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Fairfield County Man Nabbed With Three Warrants Fairfield County Man Nabbed With Three Warrants
Fairfield County Man Nabbed With Three Warrants A 49-year-old Fairfield County man got quite a surprise when he stepped off a Greyhound bus in Waterbury Police officers with the handcuffs ready. Fredrick Kushpinsky of Shelton was arrested Monday by Shelton Police on three outstanding warrants for failure to appear and a warrant with eight counts of violating a protective order, said Det. Christopher Nugent. According to Nugent, the department was contacted in June with information that Kushpinksy was attempting to make contact with a victim from a previous domestic violence arrest.  During the course of the investigation, it was discove…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Panhandling In Westport Had Two Active Arrest Warrants, Police Say Man Panhandling In Westport Had Two Active Arrest Warrants, Police Say
Man Panhandling In Westport Had Two Active Arrest Warrants, Police Say A panhandler with warrants out for his arrest has been released on $100,000 bond after being busted by police in Westport panhandling in the area. An officer from the Westport Police Department spotted Bridgeport resident Andrew Ritz allegedly panhandling in a parking lot at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday afternoon, leading to further investigation. While interviewing Ritz, it was later determined that there were two active arrest warrants out for him, and he was subsequently taken into custody and charged with two counts of failure to appear in court for both warrants. After he was process…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Westport Woman Found Stopped In Road Had Two Outstanding Warrants Police: Westport Woman Found Stopped In Road Had Two Outstanding Warrants
Police: Westport Woman Found Stopped In Road Had Two Outstanding Warrants Westport police found a vehicle stopped in the middle of the roadway early Monday morning at Hales Court. About 4:45 a.m., on March 12, police officers were dispatched on a report of a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle was located stopped in the middle of the roadway with two occupants.  The passenger was identified as Nicole Anastasia, 30, of Westport. Anastasia was found to have two outstanding warrants for her arrest.  She was arrested and brought to headquarters where she was charged with Violation of Probation/Conditional Discharge and held on $50,000 court set bond.  She also was ch…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Darien Woman Charged With Kicking Police Officer In New Canaan Darien Woman Charged With Kicking Police Officer In New Canaan
Darien Woman Charged With Kicking Police Officer In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. --  A Darien woman was charged with kicking a police officer during an arrest in New Canaan last week, according to police. At around 4:48 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, an officer on patrol in New Canaan saw 37-year-old Adaobi N. Kurylov of Darien riding a bicycle on South Avenue. The officer knew that there was an active warrant out for Kurylov for failure to appear in court for a previous incident in New Canaan police said. The officer followed Kurylov in his patrol car and saw her commit multiple traffic violations, including not obeying a traffic signal and not using her ha…

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by Casey Donahue