Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Ansonia police seek suspects in armed robbery in Cumberland Farms parking lot

ANSONIA - Ansonia police responded to a reported armed robbery at approximately 4 a.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of Cumberland Farms on Pershing Drive.
Several suspects operating a stolen vehicle confronted, assaulted, and robbed a female customer who was pumping gas.
Police said at least one suspect was armed with a firearm. The suspects fled in the stolen vehicle after the incident.
The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
The stolen vehicle was later located by the Bridgeport Auto Theft Task Force in Bridgeport. The vehicle was seized by Ansonia detectives and several possible suspects have been identified.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885. All information can be kept confidential.

This is shared from the Ansonia Police Department Facebook page.

Derby Public Library posts holiday closinga


"Enjoy the great selection of eBooks, audiobooks, movies and TV shows using our online resources found on our website, Libby, OverDrive and Hoopla. 

"Using Hoopla you may borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen – your computer, your phone, your car, even your smart TV!"


This is from the Library's Facebook page.


Recuperation journey: Taking a stroll on Derby Greenway

 

It was a beautiful December 28 morning for a walk with friends.  

Greenway residents on parade.

A frosty winter's night tale

This is a true story. 

It may not be a feel-good Christmas tale but it did happen last week to a good friend.

She had to work late on a bitterly cold night. When she got out to her car, all four doors were frozen shut. She eventually managed to bang the right rear door open and climb in. 

Her next move was to hang over the seat and pound on the driver's-side door until it opened. A Christmas miracle right there, I'd say. 

In a stroke of luck her car started up. But the fun wasn't over. The wipers were frozen to the windshield. What else could go wrong? 

You guessed it. The defroster didn't start working until she had reached her neighborhood and was almost home. Fortunately she doesn't live too far from her job.

Home sweet home? Well, almost. A rod in a gate that opens a fence that surrounds her driveway was frozen shut. She needed to defrost it and fast. She was freezing!

She kicked in the back door until it opened and  was able to get some hot water to pour on the latch. Her hand got wet and froze to the metal! Finally our heroine was able to open the gate.

After she was snug inside, she started wrapping presents. And you guessed it, she ran out of tape. So the wrapping had to wait a day. To quote her text: "You can't make this stuff up."

How did your last few days before Christmas go? Mine were fairly frantic, as usual. 

But definitely not anything like my friend's unfortunate account.