New Canaan, CT
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New Canaan Woman Turns Herself In On Animal Cruelty Charges After Dead Dogs Found In Fairfield New Canaan Woman Turns Herself In On Animal Cruelty Charges After Dead Dogs Found In Fairfield New Canaan Woman Turns Herself In On Animal Cruelty Charges After Dead Dogs Found In Fairfield
New Canaan Woman Turns Herself In On Animal Cruelty Charges After Dead Dogs Found In Fairfield A 31-year-old New Canaan woman who was president of an animal rescue group and is facing animal cruelty charges after police discovered numerous dog remains inside of crates has turned herself in to police. The Fairfield Police Department received a complaint of animal cruelty and responded to 37 Prince Street on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Officers discovered several carcasses that were believed to be canine remains. The Fairfield Police Detective Bureau completed an arrest warrant affidavit for the crimes of animal cruelty (five counts) and first-degree criminal damage to landlord’s property…

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by Valerie Musson
Westport, CT
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Staples HS Girls Soccer Coach Resigns After Exposing Himself To Teen, Police Say Staples HS Girls Soccer Coach Resigns After Exposing Himself To Teen, Police Say Staples HS Girls Soccer Coach Resigns After Exposing Himself To Teen, Police Say
Staples HS Girls Soccer Coach Resigns After Exposing Himself To Teen, Police Say A high school girls soccer coach has resigned after being arrested for exposing himself to a teenage girl. David Sharpe, 29, of Fairfield, who coached the team at Staples High School in Westport, was arrested Saturday on a court warrant charging him with public indecency and breach of peace, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras. The incident was first reported to police on Oct. 23, by a resident who filed a complaint of a male exposing himself in his to a female pedestrian in the area of Old Post Road and South Benson Road, Kalamaras said. “The victim, a juvenile, gave respondin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Shelton, CT
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Man Who Failed To Pull Over For Police Nabbed After I-95 Chase, Crash In Fairfield County Man Who Failed To Pull Over For Police Nabbed After I-95 Chase, Crash In Fairfield County Man Who Failed To Pull Over For Police Nabbed After I-95 Chase, Crash In Fairfield County
Man Who Failed To Pull Over For Police Nabbed After I-95 Chase, Crash In Fairfield County A 24-year-old man who failed to stop for a routine traffic stop was nabbed by police following a chase and a crash in Fairfield County. Hasan T. Fleming of Bridgeport was arrested Tuesday after he failed to stop for a Fairfield Police officer conducting a routine traffic stop in the area of Commerce Drive and Coolidge Street, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras. Fleming engaged officers in pursuit onto I-95 southbound and struck a citizen’s vehicle during the pursuit. Officers were able to take Fleming into custody at the I-95 southbound exit ramp for Mill Plain Road, Kalamaras said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
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Police: Teen Caught In Violation Of Probation After Getting Lost In Greenwich Police: Teen Caught In Violation Of Probation After Getting Lost In Greenwich Police: Teen Caught In Violation Of Probation After Getting Lost In Greenwich
Police: Teen Caught In Violation Of Probation After Getting Lost In Greenwich A teenager wanted for violating his probation was busted by police in Greenwich after getting lost on a dead end street. Members of the Greenwich Police Department on patrol at approximately 3 a.m. on Thursday, July 12 reported that they spotted a suspicious driver on Glendale Street, traveling slowly. Officers stopped the vehicle, and spoke with the occupants, who said they were lost. Police said there was also the smell of burnt marijuana coming from within the vehicle. Responding officers also reported that one of the people inside the car was Stamford resident Richard Beltran, 19, who h…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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Local Man Being Held At Bridgeport Correctional After Stolen Car Chase Local Man Being Held At Bridgeport Correctional After Stolen Car Chase Local Man Being Held At Bridgeport Correctional After Stolen Car Chase
Local Man Being Held At Bridgeport Correctional After Stolen Car Chase The local man who was nabbed at the Stamford train station after a high-speed chase on I-95 is now being held at Bridgeport Correctional Facility. Bridgeport resident Nelson Perez was charged with engaging police in pursuit, reckless driving, failure to wear a seatbelt, unregistered operation of a motor vehicle, sale of narcotics, possession of more than a half ounce of marijuana, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. Perez is being held in lieu of $150,000 bond and has been transported to the Bridgeport Correctional Center.  Perez is due back in Bridgeport Superior Court on Monday,…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield, CT
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Man Caught At Train Station After Hitting Two Police Cruisers In I-95 Chase Man Caught At Train Station After Hitting Two Police Cruisers In I-95 Chase Man Caught At Train Station After Hitting Two Police Cruisers In I-95 Chase
Man Caught At Train Station After Hitting Two Police Cruisers In I-95 Chase It all started because he allegedly wasn't wearing his seatbelt.A man is now in custody after being located at the Stamford Train Station following a wild police chase in which he reportedly hit two state police cruisers. At about 1:10 a.m. on Friday, July 6, troopers from Troop G - Bridgeport assigned as additional Fourth of July holiday period patrols were conducting DUI roving patrols and motor vehicle enforcement when they observed the operator of a Nissan Maxima not wearing his seatbelt. Troopers attempted to pull over the Nissan on I-95 in Bridgeport, however, the driver refused to st…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fairfield, CT
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Man Who Fired Shots From Handgun On I-95 In Fairfield County Caught Man Who Fired Shots From Handgun On I-95 In Fairfield County Caught Man Who Fired Shots From Handgun On I-95 In Fairfield County Caught
Man Who Fired Shots From Handgun On I-95 In Fairfield County Caught A 27-year-old is behind bars after state police say he fired a gun from a car on I-95 in the middle of the afternoon on Sunday. State Police said they received multiple 911 reports of shots being fired near both Exit 32 in Stratford and Exit 28 in Bridgeport at around 3:30 p.m. Witnesses described a bearded man firing a handgun from a gray Ford Focus  northbound on I-95, police said. The suspect was located a short time later with the assistance of the New Haven Police Department on Grand Avenue in New Haven. No injuries were reported. Matthew A. Bouton of High Ridge Drive in Bridgeport …

