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Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY
Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY A Hudson Valley man who took police on a high-speed chase through four towns, three in Fairfield County, that finally ended with a crash in Putnam County has been arrested two years after the event.  Daniel O'Brien, 38, of Liberty in Sullivan County turned himself into Wilton Police on May 29, after getting out of prison in connection with the chase that continued into New York and ended in Carmel, in Putnam County, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Connecticut incident began April 14, 2016, when Wilton police attempted to stop O'Brien on Route 7 in the area of Westport Road fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Caught After Stealing Items From Unlocked Cars In Fairfield County Man Caught After Stealing Items From Unlocked Cars In Fairfield County
Man Caught After Stealing Items From Unlocked Cars In Fairfield County Two vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed in the Town of Southeast ended with one of the drivers behind bars for stealing items from unlocked vehicles. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported that after one of their officers spotted the two speeding cars on March 4 around 2:45 a.m., it took help from the New York State Police and the Brewster Police Department before both were stopped and a 20-year-old Danbury resident was in cuffs. According to the sheriff's office, Alex J. Cardenas-Tacuri had fled Connecticut after stealing items from several unlocked cars. The occupant of the o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Milford Drunk Driver Hits Tree, Knocking Out Passenger, Police Say New Milford Drunk Driver Hits Tree, Knocking Out Passenger, Police Say
New Milford Drunk Driver Hits Tree, Knocking Out Passenger, Police Say A 22-year-old man is facing multiple charges of DWI after driving into a tree, knocking a passenger unconscious, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Maxwell Archer, of New Milford, Conn., was charged Feb. 2 with DWI and leaving the scene of a personal injury crash in the Town of Southeast, the sheriff's office said.  Deputy Ronald Yeager was on routine patrol when he was dispatched to Cameron’s Deli, in the Town of Southeast, in response to a 911 call for the report of an unconscious female inside a vehicle. When Yeager arrived at the location, EMS personnel were already on th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In New York Fairfield County Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In New York
Fairfield County Fugitive From Justice Nabbed In New York A wanted fugitive from justice was nabbed by Putnam County Sheriff's deputies during a routine traffic stop in the Town of Southeast, according to Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. Deputy Daniel Meury was on patrol on Thursday around 7 p.m., on Route 22 in the Town of Southeast, when he saw a vehicle make a turn, without properly signaling, into the parking lot of Heidi’s Inn, located at 1270 Route 22. Meury stopped the vehicle and after an investigation discovered that the driver, 56-year-old Philip J. Nichols, had a suspended driver’s license and the passenger, 42-year-old Dawn …

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by Kathy Reakes