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CT State Police Prepares For Thanksgiving Week Enforcement CT State Police Prepares For Thanksgiving Week Enforcement
CT State Police Prepares For Thanksgiving Week Enforcement Although many residents are reconsidering typical Thanksgiving gatherings in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, state troopers in Connecticut still plan to heighten patrols over the holiday, targeting aggressive and drunk drivers.  State Police said they arrested 52 drivers for driving while intoxicated over Thanksgiving weekend in 2019 and ticketed 385 drivers for speeding. In total, 593 accidents were investigated, two of which involved fatalities.  “Whether you’re traveling three miles, 30 miles or 60 miles, we ask that all drivers prepare for their trip by allowing enough time to…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Norwalk Man Driving At Very Low Rate Of Speed, Without License Charged With DUI, Police Say Norwalk Man Driving At Very Low Rate Of Speed, Without License Charged With DUI, Police Say
Norwalk Man Driving At Very Low Rate Of Speed, Without License Charged With DUI, Police Say A Fairfield County man was charged with a DUI after an officer allegedly spotted him driving under 10 miles per hour at night with his taillights out.  According to Darien Police, 43-year-old Nazario Vasquez, of Norwalk, was pulled over at approximately 12:15 a.m. as he was exiting off Interstate 95 on Sunday, Oct. 25.  Vasquez reportedly admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the evening, and was driving without a license.  When he exited his vehicle, Vasquez was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol, police said.  He was unable to perform standard field sobrie…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Norwalk Woman Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line Was Driving Impaired, New Canaan PD Says Norwalk Woman Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line Was Driving Impaired, New Canaan PD Says
Norwalk Woman Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line Was Driving Impaired, New Canaan PD Says A Norwalk woman was busted with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit after being stopped by police in New Canaan for repeatedly crossing over the double yellow line and entering the opposite lane of traffic, investigators said. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department stopped Rosa Delgado-rocha, 34, shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 14, when she was spotted making multiple traffic violations while driving northbound into the southbound lane on New Norwalk Road. During the subsequent stop, officers said that Delgado-rocha showed signs of impairment, and she …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Parked Fairfield PD Cruiser, Police Say Woman Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Parked Fairfield PD Cruiser, Police Say
Woman Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Parked Fairfield PD Cruiser, Police Say An inebriated woman distracted by her cellphone allegedly plowed into the back of a police cruiser that had pulled another driver over on Post Road. The Town of Fairfield Police officer was outside his vehicle, speaking with the driver of the vehicle he had pulled over for speeding at about 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20 when the crash took place, according to the Fairfield Police Department.  The vehicle, a 2010 Ford Edge, driven by 68-year-old Sharon Elizabeth Lipp of Milford, reportedly swerved across both travel lanes after impact, coming to rest in the opposite lane of oncoming tr…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Man Intentionally Rams Car As Person Was Placing Child Inside, Fairfield Police Say Man Intentionally Rams Car As Person Was Placing Child Inside, Fairfield Police Say
Man Intentionally Rams Car As Person Was Placing Child Inside, Fairfield Police Say A man is facing a host of charges after police say he intentionally rammed another party-goer's vehicle while the person was placing a child in the car. The victim suffered a broken ankle and foot as a result of the collision on Saturday, July 11 at around 7 p.m. on Brookview Avenue in Fairfield, police said. James T. Palmer, 50,  fled the scene and was located a short time later by officers, according to Fairfield Police. He has been charged with: first-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree assault, evading responsibility in operation of a motor vehicle, causing injury. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Norwalk Woman Stopped For Speeding Busted With Drugs In Darien, Police Say Norwalk Woman Stopped For Speeding Busted With Drugs In Darien, Police Say
Norwalk Woman Stopped For Speeding Busted With Drugs In Darien, Police Say A 26-year-old woman was arrested on a warrant for a stop last year in which police allegedly found drugs in her vehicle. Nicole Greenwald, of Norwalk, was arrested on Wednesday, May 20, for an incident which took place in Fairfield County in Sept. 2019, said Darien Police Dept. Sgt. James Palmieri. According to Palmieri, a Darien Police officer on patrol spotted a Silver Dodge sedan traveling west on the Post Road at a high rate of speed.  The patrol vehicle’s radar unit measured the vehicle’s speed to be 48 mph in a clearly marked 35 mph zone, Palmieri said. The officer pu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Behind Bars After Drugs, Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop, Darien Police Say Two Behind Bars After Drugs, Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop, Darien Police Say