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by Joe Lombardi
Westport, CT
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Teen Suspect In Westport Larcenies Nabbed In Stolen Car After I-95 Chase Teen Suspect In Westport Larcenies Nabbed In Stolen Car After I-95 Chase Teen Suspect In Westport Larcenies Nabbed In Stolen Car After I-95 Chase
Teen Suspect In Westport Larcenies Nabbed In Stolen Car After I-95 Chase A teenager is facing a series of charges after being busted in a stolen vehicle following a pursuit involving state and local law enforcement on I-95 in Westport. Shortly before 3 a.m. on Monday morning, Connecticut State Police troopers were notified by officers at the Westport Police Department that they were in pursuit of a pair of vehicles, including an Acura that was wanted in connection to several local break-ins in town. According to police in Westport, they ended their pursuit of the suspect in the area of exit 18 on I-95, as the vehicles continued north “at a high rate of speed.” T…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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Felon Caught With Firearm During Fairfield Traffic Stop, Police Say Felon Caught With Firearm During Fairfield Traffic Stop, Police Say Felon Caught With Firearm During Fairfield Traffic Stop, Police Say
Felon Caught With Firearm During Fairfield Traffic Stop, Police Say A convicted felon from Bridgeport was busted on drug and weapons charges in Fairfield following a routine traffic light for a faulty brake light. Officers on patrol from the Fairfield Police Department stopped 21-year-old Bridgeport resident Darnell Brown’s Buick on Tunxis Road at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, after spotting his vehicle with a malfunctioning light. During the subsequent stop, officers reported that they could smell marijuana coming from the inside of the car, and spotted Brown’s passenger, Allen Young, 22, dropping a small baggie of suspected marijuana on the …

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by Zak Failla