Crime & Safety

Man, 22, Found Dead in Ridgefield

Police are investigating an untimely death reported in Ridgefield Tuesday night.

RIDGEFIELD, CT — Police are investigating an untimely death of an unidentified 22-year-old man reported Tuesday night, Capt. Jeff Krietz announced Wednesday. Police say the death is being investigated as a suspected overdose, but they won't know for sure until the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner completes its report.

Officers received a report of an untimely death at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, police say. The man was found in the driver's seat of a car parked in a parking lot on Danbury Road. To sign up for Ridgefield breaking news alerts and more, click here.

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