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'Suspicious Person' With Backpack Found Hiding Outside Home In Westport, Police Say 'Suspicious Person' With Backpack Found Hiding Outside Home In Westport, Police Say
'Suspicious Person' With Backpack Found Hiding Outside Home In Westport, Police Say A 51-year-old "suspicious" man was arrested when he was found hiding outside a Fairfield County home after he allegedly entered the basement. The incident took place in Westport on Saturday, Oct. 22. According to Lt. Dave Wolf, of the Westport Police, officers responded to an address in Westport on a report of a suspicious person.   The resident told officers she saw a person walking in her yard and that this individual may have gone into the home’s basement, Wolf said. Officers checked the basement but did not locate anyone. However, a man identified as Northern Westchester Co…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
COVID-19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning COVID-19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning
Covid-19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning A high school senior on Long Island has been arrested and suspended as he continues his protests against remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The William Floyd School District, located on the south shore of Long Island in Brookhaven, is implementing a hybrid learning model that has its 8,800 students attending class in person on specific days. When the plan was implemented, the district announced that “students who refuse to adhere to their scheduled in-person days and/or flagrantly disregard directives to leave school grounds and cause a disruptive environment for other students, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Caught Using Stolen Debit Cards Slaps, Pulls Hair Of Stop & Shop Worker, Police Say Teen Caught Using Stolen Debit Cards Slaps, Pulls Hair Of Stop & Shop Worker, Police Say
Teen Caught Using Stolen Debit Cards Slaps, Pulls Hair Of Stop & Shop Worker, Police Say A teenager is facing a host of charges after allegedly using stolen debit cards before assaulting a Stop & Shop employee in Fairfield County who ordered him to leave the store. Officers from the Wilton Police Department responded to Stop & Shop on River Road shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Monday, July 27, when a manager was allegedly assaulted by a man who was using stolen cards to withdraw cash. It is alleged that Brooklyn resident Hakeen Britton, 19, made multiple transactions using different debit cards, receiving cash after each one, prompting a manager at the grocery store to beli…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Faces Multiple Charges After Tapping On Bedroom Windows In Wilton, Police Say Man Faces Multiple Charges After Tapping On Bedroom Windows In Wilton, Police Say
Man Faces Multiple Charges After Tapping On Bedroom Windows In Wilton, Police Say A 44-year-old man is facing charges for breach of peace and criminal trespassing after police say he knocked on the windows of numerous private residences in Wilton. Wilton Police responded to an address on Arrowhead Road on a report of a suspicious party trespassing on private property and ringing doorbells on Monday, Nov. 18 around 1 a.m. Upon arrival, officers detained Jonathan Damast, 44, of Wilton, who police say was involved in a similar trespassing incident on Sunday, Nov. 17. Further investigation of written statements from two residents determined that Damast rapidly tapped their …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Stalking, Wilton Police Say Teen Accused Of Stalking, Wilton Police Say
Teen Accused Of Stalking, Wilton Police Say A teen has been charged after police say he was accused of stalking in Wilton. Willem Vanpelt, 19, of Wilton was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 3 after an investigation revealed that he followed and harassed a juvenile female in June 2019, Wilton Police say. Vanpelt was charged with second-degree stalking and first-degree criminal trespassing. He was released on a promise to appear and is scheduled to return to Norwalk Superior Court on Friday, Oct. 11.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Teens Caught On Security Camera Face Trespassing Charge In Wilton, Police Say Teens Caught On Security Camera Face Trespassing Charge In Wilton, Police Say
Teens Caught On Security Camera Face Trespassing Charge In Wilton, Police Say Two teens have been charged with trespassing after police say they were caught on a Wilton resident’s security camera. Wilton Police say a resident on Sturges Ridge Road reported noticing two young adult males wandering around his front yard when reviewing his home security camera footage on Monday, Aug. 5 around 5 a.m. The man claims the two males were out of the camera’s view but in the area where two of the residents’ unsecured vehicles were parked, police say. After about 10 minutes, the two males reappeared before walking down to the driveway and out of sight, according to police. No…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Charged With Trespassing At Middle School In Greenwich 21-Year-Old Charged With Trespassing At Middle School In Greenwich
