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Antonio Granata

Police: Armed Thief Nabbed For Taking Packages From Fairfield Front Porch Police: Armed Thief Nabbed For Taking Packages From Fairfield Front Porch
Police: Armed Thief Nabbed For Taking Packages From Fairfield Front Porch An armed Connecticut teen has just been arrested for allegedly breaking into vehicles and taking packages off of a front porch in Fairfield County last summer.  During the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 26, Fairfield Police were alerted to several motor vehicles that were broken into in the Lake Hills section of town, said Lt. Antonio Granata. Police received reports from eight separate residents in the Lake Hills area reporting their vehicles were entered overnight and their personal belongings were stolen, Granta said. In one of the incidents, a victim on Papurah Road had his w…
Shelter In Place Order Lifted For Fairfield School After No Weapon Found Shelter In Place Order Lifted For Fairfield School After No Weapon Found
Shelter In Place Order Lifted For Fairfield School After No Weapon Found A shelter-in-place order for a Fairfield County school that believed a weapon may have been brought to school has been lifted after a police search. Students at Walter Fitzgerald Campus in Fairfield were told to shelter in place on Thursday, May 13, after school officials called the Fairfield Police Department to search the school when fears surfaced that a student may have a weapon at the school, said Andrea Clark, director of communications at Fairfield Public Schools. The shelter in place was lifted around noon Thursday, after police searched the school, and talked with the students invo…
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Fairfield Overdose Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Fairfield Overdose
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Fairfield Overdose A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with the 2020 overdose death of a Fairfield County man. Luis Rivera, age 34, of Naugatuck, was arrested on Thursday, March 11, by the Fairfield Police Department Quality of Life Unit following an investigation into the 23-year-old's death in December, said Lt. Antonio Granata. According to Granata, Rivera allegedly sold the deceased narcotics on the day of his fatal overdose.  Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Rivera and he was arrested during a motor vehicle stop. Rivera was charged with the sale of a narcotic substance and p…
Fairfield Woman Accused Of Defacing Buildings With Political Graffiti Fairfield Woman Accused Of Defacing Buildings With Political Graffiti
Fairfield Woman Accused Of Defacing Buildings With Political Graffiti A Fairfield County woman has been arrested for defacing numerous buildings with political graffiti. Emily Winters, age 65, of Fairfield, turned herself into Fairfield Police on Wednesday, Jan. 27, after the department requested help from the public and with the assistance of the media, said Lieutenant Antonio Granata. Following the request, police received several tips, which led to Winters, Granata said.  The graffiti was discovered on Tuesday, Jan. 12, on the exterior walls of TJ Maxx, the foundation of the Tunxis Hill Corner Plaza, and the driveway of McKinley School. Ac…
Contractor Accused Of Stealing Wallet, Other Items From Client In Fairfield Contractor Accused Of Stealing Wallet, Other Items From Client In Fairfield
Contractor Accused Of Stealing Wallet, Other Items From Client In Fairfield A contractor has been arrested for allegedly stealing items from one of his clients in Fairfield County. Michael Mando, 29, of Shelton, was arrested in December, for the incident which took place in October 2020, in Fairfield, said Lt. Antonio Granata. According to Granata, in October a Fairfield resident of Elm Street reported various items have been taken from their home after hiring contractor Mando to do some home repair.  The homeowners became aware of the thefts when over a period of several weeks, they were unable to locate a wallet, several pieces of jewelry, and gift cards, G…
Stamford Man Causes Damage To Girlfriend's Fairfield Home, Holds Police At Bay During Standoff Stamford Man Causes Damage To Girlfriend's Fairfield Home, Holds Police At Bay During Standoff
Stamford Man Causes Damage To Girlfriend's Fairfield Home, Holds Police At Bay During Standoff A Fairfield County man was arrested after he was allegedly caught breaking windows at his girlfriend's home during a domestic dispute. Derek Pflueger, 40, of Stamford, was arrested around 10:15 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, after Fairfield Police responded to a 911 call at a home on Kings Highway, said Lieutenant Antonio Granata.  The victim was able to run out of the home and call police reporting the violent behavior, which dispatchers relayed to responding officers, Granata said. Officers arriving on the scene found several windows around the home were actively being shatte…
Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker
Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker The body of a missing man was found in the Fairfield Prep parking lot by a construction worker. The man was found around 6:56 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, by the worker in the parking area of Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. First responders arrived on the scene and pronounced the 83-year-old man dead, who authorities say had dementia, at around 7:07 a.m., Granata said. Minutes later, around 7:20 a.m., the police department received a call from a family who lived on a street behind the parking lot who were reporting that an 83-year-old family m…