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Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County
Teen Charged With DUI After Vehicle Crashes Into Bushes In Fairfield County A 17-year-old from Fairfield County is facing misdemeanor charges after police said she admitted that she smoked marijuana while driving before crashing her vehicle. Officers responded to a report of a rollover crash in Darien at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, according to the Darien Police Department. Police said officers found the vehicle on its left side, partially off the roadway in the bushes in the area of Hollow Tree Ridge Road near Linden Avenue. While officers were helping the driver out of the vehicle through the sunroof, they smelled a "strong order of marijuana coming from t…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Women Charged With Permitting Minors To Have Alcohol At New Canaan Party Women Charged With Permitting Minors To Have Alcohol At New Canaan Party
Women Charged With Permitting Minors To Have Alcohol At New Canaan Party A pair of women have been charged with permitting minors to have alcohol after police say they broke up a July 4th party in Fairfield County. Police say they responded to the residence on Lambert Road in New Canaan at around 11:45 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a possible party with loud music playing. A subsequent investigation determined that youths present had consumed alcohol, said New Canaan PD Lieutenant Jason Ferraro. Two 21-year-old women believed to be twin sisters with the same birth date and last name were identified as hosts and residents of the house. They …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Accused Of Throwing Glass Of Water At New Canaan Restaurant Patron Woman Accused Of Throwing Glass Of Water At New Canaan Restaurant Patron
Woman Accused Of Throwing Glass Of Water At New Canaan Restaurant Patron A Fairfield County woman was arrested after allegedly having a dispute at an area restaurant in which she threw a glass of water at another patron. Leslie Guaman-Tenesaca, age 24, of Stamford, was arrested on Sunday, March 14 by New Canaan Police after they responded to Spiga Restaurant for a dispute, said Lt. Jason Ferraro. An investigation found that during the dispute Guaman-Tenesaca threw a glass cup filled with water in the direction of the victim. The glass cup broke and the water sprayed onto the victim, Ferraro said. Guaman-Tenesaca was issued a misdemeanor summons on the scen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed Attempting To Steal Eyeglasses From New Canaan Store, Police Say Man Nabbed Attempting To Steal Eyeglasses From New Canaan Store, Police Say
Man Nabbed Attempting To Steal Eyeglasses From New Canaan Store, Police Say A 76-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to steal two pairs of eyeglasses from a Fairfield County store. Elpidio Rojas, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 27, in New Canaan after police responded to the Eyes on Elm store at 146 Elm St., for a report of attempted larceny.  A description of the suspect was broadcast to responding units and Rojas was located by responding officers at the intersection of Main Street and Elm Street, after New Canaan PD Lt. Jason Ferraro said. An investigation determined that Rojas attempted to take two pairs of eyeg…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, 45, Charged After Incident Involving Intoxicated Teen In Darien, Police Say Woman, 45, Charged After Incident Involving Intoxicated Teen In Darien, Police Say
Woman, 45, Charged After Incident Involving Intoxicated Teen In Darien, Police Say A 45-year-old woman is facing charges after her involvement in an incident with an intoxicated teen, according to police. Darien Police say they responded to a Gardiner Street residence Sunday, May 12 around 1 a.m. on the report of an extremely intoxicated 16-year-old female who was allegedly unconscious. The teen was transported to the hospital for evaluation. The teen’s mother allegedly told officers that she had been dropped off at the residence by the parent of her daughter’s friend, identified as Amanda Smith, 45, of Darien. Officers then allegedly made contact with Smith at her home …

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by Valerie Musson