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Man Faces Animal Cruelty, Other Charges After Abused Dog Found In Greenwich, Police Say
A 23-year-old man allegedly abused a dog and attempted to lie about its death to police investigators after it was found injured at a park in Fairfield County. On June 3, a mastiff was found roaming in Bruce Park in Greenwich, displaying signs and symptoms consistent with having been abused, police said. The investigation into the abused dog by Greenwich Animal Control found that the dog had been adopted from an adoption center in Connecticut in May by local resident Christian Dilworth. Police said that when contacted about his dog, Dilworth claimed that it had died. He then provided inve…
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Man Who Made Unsafe Turn In Greenwich Under The Influence, Police Say
A 46-year-old motorist who made an unsafe turn - causing oncoming traffic to come to a halt on a busy Greenwich roadway - was driving under the influence for the second time, police said. Stamford resident Kevin O’Brien was spotted by police turning left out of Livingston Place onto West Putnam Avenue at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 9. While making the dangerous turn, vehicles traveling east were forced to come to a complete stop to avoid crashing into him. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, O’Brien was “displaying signs of alcohol impairment. O’Brien was unable to perf…
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Gas Station Clerk Helps Police Nab Armed Robbery Suspect
A gas station clerk helped track down a 24-year-old suspect who allegedly committed an armed robbery and made off with cash. Connecticut State Police received a report of an active robbery at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at the Patco gas station in Litchfield. Police said that the clerk reported a suspect walked in, passed a note demanding money and displayed a knife. As the suspect exited the building, the clerk was able to provide a description of the vehicle he was fleeing in. That information was subsequently relayed to local police departments. The suspect, Patrick Jay…
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Village Board Of Ethics Chair In Area Faces Child Porn Charge
The chairman of the Village of Mamaroneck Board of Ethics has been busted with alleged child pornography. Mamaroneck Charles Mitchell, 51, has been arrested on charges related to child pornography, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Friday afternoon, following a months-long investigation. According to the felony complaint, on July 2, Mitchell was in possession of a video on his computer of a girl between the ages of 10 and 12 masturbating. Mitchell went on to make the video available to share with others on a computer network. The arrest comes followin…
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Combative Customer Lunges At Starbucks Workers In Westport, Police Say
Police engaged in a struggle with a 55-year-old man who became combative after allegedly attempting to enter a restricted area at a Starbucks in Westport before allegedly going after employees. Members of the Westport Police Department were dispatched to Starbucks at approximately 7 p.m. on June 22, officials announced on Monday. Upon arrival, police said that the officers were told by employees that a suspect - later identified as Manhattan resident Carl Nicolas - attempted to go to a second-floor storage area. According to police, when told by employees that the area was not for customers…
Obituaries
Victim Of Fatal Candlewood Lake Accident Was Beloved Teacher
The victim of a fatal boating accident on Candlewood Lake in New Fairfield was a beloved middle school teacher and a single mother of two. Wanda Tirado, 38, of Waterbury, was fatally injured when she was swimming near Squantz Cove late Tuesday afternoon. A teacher at St. Mary"s School in Waterbury, Tirado taught both math and science, school officials said. "Everyone who knew Ms. Tirado knows how much she loved her students and knows that she would have done anything for them," said the school officials in a statement. "We ask that you keep her daughters, Amanda and Da…
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Greenwich Man Kills Neighbor's Cat By Mistake
A Greenwich man meaning no harm to anyone but a groundhog that was continually digging up his yard has been charged with several misdemeanors after putting out a trap and killing his neighbor's cat instead of catching the pesky animal. "This was not malicious at all and you have to feel for the man because he only wanted to trap the groundhog," said Greenwich Police Lt. David Nemecek. Thomas Bollinger, 58, was charged with four state violations including trapping without a license, setting an illegal trap, failing to place proper identification on a trap and trapping out of season…
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Teen Pleads Guilty In Sacred Heart University False Rape Report Case
The New York teenager and former Sacred Heart University student accused of making false rape allegations against a pair of football players is heading to prison after pleading guilty. Nikki Yovino, 19, has accepted a plea deal in Connecticut and is expected to spend up to one year behind bars after making up rape allegations against two men. Yovino initially declined a plea deal, but changed her tune this week. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Tuesday, with a trial start date of Monday, June 18. Yovino was initially charged with a felony count of evidence tampering, and falsely rep…
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Felon Pleads Guilty To AK-74 Rifle Charge In Fairfield Domestic Incident
A Fairfield County felon may find himself back behind bars after pleading guilty to a weapons charge after a domestic incident in Stratford last year when he threatened a woman with an AK-74 rifle as she held a child. Stratford resident Matthew Petrovich, 38, pleaded guilty in court this week to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon dating back to an incident in September last year, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Wednesday, May 9. According to court documents and statements made in court, officers from the…
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Kyle Navin Pleads Guilty To Killing Parents In Fairfield County
A day before he was to face a jury of 12 to decide his fate, Kyle Navin pleaded guilty to shooting to death his parents in Fairfield County. Navin, 29, is accused of murdering his parents, Jeanette and Jeffrey Navin of Easton, in 2015 and burying them in the yard of a Weston home. He was arrested in October 2015 and charged with two counts of murder and murder under special circumstances. His plea came about 20 minutes after Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin rejected all suppression motions by his attorneys. When making his plea, the judge asked Navin if he agreed with the prosecutor's s…
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Teen Whose Punch Led To Fairfield County Death Pleads Guilty
A teenager who delivered the fatal blow that led to the death of Gabe Bardo last year during a drug deal pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Lorenzo Santana, 17, accepted a plea deal Monday from prosecutors, confirmed Prosecutor Deborah Mabbett. “He demanded marijuana from Gabe and struck him in the head,” Mabbett told the court. “Gabe laid down on the ground and never regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead a day later.” Mabbett said that following a pre-sentencing investigation, Santana faces four to 15 years in prison. According to police, Bardo was delivering $30 worth of marijuana…
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Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Fairfield County Teen
A Fairfield County man is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to killing a 14-year-old boy during a downtown shoot-out, according to the State Attorney's Office. Garth Minto, 23, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and possession of a gun without a permit, said Senior Assistant State Attorney Howard Stein. Minto was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday for his part in the death of Luis Colon who was gunned down during a gun battle between Michael "Smitty" Majors, 24, and Minto on Christmas Eve 2015. Colon was caught in …
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