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18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Northern Fairfield County: Police 18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Northern Fairfield County: Police
18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Northern Fairfield County: Police An 18-year-old man faces assault charges after allegedly stabbing a boy in Connecticut, causing them to be hospitalized, police announced.  The events leading up to the arrest began in Fairfield County on Saturday, Dec. 23 around 5 p.m., when Norwalk Police officers contacted the Wilton Police Department and alerted them that a boy had been taken to the Norwalk Hospital emergency rooms with stab wounds received in an incident believed to have happened in Wilton.  The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Aidan Cruickshank of Wilton, was also at the hospital with the victim and was de…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police
Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police A man who officers briefly followed after leaving the scene of a collision was killed in a crash in Fairfield County just minutes after authorities decided to end the pursuit, police said. Georgia resident Amir Maalyjah Goodall-Reid, age 28, was killed in a crash that happened in Wilton on Wednesday, Dec. 20 just after 8 p.m., according to Wilton Police Department Lt. Anna Tornello.  The events leading up to the crash began just after 7:50 p.m. when Wilton Police received a report from someone following a gray SUV that had struck their vehicle on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) and…

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by Ben Crnic
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Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span
Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span The second Wilton High School student in a two-week span has died unexpectedly, according to Wilton Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Smith.  The unnamed student, died after he was "gravely" wounded around 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2. His death follows the unexpected passing of 16-year-old junior George DiRocco, who succumbed to an undetected heart condition.  “I am terribly heartbroken to report that earlier this morning we learned that our Wilton High School student who was injured on Friday passed away,” said Smith on Monday, Oct. 5. “This loss is incomprehensible and we ache f…

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by Christina Coulter
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Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Fairfield County Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Fairfield County
Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Fairfield County Joe Pantoliano, one of the stars of The Sopranos, was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Friday after being struck by a car in Fairfield County. The incident happened Friday evening, May 1 in Wilton, Pantoliano's wife, Nancy Sheppard, told TMZ. She said the family had been out for a walk in their neighborhood when the Porsche was T-boned by another vehicle. Pantoliano, 68, suffered injuries to his left leg and shoulder and a gash to his head, after the force of the crash caused him to collide into a nearby wooden fence. Pantoliano was reportedly hospitalized, released later Fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Report Of Speeding Mercedes Leads To Multiple Charges For South Salem Woman Report Of Speeding Mercedes Leads To Multiple Charges For South Salem Woman
Report Of Speeding Mercedes Leads To Multiple Charges For South Salem Woman The speeding stop of an erratic, speeding driver in a Mercedes Benz in Fairfield County led to the arrest of a Northern Westchester woman in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said. The Wilton Police Department received reports at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20 of an erratic driver on Ridgefield Road (Route 33) near the intersection of Kellogg Drive.  Police said the driver was driving a Mercedes at a high rate of speed and illegally passed another southbound motorist on Ridgefield Road. According to police, officers were able to locate the Mercedes…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Man Found Dead Missing Man Found Dead
Missing Man Found Dead A 53-year-old missing Fairfield County man has been found dead by police. Todd Davies, 53, of Wilton, who was reported missing on Wednesday, Jan. 8, was found dead on Thursday, Jan. 9, said Wilton Police Capt. Robert Cipolla. Cipolla said Davies was found dead around 10 a.m. but did not offer where he was located.  The Wilton Police Department with the assistance of the Wilton Fire Department, Wilton CERT, and neighboring law enforcement and fire agencies had been working to located Davies since he was reported missing, Cipolla said. The department will work with the state'…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield
Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield A driver allegedly threatened someone with a gun in a road-rage incident in Wilton then got nabbed by cops in Ridgefield, according to Wilton Police. On Friday, Aug. 16 at about 7:15 a.m., police responded to the area of Danbury Road and Mountain Road in Wilton on a report of the incident, police said. While officers were on their way to the call, dispatchers informed the officers that the alleged suspect was driving a 1996 Acura 3.5 RL and was last seen in the area of Wilridge Road, according to Wilton Police. While officers were responding to the area, dispatchers contacte…

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by Donna Christopher
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Naked Man Seriously Hurt After Jumping Into, Off Pickup Truck Near Ridgefield/Wilton Line Naked Man Seriously Hurt After Jumping Into, Off Pickup Truck Near Ridgefield/Wilton Line
Naked Man Seriously Hurt After Jumping Into, Off Pickup Truck Near Ridgefield/Wilton Line A naked man suffered life-threatening injuries after jumping onto a pickup truck and then jumped back off into the roadway while it was moving. The incident took place around 9:24 a.m., Sunday, July 7, when Wilton Police responded to an incident on the Ridgefield/Wilton Line about the naked white male that had jumped out of the back of a pickup truck while it was moving, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The incident started in Ridgefield when a male resident of Ridgefield was traveling south on Danbury Road by the Days Inn and saw what he thought was a dead deer on the side of the r…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton 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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Erratic Driving Stop On Route 7 Leads To DUI Charge For Danbury Man Erratic Driving Stop On Route 7 Leads To DUI Charge For Danbury Man
Erratic Driving Stop On Route 7 Leads To DUI Charge For Danbury Man A Danbury man faces multiple charges after an erratic driving incident in Georgetown, police said. Thanksgiving afternoon around 12:30 p.m., Wilton Dispatch received a report of a blue Chevy Cruze driving recklessly on Route 7 (Danbury Road) in Georgetown. The caller stated that the vehicle nearly hit the guardrail numerous times while swerving. The vehicle was allegedly stopped by patrol around Pimpewaug Road. Officers on the scene instantly detected an odor of alcohol on the vehicle’s operator, 58-year-old John T. Corona. After failing the field sobriety tests he was administered, Corona…

