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Westchester Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95: Police Westchester Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95: Police
Westchester Passenger Assaults Jeep Driver In Front Of Child While Traveling On I-95: Police A Westchester man faces assault charges after striking the driver of the vehicle they were both in while traveling on a highway in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, July 27 around 5:50 p.m., when Connecticut State Police received numerous 911 calls that reported an active assault occurring inside a Jeep traveling on Interstate 95 northbound in Greenwich in the area of Exit 5.  According to state police, the callers told troopers that the male passenger inside the Jeep was striking the driver, who was yelling to passing cars that they needed help.&n…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fairfield County Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Police Say Fairfield County Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Nabbed In Online Sex Chat Sting With Minor, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged with allegedly attempting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl in an online sex chat sting run by the police. David Boyd Rewcastle, age 59, of Darien, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 23, by Greenwich Police. According to Greenwich Police, for over a week, the Greenwich Police Department's Special Victims Section conducted an undercover operation where a detective pretended to be a 14-year-old girl from Greenwich and was eventually befriended by Rewcastle. Over the course of the investigation Rewcastle began to steer the conversation as they became more …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Resident Accused Of Assaulting Another Man At Fairfield County Shopping Center Hudson Valley Resident Accused Of Assaulting Another Man At Fairfield County Shopping Center
Hudson Valley Resident Accused Of Assaulting Another Man At Fairfield County Shopping Center A Hudson Valley man was arrested for assault after allegedly attacking another man at a Fairfield County shopping center. Rockland County resident Dane Kurt Fender, 31, of Garnerville, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 19 by Greenwich Police at the Riverside Commons Shopping Center, Riverside, said Captain Mark E. Zuccerella. According to Zuccerella, Greenwich Police responded to the shopping center on a report of two men fighting. When they arrived on the scene, an investigation found that Fender had allegedly pushed his way past a pregnant woman in order to assault another man by tackl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Juvenile Westchester Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Juvenile
Westchester Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of Juvenile A Westchester man wanted for the sexual assault of a minor has been extradited back to Fairfield County after being picked up by the FBI. Leland Robinson, 31, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 6, on a warrant out of New Canaan for the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile, said, Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police. Robinson was first arrested by New Canaan Police in October of last year when officers responded to a home for a report of a suspicious man in a driveway. When New Canaan Police made contact with the man, later learned to be Robinson, he provided police with a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting Port Chester Girl Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting Port Chester Girl
Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting Port Chester Girl A Fairfield County man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl from Westchester temporarily staying with his family has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport Superior Court. Gusatvo Salazar, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child after abusing a 15-year-old from Port Chester who was staying with his family in Bridgeport while attending an area high school. According to police, Salazar forced the teen to watch porn with him and then ordered her to perform the acts she had just seen in the movies on him. When she returned back to Port Chester, she t…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say Westchester Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say
Westchester Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say A woman from Northern Westchester is facing charges after she allegedly violated her protective order in front of a child, police say. Greenwich Police responded to a residence in the Back County section of Greenwich on the report of a person displaying disorderly conduct on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Police say 44-year-old Carmen Santos of Bedford violated the conditions of a protective order in the presence of a minor child. Police obtained an arrest warrant, and Santos turned herself in to Greenwich Police Headquarters on Sunday, March 3 around 7 a.m. Santos faces the following charges: Risk…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Charged After Swimming Naked In YMCA Pool In Front Of Children, Greenwich Police Say Man Charged After Swimming Naked In YMCA Pool In Front Of Children, Greenwich Police Say
Man Charged After Swimming Naked In YMCA Pool In Front Of Children, Greenwich Police Say An area man was arrested on numerous charges after swimming naked in a Greenwich YMCA pool in front of children, according to police. James Sawyer, 62, of Riverside, was arrested on Friday around 10 a.m. after police were called to the YMCA at 90 East Putnam Ave., in Greenwich, for a man that had entered the pool completely naked, said the Greenwich Police. When Sawyer was asked to exit the pool he did so in a slow manner exposing himself to the children that were present in the pool, police said. Police later identified Sawyer and arrested him at his home. He was charged with risk of inj…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Port Chester Man Grabs Woman In Front Of Child, Takes Her Vehicle Police: Port Chester Man Grabs Woman In Front Of Child, Takes Her Vehicle
