Ansonia Police seek information on 2 accidents Sunday

ANSONIA - An Ansonia police officer was advised by a motorist at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday that their car had been struck by a gray Jeep at the intersection of Bridge and West Main streets, left the scene and was last seen on Pershing Drive, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a release today. 

The officer attempted to locate the Jeep and found that the Jeep was involved in a second accident on Pershing Drive at Division Street. 

In the second accident the Jeep struck two more vehicles before hitting a pole and catching on fire. The four occupants of the Jeep were all injured with one of them suffering serious head and neck injuries. That passenger is currently in critical condition. 

The names of the parties involved will not be released at this time.

 

Chief Williams would like to thank the Derby Police Department, Ansonia Rescue Medical Services, Ansonia Fire Department, and the Fairfield Police Department Crash Reconstruction Team for their assistance at the scene and during this investigation.

 

The investigation is ongoing and information will be released as it becomes available and necessary to release.

 

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the police department at 203-735-1885 or anonymous tips can be left at Tip411 at the link below.

https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Ansonia man charged in connection with fatal accident on Pershing Drive

Isac Saravia

 

ANSONIA - Police arrested Isac Saravia, 26, of Ansonia Wednesday as part of the investigation into the Sept. 24, 2025 fatal motor vehicle accident on Pershing Drive involving Adonis Lapuppet-Bligen. 

Saravia was charged with reckless endangerment first degree and reckless driving. 

He posted a  $75,000 bond and is to appear at Derby Superior Court for arraignment on Nov. 12, Lt. Patrick Lynch said today in a release.

During the course of the investigation detectives learned that Saravia was driving his own car following closely behind the car driven by Lapuppet-Bligen right before the accident where Lapuppet-Bligen died. 

With the assistance of the Fairfield Police Department Accident Reconstruction Unit it was determined that Saravia and Lapuppet-Bligen were travelling approximately 80 MPH just prior to the accident, Lynch said. The investigation was unable to establish probable cause that the cars were racing. 

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has concluded their investigation: Lapuppet-Bligen’s cause of death was blunt force trauma and manner of death was accident. 

A toxicology report showed that Lapuppet-Bligen had a blood alcohol content (BAC) at the time of the accident of .089, a BAC of .080 is considered intoxicated in Connecticut.

 

Chief Williams thanks the Connecticut State Police, Derby Police Department, Fairfield Police Department, Ansonia Fire Department, and Ansonia Public Works for their assistance in the investigation. 

He also commends the Ansonia Police Department’s Detective Bureau and Patrol Division for their work in investigating the incident.

 

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

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Ansonia Police identify fatality in accident on Pershing Drive

ANSONIA -The fatality in the motor vehicle accident Wednesday on Pershing Drive has been identified as Adonis Lapuppet-Bligen, 27, of Ansonia, Lt. Patrick Lynch said today in a release. 

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Lapuppet-Bligen died of blunt force trauma. Based on the information gathered so far in the investigation Lapuppet-Bligen was the operator and only occupant of the car when it struck a telephone pole.

This investigation is still active and anyone who was in the area and saw the accident is asked to contact the Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885 or anonymous tips can be left at Tip411 at the link below.

https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Ansonia Police: Portion of Pershing Drive closed after fatal accident today

ANSONIA  - Ansonia Police are currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 7:44 a.m. on Pershing Drive between Clifton Avenue and Bridge Street. Pershing Drive is closed until further notice in that area, drivers and pedestrians should avoid the area. 

The accident is still an active scene, the Connecticut State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit and Derby Police Department are assisting with the investigation. 

More information will be released as it becomes available, at this time we are not releasing the name of the individual involved in the accident.

Anyone that was in the area of the accident this morning with information regarding this case is asked to contact the police department at 203-735-1885 or anonymous tips can be left at Tip411 at the link below.

https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Derby police arrest Wolcott man in connection with 2024 street takeover

Dominic Guerrera

DERBY – Police arrested a Wolcott man they said was part of an illegal street takeover on Pershing Drive.

Dominic Guerrera, 19, was arrested Aug. 23 and charged with disorderly conduct, reckless driving, and illegal racing, according to a Facebook post.

