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New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
Man Caught Living Inside Town Of New Canaan Building Due To Be Demolished, Police Say
A man is facing charges after he was found to be living in a building in New Canaan that was scheduled to be demolished, police say. New Canaan Police were dispatched to the Mead Park Brick Barn on the report of someone inside of the building with a flashlight. The building, which is owned by the Town of New Canaan, is abandoned and closed to the public. Police say there is a sign on the outside that states that the building will soon be demolished. Upon further investigation, officers determined that all exterior doors were locked. They subsequently gave a verbal warning instructing anybo…
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Undercover Officer Helps Nab Car Dealership Burglary Suspect From Fairfield County
An undercover officer helped police in Connecticut bust a potential car thief from Fairfield County during a late night sting after he stole sets of keys from an area auto dealership. Investigators at the Milford Police Department received a report at approximately 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 from the Bridgeport Avenue Vehicle dealership. An employee reported that the shop had been broken into and two sets of car keys had been taken - though no vehicles were taken from the lot. According to police, utilizing an undercover officer, the Milford Police Department set up and observed the dealer…
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Footprints In Snow Lead To Woman's Arrest For Burglary In Greenwich
A woman who allegedly committed a burglary in Greenwich has been arrested after officers followed her footprints in the snow, police say. Greenwich Police responded to the area of 23 Woodland Drive on Sunday, March 3 around 7:30 p.m. on the report of suspicious activity. Officers observed footprints in the snow that led to the back of an abandoned home. During a subsequent search of the home, the 47-year-old suspect, identified as Jeaterai Zuzim, with no known address, allegedly attempted to escape through a basement window. Further investigation revealed that Zuzim did not have permission…
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Palisades Park Naked Motorist Who Drove Car Into Creek Behind MetLife Charged
HERE's WHAT HAPPENED: A Palisades Park driver whose car plunged into a creek behind MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford before dawn Thursday was charged with trespassing after he broke into a nearby business and was found asleep -- naked -- hours later, authorities said. Doruk Demirtas, 32, had driven his 2011 Ford Fusion east on East Union Avenue, where it hit a guardrail at a dead end and plunged into Berry's Creek around 1:15 a.m., East Rutherford Police Capt. Phillip Taormina said. Demirtas got out of the sedan, swam to shore and then walked to a building at 25 East Union Ave., where he…
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Resident Subdues Suspect During Attempted Burglary In Rockland, Police Say
A 27-year-old man is facing felony charges after being subdued by a local resident during an attempted burglary in Rockland County, police say. Sunday, Jan. 6 around 11 p.m., Michael Harmon of Pearl River entered a home on Washington Avenue through an unlocked back door and made his way into the kitchen, Orangetown Police said. The homeowner observed Harmon in the residence and successfully subdued him. Orangetown Police officers arrived a short time later and placed Harmon under arrest. He was transported to Orangetown Police Headquarters and charged with the following: Second-degree att…
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Teen Charged In Burglary Of Purse, Laptop On Separate Days At Same Darien Home
A teenager from Norwalk surrendered himself into police custody following an investigation into a stolen purse and laptop in Darien, police said. On New Year’s Eve, a Fairfield Avenue woman reported that someone had broken into her garage and stolen her purse. Police said that the purse was last seen on Christmas Eve inside a 2010 Honda Odyssey, which was parked in the garage and left unlocked. According to police, the garage bay door was locked, but a rear entrance door was left unlocked. Two days later, on Dec. 26, the woman said she went to the SUV and found that the sliding s…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Woman, 32, Posing As Teen Charged After Trying To Enroll At High School In Hudson Valley
A 32-year-old woman who pretended to be a 15-year-old girl and attempted to enroll at a high school in the Hudson Valley is facing multiple charges, according to authorities. Michaelann Goodrich, also known as Riley Madison, was arrested after an investigation by the Greene County Sheriff's Office in her attempt to gain access to at least one school in the Cairo-Durham district. She claimed to be a homeless 15-year-old named "Riley Madison," according to the sheriff's office. After the investigation concluded before the end of winter vacation, Goodrich was charged o…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Charged In Arson That Caused $39K In Damage To Park In Northern Westchester
A months-long police investigation into an arson incident at a park in Northern Westchester has led to the arrest of a Putnam County teenager who caused nearly $40,000 in damages. Investigators from the Yorktown Police Department were dispatched to Shrub Oak Park at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Sept. 6, where there was a report of criminal mischief. Police said that the initial investigation determined that an unknown suspect had entered the pool area, and lit a fire that caused “extensive damage.” According to police, at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21, an officer stopped a …
Bronxville, NY
Lifestyle
Wildcliff Committee To Explore Future Of Historic Westchester Mansion, Grounds
A committee is being established in New Rochelle to determine the best course of action for the Wildcliff mansion property after it was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by four teens last month. Dozens of firefighters responded to the Wildcliff Manor in New Rochelle shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, when a fire was reported at the building, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The three-alarm fire quickly tore through the building, which has been unoccupied for years. In response, city officials announced they are forming an Advisory Committee to…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Maywood Detective May Have Cracked A Statewide Locker Room Burglary Spree
An accused burglar from Philadelphia is suspected in a string of locker thefts at gyms in New Jersey, authorities said after a Maywood detective identified and arrested him for a local break-in. Detective William Phayre this week charged 49-year-old Milton D. Brown with burglary, theft and criminal trespassing after he burglarized a locker at HackensackUMC Fitness and Wellness Center on northbound Route 17 in late October, Detective Sgt. Matthew Parodi said. “Due to Detective Phayre’s diligent investigation, [Brown] was identified as the suspect in this incident, along with him being a susp…
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Two Women Accused Of Stealing $270 Worth Of Items At Boscov's
Two women were arrested after allegedly stealing merchandise from a Boscov's. Leona Nixon, 26, and Tarrah Matthews, 18, both of New Haven, were arrested on Wednesday after Milford Police received a report of two shoplifters at the store at the Connecticut Post Mall, police said. An investigation found the women allegedly took $270 worth of merchandise from the store without paying. Police also found that both had been banned from the mall property for one year in May. Both were charged with larceny, conspiracy to commit larceny, and criminal trespassing. They were released on a promi…
Westport, CT
Business
323 Restaurant Closes In Westport
Months after garnering national attention for a controversial cocktail that was on its menu, a Westport restaurant has shuttered its doors suddenly. The 323 Restaurant in Westport is closed after owner Adam Faillace reportedly failed to pay rent to his landlord and he was evicted. Local residents first noticed the closure over the weekend, and it was officially locked up earlier this week by a state marshal. The eatery came under fire in August, when a customer complained about a cocktail on the menu, the “Tuskegee Experiment,” which is in reference to “the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphi…
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