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Amy Maciaszek

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Police & Fire

Man Found Passed Out In Car On Taconic Parkway Near Yorktown, Police Say YORKTOWN, N. Y. -- A 28-year-old Jefferson Valley man is facing several drug charges, including driving while impaired, after New York State Police investigated a report of an unconscious man in a stopped car in the middle lane of the Taconic State Parkway near Yorktown, state police said.David C. Vazquez is charged with felony driving while ability impaired along with felony first-degree unlicensed operation since his license was revoked due to a previous DWI conviction, police said. His previous DWI conviction was within the last 10 years, police said. He's also charged with misdemeanor se…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/12/2016

Police & Fire

Police Nab Burglary Suspect In Ceiling Of Hudson Valley Pizza Shop WARWICK, N. Y. -- A 20-year-old Vernon, N. J., man is facing a felony burglary charge after Warwick police found him early Wednesday hiding in the ceiling of a pizza shop on Main Street in Warwick, according to the recordonline.com.Christopher Linn is being held at Orange County Jail on $15,000 bond on the second-degree burglary charge. He's due back in Warwick Town Court on Monday, the recordonline.com says. Witnesses called police when they saw a man early Wednesday outside Frank's Pizza Restaurant. With the help of the police K-9 officer, police found him hiding in the ceiling above the u…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/11/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Faces Cruelty Charge After Police Rescue Puppies From Car BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A 54-year-old Bridgeport man is facing animal cruelty charges after police said officers rescued four puppies from a parked car in the heat on Main Street in Bridgeport, the Connecticut Post says.Onnie Canady told police he had recently been released from prison, the Post said. Police worked to get into the car and found the puppies were dehydrated, the Post said. After more than 25 minutes, the man returned to the car with a 2-year-old girl, the Post reports. Click here to read the Connecticut Post article.

by Amy Maciaszek

08/11/2016

Police & Fire

Recent Attack Prompts Stamford Leaders To Address Violence STAMFORD, Conn. -- On the heels of a violent dispute Wednesday that is the latest in a series of altercations between two groups of teens, community leaders and legislators are planning a Friday press conference to address escalating violence in sections of Stamford, according to the Stamford Advocate.Wednesday's violence involved one group luring two teens into an ambush with knives and claw hammers at a north Stamford gas station. One of the teens suffered stab wounds and a collapsed lung, the Stamford Advocate says. Community leaders, including city Rep. Steve Kolenberg and finance board …

by Amy Maciaszek

08/11/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Accused Of Operating A Regional Pot Business STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 31-year-old Stamford man is facing drug charges after an investigation by police in Stratford, Bridgeport and Stamford revealed he was operating a regional marijuana business out of houses in Stamford and Bridgeport, according to the Stratford Star. Marcelino Molino was charged with two counts of sale of marijuana, and one count each of operating a drug factory, cultivation of marijuana, sale of marijuana over a kilogram, and risk of injury to minor, according to the Stratford Star. Police told the Stratford Star that his children were left inside his Stamford home when …

by Amy Maciaszek

08/11/2016

Police & Fire

Flap Over Arrest Of Norwalk Councilman Not Over Yet NORWALK, CONN. -- Though criminal charges were dropped against Norwalk Councilman Travis Simms stemming from a raucous party in Norwalk in 2015, an attorney for the former boxer said they are still considering their own legal action, according to The Hour.Attorney Stephan Seeger said the case was a mistake from the beginning, and they plan to pursue legal remedies over "inappropriate" comments made by the Norwalk police union. Assault charges were filed against Simms, who was accused of hitting the host of the Dec. 5, 2015 party, The Hour reports. Police union officials also filed …

by Amy Maciaszek

08/10/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Man Faces Charges After Scuffle With Police NORWALK, Conn. -- A 35-year-old Norwalk man is facing charges after police say he hurt himself and police trying to flee when officers found him sleeping on the sidewalk early Wednesday along Wall Street, according to the Hour.Willberth Porras-Padilla, of Flax Hill Road, was treated at Norwalk Hospital for injuries from falling into a plate glass window trying to escape police, according to the Hour. He was charged with second-degree criminal mischief and breach of peace, and also for interfering with an officer, the Hour reported. Police told the Hour that he appeared intoxicated when they …

by Amy Maciaszek

08/10/2016

Police & Fire

Darien To Equip Police Officers With Body Cameras DARIEN, Conn. -- As Darien officials agreed to start a nearly $400,000 long-term program to to equip the police department with body cameras this week, Police Chief Duane Lovello said the public and police are better served with cameras recording police interactions, according to the Darien Times. Recent events involving police nationwide and close to home may have had something to do with the decision, a reversal from last year when officials decided against body cameras during the budget process, the Darien Times says. Just last month, a Bridgeport man recorded his stop by Darien police an…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/10/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Woman Charged With Biting Off Boyfriend's Finger BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A 34-year-old Bridgeport woman is facing assault charges after police say she bit off most of her boyfriend's left pinky finger during a domestic dispute in front of their 2-year-old daughter Monday in their Bridgeport home, according to the CT Post.Regine Volcan was ordered held on $10,000 bond during an arraignment Tuesday, and ordered to have no contact with the victim. In addition to second-degree assault, charges include risk of injury to a child, the CT Post reports. The 38-year-old victim was giving the couple's 2-year-old daughter a bath when the dispute erupted,…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/09/2016

News

Two-Car Accident On Albany Post Road Causes Injuries In Red Hook RED HOOK, N. Y. -- Though no one was seriously injured, a two-car accident on Albany Post Road in Red Hook on Monday sent several people to hospitals, according to The Poughkeepsie Journal.The crash occurred at around 4:30 p.m. near Mill Road, and injuries were not life-threatening, The Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Click here to read The Poughkeepsie Journal article.

by Amy Maciaszek

08/09/2016

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