Fireballs Explode Over Havemeyer Field
Two 10-story-high churning fireballs gave 5,000 Greenwich spectators the fright of their lives Saturday during the 17th annual Salute to Veterans at Havemeyer field behind Town Hall.
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Young Girl Dies of Overdose A Western Middle School eighth grader died of a drug overdose in the early morning hours of June 26. Daisy Pacheco, 14, was taken by her Hamilton Avenue family to the Greenwich Hospital Emergency Room on June 25 at 10 p.m. She was then transferred to the Westchester Medical Center for advanced care where she was pronounced dead the following morning at 5:52 a.m. An autopsy was performed by the Westchester Medical Examiner's Office on June 27. Preliminary medical results show she died of an overdose of over-the-counter medications, said Lt. Richard Cochran of the Greenwich Police. Further toxicology results will be forthcoming the end of the week. Pacheco was described as "a good student" who fully participating in school activities, said Stacey Gross, principal of Western Middle School. "She entered as a second language student and, as an eighth grader, she was mainstreamed into all classes. She competed in the Colt Foreign Language Poetry Contest for three years," said Gross. Pacheco also played a role in helping an initiative to increase participation among classmates in extracurricular activities. "She would have made a nice addition to Greenwich High School," said Gross. At the wake held Monday at the Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home in Greenwich, Gross reported a "large turnout" of students, parents and faculty who "showed their support and how much we will miss her." -Anne. W. Semmes Woman Arrested Following Altercation Monica R. Lane, 38, of Stamford, was arrested on June 17 at 9:33 p.m. for risk of injury to a minor and for disorderly conduct. Police were detailed to 11 Kirby St. on the report of a female entering a house and punching another female. The victim reported Lane had exited her vehicle, yelling at her while holding her young daughter, then followed them into her house, yelling for her husband. Lane was told to leave the house, refused and then grabbed the victim, pulling her backward, causing the daughter to hit her head on the door jam. Lane was released on a $1,000 cash bond and assigned to appear in Stamford Superior Court on June 25.
Two Teens Arrested After Stealing Truck
Two teenagers attempting to outrace police in a stolen Ford pickup truck in the early morning of June 24 were caught and arrested in Byram.
Kelsey Curley, 18, of 296 Delavan Ave., and Oscar J. Maciel, 19, of Port Chester, N.Y., were charged with larceny in the second degree, conspiracy to commit larceny, interfering with an officer, possession of burglary tools and criminal attempt at larceny in the second degree.
Police responded at 4:57 a.m. to a report of a theft of the Ford truck from a Pemberwick Road home. The truck, with Curley at the wheel, was then spotted by police at the intersection of Byram Road and West Putnam Avenue. Police activated overhead lights and siren and gave chase. Curley disregarding two stop signs before bringing the truck to a stop in a private drive at 216 Byram Road. Both young men attempted to escape on foot, but were apprehended by police.
Curely was unable to post a cash bond of $10,000 and was told to appear in Stamford Superior Court on July 2. Maciel was released on a $10,000 cash bond and also assigned to appear in Stamford Superior Court on July 2.
Teen Arrested for Sexual Assault
David Moss, 18, of 4 Grange St., was arrested on June 29 at 4:30 p.m. on charges of sexual assault in the second degree and risk of injury to a minor.
The charges stem from a report that Moss had sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl. He was released on a $1,000 cash bond and assigned to appear in Stamford Superior Court on July 7.
Three Arrested in Love Triangle
A love triangle dispute accelerated into physical injury and a crashed automobile.
On June 29, police were detailed to 35 Ritch Ave. on a report of a possible fight threat. Gisell A. Martinez, 22, and her sister, Maria Martinez, 26, both of Bridgeport, and the latter's boyfriend, Edward Ramirez, 25 of Stratford, were involved in a verbal dispute that started in a motor vehicle and continued onto Byram Shore Road.
Maria Martinez stuck her head causing a minor laceration while exiting the vehicle. Gisell Martinez then reentered the car with Ramirez and exited the scene traveling south on Byran Shore Road whereupon she crashed the car.