Police: Port Chester Man Grabs Woman In Front Of Child, Takes Her Vehicle A 33-year-old Westchester man was arrested after grabbing a woman by the neck in front of her child while forcibly taking her car keys in Connecticut. Darel Franklin of Port Chester was arrested on Saturday by Milford Police after receiving a report of a domestic dispute, said the Milford Police Department. He later allegedly took the victim's vehicle without her permission. Franklin was charged with disorderly conduct, robbery, larceny, assault, and risk of injury to a child.  He is being held on $75,000 bond. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Greenwich Man, 22, Nabbed On Active Warrant For Assault, Strangulation Greenwich Man, 22, Nabbed On Active Warrant For Assault, Strangulation
Greenwich Man, 22, Nabbed On Active Warrant For Assault, Strangulation A Greenwich man wanted on an active warrant was arrested Wednesday morning for assault and strangulation, amid other offenses. Matthew S. Medina, 22, was arrested around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after police discovered his whereabouts and positively identified him by his state ID card, Greenwich Police said. He was arrested in connection with an Aug. 13 incident, but details surrounding the event were not available, according to Greenwich police. Medina was charged with assault, strangulation, assault of an elderly person, the risk of injury to a child, disorderly conduct and interfering with …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sexually Assaults Girl At Area Service Plaza, Police Say Man Sexually Assaults Girl At Area Service Plaza, Police Say
Man Sexually Assaults Girl At Area Service Plaza, Police Say A 41-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in the berth of his tractor-trailer while stopped at a Fairfield Service Plaza on I-95, Connecticut State Police said. Chad J. Harris of Sanford, Maine, was arrested Friday while on an Amtrak train that passed through New Haven with the assistance of Amtrak Police, said Connecticut State Police. The case against Harris began in January when the Stratford Police Department received a call from the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office in Maine, regarding the sexual assault of a female juvenile, state police said. The girl t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Greenwich Teen Charged With Sex Assault Remains In Jail Greenwich Teen Charged With Sex Assault Remains In Jail
Greenwich Teen Charged With Sex Assault Remains In Jail This story has been updated. A Greenwich teen arrested on sexual assault charges against a minor remains behind bars after not coming up with the $200,000 bond. According to a Greenwich Police Department arrest report, Jhonny Rosero, 19, was arrested July 13 on a warrant, after an officer recognized him on the street and knew that he was wanted for sexual assault on a victim under 16. Following his arrest, he was charged with two counts of sexual assault to a victim under the age of 16, the risk of injury to a child and sexual assault second-degree. According to the report, the alleged ass…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Man Admits To Internet Sex Scheme Involving Minors Area Man Admits To Internet Sex Scheme Involving Minors
Area Man Admits To Internet Sex Scheme Involving Minors A Putnam County man has been given a suspended sentence for attempting to entice a 16-year-old Fairfield County boy to have sex with him online. Garrison resident Dylan Quinn, 25, pleaded guilty to risk of injury to a child last week and has been sentenced to a suspended seven-year term, followed by five years of probation. Quinn must also undergo sex offender treatment and cannot have unsupervised contacts with minors. Last year, Quinn turned himself into Stratford Police custody after the department’s Youth Bureau determined that he had contacted the teen through a social networking site,…

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by Zak Failla
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Area Woman Held On Intentional Cruelty Charges Area Woman Held On Intentional Cruelty Charges
Area Woman Held On Intentional Cruelty Charges A 40-year-old woman was arrested for intentional cruelty following a months-long investigation by the Special Victims Unit. Evelyn Stowell of Old Greenwich was arrested Monday, July 2 on a warrant and charged with intentional cruelty to persons, the risk of injury to a child, and assault, following the investigation which began in April, an arrest report says. Greenwich Police officials said due to the nature of the crime, they could not release additional information. Stowell is being held on $25,000 bond. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Hits Roommate In Face With Hammer, Stamford Police Say Man Hits Roommate In Face With Hammer, Stamford Police Say
Man Hits Roommate In Face With Hammer, Stamford Police Say A man was arrested for attacking his rooming house neighbor with a hammer in the face, breaking bones, according to the Stamford Police. Rocael Perez-Godoy, 36, was arrest around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after police received a report of an attack at a West Side rooming house on Oak Hill Street, said Sgt. Kenneth Jarrett. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the victim washing his face in the kitchen sink and with several fractured bones in his face, Jarrett said. The 47-year-old victim told police he was sitting in the kitchen talking with other residents when Perez-Godoy came out scre…

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by Kathy Reakes