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Police: Man Caught After Hitting Woman With Car, Attempting To Drown Her In New Canaan Police: Man Caught After Hitting Woman With Car, Attempting To Drown Her In New Canaan
Police: Man Caught After Hitting Woman With Car, Attempting To Drown Her In New Canaan A 31-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly deliberately hitting a woman who was walking with his vehicle during a kidnapping attempt and then trying to drown her in New Canaan, police said. Police were notified of the attack by a 911 call around 4 p.m., Monday, May 25. The witness told police the Hispanic man, later identified as Mynor Romeo Alvarado-Canahui (Alvarado), of Norwalk, was holding a woman's head underwater in the river in the area of 1037 Valley Road, said Lt. Jason Ferraro. Responding officers found the woman sitting on the ground surrounded by three indi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Two New Canaan Police Officers Save Life Of One Of Their Own Two New Canaan Police Officers Save Life Of One Of Their Own
Two New Canaan Police Officers Save Life Of One Of Their Own Police are used to saving lives every day whether it be at a crash scene or a giving someone suffering from a drug overdose Narcan. On Saturday, May 19, just before 7 a.m. a pair of New Canaan police officers saved one of their own when Officer Jeffrey Pollock suffered a medical emergency while taking the department’s physical fitness test, said New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski. According to Krolikowski, Officer Rex Sprosta who was administering the department's physical fitness test and Officer Tom Callinan who was working the patrol shift rendered life-saving care to Pollock after…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
First Responders Rescue New Canaan Man Who Fell In Icy Pond To Save Dog First Responders Rescue New Canaan Man Who Fell In Icy Pond To Save Dog
First Responders Rescue New Canaan Man Who Fell In Icy Pond To Save Dog Fast thinking first responders in New Caanan helped rescue a man on Thursday afternoon after he slipped through ice on a pond attempting to rescue his dog, which had fallen in too. The New Canaan Police Department received an emergency call shortly before 1:45 p.m. on Thursday from a resident on Dan’s Highway, who advised that the man had fallen through the icy pond, which was located on his property. Upon arrival, first responders from the police department, New Canaan Fire Department and New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps reported that the man was waist-deep, though he was quickly pulle…

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by Zak Failla