Gisell Martinez was charged with breach of peace, unsafe movement, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, with additional charges of operating without insurance and operating a vehicle with a suspended status. She was released and appeared in Stamford Superior Court on June 30.
Maria Martinez was charged with breach of peace and released into the care of Greenwich Hospital for her injuries. Ramirez also was charged with breach of peace and he and Martinez were assigned to appear in Stamford Superior Court on June 30.
New York Man Hit with Multiple Charges
Christian Romero, 21, of West Hurley, N.Y., was arrested on June 29 at 1:25 p.m. for use of a motor vehicle without permission.
Police were called by a woman at 4:23 a.m. to relate her friend had taken her car earlier that morning without permission, had returned it with extensive damage and was nowhere to be found.
By happenstance, police had while checking out the reported scene of an accident in the area of the Merritt Parkway at Round Hill Road found damage to the metal guardrail on the western shoulder of Round Hill Road on the Merritt overpass. A Connecticut license plate was found beneath the guardrail matching the woman's missing vehicle.
Police subsequently received a call from the woman at 12:45 p.m. that she had been contacted by Romero, that he was at a friend's house sand would await the arrival of police.
Romero was also charged with evading responsibility, unsafe movement, operating a motor vehicle without a license and criminal trover (taking what was not his and damaging it) in the second degree. He was released on a $1,000 cash bond and appeared in Stamford Superior Court on July 2.
Road Arrests
June 24: Nery Alexander Lopez, 25, of Stamford, was arrested at 2:36 a.m. for driving while intoxicated, failure to drive in an established lane and operating without a license.
Lopez's car was observed crossing the double yellow lines on East Putnam Avenue. As it approached River Road, the car was partially traveling in the southernmost westbound travel lane.
Police stopped Lopez and found him displaying signs of being under the influence of alcohol, having a strong odor of alcoholic on his breath and person. Lopez admitted to having had two drinks. He failed field sobriety tests but refused to submit to chemical analysis.
He was assigned to appear in Stamford Superior Court on July 8.
June 24: Deborah H. Nixon, 58, of Stamford, was arrested at 4:23 p.m. for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Nixon was observed entering the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Arch Street against the red traffic control signal. Police made a stop of Nixon's car and detected a strong smell of burnt marijuana. Nixon admitted to have marijuana in her person and a "joint" in her ashtray.
A large bag of leafy green substance was found in her bag that she said was marijuana. Drug paraphernalia was found in a pouch on the passenger seat as well as the marijuana cigarette in the ashtray. The leafy substance tested positive as marijuana.
The amount weighed 7.6 grams and the "joint" of 0.4 grams.
Nixon was assigned to appear in Stamford Superior Court on July 8.
June 29: Nicholas Frank Wyman, 24, of Armonk, N.Y., was arrested at 10:30 p.m. for possession of four ounces of marijuana.
Police were detailed to 275 Round Hill Road for a single vehicle collision in which the sole occupant and operator of the vehicle was Wyman.
Wyman sustained injuries in the collision and was transported to Greenwich Hospital where he was treated for his injuries.
While conducting a motor vehicle inventory, officers discovered a clear pill bottle containing a green, leafy substance that was suspected to be marijuana on the driver's floorboard. The substance tested positive for marijuana.
He was released on a $250 cash bond and assigned to appear in Stamford Superior Court on July 7.
Juvenile Arrest
June 27: An underage female was arrested at 2:41 p.m. for both criminal attempt of forgery and forgery in the third degree.
The assistant branch manager of Greenwich Bank & Trust reported a white female, who was attempting to pass a fraudulent check, was waiting in the bank's lobby. The manager had contacted the account holder and learned the check in the amount of $7,700 was forged and not authorized.
The female, when confronted with the check, related she found the check somewhere in Bridgeport and forged the information on the check.
She was held in lieu of a $5,000 cash bond and was scheduled to appear in Juvenile Court on July 2.
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