Overcast 47°
Tag:

Greenwich Police Department

Police & Fire
Chased, Caught: Waterbury Man Ditches Stolen Car, Runs Through Yards After Pursuit: Police Chased, Caught: Waterbury Man Ditches Stolen Car, Runs Through Yards After Pursuit: Police
Chased, Caught: Waterbury Man Ditches Stolen Car, Runs Through Yards After Pursuit: Police Two men were apprehended in Westchester after fleeing from a stolen vehicle that had been pursued in Connecticut, authorities said.  The events leading up to the arrests began in the City of Rye on Tuesday, March 11, just after 7:30 p.m., when officers responded to a call at the Rye Colony Apartments on Peck Avenue regarding several men fleeing from an abandoned vehicle, the City of Rye Police Department said on Wednesday, March 12.  Upon arrival, officers found a black 2025 Nissan Altima with New York registration LRF2969. The vehicle was running but unoccupied, with three f…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Ski-Masked West Haven Car Thief Leads I-95 Pursuit After Crash Of Stolen BMW: Cops Ski-Masked West Haven Car Thief Leads I-95 Pursuit After Crash Of Stolen BMW: Cops
Ski-Masked West Haven Car Thief Leads I-95 Pursuit After Crash Of Stolen BMW: Cops Two people are in custody and three are believed to be at large after a stolen BMW X6 crashed and an associated, stolen Audi S5 was ditched on I-95 before a police pursuit early Tuesday, Feb. 11, police said. At approximately 7:14 a.m., Connecticut State Police from Troop G-Bridgeport responded to a motor vehicle accident on I-95 northbound near Exit 16. As officers were en route, reports indicated that several occupants had fled the scene on foot, police said. The suspects were described as young males dressed in all black with ski masks. Officers from the Norwalk and Westport Police Depa…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Support Pours In For Detective In Coma After Brain Tumor Removal Support Pours In For Detective In Coma After Brain Tumor Removal
Support Pours In For Detective In Coma After Brain Tumor Removal A police department in Connecticut is leading an effort to lend help to one of its members who is fighting the health battle of his life following a brain tumor removal.  Detective 1st Grade Mike Rooney, a member of the Greenwich Police Department, is currently in a coma following his surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital to have a tumor removed from his brain, according to Greenwich Police Silver Shield Association President Peter Schmitt.  After the procedure was finished, Rooney's brain began unexpectedly swelling, causing him to enter into a coma, Schmitt said…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Don't Fall For It: Phone Scammers Impersonating CT Police Officers Don't Fall For It: Phone Scammers Impersonating CT Police Officers
Don't Fall For It: Phone Scammers Impersonating CT Police Officers Don’t fall for it. Police in Connecticut are warning residents to be on the lookout for scammers who are impersonating law enforcement officers. In Fairfield County, the Greenwich Police Department issued a warning Friday, July 12, that residents have received phone calls from a “Detective Steve McMorris” about purported outstanding summons. The caller claims to be from the Greenwich Police Department of the Old Greenwich Police Department. “This call is a scam and DO NOT reply,” the agency said on Facebook. “The Greenwich Police Department does not have anyone by that name, and the Old …

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests
Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests Three Connecticut men were apprehended after an incident involving a woman in a CVS parking lot in New York led to a police chase and separate crashes. The chain of events began around 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 in Northern Westchester County. The North Castle Police Department received a call from a person reporting a concerning incident that had just occurred in the CVS parking lot at 450 Main St. in Armonk, according to Lt. Thomas McCormack. The caller reported that an unfamiliar vehicle pulled up next to her while sitting in her car in the parking lot.  The man then exited his…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi