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Girl Hospitalized After Supposed Keg Party In Darien: Police Girl Hospitalized After Supposed Keg Party In Darien: Police
Girl Hospitalized After Supposed Keg Party In Darien: Police A 19-year-old has been nabbed after police said he supplied other minors with a beer keg, leading one girl to be hospitalized. The Fairfield County incident occurred on Thursday, June 6 in Darien. At about 2:20 a.m., police arrived at a Long Neck Point Road home on reports of an intoxicated 18-year-old girl. A beer keg was found in the backyard of the house, which Ethan Eckert, age 19 of Darien, allegedly admitted to owning. The teen girl was taken to the hospital. Eckert was charged with a misdemeanor summons for permitting a minor to possess alcohol. Police added that no other s…

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by Sophie Grieser
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CT Trooper Charged After Rear-Ending Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say CT Trooper Charged After Rear-Ending Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say
CT Trooper Charged After Rear-Ending Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say A Connecticut State Police trooper was charged after a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County. Sgt. Catherine Koeppel rear-ended another vehicle while driving on northbound Route 7 in Brookfield at about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, according to State Police.   Police said both vehicles were damaged, and no injuries were reported. Koeppel was issued a misdemeanor summons on Wednesday, July 27, and charged with following too closely and evading responsibility, State Police reported. She was released on $500 non-surety bond with a court date set for Tuesday, Aug. 9, authorities sa…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Teen Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Involving Mercedes-Benz In Greenwich Teen Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Involving Mercedes-Benz In Greenwich
Teen Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Involving Mercedes-Benz In Greenwich The teenager who admitted to the driver of a Mercedes-Benz in a 2016 fatal hit-and-run has been sentenced to jail time. Greenwich resident Andrew Schmidt, 19, has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to the April 2016 hit-and-run that took the life of Edward Setterberg on East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich. Schmidt was driving with his friends on East Putnam Avenue on the day of the fatal crash, when he struck Setterberg, 43, and sped away. Investigators eventually tracked him down and he was arrested and charged with evading responsibility involving a …

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by Zak Failla
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Bridgeport Grocery Store Owner Charged With Filing False Tax Returns Bridgeport Grocery Store Owner Charged With Filing False Tax Returns
Bridgeport Grocery Store Owner Charged With Filing False Tax Returns A grocer operating a store in Fairfield County is facing time behind bars and a $100,000 fine after pleading guilty to failing to pay more than $50,000 in taxes over several years. Oxford resident Samir Fattah, 55, has waived his right to be indicted and has pleaded guilty in federal court to filing a false tax return, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced this week. He has been released on bond, pending sentencing. According to court documents and statements made in court, Fattah and his father jointly owned Abu-Goush Market, doing business as In…

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by Zak Failla
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Stamford Trash-Hauling Owner Agrees To Pay $356K For Failing To File Taxes Stamford Trash-Hauling Owner Agrees To Pay $356K For Failing To File Taxes
Stamford Trash-Hauling Owner Agrees To Pay $356K For Failing To File Taxes A 71-year-old trash-hauling owner is facing prison time and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to failing to file tax returns for more than a decade in the Stamford area and parts of Westchester County. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week that Stamford resident Wayne Margarum has pleaded guilty to two counts of willful failure to file an income tax return after failing to do so for his business dating back to 2004. According to court documents and statements made in court, for more than 40 years, Margarum …

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by Zak Failla
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State Police Alert Issued For Falsely Reporting Incidents, School Threats State Police Alert Issued For Falsely Reporting Incidents, School Threats
State Police Alert Issued For Falsely Reporting Incidents, School Threats Connecticut State Police is warning of the dangers of “crying wolf” when it comes to reported incidents and school threats. State police issued an alert on Monday warning that if law enforcement officials are contacted in response to a threat or a perceived threat in a local school, investigators must treat those threats as genuine, no matter what the circumstance. According to police officials, “every threat received, even if ultimately determined to be false, is investigated thoroughly and often requires law enforcement, fire department, EMS and other emergency responder resources being t…

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by Zak Failla