21-Year-Old Charged With Trespassing At Middle School In Greenwich School’s out for summer, but that didn’t stop a 21-year-old from trespassing at a Greenwich middle school, police said. Several units from the Greenwich Police Department were dispatched to the Western Junior Middle School at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, when multiple alarms were activated inside the building. Upon arrival, officers spotted a man - later identified as Greenwich resident Cristian Cerza - exiting from a southern exterior door, police said. The officers were able to stop Cerza, and it was determined that he was unauthorized to be at the school. Investigators …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Cos Cob Man Reportedly Stumbling In Street Had Warrant For His Arrest, Police Say Cos Cob Man Reportedly Stumbling In Street Had Warrant For His Arrest, Police Say
Cos Cob Man Reportedly Stumbling In Street Had Warrant For His Arrest, Police Say A man wanted by police in Connecticut was taken into custody after he was found stumbling around a sidewalk and caused concern for passersby, investigators with the Greenwich Police Department announced.  Officers from the Greenwich Police Department were dispatched near the McDonald’s on East Putnam Avenue in Riverside at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Monday, June 17, to check on the welfare of a man in the area. According to police, upon arrival, officers recognized the man, Cos Cob resident Martin Marusak, 47, who had an active warrant out for his arrest. Officers positively identifie…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Norwalk Man Charged With Assault After Incidents With Female Victim In Darien, Police Say Norwalk Man Charged With Assault After Incidents With Female Victim In Darien, Police Say
Norwalk Man Charged With Assault After Incidents With Female Victim In Darien, Police Say A man from Norwalk was arrested in Darien after allegedly being involved in multiple physical and verbal altercations with his female victim over the course of several months, police said. Investigators from the Darien Police Department were altered by a woman that she had been involved in altercations with a man identified as Hafi Edge in December last year and then again in January and May, prompting him to begin allegedly sending her threatening text messages. Police said that in the December incident, the victim and Edge got into an altercation over his cellphone. When the victim became…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Woman With Active Arrest Warrant For Domestic Incident Drove Drunk To Wilton PD Station Police: Woman With Active Arrest Warrant For Domestic Incident Drove Drunk To Wilton PD Station
Police: Woman With Active Arrest Warrant For Domestic Incident Drove Drunk To Wilton PD Station A woman with an active arrest warrant for a domestic incident has been charged after police say she drove while intoxicated to the Wilton Police headquarters. Wilton Police say 55-year-old Melinda Garry of Wilton came to the police department on Thursday, May 23 around 1:30 p.m. to give a statement regarding a previous accident she had been involved in. Before speaking with Garry, police say they became aware that she had an active arrest warrant for a domestic incident that took place earlier in May. Police say once Garry was in custody, they began to suspect that she was intoxicated and …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Caught Living Inside Town Of New Canaan Building Due To Be Demolished, Police Say Man Caught Living Inside Town Of New Canaan Building Due To Be Demolished, Police Say
Man Caught Living Inside Town Of New Canaan Building Due To Be Demolished, Police Say A man is facing charges after he was found to be living in a building in New Canaan that was scheduled to be demolished, police say. New Canaan Police were dispatched to the Mead Park Brick Barn on the report of someone inside of the building with a flashlight. The building, which is owned by the Town of New Canaan, is abandoned and closed to the public. Police say there is a sign on the outside that states that the building will soon be demolished. Upon further investigation, officers determined that all exterior doors were locked. They subsequently gave a verbal warning instructing anybo…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Undercover Officer Helps Nab Car Dealership Burglary Suspect From Fairfield County Undercover Officer Helps Nab Car Dealership Burglary Suspect From Fairfield County
Undercover Officer Helps Nab Car Dealership Burglary Suspect From Fairfield County An undercover officer helped police in Connecticut bust a potential car thief from Fairfield County during a late night sting after he stole sets of keys from an area auto dealership. Investigators at the Milford Police Department received a report at approximately 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 from the Bridgeport Avenue Vehicle dealership. An employee reported that the shop had been broken into and two sets of car keys had been taken - though no vehicles were taken from the lot. According to police, utilizing an undercover officer, the Milford Police Department set up and observed the dealer…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Footprints In Snow Lead To Woman's Arrest For Burglary In Greenwich Footprints In Snow Lead To Woman's Arrest For Burglary In Greenwich
