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Weston Driver Charged With Leaving Scene Of Crash In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Weston man was charged with crashing his car and leaving the scene on Easton Road in October 2014, according to Westport police.Laurence Shore, 64, of Weston, was charged with leaving an accident scene and failure to grant right of way. The accident happened in October of 2014, but Shore had managed to evade police until late last month, according to police. Police identified Shore by finding his vehicle at the train station and confirming that the damage on his car matched damage in the earlier crash, police said. There has been an active warrant for his arrest since …

by K Reakes

05/04/2016

Police & Fire

83-Year-Old Man Arrested For Passing Bad Checks In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- An elderly Weston man has been charged by New Canaan Police with writing more than $13,000 in bad checks to businesses in town, according to the New Canaan Advertiser. Frank Geiger, recently turned himself into New Canaan police on a warrant for writing the bad checks, the New Canaan Advertiser reported. He was arrested for the same thing last year with checks totaling $15,000, said the New Canaan Advertiser. Click here to read the New Canaan Advertiser story.

by K Reakes

05/04/2016

Police & Fire

Spilled Coffee Leads To Drug Arrest In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Spilled coffee landed a West Haven man in jail on drug possession charges outside the Dunkin' Donuts on Hawley Lane in Trumbull, according to the Trumbull Times. Police saw drugs in the man's waistband after his girlfriend spilled coffee on the front seat of the car and he leaned forward to help clean it up, according to the Times. He was arrested and charged with failure to keep drugs in original container, possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia and possession of narcotics, added the Trumbull Times. Click here to read the Trumbull Times article.

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05/04/2016

News

Taxi Flips In Yonkers, Driver Recovering YONKERS, N.Y. -- A taxi driver whose vehicle flipped on the Saw Mill River Parkway on Wednesday is expected to be okay, according to News 12. The accident occurred around 3 a.m. on Wednesday on the southbound side at the Yonkers Avenue exit. The taxi did not have any passengers, said News 12. Click here to read the News 12 article.

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05/04/2016

Neighbors

Mamaroneck Resident Delivers Baby In Honda MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Mamaroneck writer Beth Newell wasn't thinking about writing for her comedy website Reductress on May 1, instead she was busy giving birth to her new daughter Maeven in the back of her Honda Fit, according to BuzzFeed. Newell was getting ready to go to the hospital when her water broke. She and her husband got in their car, but Newell told BuzzFeed they had only been in the car about five minutes before her daughter's head was out, said BuzzFeed. Following the birth, which turned out just fine thanks to help from her husband and her doula, Newell posted on Twitter to Hond…

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05/04/2016

News

Danbury Nanny Turns Down Plea Deal DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury nanny accused of abusing three children after being caught on video, will face a jury trial after rejecting the 25-year plea deal offered to her, according to the News-Times. Lidia Quilligana, 32, who has been in custody since her arrest a year ago on 23 counts of risk to a minor and one count of first-degree assault, turned down the prison sentence, which would have suspended the sentence after 17 years with a mandatory minimum of 10 years, according to the News-Times. Quilligana was arrested after police said video revealed the abuse that had been occurring for…

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05/04/2016

News

Stamford Testing Water At All City Schools STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford officials are testing the water at all area schools for lead and other chemicals after an aging pipe at Turn of River Middle School contaminated the school's water supply, according to the Stamford Advocate. To date testing has turned up one problem at Rippowam Middle School, with tests showing an elevated level of lead in a sink in the science lab, the Stamford Advocate reported. The sink tested negative after being flushed out, said the Stamford Advocate. City officials said the tests are being conducted to make sure that the water quality in all schools meet d…

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05/04/2016

News

State Passes Bill Combating Opioid Addiction FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Legislators on both sides of the aisle as well as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman are hailing a vote in the state Senate to approve legislation that will expand the state’s effort to combat the growing opioid epidemic. “This is a big step – and it’s an important action for families statewide. This is a devastating trend that is hurting families in so many communities across our country and here at home," said Malloy. "That is why we put together this comprehensive package, which will be the fifth bill in last six years. As we fight this epidemic, w…

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05/04/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In House Fire NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk firefighter was injured while fighting a house fire on Dock Road on Wednesday, and the family's 13-year-old Dachshund perished during the blaze that started in the home's basement, according to the Connecticut Post. Fire Chief Larry Reilly told the Connecticut Post that the firefighter suffered a shoulder injury when he fell down the basements stairs of the split-level home. He was treated at the scene, said the Connecticut Post. The dog was found in an upper level room of the home that received extensive damage in the basement and smoke damage on the upper floors…

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05/04/2016

News

Westlake High School Takes Bronze In Isweep MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Westlake High School junior Ryan Stasolla recently took home a bronze medal at the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering & Environment Project Olympiad (ISWEEEP) in Houston. Stasolla, a second year science research student, qualified for the Olympiad with a sustainability project that won first place at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair last month. First place finishers whose projects were directly related to global sustainability were eligible to enter the ISWEEEP Olympiad. In Houston, 564 young science researchers entered 385 projects…

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05/04/2016

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