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CT Man Passed Out At Gas Pump Nabbed With Drugs, Police Say CT Man Passed Out At Gas Pump Nabbed With Drugs, Police Say
CT Man Passed Out At Gas Pump Nabbed With Drugs, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly passing out in his vehicle high on drugs. Hartford County resident Ibrahim Alfolabi, age 30, of Manchester, was arrested around 1:32 a.m., Thursday, April 22, after officers with the Plainfield Police Department saw the clerk of the Citgo gas station located at 65 East Main Street banging on the window of a blue Saturn parked at the gas pumps, said Plainfield Chief of Police Mario A. Arriaga.   The driver, later identified as Alfolabi appeared to be unresponsive in the vehicle. As the officers approached the vehicle Al…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Speeding Stop, K9 Search In Wilton Leads To Drug Charges For Woman Speeding Stop, K9 Search In Wilton Leads To Drug Charges For Woman
Speeding Stop, K9 Search In Wilton Leads To Drug Charges For Woman A 23-year-old Northern Westchester woman who was stopped for speeding in Fairfield County ended up in handcuffs after a police K-9 allegedly found cocaine in her vehicle. Ariana Muriqi, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested around 10:35 a.m., Sunday, June 16, after being stopped for traveling 57 mph in a 40 mph zone on Danbury Road at Westport Road, said the Wilton Police Department. While speaking with Muriqi, officers said she revealed "several indicators," that drugs might be involved. A drug-detecting K-9 was requested at the scene, police said. Once the dog arrived, it altered "positively…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford High School Open Following Threat Stamford High School Open Following Threat
Stamford High School Open Following Threat Stamford High School is up and running after officials received an unspecified threat on Thursday. Assistant Police Chief James Matheny said the school was searched with officers and K-9 dogs around 4 a.m. Friday in an abundance of caution. "The sweep came up clean, with nothing found," he said. Matheny would not describe exactly what the threat was, or where it appeared, due to an ongoing criminal investigation. At least one K-9 and an officer will remain on scene until the afternoon. "We have a great working relationship with school officials and everything is running sm…

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by Kathy Reakes