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Frank MacEachern

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Originally from Canada, Frank started his journalism in his native country before moving to Fairfield County a decade ago where he continued his career. He is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and of University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Frank was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Police & Fire

Darien Man Faces DUI After Colliding With Norwalk Police Vehicle NORWALK, Conn. — A Darien man who collided with a Norwalk Police cruiser about 100 yards from the Norwalk Police headquarters late Thursday has been charged with driving under the influence and failure to move over near an emergency vehicle. The accident occurred around 10:30 p.m. Thursday while the cruiser had its lights and sirens activated at the scene of a collision near the intersection of 24 Monroe St. and State Street, Norwalk Police said. Officers detected an odor of alcohol on Robert Martinik, 65, of 9 Woods End Road, police said. Martinik declined to take a breathalyzer test after…

by Frank MacEachern

12/23/2016

Police & Fire

ShopRite Shopping Cart Vandal Charged With Criminal Mischief In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Angry that shopping carts had been left on his street, a Van Buskirk Avenue man retaliated by stealing and vandalizing 27 ShopRite shopping carts in September, said police, who charged him with first-degree criminal mischief in the case. Robert Leder, 46, of Van Buskirk Avenue, was first arrested on Sept. 30 after a ShopRite security guard noticed a white man pushing one of the shopping carts into a garage of a Van Buskirk Avenue garage, police said. The security guard told Stamford city police officer who was working overtime at the 200 Shippan Ave. grocery story what he…

by Frank MacEachern

12/22/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Charged With Murdering Wife, Abandoning Child STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man accused of killing his wife last month was returned to the city Thursday and formally charged in her murder. Elmer Gomez Ruano, 32, was charged with murder and risk of injury to a child. He was held on a combined bond of $850,000 and will be arraigned in court Friday. Stamford Police Lt. Tom Barcello said it’s satisfying to have Ruano in Stamford. “It’s very nice to get him into custody. My guys did a very nice job here: Sgt. (Chris) Broems, Officer Barquero, Officer Davis and Officer Junes," Barcello said. "They did a great job. We are very sati…

by Frank MacEachern

12/22/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Police: Man Takes Girlfriend's Car, Shoplifts Aerosol To Get High STAMFORD, Conn. — A teacher's boyfriend took her vehicle so he could get high inhaling an aerosol can and then texted her to "drop the charge" while he was being booked in the police station Wednesday, Stamford Police said. Charged with first-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under suspension and tampering with a witness was Ryan James Runyon, 28, of 7 Cottage St., Norwalk. On Wednesday morning, the man accompanied the 45-year-old woman to her job as a Stamford teacher and "he had begged her to let him stay in the car while she was at…

by Frank MacEachern

12/22/2016

Schools

Glenville School Assistant Principal Accepts Position In Wilton GREENWICH, Conn. -- Glenville School Assistant Principal Janean Carley announced that she has accepted a position as assistant principal at Miller-Driscoll School in Wilton. She begins her new job on Jan. 19, the Greenwich Public Schools announced Thursday. Carley, who began teaching in Greenwich in 1996, has served in an administrative role at Glenville School since 2009. "It has been an honor to serve the students and families of Glenville School for the past two decades and to work with such dedicated professionals through the years," she said. "I appreciate the opportuni…

by Frank MacEachern

12/22/2016

Police & Fire

Husband Suspected Of Killing Wife To Be Returned To Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A city man suspected in the murder of his estranged wife will be brought to Stamford around noon, Stamford Police said. Lt. Tom Barcello said Elmer Gomez Ruano, 32, was being held in New York but waived an extradition hearing. Stamford police named Gomez Ruano as the suspect in the murder of Dionicia Bautista-Cano, 24, who was found dead Nov. 14 in the Glenbrook Apartment she had just moved into. Police had said the couple had recently reunited and moved into the Courtland Avenue apartment with their 6-year-old daughter just days before the death. Gomez Ruano abandoned…

by Frank MacEachern

12/22/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Firefighters Beat Down Blaze At City Home; Man Sent To Hospital STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man was transported to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at his home at 26 Underhill St. in Stamford late Wednesday afternoon, a fire official said. As firefighters continued to fight hot spots in the home behind him, Assistant Chief Mike Robles said the call initially came in as smoke in the basement. "When the first crew got here they saw smoke pouring out of the (front) door," he said. The firefighters went into the basement to put water on the fire when they heard what they described as "popping" sounds, Robles …

by Frank MacEachern

12/21/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Firefighters Battling Two-Alarm Blaze At Home Near High School STAMFORD, Conn. — The Stamford Fire Department was out in full force late Wednesday afternoon battling a fierce blaze in a home near Stamford High School. The fire was reported at about 4:30 p.m. at 26 Underhill St., and a second alarm was sounded, according to the Stamford Fire Department on Twitter via ‏@SFDPIO. The fire was first reported as a blaze in the basement, but firefighters were setting up ladders and hoses around the two-story home as the blaze appeared to have spread throughout the house. This story has been updated. Click here to read more about the fire.

by Frank MacEachern

12/21/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Woman Hit By Car Improving But Gets Ticket In Greenwich Accident GREENWICH, Conn. -- A Stamford woman who was struck by a car Tuesday morning in Greenwich was showing improvements in Stamford Hospital on Wednesday, Greenwich Police said. The woman's prognosis was positive after she suffered head injuries in the accident, police said. Greenwich Police didn't release her name and said only that she was in her 30s. The accident occurred shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday as the woman was crossing Mill Street at the intersection of Mead Avenue from the south side of the road to the north side of the road, police said. The woman was struck by small passenger veh…

by Frank MacEachern

12/21/2016

Police & Fire

Two Men Stabbed In Bloody Melee At Downtown Stamford Diner, Police Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- Two men were stabbed in a brawl inside a popular downtown late night diner early Wednesday, Stamford Police said. The case began when a 27-year-old Stamford man, who was apparently drunk, walked in and sat down at a table in Curley's Diner at 62 W. Park Place shortly after 1 a.m., police said. He proceeded to get into an argument with three men and a woman at a nearby table, Sgt. Chris Broems said. As the altercation escalated, he motioned as though he had a gun in his pocket, Broems said. A fight ensued and the 27-year-old Stamford man ended up getting stabbed in the upp…

by Frank MacEachern

12/21/2016

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