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Man Found Passed Out In Car At New Canaan Gas Station Charged With Drinking While Driving Man Found Passed Out In Car At New Canaan Gas Station Charged With Drinking While Driving
Man Found Passed Out In Car At New Canaan Gas Station Charged With Drinking While Driving A man who police say was found passed out in his vehicle at a gas station in New Canaan has been charged with drinking while driving. New Canaan Police say they responded to the Mobil Station at 16 South Ave. on a report of a man asleep in a vehicle in the parking lot on Wednesday, Oct. 9 around 3 a.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Nestor Salomon, 29, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was holding a half-full bottle of Champagne in his hand, police say. Officers also allegedly observed marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. Salomon was asked to perform…

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by Valerie Musson
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Drunk Westchester Man Drove Pickup Truck Wrong Way In Greenwich, Police Say Drunk Westchester Man Drove Pickup Truck Wrong Way In Greenwich, Police Say
Drunk Westchester Man Drove Pickup Truck Wrong Way In Greenwich, Police Say A Westchester man is facing charges after police say he drove a pickup truck the wrong way in Greenwich. Greenwich Police were patrolling the area of Greenwich Avenue on Friday, April 26 around 9 p.m. Around this time, police say an anonymous subject allegedly submitted a report of a red pickup truck traveling the wrong way on Greenwich Avenue. The anonymous subject called again to report that the vehicle had been parked on Greenwich Avenue in the area of St. Mary’s Parish, according to police. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle’s driver, identified as 35-year-old Ismael Mendo…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Charged After Driving With Open Can Of Beer In New Canaan, Police Say Man Charged After Driving With Open Can Of Beer In New Canaan, Police Say
Man Charged After Driving With Open Can Of Beer In New Canaan, Police Say A man was busted for driving with an open can of beer in his vehicle in New Canaan. Jose Merino-Mejia, 40, of Norwalk, was arrested by New Canaan police after they received a report of a disabled vehicle on New Norwalk Road and Lakeview Road, police said. When officers approached the vehicle, they could smell alcohol and observed an open can of beer in the vehicle, police said. Merino-Mejia refused to take a breath alcohol test. He was arrested and charged with drinking while driving and open container in a motor vehicle.  He was released on $250 bond and is scheduled to appear in court o…

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by Kathy Reakes