Month: December 2013

Silver Alert

The Westport Police Department is asking for help locating Robert Brannigan (age 85). Brannigan may be confused and disoriented. He has been missing since approximately 0930 hrs this morning when he left his residence in Westport, CT. He is believed to be operating a 2006 Gray Saab, CT REG 485UYZ. Brannigan is 5’9” tall, 140lbs, gray hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black sweat pants, an off-white fisherman’s sweater, and a black vest. If anyone has any information to assist in the location of Brannigan, please contact the Westport Police Department at 203-341-6000.

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Two Men Charged With Illegal Possession of an Assault Weapon

#Bridgeport  CT – Dec. 3, 2013- – Police arrested two men who were on probation after discovering an assault rifle and a high-capacity magazine in their North Avenue apartment. Bridgeport Police assisted the state Office of Adult Probation Monday in conducting a “compliance check” on the residence of Giovanni Candelario, 20, who is on supervised release. A relative, Ramon Candelario, 23, who also resides at that address, also is on supervised release. According to Detective Sanford Dowling, authorities recovered the SKS 7.62 X 39mm rifle inside a closet behind a furnace duct blower. Also recovered was a 100-round magazine that contained 95 .233-caliber rounds. Authorities recovered other weapon-related items. Both men were charged with criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, and…

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Don’t let your next car repair be a breakdown!

Four years ago I tried ignoring my squealing fan belt. Well that didn't work when it finally snapped.  I was lucky though, I was able to limp it to Nick's Fairfield Auto Care at at 351 Tunxis Hill Road in Fairfield.   Nick's team has been my repair team ever since.  A reliable car is very important since I go running into some of the scariest neighborhoods all hours of the night.  Car needs work?   Give Nick a call at  203-366-1614 before it becomes a break down! [caption id="attachment_20851" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Nick overseeing the work on the DoingItLocalMobile.[/caption]  

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Quick garage fire knockdown prevents house fire

FAIRFIELD, CT, December 3, 2013: At 7:07pm on Tuesday night the Fairfield Emergency Communication Center received a 911 call reporting an attached garage fire with no car inside at 271 Shady Hill Road, followed shortly thereafter by another call from a neighbor reporting “a major fire next door”. Fairfield Fire Engines 1, 2, 3, 5, Ladders 1, 2, and Car 3 responded, with Car 3 first on the scene at 7:12pm confirming the garage “fully engulfed in flame” with all occupants out of the house and calling for a fifth Engine. Engine 2 and Ladder 2 arrived shortly thereafter and stretched hoselines to the garage, knocking down the main body of fire in the garage which was fueled by several propane tanks that had started…

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