Tag: Wilton Police Department
High-Speed Chase Ends After Suspect Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Wilton PD Says
A Long Island man allegedly led police on a high-speed car chase before crashing into a police cruiser in Fairfield County, then continued his escape on foot before he was ultimately tasered, police said.
Nassau County resident Zahid K. Patwary, of Woodbury, began evading police on Westport Road in Wilton on Sunday, Sept. 26 at approximately 7 a.m., according to the Wilton Police Department.
After crashing his vehicle into a police cruiser, police said, he ran down Route 7, where he tried to get into the passenger seat of a vehicle stopped at a red light.
Police said that Patwa…
Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Fairfield County
Joe Pantoliano, one of the stars of The Sopranos, was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Friday after being struck by a car in Fairfield County.
The incident happened Friday evening, May 1 in Wilton, Pantoliano's wife, Nancy Sheppard, told TMZ.
She said the family had been out for a walk in their neighborhood when the Porsche was T-boned by another vehicle.
Pantoliano, 68, suffered injuries to his left leg and shoulder and a gash to his head, after the force of the crash caused him to collide into a nearby wooden fence.
Pantoliano was reportedly hospitalized, released later Fr…
Man Arrested For Forgery, ID Theft From Local Business, Police Say
A man wanted for allegedly fraudulently cashing payroll checks from a Fairfield County business has been arrested on a warrant.
Mandel Bidone, 29, of Ansonia, was arrested on Saturday, April 25, by the Wilton Police Department, following an investigation into the event that took place in January, said Lt. Robert Kluk.
Bidone was taken into custody without incident and charged with identity theft, forgery, and criminal attempt at larceny.
He was released on a promise to appear ticket and is scheduled to appear in court on June 10.
