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Beloved CT State Police K-9 Officer Dies At Age 6 Due To Medical Complications Beloved CT State Police K-9 Officer Dies At Age 6 Due To Medical Complications
Beloved CT State Police K-9 Officer Dies At Age 6 Due To Medical Complications The Connecticut State Police are mourning the loss of a beloved K-9 officer. Elmer was assigned to Detective David Collins of the Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit.  K-9 Elmer, who was 6 years old, was laid to rest on Saturday, July 6, due to medical complications. Det. Collins and K-9 Elmer graduated from the Connecticut State Police 212th Accelerant Detection Class in the fall of 2020 and have served for the last three years.  During his career, K-9 Elmer traveled across the state to assist at numerous fire scenes, working alongside our local, state, and federal partners…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
K-9 Locates Fleeing Suspect Who Threw Knife At Victim, CT State Police Say K-9 Locates Fleeing Suspect Who Threw Knife At Victim, CT State Police Say
K-9 Locates Fleeing Suspect Who Threw Knife At Victim, CT State Police Say A Connecticut State Police K-9 is being credited with helping track down a man wanted for allegedly throwing a machete-style knife at another person during a domestic dispute. The incident took place in Litchfield County on Tuesday, Dec. 14, when troopers responded to a home in Harwinton for possible domestic violence. When troopers arrived on the scene they found that the accused, identified as a 52-year-old man, had allegedly thrown a machete-style knife at another person and fled into a wooded area near the home, police said. That's when Trooper Kenney and his K-9 partner, Chase, began …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Duo Holds Gun To Store Employee's Head While Stealing Cash In Fairfield Duo Holds Gun To Store Employee's Head While Stealing Cash In Fairfield
Duo Holds Gun To Store Employee's Head While Stealing Cash In Fairfield Police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly robbed a Fairfield County liquor store while holding a gun to the clerk's head. The incident took place around 7:40 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, at Brooklawn Discount Liquor at 752 Brooklawn Ave., in Fairfield, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. After receiving a 911 call, patrol officers, detectives, and a K-9 unit responded to the scene.  According to Granata, the employee said the two men came into the store and demanded money. One of the men held a firearm to the employee's head while the other took money from a cash register and a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Lack Of License Plate Leads To Traffic Stop, Drug Bust Assisted By K-9 Officer On I-84 Lack Of License Plate Leads To Traffic Stop, Drug Bust Assisted By K-9 Officer On I-84
Lack Of License Plate Leads To Traffic Stop, Drug Bust Assisted By K-9 Officer On I-84 A stop by Connecticut State troopers of a vehicle for not having a visible license plate on I-84 led to the arrest of a Fairfield County man for possession of drugs with the help of a K-9 officer. Natanel Collado, 32, of Danbury, was arrested around 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, after troopers stopped his vehicle on I-84 in Danbury, state police said. When questioned, alleged inconsistencies in Collado's responses prompted troopers to conduct a search, during which they found 57 Clonazepam pills and a digital scale, state police said. Collado was arrested and placed inside the trooper's cru…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
K-9 Helps Catch Suspect In Post Road Restaurant Burglaries, Police Say K-9 Helps Catch Suspect In Post Road Restaurant Burglaries, Police Say
K-9 Helps Catch Suspect In Post Road Restaurant Burglaries, Police Say A K-9 officer was used to find a suspect hiding under a van after he was observed attempting to break in to a pair of popular Post Road restaurants, police said. It happened just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Luigi’s Restaurant at 170 Post Road in Fairfield.  The first responding officer saw a man wearing a striped shirt running from the back of the building, according to Fairfield Police. The suspect jumped a fence into an adjacent lot and ran behind the stores in the shopping center.  Several patrols set up a perimeter around Longview Avenue and Post Road. A K-9 tr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Darien Police Officers Promoted Three Darien Police Officers Promoted
Three Darien Police Officers Promoted The Darien Police Commission and Police Chief Ray Osborne have announced the promotions of three officers on Wednesday, May 29. Nick Aranzullo, who started with the department in 2005, was promoted to Lieutenant. In 2009, Lt. Aranzullo assisted with the coordination of the K-9 program and formed the department’s first K-9 unit with canine partner “Zulu.” Lt. Aranzullo also served in the Detective Bureau, receiving a promotion to the rank of Sergeant in 2017. Derek Mulcahy, who started with the department in 2004, received a promotion to the rank of Sergeant. Sgt. Mulcahy became a member of…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Pair Face Drug Charges In Stop By Danbury Police, K-9 Pair Face Drug Charges In Stop By Danbury Police, K-9
Pair Face Drug Charges In Stop By Danbury Police, K-9 Two local men were popped on drug-related charges during a traffic stop by Danbury Police Officer Alex Relyea and his new K-9 partner, Gunner. Frederico Mateo-Ogando, 21, and Tahjae Roberts, 20, both of Danbury, were arrested around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after being stopped in the Balmforth Avenue area, said Lt. Mark Williams. Relyea’s attention was brought to a vehicle being operated by Mateo-Ogando, as a computer check revealed the registration plate on the vehicle didn’t match the car he was operating. Based on that, Relyea initiated a motor vehicle stop while approaching the vehicle detecte…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
K-9 Officer Helps Wilton Police Corral Wanted Person K-9 Officer Helps Wilton Police Corral Wanted Person
K-9 Officer Helps Wilton Police Corral Wanted Person The Wilton Police Department's K-9 Baso is no stranger to making sure people do what he wants, including bad guys. That's what happened the other morning when the department was helping another agency capture a wanted person from a home, the Wilton Police K-9 Unit said on Facebook. The wanted person was refusing to come out, so they were told that K-9 Baso would come inside to get them, and then Baso barked a little. The person agreed to come out if the officers held the dog. The bad guy was captured.

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Fairfield Residents Warned Of Calls Seeking Donations For Police K-9 Unit Fairfield Residents Warned Of Calls Seeking Donations For Police K-9 Unit
Fairfield Residents Warned Of Calls Seeking Donations For Police K-9 Unit Police in Fairfield are warning homeowners to be on high alert after several local residents reported that they had been contacted by a group of fraudsters soliciting funding for the police department’s popular K-9 Unit. Several residents have complained recently, claiming that a group unaffiliated with the department has made the rounds, collecting funds to outfit the unit with ballistic vests. Police said that the residents who received the phony phone calls said the caller came up as “USK9NY” on the caller ID. According to police, recent advances in telephone technology, including Inter…

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by Zak Failla