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by Valerie Musson
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Westchester Man In Parked Car At Diner Caught With Cocaine, Drug Paraphernalia, Police Say Westchester Man In Parked Car At Diner Caught With Cocaine, Drug Paraphernalia, Police Say
Westchester Man In Parked Car At Diner Caught With Cocaine, Drug Paraphernalia, Police Say A Westchester man parked outside a Fairfield County diner is facing drug charges after being caught with cocaine and allegedly smoking marijuana in the parking lot, police said. Officers from the Wilton Police Department approached Bronxville resident Gustavo Paulino in his car at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 at Orem’s Diner when they smelled burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. Police said that while searching Paulino and his 2005 Infinity G35, they found: A plastic bag of suspected cocaine in the driver’s side panel to center console; A plastic medicine vial that contained susp…

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by Zak Failla
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North Salem Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge North Salem Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge
North Salem Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge A 46-year-old Northern Westchester man nabbed in Fairfield County for allegedly driving without insurance was also charged with driving drunk. Christopher Evers, of North Salem, was stopped around 1:20 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, on Route 7 in the area of Blue Ridge Road for failing to display registration, said the Wilton Police Department. During the stop, Evers was found to be driving a Toyota minivan with an expired NY temporary plate and no insurance. Upon speaking with Evers he displayed signs of impairment suspected to be resulting from alcohol, police said.  Evers was placed into custody…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Boy, Girl Nabbed After Stolen Car Police Chase Ends On Route 7 Connector Boy, Girl Nabbed After Stolen Car Police Chase Ends On Route 7 Connector
Boy, Girl Nabbed After Stolen Car Police Chase Ends On Route 7 Connector Two teens who fled from a stolen vehicle were apprehended by officers after a police chase ended on the Route 7 connector in Fairfield County early Sunday morning. The police chase began after Wilton Police officers responded to a 911 call from an Old Huckleberry Road resident who reported several people were entering vehicles in the driveway. A responding Wilton PD officer located a car driving away from the home. The car then increased its speed and engaged the officer in pursuit. A check of the car's registration found it had been stolen out of Branford on Aug. 29. The car was eventuall…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man Posed As National Hockey League Owner, Police Say Westchester Man Posed As National Hockey League Owner, Police Say
Westchester Man Posed As National Hockey League Owner, Police Say A 37-year-old man was nabbed for posing as the owner of the Boston Bruins and scamming local business owners to have work done for free or at a reduced rate, Wilton Police said. Jeffrey Jacobs, of both Wilton and White Plains, was arrested Sunday, July 22, on an arrest warrant in Dutchess County and waived extradition, said the Wilton Police Department. Jacobs was arrested after Wilton Police received a complaint from the owners of the NHL Boston Bruins complaining that Jacobs was misrepresenting himself as an owner of the team. He would then scam individuals to do work on his home or recei…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Mom Under Influence Resists Arrest While Picking Up Child At School Police: Mom Under Influence Resists Arrest While Picking Up Child At School
Police: Mom Under Influence Resists Arrest While Picking Up Child At School A Hudson Valley mom was arrested after attempting to pick up her child from a Fairfield County school while drunk.  Wilton Police arrested Jolene Matthews, 41, of Monroe in Orange County, after receiving a call from the Goddard School for a report of an intoxicated parent attempting to pick-up their 4-year-old child, said Lt. Robert Kluk.  According to Kluk, after workers would not release the child to Matthews she left the area driving south on Kristine Lilly Way in a black VW Jetta. Officers attempted to stop her, but she continued driving before coming to a stop in traffic at the interse…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In Carmel Crash Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In Carmel Crash
Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In Carmel Crash 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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Door-To-Door Solicitor Who Lives In Area Caught With Loaded Handgun Door-To-Door Solicitor Who Lives In Area Caught With Loaded Handgun
Door-To-Door Solicitor Who Lives In Area Caught With Loaded Handgun A solicitor going door-to-door to residences is facing a weapons charge after it was determined by police that he was in possession of an illegal handgun. Officers from the Wilton Police Department were dispatched to Breeds Hill Place shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, April 20, where there was a complaint of suspicious solicitors who were making the rounds in the neighborhood, going door-to-door. Upon arrival at the scene, police made contact with Danbury resident Jared Dement - who recently moved to Fairfield County from Texas - who was allegedly in possession of possession of a loaded handg…

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by Zak Failla