"Police Blotter ", 1990 (detail)
Posted: 12/06/2008 01:00:00 AM EST
Thomas Lau, 37, of 49 Park Ave., was arrested and charged with threatening and disorderly conduct at 11 a. m. Friday after an incident at his home, according to a police report.
He was released on $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamfod on Monday.
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Anthony Palmisano, 29, of 21 Gerry St., was arrested Thursday morning and charged with possession of cannabis under four ounces and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Police charged Palmisano after observing drugs in plain view in his bedroom while officers were placing him under arrest on four outstanding arrest warrants, police said.
Palmisano faced prior charges of failure to appear and violation of probation, according to the police report.
Palmisano was released on a $6,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Friday.
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Two Bridgeport men were arrested Wednesday morning and charged with numerous drug offenses and interfering with a police officer, police said.
Jake Riley, 33, of 1202 Park Ave., in Bridgeport, and Daniel Upchurch, 33, of 168 Pixlee Place in Bridgeport, were stopped for speeding on East Putnam Avenue when police detected the odor of marijuana in their vehicle, according to the police report.
The driver, Upchurch, provided a license but was unable to provide a valid registration or insurance card, police said.
Further investigation revealed that Upchurch was smoking a maijuana-laced cigar and had crumpled it up when he was pulled over, police said.
Police also located packaged marijuana in an open yellow bag on the floor of the rear seat area, according to the police report.
After the two men were asked to exit their vehicle, Upchurch suddenly accelerated, fleeing east on East Putnam Avenue, and turned down Lockwood Lane, police said.
The vehicle with both men inside was located a short time later on Sound Beach Avenue at West End Avenue, police said.
Officers also located two small quart-sized plastic bags in the rear seat, but the yellow bag initially seen on the floor was no longer in the vehicle because the two parties had thrown it out of the car, police said.
The bag was later located by officers, according to the police report.
A total of 24 quart-sized bags containing marijuana were located, weighing 1 pound and 8.2 ounces, police said.
Both men were charged with possession of marijuana over 4 ounces, possession of marijuana with the intent to sell and interfering with a police officer, according to the police report.
Upchurch was additionally charged with reckless endangerment, engaging police in pursuit, traveling too fast, failure to carry registration and traveling the wrong way, police said.
Upchurch was released on $10,000 bond. Riley was released on a $20,000 bond, police said.
Riley and Upchurch are scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Wednesday.
Call it an early birthday present. Upon arriving Friday at Greenwich Adult Day Care, as she does every weekday morning, Viola Carrington was treated to a party in her honor.
Posted: 12/06/2008 02:42:07 AM EST
Nicholas Blatsiotis, 43, of 389 Farms Road, was arrested and charged with evading responsibility Wednesday evening after turning himself in to police, police said.
According to the police report, Blatsiotis left the scene of an accident on Orchard Street earlier Wednesday after he bumped into another vehicle heading in the same direction. No injuries were reported.
Blatsiotis also was charged with unsafe backing, police said.
Blatsiotis was released on a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Wednesday.
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Stephen Pardo, 43, of 78 Northfield St., was arrested Thursday evening and charged with driving while under the influence, risk of injury to a minor and failure to carry a license, police said.
Police were dispatched to 25 Valley Road after they received a call from a day care center relating that an operator driving a 1997 Volvo could be driving intoxicated with a child in the vehicle, according to the a report. They told police the license plate number of the car.
After verifying Pardo's address, police went to his home, where they observed his vehicle pass by and accelerate away, according to police.
An officer attempted to catch up with Pardo's vehicle as it continued to accelerate from the scene on wet roadways, police said.
Police caught up with Pardo at Deer Park Road, at which time they activated their lights and sirens and Pardo pulled his vehicle over, according to the police report.
Pardo then jumped out of his vehicle and refused to return inside after several instructions from the police officer, police said.
When Pardo finally complied, police discovered he was travelling with an infant in the vehicle. He was asked to take a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed.
He was arrested and released on a $50,000 bond. Pardo is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Dec. 12.
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David Anderson, 38, of 241 S. 9th Avenue in Mount Vernon, N.Y., was arrested Thursday night and charged with public indecency, police said.
Greenwich Police responded to the Wilton Police Department and took custody of Anderson who was being held at the department on an active arrest warrant. Anderson had exposed himself in central Greenwich, according to the police report.
Anderson was held overnight on $20,000 bond and was scheduled to appear Friday in state Superior Court in Stamford.
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Michael William, 22, of 611 Crotona Park North, in Bronx, N.Y., was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with second degree-forgery, third-degree identity theft, third-degree conspiracy to commit larceny and third-degree criminal attempt to commit larceny, police said.
Police were dispatched to 18 Railroad Ave. on the report of a person attempting to cash a counterfeit check, police said.
Officers met with a Citibank manager who had a photocopy of the check in the amount of $1,500 and the subject's identification.
William was placed under arrest and was released on a $1,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Thursday.
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To the editor:
Too many of our local families and individuals are suddenly struggling for food, housing, employment and protection from domestic violence. Fairfield County nonprofits are straining to help. But just as the demand for their services is skyrocketing, donations are declining.
Where can people who want to help be most effective in their giving? As board chair of the Fairfield County Community Foundation and a resident of Greenwich, I would like your readers to know that our foundation is offering a smart way to contribute: The Fairfield County Community Foundation will match donations made to the Safety Net Giving Circle, established by us to help area residents hit hardest by this economic crisis.
Thanks to a generous $100,000 matching grant from an anonymous donor, contributions made to the Safety Net Giving Circle by Jan. 15 will be matched. Ultimately $200,000 will be distributed to 10 area nonprofits to assist residents throughout Fairfield County in these difficult times to meet their basic needs. The Giving Circle will pool individual donations to amplify the impact of each gift.
The 10 nonprofits our foundation is working with are: Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Neighbor to Neighbor, Catholic Charities, Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging, Person to Person, Operation Hope, Norwalk Community Health Center, Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Center for Women and Families and Tbico (community-based work force development).
Donations can be made either online or by check. More information is available at www.fccfoundation.org. The foundation's address is 383 Main Avenue, Norwalk, 06851
Thank you for helping us to promote this most important initiative.
W. Michael Funck
Riverside
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