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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

Argument Leads To Norwalk Man Being Tasered And Arrested NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk man got into a confrontation with officers that ended with him being Tasered after police responded to reports of a loud argument Wednesday, according to the Hour. Police told the Hour that officers were called to an apartment on Belden Avenue Wednesday evening on a report of a loud argument between a man and a woman. When they arrived, they encountered Robert Eby, 40, who was uncooperative with officers and locked his front door and stood in front of it, according to the Hour. Officers instructed Eby to move, which he refused to do, police told the Hour. After th…

by Casey Donahue

04/07/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Fire Department Promotes Two Members, Gains New Firefighter FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Fire Department promoted two of its members and appointed a new firefighter in a ceremony at its headquarters this week.Newly promoted Assistant Chief Roger Caisse and Lieutenant Kevin Polcer, as well as new firefighter Justin Crawford, took the oath of office at the ceremony on Wednesday. The ceremony was attended by the families of the members, as well as many current and retired firefighters from both Fairfield and neighboring departments. After they were called by senior officers and Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau to take the oath of office, eac…

by Casey Donahue

04/07/2017

Police & Fire

Traffic Jam Halts Stamford Chase Right In Front Of Police HQ STAMFORD, Conn. — A Stamford man trying to flee police serving an arrest warrant was thwarted by a rush hour traffic jam that forced him to stop right outside police headquarters, according to the Stamford Advocate. Police had gone to the home of 26-year-old Tyrone Dotson Wednesday afternoon to serve arrest warrants for two counts of narcotics sales, the Stamford Advocate reported. Dotson was already out on bail for a prior drug arrest, and took off in an Audi when police showed up at his door, according to the Stamford Advocate. Dotson sped through the city at speeds of around 60 mph, with…

by Casey Donahue

04/07/2017

Weather

Rainy Friday To Give Way To Sunny Weekend In New Canaan FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Fairfield County will see cloudy skies and scattered showers throughout the day Friday, but the weather is expected to be sunny and warm this weekend. Showers can be expected mostly during the afternoon today between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., when there is a 40 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service. The high will be around 50 degrees, which is 5 to 10 degrees below normal. Cold air will continue into Friday night, when the low will be around 34 and wind chill values will be between 25 and 30. Any left over showers will end before midnight. Hig…

by Casey Donahue

04/07/2017

Police & Fire

Danbury Rallies To Help As Police K-9 Koda Retires Due To Brain Tumor DANBURY, Conn. — Danbury Police K-9 Koda has retired due to a brain tumor, and the department is looking for the community's help to pay for costs of his treatment. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to raise funds for his treatment, which will be very expensive. The campaign initially asked for $9,000, but treatment is expected to cost at least $12,000. "He has saved lives and risked his life every day for almost a decade," the department wrote on the GoFundMe page. Related story: Newtown Police dog diagnosed with cancer This week, the Newtown Police Department announced that …

by Casey Donahue

04/07/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police: Suspects Entered Unlocked Home To Steal Car Keys NORWALK, Conn. -- Two men entered a Norwalk home, found car keys, and used them to steal a car, according to police. Norwalk Police posted on Instagram that they had recovered two stolen cars early Friday morning, and arrested two males. One of the cars had just been stolen from Rowayton. Police said the two men went into an unlocked home to steal the car keys. Police urge residents to lock their homes and lock their cars.

by Casey Donahue

04/07/2017

Police & Fire

Fire Breaks Out At Home On Holmes Avenue In Darien DARIEN, Conn. -- A family was displaced after a fire broke out at a home on Holmes Avenue in Darien, according to the Darien Times. Firefighters responded to the home Thursday afternoon and encountered a fire on the porch and in a second-floor bathroom, the Darien Times reported. They were able to contain the fire to those two locations, and broke down walls to get to the second-floor fire, fire officials told the Darien Times. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire, which is not believed to be weather-related, according to the Darien Times. The family of three who lives in the h…

by Casey Donahue

04/07/2017

Schools

2 Weston Students Wrap-Up Honors In C-span Documentary Contest WESTON, Conn. -- Two student filmmakers from Weston were recently recognized by C-SPAN for documentaries that shine a spotlight on important issues. Weston High School junior Nathan Katz placed third in his category in the C-SPAN StudentCam Documentary Competition. The annual documentary competition encourages students to think critically about issues that effect the community and nation. Nathan Katz's film, "Corporate Hypocrisy: Mergers and Acquisitions," placed in the Top 60 of the 2,903 films that were submitted from 46 states, as well as Washington D.C., England, Germany, Si…

by Casey Donahue

04/07/2017

Police & Fire

Stratford Mailman Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting Former Co-Worker STRATFORD, Conn. -- A Stratford mailman charged with sexually assaulting a former co-worker at her home has pleaded guilty, according to the Connecticut Post. Dennis Hwang, 31, faces up to 30 days in prison when he is sentenced in May, the Connecticut Post reported. Police were dispatched to a home on Fisher Court in Stratford last November on a report of a panic alarm. When they arrived, the woman who lived there was exiting the home, followed by Hwang, the Connecticut Post reported. She told police that Hwang had showed up uninvited to her home, forced his way in and began sexually assa…

by Casey Donahue

04/06/2017

Police & Fire

Metro-North Danbury Branch Reopens After Wilton Car Crash Suspends Service Updated, 3:15 p.m. WILTON, Conn. -- The Danbury Branch of Metro-North has reopened after a car crash in Wilton near the railroad shut it down Thursday. Original article: WILTON, Conn. -- The Danbury Branch of Metro-North is shut down Thursday after an accident near the railroad tracks in Wilton. Service on the line, which runs through Danbury, Bethel, Redding, Ridgefield Wilton, and Norwalk, was suspended due to police activity in the vicinity of the Cannondale and Branchville stations. Wilton Police said that at 10:40 a.m. they responded to a one-car accident in which the vehicle ended up…

by Casey Donahue

04/06/2017

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