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Casey Donahue

Assistant Managing Editor

cdonahue@dailyvoice.com

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Originally from Pennsylvania, Casey graduated from Fairfield University with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. He has covered several towns in Fairfield County since 2010. Case was formerly an assistant managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Police & Fire

Man Reports He Was Drugged And Sexually Assaulted By Stamford Man STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man was arrested after police said he drugged a man and then sexually assaulted him, according to the Stamford Advocate. Police told the Stamford Advocate that 40-year-old Jarion Castillo-Martinez had met the other man at a bar in New York in January and took him back to his Stamford home. The man, who is under 21, told police that he passed out after having a beer that tasted funny, according to the Stamford Advocate. When the man woke up, he reported that Castillo-Martinez was performing a sex act on him, according to the Stamford Advocate. He left the apartm…

by Casey Donahue

06/07/2017

Weather

Spring Is Back: Sunny Skies And Warm Temps Return To New Canaan FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- After a couple days of cool temperatures and cloudy skies, Fairfield County residents can expect a return to more seasonably appropriate weather on Wednesday. High pressure will build on Wednesday and Thursday, with drier weather and skies finally clearing, according to the National Weather Service. Today will start cloudy but will gradually become mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 51. There could be some patchy fog after 3 a.m. That patchy fog could continue into early Thursday morning before 8 a.m., but otherwise the day…

by Casey Donahue

06/07/2017

Neighbors

50 Years Later: Stamford Soldier Killed In Vietnam Added To Memorial Wall STAMFORD, Conn. – The name of a Stamford man killed in an ambush in Vietnam was finally added to the city's Memorial Wall in Veterans Park on Tuesday. The family of Pvt. Eugene Lyman Manselle III joined the local veteran community and Stamford Mayor David Martin for the ceremony. Manselle's name was added to the wall after a resident who went to school with him noticed that his name was not on the wall honoring Stamford's veterans who have died. Manselle grew up in Stamford and left Stamford High School at the age of 16 in 1965 to join the Army. Though initially stationed in Germany, he so…

by Casey Donahue

06/07/2017

Police & Fire

Newtown Police Carry The Torch For Special Olympics This Week NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Law enforcement officials will show their support for the Special Olympics this Friday in Newtown when officers from the Newtown Police Department, Garner Correctional and the Redding Police Department run the Newtown portion of the 2017 Special Olympics Torch Run.The run will take place from about 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Runners will take the torch from the Bethel Police Department in the area of Dodgingtown Market. They will then run it down Route 302, onto Glover Avenue, make a left onto Queen Street, take a right onto Church Hill Road, and end at the Blue Colony Diner. The …

by Casey Donahue

06/07/2017

Events

An Evening Under The Stars Gala Supports Darien Arts Center DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien Arts Center invites the community to support its first-ever gala fundraiser, An Evening Under the Stars, on Saturday, June 24. The cocktail reception will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. in the DAC’s Weatherstone Studio and Garden at 2 Renshaw Road, behind the Town Hall. The benefit will feature live entertainment from Lew and Mary Green and Friends, as well as cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a raffle. Sponsors of the event include Darien Rowayton Bank, Pear Tree Point School, Virtual Doorman, Dr. Rhett Drugge, as well as generous support from various local businesses…

by Casey Donahue

06/07/2017

Police & Fire

Man Sentenced For Trading Gun Used In Norwalk Shooting For Drugs NORWALK, Conn. -- A crack cocaine addict from Long Island was sentenced after officials said he illegally sold 10 guns to drug dealers in Bridgeport, including one that was later used in a Norwalk shooting. Scott Liff, 47, was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for selling guns in exchange for drugs, according to Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents, in November 2012, New Haven Police arrested an individual for criminal possession of a firearm. The gun was registered to Liff, and the person w…

by Casey Donahue

06/07/2017

Traffic

Bridge Work To Impact Traffic On Route 7 In Ridgefield This Week RIDGFIELD, Conn. -- Drivers can expect road closures and detours in Ridgefield this weekend as state crews work to replace the Route 7 bridge over the Norwalk River. On Monday, June 5, there will be alternating one-way traffic between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. in anticipation of this weekend's detour closures, according to the state Department of Transportation. Between 8 p.m. on Friday, June 9 and 6 a.m. on Monday, June 12, the Route 7 bridge over the Norwalk River will be closed to facilitate construction activities. Traffic will be detoured via Route 35 and Route 102 for the duration of the closu…

by Casey Donahue

06/07/2017

Police & Fire

Police Charge Stamford Man With Stalking Teenage Girl STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 51-year-old man was charged with trying to entice a 15-year-old girl to come home with him as she walked home from school, according to the Stamford Advocate. Police told the Stamford Advocate that Julio Garcia-Dubon of Stamford had been warned a year ago to stay away from the same girl. The girl's mother had come to police on March 15 to complain that Garcia-Dubon had come up to her daughter and asked her to come back to his apartment for $200, the Stamford Advocate reported. The girl recognized him from a year earlier and ignored him, according to the Stamford Advocate…

by Casey Donahue

06/06/2017

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Charged With Fighting, Threatening To Kill Officers STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man who threatened to kill two police officers was Tasered and arrested after getting in a fight with them Monday afternoon, according to the Stamford Advocate. Police told the Stamford Advocate that 40-year-old Amin Hasan was driving through a work zone on Wire Mill Road at around 5 p.m. when he flipped off two officers working at the site and yelled something at them. He was pulled over by one of the officers, at which point he threatened to kill them, according to the Stamford Advocate. Hasan was arrested in the fall and told a city official that he believes…

by Casey Donahue

06/06/2017

Police & Fire

More Unlocked Cars Broken Into In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — Police are investigating after three unlocked cars were entered and items were taken in Darien over the weekend. The first burglary happened sometime overnight Friday into Saturday on West Avenue. The victim told police that at around 7:30 a.m. Saturday he noticed that his Range Rover had been entered and the center console and glove compartment were open. He had left the car unlocked the night before at around 9:30 p.m., police said. The man reported that two pairs of sunglasses worth around $285 each were taken. There was no visible damage to the car. The second burglary…

by Casey Donahue

06/06/2017

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