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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

Two Arrested In iPhone Theft Scheme In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Two men were arrested in New Canaan on Saturday after police said they were conducting a scam involving fraudulently purchased iPhones being shipped to local homes. At around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, police were dispatched to the area of Douglas Road on a report that two men had suspiciously approached a home five or six times in the span of 20 minutes in order to pick up a package, police said. The men were identified as 20-year-old John Delacruz of Easton, Penn., and 27-year-old Neftali Fernandez Jimenez of New York City. Both Delacruz and Jimenez told police that a p…

by Casey Donahue

05/23/2017

Police & Fire

Darien Man Charged With Breaking Into Ex's Home To Spy On Her DARIEN, Conn. -- A Darien woman returned home last week to find her ex-boyfriend had broken into her home and was going through her iPad to find out if she was seeing someone new, police said. At around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 15, the 42-year-old woman came home to find her ex-boyfriend, 42-year-old Eric Barret of Darien, in her home, police said. She said she had seen Barret's car in her designated parking spot when she arrived home, and when she went inside he was standing in the living room holding her iPad, according to police. She asked Barret how he got into the home, and he said he…

by Casey Donahue

05/23/2017

Police & Fire

16-Year-Old Busted After Hosting Underage Drinking Party In Darien DARIEN, Conn. -- A 16-year-old Darien resident was ticketed for hosting an underage drinking party with 20 to 25 kids on Mansfield Avenue on Friday. Police responded to the home on Mansfield Avenue and met with a 21-year-old who lives at the home. He told police that there was party going on with between 20 and 25 juveniles, police said. He said that they were all his younger brother's friends, and that he had just returned home 15 to 20 minutes before the officers did and was trying to get the teens to leave. Officers entered the home to check on the juveniles, but there was nobody inside,…

by Casey Donahue

05/23/2017

Police & Fire

Darien Police: Greenwich Woman Tried To Clean Out Man's Bank Accounts DARIEN, Conn. -- A Greenwich woman repeatedly tried to empty out more than $200,000 from a man's account at a bank in Darien by falsely claiming she was his step-daughter and had power of attorney, according to police. Darien Police received a report on May 13 from the Wells Fargo Bank on Post Road in Darien that for about two weeks, a woman had been coming in and trying to get access to a customer's account. The woman, later identified as 25-year-old Yessenta Perez of Greenwich, told employees that she was the account holder's step-daughter and that she had been given power of attorney over…

by Casey Donahue

05/23/2017

Schools

Westport Moms Start Sleep For Success Petition For Later School Start Times WESTPORT, Conn. — It's not unusual to see middle and high school students who aren't getting enough sleep. But a pair of Westport moms believe that a lack of sleep is keeping students from reaching their full potential, and are petitioning Westport schools to move their start times back. Sleep for Success Westport is a nonprofit started by Founder, President and Webmaster Christine Meiers Schatz, along with Vice President Amy Kaplan. The aim of the nonprofit is to raise awareness about the importance of sleep for students' success, and how school start times can play an important role in ado…

by Casey Donahue

05/23/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police Honor Officers Who Stopped Car Thefts, Abduction, Gun Crimes NORWALK, Conn. -- Four Norwalk police officers were honored for their work last month stopping car thefts, abductions and felons who illegally had firearms.Officers Paul Wargo, Michael Sellas, Richard Holmes and Nelson Figueroa were all named the April 2017 Officers of the Month. Wargo was honored for his response to a car theft on April 20 in Rowayton. Police said that he quickly found two stolen vehicles that were traveling on Rowayton Avenue, and two suspects were subsequently arrested. On April 18, Sellas was patrolling on Chestnut Street when he saw suspicious activity. As he pulled up…

by Casey Donahue

05/23/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Bathroom Fight In Bridgeport Diner Ends With Man Stabbed In Face BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A man was stabbed in the face during a fight in the bathroom of a Bridgeport diner early Sunday morning, according to the Connecticut Post. Police told the Connecticut Post that 39-year-old Robert Garcia of Pocono Summit, Pa., was involved in a fight with the 29-year-old victim at the Barnum Avenue diner. Garcia pulled out a folding knife and stabbed the other man in the face, according to the Connecticut Post. Garcia, who had blood on his hands, was leaving as officers arrived and ignored orders, the Post said. As more police arrived, he was taken into custody, the Con…

by Casey Donahue

05/22/2017

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Charged With Stealing Car In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Police arrested a Stamford man after they spotted him driving around in a stolen car, according to the Hour. Police told the Hour that 40-year-old Donell Blake of Stamford was stopped while driving in the area of Water Street in the early morning hours Sunday. Officers had run the plates and discovered that the car, a 1999 Volvo, had been stolen in Norwalk, the Hour reported. After they pulled him over, they arrested Blake and charged him with third-degree larceny, the Hour reported. He was given a $10,000 bond and a May 30 court date. Click here to read the Conne…

by Casey Donahue

05/22/2017

Police & Fire

Teen Charged With Heroin Sales In Norwalk, Greenwich NORWALK, Conn. — Police charged an 18-year-old Norwalk resident with selling heroin after he ran from police in Norwalk and was later caught selling to an undercover officer in Greenwich, according to the Hour. Police told the Hour that on April 24, undercover officers in Norwalk made arrangements to purchase heroin from Erik Riettie. The purchase was not completed after Riettie gave a syringe to the officer and asked him to do heroin in front of him, the Hour reported. Officers knew that he had a large amount of heroin on him, and tried to stop his car on West Avenue, but he sped off, thr…

by Casey Donahue

05/22/2017

Police & Fire

Not An OD: Medical Call At Trumbull High Blamed On Over-The-Counter Meds TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Trumbull Police and EMS responded to Trumbull High School on Monday afternoon after a student had a reaction to an over-the-counter medication.First responders arrived at 1 p.m. and were notified that the student had taken an over-the-counter pain relief medication the day before. Responders, including the school resource officer, assisted the student, who was reported to be awake and alert. The student was taken to a local hospital. Police said that the incident may have prompted some confusion and concern on social media when an "overdose" was reported at the s…

by Casey Donahue

05/22/2017

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