Ansonia man, 44, faces DUI, motor vehicle, firearm charges

Angel Sosa

ANSONIA - Police were investigating a one-car accident at about 9:50 p.m. Feb. 14 on Elm Street when another vehicle traveling on Elm Street struck a stopped marked cruiser - which had its emergency lights activated - then fled the scene, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a release Thursday.

Officers located the evading vehicle on East Main Street and took the driver, Angel Sosa, into custody.

Police located 2 loaded handgun magazines on Sosa and a loaded 9mm Sig Sauer handgun in the back seat of the vehicle.

Sosa, 44, of Ansonia was charged with DUI, evading responsibility, carrying a firearm under the influence, and failing to move over when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle. 

Sosa refused to submit to testing for DUI. 

He was released on a $7,500 bond to be arraigned on Feb. 27 at Derby Superior Court

All arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Phone booths

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This week's "Turnback Tuesday" looks at phone booths. Once located across the country, they are virtually non-existent now. The first coin operated public telephone was located in a bank in Hartford in 1889. Outdoor phone booths made their entrance in the early 1900s.

This booth was located on Route 115 by Division Street, Elm Street, and Derby Avenue.

[First posted on this date in 2018.]

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

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Derby Historical Society readies Elm Street lantern tours, spooky fun

ANSONIA - Join the Derby Historical Society Oct. 28 for a lantern-lit walking tour of the Ansonia Historic District. 

But stay alert! You never know who you will meet along the way. When you return to the David Humphreys House, join our storyteller Carolyn Stearns out back for a hot drink and more spooky tales by the fire.

Tours depart at 6, 7, and 8 p.m. and are about one hour in length. Please choose a tour time when purchasing your tickets. 

Stearns will be performing from 6-9 p.m. and you may join her any time before or after your tour.

Tours depart from the David Humphreys House at 37 Elm St. There is parking in the lot behind our House as well as along Thomas Street. Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear walking shoes. It will be dark but lanterns will be provided.

Tickets can be purchased through our website by clicking the ticket link below, by check or by calling us at 203-735-1908.

Rain date: Saturday, Oct. 29. 

This is shared from the Derby Historical Society's Facebook page. 

'Turnback Tuesday' features St. James Episcopal Church

Turnback Tuesday looks at St. James Episcopal Church.

The church was established in 1737. The first resident rector was Rev. Richard Mansfield 1748-1820.The original building erected for the Episcopal Church still stands today on Elm Street in Ansonia. It was added to the David Humphreys House located across the street and used as a summer kitchen. During the rectorship of Rev. William Bliss Ashley,1842-1848, the church was relocated from east Derby to its present location at 123 Minerva St., along the Derby Green.

The parish was then enlarged and a tower added in 1853.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week!

Derby Historical Society to host lantern tours of Ansonia Historic District

 

Derby Historical Society to host Lantern Tours on Elm Street in Ansonia

 

Derby Historical Society slates events at Humphreys House in Ansonia