Waterbury Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids, Beer Cans, Suspected Cocaine In Car In Naugatuck: Police
A Waterbury man is facing serious charges after police say he was driving drunk with three young children unsecured in the back seat of his car — and no license, registration, or insurance.
Lazaro Ramirez, 39, was pulled over by Naugatuck police around 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in the parking lot of the American Motor Lodge on Waterbury Road, authorities said.
When officers approached the car, they say Ramirez admitted he had no license, registration, or insurance. Officers noticed the smell of alcohol and signs that Ramirez was impaired. He told officers he had “consumed three be…
Boy, 5, Dies After Being Found In Wayne Pool, Prosecutor Says
A 5-year-old boy died Friday night, July 18 after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool in Wayne, officials said.
Officers responded to a home in the area of Armstrong Avenue and Maple Lane around 6:30 p.m., on a report of a possible drowning, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a news release.
According to witnesses at the scene, a 5-year-old boy had been located floating in a pool after he had left his residence unaccompanied by an adult at about 5:30 p.m., Valdes said.
The child was taken to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, where he was pronounced dead at 7:44 p.m. …