According to police, Derby officers were called to the scene of a street takeover on Pershing Drive near Division Street on Aug. 24, 2024. Police said that street takeover participants approached officers and taunted them, while racing on the street and driving recklessly. 

During the incident, police said they identified a white Crown Victoria as one of the vehicles in the takeover. In a separate stop by Connecticut State Police that evening, Guerrera was allegedly identified as the Crown Victoria’s driver.

An arrest warrant was later issued for Guerrera and he was arrested on Aug. 23, police said.

Guerrera was released on a $40,000 bond. His next court date is Sept. 4 at Superior Court in Derby, according to the state judicial website.

Any information on illegal street takeovers can be reported to Derby police by calling 203 – 735-7811.

This story is shared from the Valley Independent Sentinel.

Ansonia Police seek 3 armed men in robbery at smoke shop

ANSONIA - Police said in a written release Monday evening three armed men robbed Moe’s Smoke Shop, 213 Pershing Drive, at about 7 p.m. Saturday. 

The store clerk reported a male came to the door of the shop and as he opened the door two other males came in behind the first male. Each was armed with a handgun and they proceeded to rob the store, police said. 

The suspects stole several hundred dollars in cash and about $1,000 in merchandise. The suspects were all described as young black males. 

Suspect #1 was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, white sweatpants, black and white sneakers wearing white and black gloves and armed with a black semi-automatic handgun. 

Suspect #2 was wearing a black Nike hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, white and grey sneakers, purple gloves and armed with a silver revolver. 

Suspect #3 was wearing black and red jacket, grey jeans, and grey sneakers.

A possible suspect vehicle was described as a blue Honda sedan which was parked near the intersection of Pershing Drive and Bridge Street.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the police department at 203-735-1885 or anonymous tips can be left at Tip411 at the link below.

https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Ansonia Police arrest man, 25, who hid in woman's car, tried to steal purse

Adiel Viana-Ribeiro

ANSONIA - Police officers patrolling Pershing Drive at about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday were flagged down by a female who reported a male hid in the backseat of her car then tried to steal her pocketbook. 

The female was able to fight off the suspect and he fled, police said. 

The female reported she had stopped at CVS on Pershing Drive and while she was in the store the male hid in the backseat of the car and confronted her as she drove on Pershing Drive. 

Officer Smith and his K9 partner Kane tracked the suspect to Howard Avenue where he was taken into custody without incident, police said.

The suspect was identified as Adiel Viana-Ribeiro, 25, of Bridgeport. 

Viana-Ribeiro was charged with burglary third degree, criminal attempt at robbery third degree, criminal attempt at larceny second degree and breach of peace. 

He was held on a $50,000 bond and arraigned at Derby Superior Court today, Jan. 18.

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.

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.

Ansonia Police seeking info on 2 thefts of purses from cars

 

ANSONIA - Ansonia Police investigated two reports of purses stolen from cars this past weekend, one from Cumberland Farms on Pershing Drive and the other from Stop and Shop on Division Street, Lt. Patrick Lynch said this afternoon in a release.

 

On Saturday at about 11:55 a.m., a female in the Stop and Shop parking lot was putting groceries in her car when someone entered the unlocked front passenger door and took her purse. 

The victim described the suspect as a black male, 5’10” tall wearing a black jacket and he was the passenger in a dark-colored SUV. 

A review of the surveillance video showed a person wearing a black jacket exit the passenger side of a grey Jeep Cherokee enter the victim’s car then return to the Jeep and leave the area. 

The Jeep had a New Jersey license plate, V67KHF, and had been reported stolen out of Stamford prior to this incident.

 

At about 7:25 a.m. Sunday, a female stopped for gas at the Cumberland Farms and when she got into her car after getting gas her purse was missing. 

The victim did not see anyone enter her car. The surveillance video from the store showed a black Dodge Challenger in the lot pull up on the passenger side of the victim’s car. A passenger from the Dodge gets out and less than 15 seconds later gets back in the Dodge and leave the lot.  

The quality of the video did not allow better description of the suspect or vehicle used by the suspect.

 

The department is asking anyone with information to please contact 203-735-1885 or tips can be left anonymously through TIP 411 at the link below.

https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553

This is a press release from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.