Two Behind Bars After Drugs, Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop, Darien Police Say A man and a woman stopped by police for driving over the middle lane ended up in cuffs after drugs and a loaded handgun were allegedly found in the vehicle. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 12:45 a.m., Monday, May 18, when a Darien Police Officer on patrol spotted a blue Mitsubishi Mirage traveling west on Post Road, said Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri. A short time later the officer spotted the vehicle again pulling out of Rings End Road, turning east on Post Road.  The officer followed the vehicle and observed it cross the center lane marker into the westbound lane …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Hit-Run CT Crash Nabbed In NY Man Wanted For Hit-Run CT Crash Nabbed In NY
Man Wanted For Hit-Run CT Crash Nabbed In NY A 32-year-old man wanted for a hit-and-run crash was arrested during a routine traffic stop. Marcellus Ferrell, 32, of Patterson, was apprehended on Saturday, Feb. 8, when stopped by Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Osika for a traffic violation, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. During the stop, Osika ran a check of the driver’s license and found that Ferrell was wanted for the hit-and-run involving serious injury or death in Connecticut, the department said. Additionally, a check of the vehicle’s registration revealed a suspension for an insurance lapse. Ferrell was taken int…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Convicted Felon Found With Stolen Gun After Traffic Stop In Norwalk, Police Say Convicted Felon Found With Stolen Gun After Traffic Stop In Norwalk, Police Say
Convicted Felon Found With Stolen Gun After Traffic Stop In Norwalk, Police Say A convicted felon was caught with a loaded handgun stolen out of a state in a traffic stop in Norwalk, police said. It happened on Friday, Dec. 27 at 6:43 p.m., when members of the Norwalk PD Strategic Narcotics Enforcement Team observed an Infinity sedan traveling on Chestnut Street.  The operator of the vehicle, later identified as Kimani Williams, 28, of Bridgeport, was driving erratically, said Lt. Terrence Blake, the Norwalk PD's public information officer. Police stopped Williams on South Main Street and immediately noted a strong odor of marijuana coming from the…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman In Distress Attempts To Bite Officers, New Canaan Police Say Woman In Distress Attempts To Bite Officers, New Canaan Police Say
Woman In Distress Attempts To Bite Officers, New Canaan Police Say A woman has been charged after police say she attempted to bite officers while she was in distress. Kaela Augustine, 26, of Queens, turned herself in to New Canaan Police on Monday, Dec. 2 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Police were dispatched to the area of Park Street near Pine Street on a report of a woman in distress inside a vehicle on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Officers attempted to make contact with the woman, later identified as Augustine, who was inside the vehicle with two young children, police say. Augustine was subsequently incoherent and uncooperative with officers during the investigati…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Riding Audi Accused Of Exposing Himself In Fairfield Man Riding Audi Accused Of Exposing Himself In Fairfield
Man Riding Audi Accused Of Exposing Himself In Fairfield A 26-year-old man has been charged after police say he exposed himself in Fairfield while driving an Audi. Officers with the Fairfield Police Department responded to a report of a male exposing himself in a vehicle in the area of Beaconview Drive on Saturday, Nov. 23 around 9:15 a.m. The report stated that the man had left the scene driving an Audi, police say. License plate information was provided, and officers initiated a traffic stop after the vehicle was located in the area. Further investigation led to the arrest of Jonathan DeJesus, of Bridgeport after he was seen by a female victi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Numerous 911 Calls Lead To Arrest Of Stamford Man For Weapons Possession In Wilton Numerous 911 Calls Lead To Arrest Of Stamford Man For Weapons Possession In Wilton
Numerous 911 Calls Lead To Arrest Of Stamford Man For Weapons Possession In Wilton A Stamford man was arrested on weapons possession charges after police received multiple calls of a driver crossing over into oncoming traffic multiple times. Sergio-Antonio Ortega-Diaz, 48, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 9, after Wilton Police responded to numerous 911 calls of a dangerous driver, said the Wilton Police. When police caught up with Ortega-Diaz on Danbury Road, they found that he was driving without a license, police said. While speaking with him through his opened driver's door, officers spotted a police-style retractable baton in the side door pocket. The weapon was seiz…

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by Kathy Reakes