Footprints In Snow Lead To Woman's Arrest For Burglary In Greenwich A woman who allegedly committed a burglary in Greenwich has been arrested after officers followed her footprints in the snow, police say. Greenwich Police responded to the area of 23 Woodland Drive on Sunday, March 3 around 7:30 p.m. on the report of suspicious activity. Officers observed footprints in the snow that led to the back of an abandoned home. During a subsequent search of the home, the 47-year-old suspect, identified as Jeaterai Zuzim, with no known address, allegedly attempted to escape through a basement window. Further investigation revealed that Zuzim did not have permission…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Norwalk Teen Charged In Burglary Of Purse, Laptop On Separate Days At Same Darien Home Norwalk Teen Charged In Burglary Of Purse, Laptop On Separate Days At Same Darien Home
Norwalk Teen Charged In Burglary Of Purse, Laptop On Separate Days At Same Darien Home A teenager from Norwalk surrendered himself into police custody following an investigation into a stolen purse and laptop in Darien, police said. On New Year’s Eve, a Fairfield Avenue woman reported that someone had broken into her garage and stolen her purse. Police said that the purse was last seen on Christmas Eve inside a 2010 Honda Odyssey, which was parked in the garage and left unlocked. According to police, the garage bay door was locked, but a rear entrance door was left unlocked.  Two days later, on Dec. 26, the woman said she went to the SUV and found that the sliding s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Women Accused Of Stealing $270 Worth Of Items At Boscov's Two Women Accused Of Stealing $270 Worth Of Items At Boscov's
Two Women Accused Of Stealing $270 Worth Of Items At Boscov's Two women were arrested after allegedly stealing merchandise from a Boscov's. Leona Nixon, 26, and Tarrah Matthews, 18, both of New Haven, were arrested on Wednesday after Milford Police received a report of two shoplifters at the store at the Connecticut Post Mall, police said. An investigation found the women allegedly took $270 worth of merchandise from the store without paying. Police also found that both had been banned from the mall property for one year in May.  Both were charged with larceny, conspiracy to commit larceny, and criminal trespassing. They were released on a promi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
323 Restaurant Closes In Westport 323 Restaurant Closes In Westport
323 Restaurant Closes In Westport Months after garnering national attention for a controversial cocktail that was on its menu, a Westport restaurant has shuttered its doors suddenly. The 323 Restaurant in Westport is closed after owner Adam Faillace reportedly failed to pay rent to his landlord and he was evicted. Local residents first noticed the closure over the weekend, and it was officially locked up earlier this week by a state marshal. The eatery came under fire in August, when a customer complained about a cocktail on the menu, the “Tuskegee Experiment,” which is in reference to “the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Greenwich Country Club Grounds, Police Say Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Greenwich Country Club Grounds, Police Say
Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Greenwich Country Club Grounds, Police Say Despite being told not to set foot at his former employer's grounds, the Greenwich Country Club, a Northern Westchester man toed the line, disobeyed and is now facing a trespassing charge, according to police. Members from the Greenwich Police Department were dispatched to the club on Doubling Road shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, where there was a report of a former employee who was trespassing and refused to leave. Police said that the investigation into the incident determined that Samuel Fulton of North Salem was warned by officers on Sept. 21 that if he ever entered the p…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Who Called Woman Repeatedly, Showed Up Uninvited Faces Harassment Charge, Greenwich PD Says Man Who Called Woman Repeatedly, Showed Up Uninvited Faces Harassment Charge, Greenwich PD Says
Man Who Called Woman Repeatedly, Showed Up Uninvited Faces Harassment Charge, Greenwich PD Says Police intervention was required when a man from Trumbull allegedly repeatedly showed up at a Greenwich home uninvited after repeatedly calling. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department were sent to an Indian Harbor Drive home shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon, where there was a homeowner complaining of a trespasser. Police said that 58-year-old Gregg William Gerathy was repeatedly calling the female homeowner and began showing up at the house uninvited and unexpectedly. After being advised by officers not to return to the residence, Gerathy did so and attempted to gain acce…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Stamford Man Violating Protection Order Caught After Fleeing On Foot In Greenwich Stamford Man Violating Protection Order Caught After Fleeing On Foot In Greenwich
