArticleElite Private School Employees Jumped Into Action Following Head-On Collision...
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Accident investigators are still working to figure out why two buses crashed head on Tuesday afternoon. On Thursday, CBS2’s Tony Aiello talked to good Samaritans from a...
View ArticleReal Life ‘Jaws?’ Great White Shark Tracked Into Long Island Sound
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A great white shark was detected Monday in Long Island Sound, not unlike the fictional beast in the Academy Award-winning 1975 film “Jaws.” Ocearch, a group that tracks ocean...
View ArticleCabot The Great White Shark Now Detected On The South Side Of Long Island
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The great white shark that was detected Monday in the Long Island Sound is apparently on the move. On Monday, Ocearch, a group that tracks ocean life, posted a picture of...
View ArticleScreen Time Not Included: New Board Games Big Sellers So Far This Holiday Season
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Home for the holidays will mean family game night for many. Toy stores say the classics such as Clue, Yahtzee and Monopoly are still big sellers. However, a bunch of new board...
View ArticleJavier Da Silva Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping Valerie Reyes And Leaving Her To...
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – One year ago, the body of Valerie Reyes was found in a suitcase in Greenwich, Connecticut. Wednesday, the man who kidnapped and left the New Rochelle woman there to...
View ArticleLiving Large: Historic Connecticut Home With European Feel & 10 Fireplaces
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) – A sprawling estate in the heart of Greenwich, Connecticut has the look and feel of a European manor. Architecturally, the 13,000 square foot home sitting amidst nearly...
View ArticleMajor Winter Storm Prompts Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont To Activate Severe...
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) – Gov. Ned Lamont has activated the severe cold weather protocol for the first time this season. As CBS2’s Alice Gainer reports, on Greenwich Avenue, flurries began...
View ArticleWoman Accused Of Distracting Seniors, Then Stealing Their Purses In...
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Police want the public to be on the lookout for a woman accused of robbing seniors in Connecticut. Greenwich Police said the suspect targeted at least two elderly...
View Article3 Arrested, 1 Suspect Still Wanted For Drive-By Shooting That Injured 4 In...
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Three suspects, including two teenagers, were arrested for what police said was a gang-related, drive-by shooting that injured four people in Yonkers, authorities announced...
View ArticleJavier Da Silva Sentenced To 30 Years For Kidnapping Valerie Reyes, Leaving...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A 30-year prison sentence was given Thursday to the man who killed Valerie Reyes, the New Rochelle woman who disappeared from her home more than two and a half years...
View ArticleThe Squeeze: Supply Chain Issues Causing Headaches, Frustration For...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mom-and-pop retailers say it seems almost everything is in short supply right now except headaches and frustration. Supply chain issues mean lower selection and higher prices. A...
View ArticleMother In Custody In 1986 Cold Case Of ‘Baby John’ Found Dead In Dumpster In...
GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — A Florida woman turned herself into police Friday on charges she killed her baby decades ago in Greenwich, Connecticut. The boy, who police nicknamed “baby John,” was...
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