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Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel
Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel A suspected bank robber was nabbed following an hours-long standoff with police at a Connecticut hotel. Hartford County resident David Latino, age 49, of Southington, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 14, after barricading himself in the carrier Motor Lodge, in Newington, authorities said. The incident began around 4:30 p.m., when Plainville Police detectives tracked Latino from a bank robbery that had occurred in Plainville earlier in the day to the Carrier Motor Lodge located at 2660 Berlin Turnpike, according to Lieutenant Nicholas Miano, of the Newington Police Department. When …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk
Man Surrenders To Police After Standoff In Norwalk A 52-year-old man has been apprehended following a standoff with police in Norwalk. Norwalk Police officers responded to Creeping Hemlock Drive for a report of a despondent male at around 10:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The man, Joseph Sander, made threats to harm another individual within his residence, police said. When officers arrived they observed a female victim on the front steps with Sander standing next to her with a knife. She was able to escape without injury.  Sander quickly returned to the house, starting the standoff.  The Emergency …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Armed, Barricaded Fairfield Man Surrenders After Three-Hour Standoff, Police Say Armed, Barricaded Fairfield Man Surrenders After Three-Hour Standoff, Police Say
Armed, Barricaded Fairfield Man Surrenders After Three-Hour Standoff, Police Say A report by a family member that his father was having a mental breakdown led to a three-hour standoff with a Fairfield man. The incident began around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, when the family member went to Fairfield Police headquarters and reported that his father was acting erratically after picking up a police report that indicated his wife was having an affair, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When police went to the Wormwood Road home to check on the man, he made comments to police that he was considering harming himself and had barricaded himself inside the home with s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Longtime Members Of Greenwich Police Force Announce Retirements Two Longtime Members Of Greenwich Police Force Announce Retirements
Two Longtime Members Of Greenwich Police Force Announce Retirements Two longtime members of the Greenwich Police department have retired after a combined 50 years on the force. Lt. John Rodriguez, a graduate of Westchester Business Institute, was hired as a Greenwich Police officer in 1992. He served as a dispatcher, field training officer, and traffic accident investigator. Rodriguez was promoted sergeant in 2009, and to lieutenant in 2017. Over the years, Rodriguez has also served as a crisis negotiator and a crisis intervention team member. He is a certified emergency medical technician and has advanced police training in cold weather ice rescue, crimina…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Greenwich Lieutenant Named Officer Of Month Greenwich Lieutenant Named Officer Of Month
Greenwich Lieutenant Named Officer Of Month Greenwich Police Lt. Eric Scorca was recognized Wednesday as the Greenwich Police Department’s Officer of the Month. Chief James Heavey recognized Scorca, a crisis negotiator, for successfully getting an armed suicidal man to put down his weapons and surrender to police during an incident last month.  In addition, Scorca’s leadership in this area was instrumental to the successful resolution of two other incidents where people with knives were threatening to do harm to themselves, the chief said. During the ceremony, Scorca praised the officers under his command for their contributions and…

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by Kathy Reakes