Stamford Man Violating Protection Order Caught After Fleeing On Foot In Greenwich A man violating an order of protection took officers on a short foot chase before being apprehended on several charges late on Thursday night, police said. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department were dispatched to an area home shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, where there was a report of a man violating a court-issued protective order. An investigation into the allegations found that Stamford resident Brandon Jones was in violation of a full no-contact protective order by being in the residence. When officers attempted to apprehend him, Jones attempted to evade them by …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman, 27, With Three Active Warrants Threatens To Blow Up Schick Factory, Police Say Woman, 27, With Three Active Warrants Threatens To Blow Up Schick Factory, Police Say
Woman, 27, With Three Active Warrants Threatens To Blow Up Schick Factory, Police Say A 27-year-old woman with multiple active warrants for her arrest is being held on $105,000 after allegedly threatening to blow up the Schick razor factor on Wednesday night, police said. Police officers were dispatched to the factory on Leighton Road in Milford at approximately 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, where there was  The investigation into the incident determined that Hartford resident Julie Denby-Worthington trespassed on the property after being told to leave, and threatened to return to “blow the building up,” Milford Police said. Officers found that Denby-Worthington, 27, had t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspects In Theft At Auto Dealer Caught After Police Call Off Post Road Chase Suspects In Theft At Auto Dealer Caught After Police Call Off Post Road Chase
Suspects In Theft At Auto Dealer Caught After Police Call Off Post Road Chase A pair of suspects who allegedly stole a set of tires and rims from a Westport auto dealership took police on a brief high-speed chase before ultimately being apprehended attempting to flee the area on foot. A Westport police officer on patrol at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 spotted a vehicle slowly leaving the area of a local car dealership without any headlights on. When the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Post Road, the car took off, taking him on a brief pursuit that was terminated due to the excessive rate of speed. Police said that shortly thereafter, a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Causes $12K In Damage After Spraying Toxic Chemicals On Neighbor's Yard, Westport PD Says Man Causes $12K In Damage After Spraying Toxic Chemicals On Neighbor's Yard, Westport PD Says
Man Causes $12K In Damage After Spraying Toxic Chemicals On Neighbor's Yard, Westport PD Says A man caused more than $12,000 in damages after he sprayed a “toxic” chemical all over a neighbor’s vegetable garden and backyard, police said. Officers from the Westport Police Department were dispatched to a local home at approximately 10 p.m. on July 13, when a homeowner reported that chemicals had been sprayed in her backyard from over her property fence line. Police said that the resident arrived home and smelled a strong odor of a chemical on her property. Further investigation found an oily film that was on her garden plants and her vegetable garden plants. Additionally, two pieces o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Duo Charged After Stealing Wrong Package From Wilton Home In ID Theft Case Duo Charged After Stealing Wrong Package From Wilton Home In ID Theft Case
Duo Charged After Stealing Wrong Package From Wilton Home In ID Theft Case A pair of 20-year-olds are facing multiple charges after being busted red-handed allegedly stealing the wrong package from a Wilton home, local police announced on Monday. Officers from the Wilton Police Department were dispatched to a stretch of Wolfpit Road shortly after noon on Friday, April 13, where there was a report of a suspicious vehicle occupied by two men. Police said that when approaching the vehicle - which was occupied by Bronx residents Mamadu Barry and Mohamed Fofana and a juvenile whose name was not released - there was an opened package next to the car, which had been addr…

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by Zak Failla
News
Man Charged In Stamford School Disturbance Man Charged In Stamford School Disturbance
Man Charged In Stamford School Disturbance A Stamford man has been arrested following an incident at a local school in which he was acting strangely, causing the school to go into lockdown, according to the Stamford Police. Davidson Sauver, 18, has been charged with breach of peace, interfering with a police officer and criminal trespassing for an event that took place on Feb. 5, said Stamford Police Sgt. Joseph Kennedy. Sauver was arrested after trespassing on the grounds of the Rogers International School, acting strangely and clutching something in his hand, police said. He refused to let go of what he was holding before droppin…

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by Kathy Reakes