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CT Man Busted For DWI/Drugs, Police Say CT Man Busted For DWI/Drugs, Police Say
CT Man Busted For DWI/Drugs, Police Say A Fairfield County man was charged with alleged DWI/drugs after ignoring an officer's signal to stop and driving into a construction zone. The incident occurred in New Canaan at around 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, at a construction site on Silvermine Road. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, an officer conducting traffic control at a construction site signaled John Anderson, age 46, of Wilton, to stop his SUV as he approached the zone. Instead of stopping, DeFelice said Anderson kept traveling west on Silvermine Road, approaching the construction site before stopping,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Canaan Woman Nabbed For Driving Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say New Canaan Woman Nabbed For Driving Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say
New Canaan Woman Nabbed For Driving Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been charged with allegedly driving under the influence of drugs after a vehicle crash. Patricia Pamela Petraglia, age 71, of New Canaan, was found sitting in a vehicle in the driveway of a Silvermine Road residence on Monday, March 4 after leaving a crash in Darien. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, officers spoke with the operator and identified her as Petraglia. Officers detected that Petraglia was impaired, however it was not due to alcohol. In plain view, officers observed numerous prescription bottles in the center console…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Fairfield County, Police Say A 59-year-old woman was accused of driving in Fairfield County while intoxicated at more than twice the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle fail to obey a red traffic signal while traveling on New Norwalk Road in New Canaan, nearly striking another vehicle at the intersection with Silvermine Road at about 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, according to the New Canaan Police Department. Police conducted a motor vehicle stop and identified the driver as Lois Adams Miller, of Darien, authorities said. The officer detected signs of impairment while speaking to Miller, and standardized field sob…

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by Nicole Valinote
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30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say 30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say
30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say A 30-year-old man was arrested and accused of driving under the influence and crashing into a fence in Fairfield County. Police responded to a crash in the 400 block of Silvermine Road in New Canaan at about 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, according to the New Canaan Police Department.  Authorities said the vehicle was reported to have traveled off the road and crashed into a fence. Officers spoke to the driver, identified as Hartford County resident Harsh Karshanbhai Patel, of Newington, and observed signs of impairment, authorities said.  Standardized field sobriety tests wer…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County No horses were injured when a two-alarm horse barn fire broke out on the land of a private residence in Fairfield County. The blaze broke out around 5 a.m., Monday, Jan. 24, in New Canaan, on Silvermine Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found the three-stall barn with a hayloft fully engulfed in flames,  said Assistant Fire Chief Albe Bassett, of the New Canaan Fire Department. Two horses were out of the barn and none were injured, Bassett said.  The barn was destroyed.Albe Bassett/New Canaan Fire Department The owners said luckily, the horses wear blankets and like t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Local Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say Local Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Local Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A woman turned herself in to police on a warrant for allegedly driving under the influence at nearly four times the legal limit following a crash in Fairfield County. Elizabeth Moran, age 52, of New Canaan, was charged on Tuesday, May 25, for the incident which took place on Saturday, April 10 in the area of Silvermine Road, said Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police. During the incident, officers found a vehicle that had traveled off Silvermine Road and crashed into a utility pole.  A subsequent investigation determined that Moran was the operator/only occupant and whi…

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by Kathy Reakes