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Police In Northern Westchester Help Nab Suspects Of Local Narcotics Ring Police In Northern Westchester Help Nab Suspects Of Local Narcotics Ring
Police In Northern Westchester Help Nab Suspects Of Local Narcotics Ring A months-long operation into a local narcotics trafficking organization in Northern Fairfield County resulted in four arrests and the seizure of large amounts of drugs and cash, police said.  The arrests resulted from the execution of 18 search warrants and an arrest warrant by the Brookfield and Danbury Police Departments on Wednesday, March 8 that stemmed from a months-long investigation into a local narcotics trafficking organization.  The investigation, known as "Operation Trinity Café," began when police responded to a non-fatal overdose in Brookfield and learned that Da…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say
Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say A Mount Vernon check forger was arrested near the George Washington Bridge after a police pursuit in New Jersey that began when an officer was clipped by a getaway car, authorities said Wednesday. A New Milford, NJ police officer responding to a fraud call at a local Bank of America branch tried to stop 21-year-old Sierra Palmer and two accomplices Tuesday afternoon, but he was nicked by the getaway car, authorities said. Fellow officers from New Milford and several area towns chased the vehicle, first to Hackensack and then east on Route 4, before the trio bailed out in Fort Lee, Police C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ID Released For Teen Swimmer Found Dead In Candlewood Lake ID Released For Teen Swimmer Found Dead In Candlewood Lake
ID Released For Teen Swimmer Found Dead In Candlewood Lake The body of a teen who went missing while swimming in Candlewood Lake in New Milford has been recovered, according to New Milford Mayor Pete Bass. Joshua DaSilva, 17, of New Milford, who went missing while swimming with friends on Monday, May 27, was recovered by the New Milford Police Department and the Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue, said New Milford Police Lt. Lawrence Ash. "The body of the missing swimmer has been found by the NMPD diving team," said Bass on Facebook. "Please say a prayer for the found swimmer and family." Ash said the department would like to "express our deepes…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Case Of Incest Leads To Four Deaths, One In Hudson Valley Case Of Incest Leads To Four Deaths, One In Hudson Valley
Case Of Incest Leads To Four Deaths, One In Hudson Valley The murder of three people -- a man and woman in New Milford, Conn., and an infant in North Carolina -- and the suicide of their suspected killer Thursday in Dutchess County are all linked to a twisted case of incest that was the subject of a Daily Voice story published in February. The story behind the murders began two years ago when then 18-year-old Katie Fusco Pladl of Dover went on a search to find her biological parents.  She found Steven Pladl, her mother and her siblings near Richmond, Va., and eventually moved in with them in 2016. But the happy family reunion didn't last long whe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Double Homicide Suspect Found Dead In Hudson Valley Double Homicide Suspect Found Dead In Hudson Valley
Double Homicide Suspect Found Dead In Hudson Valley The suspected killer of a man and a woman in New Milford, Conn., was found dead in his car of an apparent self-inflicted wound about 15 miles away in Dutchess County late Thursday morning. The two were found dead in a truck with a smashed driver’s side window at approximately 8:40 a.m. at the intersection of routes 7 and 55 in New Milford. New Milford Police Department then issued a notice to area agencies to be on the lookout for the suspect’s vehicle, described as a light blue mini-van with North Carolina registration. The vehicle was initially observed by an officer from the Dutchess Co…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Charged With Burglary In Northern Westchester Domestic Dispute Man Charged With Burglary In Northern Westchester Domestic Dispute
Man Charged With Burglary In Northern Westchester Domestic Dispute A 39-year-old man was charged with burglary in Yorktown after entering a home and stealing items during a domestic dispute, according to Yorktown Police. Jamie C. Bradford, of Connecticut, was arrested after police were called to a Yorktown for a domestic dispute from the resident who reported that Bradford had entered his home without permission and stole several items, fleeing before police arrived, police said. Bradford was located a short time later with the assistance of the New Milford Police Department. Several of the stolen items were located, police said. He voluntary turned himse…

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by Kathy Reakes