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Casey Donahue

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Originally from Pennsylvania, Casey graduated from Fairfield University with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. He has covered several towns in Fairfield County since 2010. Case was formerly an assistant managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Police & Fire

NY Man Charged With Exposing Self At Fairfield Rest Stop Granted Probation FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A New York man was granted an accelerated rehabilitation program in court after being charged with exposing himself to a woman and her young son at a Fairfield rest stop last November, according to the Connecticut Post. Police were dispatched to the I-95 southbound rest stop in Fairfield on Nov. 9, 2016, where the woman said she and her 5-year-old son were sitting in their car, the Connecticut Post reported. She said that a van driven by 62-year-old Salim Abadi of Bayside, N.Y. pulled up near them, and that Abadi pulled his pants down and began masturbating while looking …

by Daily Voice

12/12/2017

Police & Fire

Fire Marshal: Large Norwalk Condo Fire Caused By Smoking Materials NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk Fire Marshal has determined that a giant fire at a Richards Avenue condo complex on Monday night was caused by discarded smoking materials, according to the Hour. Fire Marshal Broderick Sawyer told the Hour that the fire, which displaced 54 people, was ruled to be accidental and caused by smoking materials being discarded carelessly. The fire broke out at around 4:30 p.m. at the StoneWood Condominium at 100 Richards Ave. Firefighters from Norwalk, Rowayton, Darien and Stamford battled the blaze for over two hours, and flames could be seen shooting out through t…

by Daily Voice

12/12/2017

Police & Fire

Three Arrested After Car Chase From Bridgeport To New Haven BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A car chase that started in Bridgeport on Tuesday morning ended in New Haven with the arrest of three people, according to the Connecticut Post. The car involved was believed to have been used in robberies in Bridgeport, according to the Connecticut Post. Police began pursuing it in the Hollow Neighborhood in Bridgeport, and followed it onto I-95, the Connecticut Post reported. After state police used stop sticks as the car got off the highway in New Haven, it moved onto Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, where the four occupants fled from the car, according to the Connecticut P…

by Daily Voice

12/12/2017

Police & Fire

Wilton Police: Woman Threw Hot Tea During Argument At Dunkin' Donuts WILTON, Conn. -- A Bronx woman was charged with throwing hot tea at another woman during an argument at a Wilton Dunkin' Donuts last week, police said. Police responded to the Dunkin' Donuts on Danbury Road just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 on a report of an active assault. When officers arrived, they learned that 47-year-old Dalia Ayala of the Bronx had gotten into a verbal altercation with another woman, according to police. Police said that Ayala then proceeded to throw the hot tea at the woman, but just hit her jacket. Ayala did not dispute the account of what happened, police said. …

by Casey Donahue

12/12/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police Charge Derby Man With String Of Commercial Burglaries NORWALK, Conn. — Police charged a Derby man with breaking into a number of Norwalk businesses last October, according to the Hour. The burglaries took place in the area of Main Avenue and Main Street, where police investigated break-ins or attempted break-ins at Domino's Pizza, Dirty Laundry, Mr. Sports and a Peruvian restaurant, according to the Hour. The Domino's experienced a break-in, as well as several cars that were broken into, the Hour reported. A window was smashed at the laundry business, while the other two businesses showed signs of attempted entry, according to the Hour. Police…

by Daily Voice

12/12/2017

News

Metro-North Trains Seeing Delays Up To 40 Minutes Tuesday Morning FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Metro-North is experiencing heavy delays on the New Haven and Danbury lines Tuesday morning due to wire damage in the vicinity of Stamford. New Haven line customers should expect crowded trains and delays of 30 to 40 minutes due to the wire damage. Danbury line customers can expect delays of up to 35 minutes due to a late connecting train caused by the congestion in Stamford. Riders should listen for announcements at their stations.

by Casey Donahue

12/12/2017

Neighbors

Stamford EMS, Paramedics Donate Toys To Pediatric Patients STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Emergency Medical Services and the Stamford Paramedic Association Local R-1 684 are making the holidays a little brighter for some of the community’s youngest citizens by donating a new toy to every pediatric patient throughout the month of December. Games, action figures, footballs, and Barbie dolls are just some of the over 200 toys that will be riding along in the Stamford EMS ambulances as they respond to calls. In January, any remaining toys will be donated to the pediatric inpatient unit at Stamford Hospital. “When children are sick or hurt, they are overw…

by Daily Voice

12/12/2017

Sports

Stamford North Little League Scholarship Fund Reaches Halfway Mark STAMFORD, Conn. -- A fund to benefit college-bound graduates of the Stamford North Little League has collected more than half of its $10,000 goal, with more to come in the form of a recently-announced matching donation. More than $5,000 has been received by the Stamford North Little League to fund the Joe "Junie" DeLeo Scholarship Fund, an annual award that will honor the longtime resident and local baseball legend who recently celebrated his 50th year helping kids play youth baseball in Stamford. The Stamford North Little League recently voted to match all funds received by Jan. …

by Daily Voice

12/12/2017

Police & Fire

Huge Fire Rages At Norwalk Condo Complex NORWALK, Conn. — A large fire broke out at a condominium complex on Richards Avenue near Norwalk Community College late Monday afternoon. Norwalk Police Lt. Paul Resnick tweeted that Norwalk, Rowayton, Darien and Stamford fire departments were on the scene battling the two-alarm fire at the complex, which is located at 100 Richards Ave. NFD Command ordered firefighters to evacuate the structure, but all firefighters were accounted for and commencing their attack into the early evening, Resnick tweeted. Firefighters were also evacuating the adjacent condo complex. According to The Hour, fl…

by Daily Voice

12/11/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Teen Charged In Fatal Accident Caught Doing Donuts In Hummer GREENWICH, Conn. — A Greenwich teen who was charged in a fatal hit-and-run in 2016 was arrested again this weekend after an officer saw him doing donuts in a town-owned field, according to Greenwich Time. Police told Greenwich Time that an officer saw 19-year-old Andrew Schmidt driving a 2007 Hummer H3 and doing donuts in a field off Brook Drive on Saturday night. Two other teen drivers were also involved in the incident, which caused extensive damage to a 100-by-200 square foot patch of the field, Greenwich Time reported. Schmidt was arrested on a felony charge of criminal mischief, and wa…

by Daily Voice

12/11/2017

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