Meredith Guinness

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Meredith Guinness was formerly a Daily Voice reporter covering breaking news and community features in Fairfield County.

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Fairfield, CT
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Water, Water Everywhere At Southport's Pequot Library Water, Water Everywhere At Southport's Pequot Library
Water, Water Everywhere At Southport's Pequot Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Tuesday's weather wasn’t on par with the scorchers of last week, but that didn’t stop some summer-savvy kids from beating the heat at the Pequot Library’s annual Pequot Water Games. The games, which have been held each August for about a decade, offer sprinklers, relay races and other tried-and-true fun for the whole family, said Children’s Librarian Susan Ei. “It’s not so hot today,’’ she said looking up at the sun. “It doesn’t feel like you have to cool off.” Maddox Bragg would beg to differ. The Fairfield six-year-old giggled his way through a set of sprinklers, enco…

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by Meredith Guinness
Westport, CT
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Danbury Man Charged In Fake Check-Cashing Scheme in Westport Danbury Man Charged In Fake Check-Cashing Scheme in Westport
Danbury Man Charged In Fake Check-Cashing Scheme in Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — A Danbury man who tried to cash three fraudulent checks at a Post Road East bank was tracked down arrested in town Friday, police said. Around 4 p.m., police said Cody Tyson, 24, of Kennedy Avenue, tried to cash three checks totaling $2,670 at the Bank of America drive-up window. When confronted by police, Tyson fled and was not pursued, as he was driving recklessly, police said. His car was later found on Main Street and police found Tyson on foot on Evergreen Avenue near Compo Road North. He was also found to have three fraudulent credit cards, police said. Tyson was …

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Bike Thefts Reported At Fairfield Train Stations Bike Thefts Reported At Fairfield Train Stations
Bike Thefts Reported At Fairfield Train Stations FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield Police reported three bikes stolen from the two town train stations, despite the owners claiming all were locked in place. A cyclist reported a Trek bike valued at $500 to $600 stolen from the Fairfield Metro station sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Aug. 19. A green Critical Cycle valued at $170 vanished from the downtown Fairfield station between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m the same day. A $1,000 black Giant bike was stolen from the Metro station sometime between 10 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 20, police said.

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by Meredith Guinness
Westport, CT
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Florida Fugitive Wanted For Armed Robbery Arrested In Westport Florida Fugitive Wanted For Armed Robbery Arrested In Westport
Florida Fugitive Wanted For Armed Robbery Arrested In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- One of three suspicious persons in a Westport CVS early Tuesday morning turned out to be a fugitive from justice and suspected armed robber wanted in Florida, police said. Police were called to CVS Pharmacy on the Post Road at 2:19 a.m. on a report that a man was trying to buy multiple gift cards, but his credit card was being declined, police said. He was accompanied by two other men. The men left the store and were driving out of the parking lot when police arrived on the scene and stopped them.  A passenger in the car was identified as Brandon Anton Dacres, 28, of Westo…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Thousands in Tools, Materials Stolen From Fairfield Construction Site Thousands in Tools, Materials Stolen From Fairfield Construction Site
Thousands in Tools, Materials Stolen From Fairfield Construction Site FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Workers at an apartment complex being built in Fairfield near the Bridgeport border discovered about $12,000 worth of tools and materials stolen Monday morning, police said. Workers believe that sometime between 2 p.m. on Aug. 20 and 6:40 a.m. Aug 22, someone cut the lock on a door with bolt cutters and made off with the items being used at the construction site at the corner of Commerce Drive and Black Rock Turnpike, police said.

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Fairfield, CT
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Attempted ATM Thefts Reported In Fairfield, Shelton, Westport Attempted ATM Thefts Reported In Fairfield, Shelton, Westport
Attempted ATM Thefts Reported In Fairfield, Shelton, Westport FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield police reported three attempts to steal ATMs in town, part of a spree that also extends to Westport and Shelton, police said. Thieves broke the front glass at Milk Plus on the Post Road to get in and steal the store’s ATM shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 21, police said. A little more than an hour later, a worker at Bennett Service Station reported a window broken at the Commerce Drive business, police said. Would-be thieves had damaged the ATM inside, but did not steal it. On Aug. 19, thieves broke the door at Rawley’s Drive-In on the Post Road, but they lef…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Police Tie Bridgeport Woman To Fairfield Hit & Run Police Tie Bridgeport Woman To Fairfield Hit & Run
Police Tie Bridgeport Woman To Fairfield Hit & Run FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport woman who police say sideswiped a car on the Post Road and fled the scene six months ago was arrested Aug. 20 in connection with the incident. Shana Rieder, 24, of Iranistan Avenue, was charged with evading responsibility in the Feb. 19 accident, police said. Police said Rieder’s car was traveling east on the Post Road near North Benson Road when she swerved into the right lane, sideswiping a second vehicle, causing dents to the panel. The car then sped off, but not before the victim gave the car’s description and license plate number to a nearby officer, po…

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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New Bassick Principal Makes House Calls In Bridgeport New Bassick Principal Makes House Calls In Bridgeport
New Bassick Principal Makes House Calls In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Call it the school of hard knocks. Tomas Ramirez, Ph.D., is so intent on being the best principal he can be for Bassick High School that he spent much of last week visiting the homes of each of the school’s 225 incoming freshmen, personally presenting them with their fall schedules and school uniform guidelines. “We’re building a foundation for strong parent and community relations,” Ramirez said Friday, taking a short break from knocking on doors at the Charles F. Greene Homes. “We’re attaching a name to a face.” Ramirez will be that new face of Bassick when it opens S…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Stamford Woman Charged As Pot Dealer In Fairfield Traffic Stop Stamford Woman Charged As Pot Dealer In Fairfield Traffic Stop
Stamford Woman Charged As Pot Dealer In Fairfield Traffic Stop FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A routine traffic stop turned up a suspected marijuana dealer in Fairfield Saturday night, police said. An officer stopped Maria Perez, 25, of Congress Street, Stamford, around 8:15 p.m. near the northbound Exit 25 ramp of I-95, police said. The report states that the officer could smell marijuana when he came to the driver’s side window and Perez said she had smoked pot about an hour earlier, police said. Perez was found to be in possession of about 21 grams of suspected marijuana, packing materials and scales, police said. A check of police records showed she was want…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Police: Man Violated Protective Order, Threatened Ex-Girlfriend Fairfield Police: Man Violated Protective Order, Threatened Ex-Girlfriend
Fairfield Police: Man Violated Protective Order, Threatened Ex-Girlfriend FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was held on a $50,000 bond Sunday after he argued with a former girlfriend, violating two protective orders, at the Fairfield Circle Inn, police said. The victim told police that Junaro Velez Cruz, 36, of Choosey Hill Road, threatened her and pulled her hair in the 2:30 p.m. incident at the Post Road motor inn. He was picked up while walking back toward Bridgeport, police said. Cruz was charged with two counts of violation of a protective order stemming from two similar incidents in Fairfield, police said. He was also charged with disorderly conduct and s…

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