Casey Donahue

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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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Westport, CT
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Westport, Norwalk Rabbis Travel To Israel To Show Support Westport, Norwalk Rabbis Travel To Israel To Show Support Westport, Norwalk Rabbis Travel To Israel To Show Support
Westport, Norwalk Rabbis Travel To Israel To Show Support WESTPORT, Conn. -- At a time when the U.S. government is warning against travel to the Middle East, a group of rabbis and lay people from Norwalk and Westport are in Israel on a solidarity mission. Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn, Larry Kleinman and Rabbi Orna Stern of Westport, and Rabbi Ron Fish of Norwalk have been visiting in Israel this week with the Rabbinical Assembly and Masorti Foundation and are scheduled to return Thursday. “We came to support Israel, and the people whose lives have been uprooted during this difficult time," said Wiederhorn, a rabbi at The Conservative Synagogue in W…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Police Make Arrest In Westport Avenue Bank Robbery Norwalk Police Make Arrest In Westport Avenue Bank Robbery Norwalk Police Make Arrest In Westport Avenue Bank Robbery
Norwalk Police Make Arrest In Westport Avenue Bank Robbery NORWALK, Conn. -- A Norwalk man who tried to climb onto the roof of a hotel to elude arrest Wednesday was charged with robbing the First County Bank on Westport Avenue last Thursday, police said. Isaiah Gary, 32, was charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree larceny. He was being held on $200,000 bond. The robbery occurred shortly after 10 a.m Thursday, July 17. According to police, Gary entered the bank and handed the teller a note before fleeing the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapons were displayed in the incident, and nobody was injured. Police …

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Darien, CT
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Darien Seniors Praise Long-Awaited Opening Of Mather Center Darien Seniors Praise Long-Awaited Opening Of Mather Center Darien Seniors Praise Long-Awaited Opening Of Mather Center
Darien Seniors Praise Long-Awaited Opening Of Mather Center DARIEN, Conn. -- The Mather Community Center has finally opened its doors and is drawing fanfare from Darien seniors, including Nancy Francesconi. "I like it from what I've seen so far. I think it's really homey," Francesconi said as she arrived at the center for an Italian class Tuesday. The new senior/community center adjacent to Darien Town Hall opened Monday after months of construction. The center was a key part in the town project known as the Shuffle, which involved moving the senior center from its old site on Edgerton Street to the offices previously occupied by the Board of Ed…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Murder Suspect Killed In South Carolina By U.S. Marshals Norwalk Murder Suspect Killed In South Carolina By U.S. Marshals Norwalk Murder Suspect Killed In South Carolina By U.S. Marshals
Norwalk Murder Suspect Killed In South Carolina By U.S. Marshals Updated: NORWALK, Conn. -- The suspect in the May murder of a Norwalk man was shot and killed by U.S. Marshals in South Carolina during a confrontation outside a hotel Tuesday morning, police confirmed. Vamond "Wooley King" Elmore, 37, was wanted in connection with the May 15 killing of Jimmy Martinez. Martinez, 43, was shot and killed on Leonard Street near Isaac Street at about 2 a.m. It was the first homicide in Norwalk since October 2012. On May 27, a warrant was issued for Elmore's arrest on the charges of murder, criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit…

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Norwalk, CT
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Hallucinating Suspect Tasered After Norwalk Police Chase Hallucinating Suspect Tasered After Norwalk Police Chase Hallucinating Suspect Tasered After Norwalk Police Chase
Hallucinating Suspect Tasered After Norwalk Police Chase NORWALK, Conn. -- A Mount Vernon man who was Tasered following a police chase on I-95 Tuesday morning told Norwalk officers that he was hallucinating and did not think they were real cops, according to police reports. Lutfee Abdul-Halim, 37, of Mount Vernon was charged by Norwalk police with interfering with an officer and will appear in court on August 1. Police said that they received a report shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday that state police were pursuing Abdul-Halim down I-95 southbound after he refused to pull over for a trooper in Westport. Norwalk police saw his car get off the highw…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Police Charge Three With Heroin, Crack Possession Norwalk Police Charge Three With Heroin, Crack Possession Norwalk Police Charge Three With Heroin, Crack Possession
Norwalk Police Charge Three With Heroin, Crack Possession NORWALK, Conn. -- Three men were arrested Tuesday morning following an investigation into the sale of heroin in Norwalk, police said. Deion Whitehead, Patrick Elmore and David Shavers were all arrested on numerous charges Tuesday morning, including possession of narcotics and possession with intent to sell. They were held on $10,000 bonds each. Members of the Special Services Division, along with state police, executed a search and seizure warrant at 28 North Taylor Ave. as a result of investigations into the sale of drugs, police said. All three men were at the residence, where police sa…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Police Detain Suspect As Standoff Ends On West Rocks Road Norwalk Police Detain Suspect As Standoff Ends On West Rocks Road Norwalk Police Detain Suspect As Standoff Ends On West Rocks Road
Norwalk Police Detain Suspect As Standoff Ends On West Rocks Road updated: NORWALK, Conn. -- A police standoff ended early Tuesday afternoon as Norwalk officers entered a home on West Rocks Road and removed a man threatening to harm himself, police said.  Officers had surrounded a home at 159 West Rocks Road after receiving a report from a third party that the man inside the home planned to harm himself with a firearm, police said. The Patrol Division and the Emergency Service Unit were dispatched to the scene and secured the area. The man was located inside the home and taken into protective custody within an hour of the arrival of officers. He was su…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Police Break Up Underage Drinking Parties Darien Police Break Up Underage Drinking Parties Darien Police Break Up Underage Drinking Parties
Darien Police Break Up Underage Drinking Parties DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien officers broke up two parties with underage drinkers last week and arrested two men on charges of providing alcohol to minors, police said. The first incident occurred when police received an anonymous tip about an underage party on Tuesday, July 15, at a home on Phillips Lane. When they arrived at the house, officers could see about 15 people inside, all of whom appeared to be underage, according to police reports. Three young men who were standing in front of the garage holding beer cans ran when they saw the officers, police said. The officers also could hear …

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Darien, CT
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Door-To-Door Salesman Charged With Breaking Into Darien Homes Door-To-Door Salesman Charged With Breaking Into Darien Homes Door-To-Door Salesman Charged With Breaking Into Darien Homes
Door-To-Door Salesman Charged With Breaking Into Darien Homes DARIEN, Conn. -- A Chicago man working as a door-to-door salesman was charged with burglarizing homes on Hollow Tree Ridge Road in Darien on Friday, police said. Stanley Bradford, 21, was charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree burglary, sixth-degree larceny, criminal attempt at fifth-degree larceny and soliciting without a permit, police said. He was held on $50,000 bond and will appear in court Monday. A woman on Hollow Tree Ridge Road was working in her yard Friday afternoon when she saw a man, later identified as Bradford, crouched by her car, which was parked in her garage,…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Riding Bicycle Norwalk Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Riding Bicycle Norwalk Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Riding Bicycle
Norwalk Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Riding Bicycle NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Police Department released additional photos Friday of the suspect from Thursday's robbery at First County Bank riding his bicycle at the Westport Avenue branch. The time stamp on the surveillance photos from the bank is 10:06 a.m. Thursday, according to the Norwalk Police Department's Facebook page. According to the police report, the suspect entered the bank at 469 Westport Ave. at 10:09 a.m. The man handed a note to a bank employee about the robbery, then fled three minutes later with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. The suspect is described a…

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