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Meredith Guinness

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Meredith Guinness was formerly a Daily Voice reporter covering breaking news and community features in Fairfield County.

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Police & Fire
Struggling Prisoner Bites Police Officers In Bridgeport Lock-Up Struggling Prisoner Bites Police Officers In Bridgeport Lock-Up
Struggling Prisoner Bites Police Officers In Bridgeport Lock-Up BRIDGEPORT — Several police officers suffered bites and strains Wednesday morning when a person in custody started struggling, according to police spokesman Av Harris.The prisoner, who was not named, injured officers who were trying to restrain him as prisoners were being assembled for transport, police said. Several officers and detectives were required to detain and handcuff the struggling prisoner, Harris said. The prisoner was charged for assaulting the officers in addition to original charges he was facing, Harris said.

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Weather
Swans Secure Safe Harbor In Bridgeport During Light Rain Shower Swans Secure Safe Harbor In Bridgeport During Light Rain Shower
Swans Secure Safe Harbor In Bridgeport During Light Rain Shower BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Six swans rode out the chilly drizzle in a cove off Black Rock Harbor Wednesday morning. While some parts of the county saw snowfall, Bridgeport had a light rain and temperatures in the mid-30s by late morning.

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Police & Fire
Do You Know Him? Fairfield Police Seek Suspect In Wallet Thefts Do You Know Him? Fairfield Police Seek Suspect In Wallet Thefts
Do You Know Him? Fairfield Police Seek Suspect In Wallet Thefts FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police are searching for a man believed to have stolen wallets and cash at supermarkets in Fairfield and Westport. Fairfield police released an image of the suspect and his car taken from Stop & Shop surveillance. On Nov. 19, several Stop & Shop and Whole Foods customers told Fairfield police their wallets or cash had been removed from their handbags while they were shopping. Some of the wallets were later found together in the Stop & Shop parking lot, but cash was missing, police said. Similar incidents were reported in Westport. Anyone with information on…

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Police & Fire
Wallet Grab May Be Related to Rash Of Grocery Store Thefts In Fairfield Wallet Grab May Be Related to Rash Of Grocery Store Thefts In Fairfield
Wallet Grab May Be Related to Rash Of Grocery Store Thefts In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A woman whose wallet was stolen at Stop & Shop Monday told officers later that day that the thief had already tried to rack up nearly $6,000 in credit card charges, police said. The woman said she left her wallet in her shopping cart and noticed it was missing when she went to pay for her groceries around 2 p.m., police said. The $20 wallet contained credit and debit cards, $150 cash and a spare key to her car, she told police. In the time it took to begin canceling her credit cards, the thief had already made a $2,800 purchase at Best Buy and attempted to spend $2,9…

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Business
It's Official: Former Bridgeport Mayor Takes Top Post At Discovery Museum It's Official: Former Bridgeport Mayor Takes Top Post At Discovery Museum
It's Official: Former Bridgeport Mayor Takes Top Post At Discovery Museum BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Former Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch is the new executive director of the Discovery Museum. On Tuesday, the museum announced the former mayor and state senator has officially started in the top post at the 60-year-old Park Avenue museum. "I've always been a big fan of the Discovery Museum," said Finch, who grew up nearby. "That plays a major role in my excitement for this opportunity to help the museum grow and thrive today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.” Finch’s hiring follows an extensive search process, according to Tom Vos, chair of the museum’…

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Lifestyle
Beat The Seasonal 'Blahs' With Taste Of Fairfield WinterFest Beat The Seasonal 'Blahs' With Taste Of Fairfield WinterFest
Beat The Seasonal 'Blahs' With Taste Of Fairfield WinterFest FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Foodies will converge on Fairfield Jan. 28 for the first-ever Taste of Fairfield WinterFest, a celebration of food and friends that’s billed as the perfect antidote to the winter blahs. Sponsored by Fairfield Magazine and benefitting Operation Hope, the event will highlight more than two dozen restaurants and businesses — from craft beer and comfort foods to fine cuisine — at Brooklawn Country Club from noon to 4 p.m. “Good things happen when people connect over good food,” said publisher Geoffrey Morris of TownVibe, the company that owns the magazine. And WinterFest wil…

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Police & Fire
Have You Seen Him? Fairfield Police Seek Public's Help In Home Depot Theft Have You Seen Him? Fairfield Police Seek Public's Help In Home Depot Theft
Have You Seen Him? Fairfield Police Seek Public's Help In Home Depot Theft FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a person suspected of stealing more than $1,100 in thermostats and video doorbells from Home Depot. On Dec. 12, police received a report of shoplifting at the Kings Highway Cutoff store. The suspect captured on surveillance is believed to have stolen three Nest thermostats and two Ring wireless video doorbells with a total value of $1,173.48. He handed the cashier a pre-paid phone-card, grabbed the bagged items and ran out of the store into a white vehicle also caught on surveillance video, police said. Anyone with informat…

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Police & Fire
Police: Woman Banned From Whole Foods Caught Shoplifting At Westport Store Police: Woman Banned From Whole Foods Caught Shoplifting At Westport Store
Police: Woman Banned From Whole Foods Caught Shoplifting At Westport Store WESTPORT, Conn. — A New Haven woman previously banned from all Whole Foods stores was arrested for shoplifting at the Westport location, police said. Brianna Pennell, 34, of George Street, was charged with sixth-degree larceny and first-degree criminal trespass on Saturday. On Sept. 9, officers were called to the Post Road supermarket after store security reported a woman hid several items in her purse and only paid for one item at checkout before leaving the store, police said. When confronted she fled, but store security gave her license plate number to police. Store security recognized…

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Police & Fire
Police: Former Tax Preparer Used Six Fake Identities To Keep Lights On Police: Former Tax Preparer Used Six Fake Identities To Keep Lights On
Police: Former Tax Preparer Used Six Fake Identities To Keep Lights On BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A former tax preparer with a criminal history was arrested Tuesday after police said she stole United Illuminating service for years using stolen identities from victims as far away as Alabama and Kentucky. Sharonda Chisholm-Ferguson, 63, of Bridgeport, was charged with third-degree larceny, third-degree identity theft and two counts of second-degree larceny, police said. She was taken into custody at 6:15 a.m. after she returned a work vehicle to a North Avenue parking lot. A fraud protection investigator for the electric company told police that power to Chisholm-Ferg…

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Police: Woman Who Hit Jogger Monday May Have Been Impaired Fairfield Police: Woman Who Hit Jogger Monday May Have Been Impaired
Fairfield Police: Woman Who Hit Jogger Monday May Have Been Impaired FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A woman faces a drunken driving charge after she hit a jogger on Burr Street in Fairfield early Monday morning, police said. Around 5:45 a.m., officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a northbound vehicle. The investigation showed the victim, a 56-year-old Fairfield man, was jogging south in the northbound lane when he was struck and sustained serious, but non-life threatening injuries, police said. While at the scene, officers had reason to believe the driver, Nina Engstrom, 61, of Fairfield, was operating impaired, police said. She was arrested and char…

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