Danbury's Dark Secrets: From Hockey Scandals to Federal Prison

Danbury, Connecticut: A Small City with a Big Crime Story Danbury, Connecticut, a relatively unknown city, recently found itself at the center of two major documentaries. One, produced by Netflix, focused on the Danbury Trashers hockey team, whose owner, AJ Galante, was a teenager at the time. The other documentary, aired on HBO Max, detailed the life of Ian Bick, a Danbury resident who owned a nightclub at the age of 18 and later served time in federal prison at 21. Bick states in the video, "That’s something you would expect to hear in like Los Angeles or New York City, not Danbury Connecticut." This unusual confluence of events has sparked interest in the city's history and its surprisingly high crime rate for its size. The documentaries offer a glimpse into the city's underbelly, highlighting the unexpected criminal activity that unfolded within its limits. The stories of Galante and Bick, while vastly different, underscore the unusual circumstances that have put Danbury in the national spotlight.