Man pleads guilty to bank robberiesBy Debra Friedman
A Jersey City man who admitted to a string of bank robberies, three of which occurred in Greenwich, Westport and New Canaan, pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Newark.
Huy Trong Luong, 40, who officials said dressed as a woman during each robbery, told the court he was guilty of robbing a Wachovia bank branch in Old Greenwich on Jan 11, 2008, as well as a Commerce Bank in Bergenfield, N.J., on April 20, 2008....
..."This is good news," said Detective Lt. Mark Marino, head of the Criminal Investigations Division. "He certainly caused quite a bit of commotion and disturbance." Marino said that during the Greenwich robbery, Luong pretended to have a bomb.....
Old Greenwich theft suspect caught
By Debra Friedman
Police said they believe the man responsible for a rash of car break-ins in Old Greenwich is now behind bars.
William Valentine, 44, of 14 Lipton Place, in Stamford, was arrested Monday at state Superior Court in Stamford when he arrived to appear on an unrelated legal matter, police said.
Valentine is charged with 35 counts of burglary and one count each of first-degree and fourth-degree larceny, police said. His arrest comes as the result of a five-month-long investigation into a series of thefts by the Police's Neighborhood Resource Section. ...
Workshop to avoid foreclosures
Greenwich Time
The United Way of Greenwich and the Urban League of Southern Connecticut are sponsoring a "Mortgage Intervention Program" for people in Greenwich who are ...
Old Greenwich theft suspect caught
Police said they believe the man responsible for a rash of car break-ins in Old Greenwich is now behind bars.
William Valentine, 44, of 14 Lipton Place, in Stamford, was arrested Monday at state Superior Court in Stamford when he arrived to appear on an unrelated legal matter, police said.
Valentine is charged with 35 counts of burglary and one count each of first-degree and fourth-degree larceny, police said. His arrest comes as the result of a five-month-long investigation into a series of thefts by the Police's Neighborhood Resource Section.
Sgt. Michael Reynolds, head of the Neighborhood Resource Section, said police believe Valentine acted alone when he allegedly entered Old Greenwich residents' unlocked cars and open garages during early morning hours and took electronic items, cash and other items of value
Greenwich train stations to get upgrade
Greenwich will receive more than $1.3 million to upgrade the four train stations as part of the $5 million in federal stimulus money that will be used to repair Metro-North Railroad stations in Fairfield County.
Big-screen debut
Big-screen debut The North Street School chorus sang "America the Beautiful" during halftime at a recent Sound Tigers hockey game at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport.
Retailers take pistachio recall in stride
Jay Ragusa took the pistachio flavor off the menu at his Gofer Ice Cream shops in Greenwich, Darien and Stamford on Tuesday morning, after the federal Food and Drug Administration warned of possible salmonella contamination.
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