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New Info Released After Fairfield County Teens In Car Being Pursued By Cops Caught After Crash New Info Released After Fairfield County Teens In Car Being Pursued By Cops Caught After Crash
New Info Released After Fairfield County Teens In Car Being Pursued By Cops Caught After Crash New information has been released regarding an incident in which two boys and two girls were apprehended by police after crashing in Fairfield County. At about 4:25 p.m. on Friday, May 27, a concerned citizen contacted the Wilton Police Department to report a young girl appeared to have been forced into a black Subaru station wagon with no plates by a male individual in the area of Ridgefield Road and Drum Hill Road. The vehicle had then left the area, heading towards Ridgefield, said Lieutenant Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police Department, who said that the&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
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4 Teens Caught Following Ridgefield Crash After Allegedly Abducting Girl In Wilton 4 Teens Caught Following Ridgefield Crash After Allegedly Abducting Girl In Wilton
4 Teens Caught Following Ridgefield Crash After Allegedly Abducting Girl In Wilton Four teens were apprehended after police say they allegedly abducted a girl in a quiet Connecticut town near the New York border. Click here for a new, updated story: New Info Released After 2 Boys, 2 Girls Pursued From Wilton Caught After Crash In Ridgefield At about 5:15 p.m. Friday, May 24, police officers in Fairfield County from the Ridgefield and Wilton police departments responded to Route 33 after a report of a possible abducted female juvenile in Wilton. The girl was able to exit the vehicle in the area of Tanglewood Court off Route 33 in Ridgefield, at which time the vehic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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 Northern Westchester Woman Report Of Speeding Mercedes Leads To Multiple Charges For Northern Westchester Woman
Report Of Speeding Mercedes Leads To Multiple Charges For Northern Westchester 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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Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Yorktown Woman Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Yorktown Woman
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Yorktown 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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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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Northern Westchester Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge In Fairfield County Northern Westchester Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge In Fairfield County
Northern Westchester Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge In Fairfield County 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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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