Friday, May 18, 2012
The arraignment of Frank O. Douglas, suspect in the case during which Officer Troy Strauser was injured, was delayed—but not canceled—by a bomb threat in the early morning.
The arraignment of a suspect officers were chasing when one of their own suffered a catastrophic injury was delayed until late in the afternoon Friday after a bomb scare closed the Stamford Superior Courthouse through lunch. Authorities took the morning to investigate a handbag left in a trashcan out front of the courthouse, bringing in the bomb squad team and bomb-sniffing dogs to the scene. After the incident, state police returned the bag to the woman, who said it was full of antiques and that she'd left it in the trashcan because she was told she couldn't bring it in the courthouse and didn't think anyone would bother it if it was in the trash. Frank O. Douglas, 30, a Connecticut resident his whole life, was due in court on a litany of…
Stamford Courthouse was evacuated for a possible bomb threat; will remain closed until 2 p.m.
Updated, 12:51 p.m. Judicial Marshal Genaro Alvarado confirmed with Patch that police were alerted to a plastic bag that was placed in a garbage can outside of the courthouse by a woman who then entered the building. Alvarado also confirmed that the contents of the bag did not contain anything harmful, but that state police would keep the building closed until they complete a sweep with canine officers. The woman was not taken into custody by police, but was given a ride home in an ambulance. Updated, 12:30 p.m. The state Superior Court will remained closed until 2 p.m., according to police. Original Story Members of the Stamford Police Department Bomb Squad have suited up twice at the rapidly evacuated state Superior Court downtown Friday…
After undergoing at least three corrective and exploratory surgeries Thursday, friends and family wait for news and signs of improvement from Officer Troy Strauser.
Sgt. Joseph Kennedy, President of the Stamford Police Association, released an update on Officer Troy Strauser Thursday night, who was injured during a pursuit that went through several towns and exits along I-95 early Thursday morning. "He's still in critical care," Kennedy said Thursday evening. "They are trying to stabilize the situation and that's about where we are medically at this moment." Strauser was injured on duty after taking a 20-foot fall off of the Fairfield Avenue Bridge while giving chase to a suspect fleeing on foot. Strauser landed on a barrier and ended up facedown on the pavement after the fall. Kennedy explained Strauser had already undergone surgery for facial and elbow injuries earlier in the day and was conscious …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
A chase that led Stamford police in a pursuit on I-95—in car and on foot—left one officer in critical condition.
*** UPDATE: Capt. Thomas Wuennemann has confirmed the name of the officer injured to be Troy Strauser, 38, a 6-year veteran of the force and father of three children. More info will be released tomorrow. Today, the department will focus on being there for their brother. *** A Norwalk man led police on a chase through Stamford, Darien and Norwalk after he allegedly beat a man with another suspect earlier in the evening. Police responded to a robbery & assault call at W. Main St. and Diaz St. in Stamford at approximately 1:05 a.m. where a passerby saw two black males beat a Hispanic male, take his wallet and jump into a white MW to escape, according to Stamford authorities. One of those males would later be identified as Frank O. Douglas, 30…
An Apple Tree Dr. man was charged with failure to pay wages Tuesday evening.
Do to reports not yet having been submitted at the station, there are no extended stories from the police log. What follows are the arrests of the day Arrests: Andrew C. Cummings, 41, of the 500 block of S. Pacific St., was charged Tuesday afternoon with harrassment. Edgard Diaz, 34, of the 500 block of S. Pacific St., was charged Tuesday evening with two counts of failure to appear. Lachario D. Longmire, 33, of the first block of Connecticut Ave., was charged Tuesday evening with assault and disorderly conduct for threats. Gerald Petrizzi, 43, of the first block of Apple Tree Dr., was charged Tuesday evevning with illegal failure to pay wages. Jermaine Williams, 37, of the 200 block of Fairfield Ave., was charged during the early morning …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Police charge exterminator in case of switching expensive diamond with 'a lesser quality" stone in client's home.
An exterminator has been arrested again on a larceny charge, accused of switching an expensive diamond from the ring of a Greenwich client with a stone of lesser quality. George Lawrence, 41, who gave an address of 156 Wake St., Bridgeport, surrendered May 15 to Greenwich Police who obtained an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree larceny in connection with the Dec. 29, 2010 incident. Police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray said, "He switches diamonds with a lesser quality diamond with the intent to mislead the owner it is the same ring." The bait and switch apparently didn't fool the resident of a Thunder Mountain Road home who noticed that the diamond from a ring had been changed. Lawrence was described by police as an employee of …
Stamford police say a man being processed on drug charges tried to eat his evidence and arrested another man when, they allege, he choked his child's mother because she didn't buy him cigarettes.
Stamford police officers conducting a motor vehicle stop at 1:15 a.m. on Jefferson St. at Harborview Ave. discovered a suspect police recognized from prior incidents attempting to hide crack cocaine, they said Tuesday. Authorities approaching the vehicle during the stop discovered Jerrell Dennel Cook, 27, of the first block of Orchard St., sitting in the passenger's seat, police said. They alleged he was sitting on a bag of crack cocaine in an attempt to hide it. The driver gave a signed, sworn statement to police that Cook had attempted to sell him the drugs, police said. Cook was arrested and, during processing at the jail, was found to be in possession of a second bag of crack cocaine, authorities said. According to them, when they …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Almost $1 million more dollars was slashed from the Stamford budget by the Fiscal Committee just before the Board of Representatives assembled and voted to pass the $243 million budget.
-------- QUICK POINTS: -------- At 5:30 p.m., the Board of Representatives Fiscal Committee kicked off an evening of debate that would lead up to an 8:00 p.m. Board of Representatives special budget meeting to approve a $243,095,340 operating budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. By the end of the committee meeting, the board had sought to reduce the city's operating budget for 2012-2013 by an additional $985,000, a majority of that coming from cuts to emergency services. At the 8:00 p.m. meeting, the Board of Representatives assembled to pass the recommended cuts 28-1. The lone dissenter, Representative Salvatore Gabriel, said he thought the board could have done more to help the citizens and taxpayers of Stamford. "We shouldn't be …
One man was from Stamford, the other a Norwalk resident. They face felony charges for their alleged roles.
Two men were charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and felony larceny after leaving a lot of holes in their story, police said Monday. Stamford resident Luis Sarceno, 21, of 23 Wardwell St., and Kenneth Alfano, 20, of 26 Commerce St. in Norwalk, were arrested in connection to an incident where storm drain covers were going missing from around Shippan Point, according to authorities. Sarceno and Alfano are alleged to have traveled to Norwalk after lifting the storm drain covers—four in total—where they attempted to turn them in at a junkyard facility, police said. According to authorities, at this point, the manager of the facility was suspicious that the cast-iron covers were in the men's possession illegally and notified …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Police believe 57-year-old Stamford woman shot her 85-year-old mother, then herself.
UPDATED 5/13/12 Police released a statement over the weekend stating the electricity had been shut off for approximately a year prior to the shooting, and confirmed that Florence Beran had been suffering from Alzheimers. Susan had been caring for her mother before facing financial difficulties that lead to the house being put up for tax sale. *** A 57-year-old Stamford woman shot her mother in the back with a double-barreled shotgun and then turned the gun on herself, police said Friday evening. Florence Beran, 85, was confirmed by Capt. Richard Conklin as being the owner of 1412 Long Ridge Road and victim of what police are calling a murder-suicide. Beran's daughter, Susan, is believed to have committed the act because the house was in …
Bennie
9:03 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
My thoughts are with the officer's family. I hope that police dog bit that scumbag's 'you-know-what' off. more ›