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New Canaan Woman Nabbed For Driving Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say New Canaan Woman Nabbed For Driving Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say
New Canaan Woman Nabbed For Driving Under Influence Of Drugs, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been charged with allegedly driving under the influence of drugs after a vehicle crash. Patricia Pamela Petraglia, age 71, of New Canaan, was found sitting in a vehicle in the driveway of a Silvermine Road residence on Monday, March 4 after leaving a crash in Darien. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, officers spoke with the operator and identified her as Petraglia. Officers detected that Petraglia was impaired, however it was not due to alcohol. In plain view, officers observed numerous prescription bottles in the center console…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Charged With DUI After Running Red Light In Fairfield County, Police Say A 59-year-old woman was accused of driving in Fairfield County while intoxicated at more than twice the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle fail to obey a red traffic signal while traveling on New Norwalk Road in New Canaan, nearly striking another vehicle at the intersection with Silvermine Road at about 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, according to the New Canaan Police Department. Police conducted a motor vehicle stop and identified the driver as Lois Adams Miller, of Darien, authorities said. The officer detected signs of impairment while speaking to Miller, and standardized field sob…

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by Nicole Valinote
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30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say 30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say
30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say A 30-year-old man was arrested and accused of driving under the influence and crashing into a fence in Fairfield County. Police responded to a crash in the 400 block of Silvermine Road in New Canaan at about 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, according to the New Canaan Police Department.  Authorities said the vehicle was reported to have traveled off the road and crashed into a fence. Officers spoke to the driver, identified as Hartford County resident Harsh Karshanbhai Patel, of Newington, and observed signs of impairment, authorities said.  Standardized field sobriety tests wer…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
Horse Barn Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County No horses were injured when a two-alarm horse barn fire broke out on the land of a private residence in Fairfield County. The blaze broke out around 5 a.m., Monday, Jan. 24, in New Canaan, on Silvermine Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found the three-stall barn with a hayloft fully engulfed in flames,  said Assistant Fire Chief Albe Bassett, of the New Canaan Fire Department. Two horses were out of the barn and none were injured, Bassett said.  The barn was destroyed.Albe Bassett/New Canaan Fire Department The owners said luckily, the horses wear blankets and like t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Local Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say Local Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Local Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A woman turned herself in to police on a warrant for allegedly driving under the influence at nearly four times the legal limit following a crash in Fairfield County. Elizabeth Moran, age 52, of New Canaan, was charged on Tuesday, May 25, for the incident which took place on Saturday, April 10 in the area of Silvermine Road, said Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police. During the incident, officers found a vehicle that had traveled off Silvermine Road and crashed into a utility pole.  A subsequent investigation determined that Moran was the operator/only occupant and whi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Vehicles, Mailboxes Entered Lead To New Warning From Police Vehicles, Mailboxes Entered Lead To New Warning From Police
Vehicles, Mailboxes Entered Lead To New Warning From Police Police in New Canaan are reminding residents again to lock their vehicles following a spate of recent break-ins. According to Police Leon Krolikowski, the following incidents occurred: Thursday, March 25, at 9 a.m., the Police Department received a complaint from a Cheese Spring Road resident that an unlocked vehicle was entered in the resident’s driveway. Stolen from this vehicle was approximately $5,000 of golf gear and equipment. On Saturday, March 27, at 2:26 a.m., officers responded to Mill Road on a report of vehicles being entered by suspects who were in a dark-colored SUV. While in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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SUV Stolen, Recovered, Other Unlocked Vehicles Entered In Fairfield County, Police Say SUV Stolen, Recovered, Other Unlocked Vehicles Entered In Fairfield County, Police Say
SUV Stolen, Recovered, Other Unlocked Vehicles Entered In Fairfield County, Police Say An unlocked SUV that was left overnight with its keys inside in Fairfield County was stolen and other vehicles were entered over the weekend with various items stolen, police said. Investigators from the New Canaan Police Department responded to an Orchard Drive home at approximately 8:11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, where there was a report of a 2019 Toyota Highlander that had been stolen. New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski said that the vehicle had been stolen over night, along with a purse, social security card, driver’s license, and credit cards. The Highlander was later recovered sho…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Faces DUI Charge Following Crash In Fairfield County Woman Faces DUI Charge Following Crash In Fairfield County
Woman Faces DUI Charge Following Crash In Fairfield County A woman was arrested for alleged DUI after turning herself in to police for a crash that took place earlier this year in Fairfield County. Blaine Stiegler, 32, of Westport, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 5, in connection with the crash which took place around 5 p.m., Saturday, August 22, said the New Canaan Police. Stiegler turned herself in after a warrant was issued for her arrest, police said. On the day of the crash, which took place on Silvermine Road, police said Stiegler had a blood alcohol level of .37 percent or more than three times the legal limit. 

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by Kathy Reakes