04/22/09 The Raw Greenwich Police Watch: This Just In.....

Protecting The Rich -- SUPRISE !!!! -- Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg Moves To Keep Public Information From The Single Family Homeowners Of Greenwich

property data to stay private Greenwich Time At the advice of police and town attorneys, Gwartney said that floor plans and aerial photos would have been omitted from the database, as well as the ...

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Ranger stood down as police investigate | Stuff.co.nz Blues utility back Rene Ranger has been stood down by the NZRU as police investigate his alleged participation in an assault after a late-night street brawl. He will miss the match against the Reds at Albany on Saturday, while the NZRU ... Stuff.co.nz - Stuff - http://www.stuff.co.nz/

Pot vs. Booze: A Former Police Chief's Take | DrugReporter | AlterNet By Norm Stamper, Huffington Post Marijuana smokers show greater responsibility in their choice of drugs than those of us who choose (and abuse) alcohol. AlterNet.org: Coverage Areas - http://www.alternet.org/

Denis O'Connor signals a welcome change in G20 police tactics ... By Alan Travis Alan Travis: The first signs that the lasting response to the policing of the G20 protests will be a grown-up one came from Denis O'Connor. Comment is free: liberty central... - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral

Police: Middletown Family $460K In Debt - Baltimore News Story ... FREDERICK, Md. -- Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins says a Middletown man who shot his wife, three children and himself left six notes discussing his family's financial hardships..... WBALTV.com - Local News - http://www.wbaltv.com/news/

Obscure Store and Reading Room: Trail of tobacco spit leads police ... By Jim Romenesko The Obscure Store and Reading Room: normal people doing strange things. Obscure Store and Reading Room - http://obscurestore.typepad.com/obscure_store_and_reading/

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04/22/09 Supreme Court Says Greenwich Police Officers Might Actually Have To Start Patroling High Crime Areas In Town In Order To Catch Bad Guys

Here Is Some Bad News For The Gauntlet Of Greenwich Police Officers Looking For A Burned Out Taillights On The Boston Post Road.......

Top court clips police authority to search cars | csmonitor.com Supreme Court limits warrantless police searches to instances when an officer or evidence is in danger. Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories - http://www.csmonitor.com/

More Police News From Around The World: The Daily, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Police-reported Crime Severity ... According to the new Police-reported Crime Severity Index, police-reported crime in Canada in 2007 was less serious overall than 10 years earlier. The traditional Police-reported Crime Rate, which tracks the volume of police-reported ... Statistics Canada, The Daily - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dai-quo/

Police won't investigate Veitch testimonials | Stuff.co.nz "The police have the information and if they wanted to do something they would – so I'll leave it. . . the information is in the public arena and either they think it's serious enough or not," he said. "I've made all the comments I've ... Stuff.co.nz - National - http://www.stuff.co.nz/

Camping fugitive William Stewart eludes police yet again | NATIONAL Police hunting Canterbury fugitive William Stewart are disappointed that some members of the public failed to alert them sooner that he was camping in the area. ta tvnz rugby headlines auto group - http://tvnz.co.nz/

Police: Bra Helped Deflect Bullet - Detroit Local News Story ... DETROIT -- Detroit police say a woman's undergarment saved her life Tuesday. Tuesday, April 21, 2009. ClickOnDetroit.com - ClickOnDetroit.c... - http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/

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)4/21/09 The Raw Greenwich Police Watch Feed: This Just In,,,,,

Greenwich Police Assist Elderly Injured Man

Elderly man injured in bicycle accident Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA He spoke to the police officers and complained of head pain," said Berry. The man was taken to Stamford Hospital by GEMS. Berry said the driver, ...

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Police: 4 Dead In Towson Hotel - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County police are investigating the deaths of three adults and a teenager who were found in the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel in Towson Monday afternoon. Tuesday, April 21, 2009. WBALTV.com - Most Popular Stories - http://www.wbaltv.com/mostpopularstories/

Berlin police beef up search for anarchist car arsonists - The Local Berlin police are stepping up their efforts to nab anarchists who burn dozens of luxury cars in the city each year, state interior minister Ehrhart Körting told daily Berliner Zeitung on Tuesday. The Local - Germany's news in English - http://www.thelocal.de/

Police find fugitive Stewart's ute in the Mt Somers area | NATIONAL A ute believed to have been driven by Canterbury fugitive William Stewart over the past couple of weeks has been found by police. ta tvnz national headlines auto group - http://tvnz.co.nz/

Dave Hill: The right must speak up on G20 protests | Comment is ... By Dave Hill Dave Hill: The traditional Tory defence of liberties against agents of an over-mighty state has not been applied to G20 police attacks. Comment is free: liberty central... - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral

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April 20,2009 The Raw Greenwich Police News Feed:

The Latest Police News From The Greenwich Time.....

Extra patrols continue Greenwich Time By Debra Friedman Police have increased their presence at the Wilbur Peck Public Housing Complex since a melee in March. Police have spent $10000 for 130 ...

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Police shoot suspect who held 7 at gunpoint By Nathan Gonzalez Police shoot suspect who held 7 at gunpoint, A 25-year-old man who police say held seven people hostage at gunpoint Saturday evening, remains hospitalized and in critical condition after being shot in the chest twice by a Phoenix ... azcentral.com | north phoenix - http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/

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Cops: R.I., Mass. Craigslist cases similar - Crime & courts- msnbc.com Apr 17, 2009 ... April 17: Boston police are searching for a man they say has found women to attack and rob on Craigslist. One was killed. ...

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04/19/09 The Raw Greenwich Police News Feed

The Latest Police News From The Greenwich Time...

Legal experts dissect Kissel case defense strategy Greenwich Time A year after his death, Greenwich police charged Kissel's longtime chauffeur Carlos Trujillo, 48, of Bridgeport, with conspiracy to commit murder and his ...

Teacher back to work after plane crash Greenwich Time The first police officer on the scene would later tell Busskohl that he'd seen four other crashes in his career, none with survivors. ...

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Driver distracted by phone An adult passenger told police the driver -- the father of four of the victims -- was distracted by a cell phone call that he answered, Houston police Officer John Cannon told CNN. The Lincoln Towncar went down an embankment and into ... Democratic Underground Latest... - http://www.democraticunderground.com/

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April 18, 2009 The Latest From Greenwich Time Crime Reporter Debra Friedman

The Photo:

Police that wo Cos Cob teenagers are responsible for ripping up two playing fields, one off Loughlin Avenue in Cos Cob and the other at Parkway School in the backcountry

The Headline:

Two Cos Cob Teens The Could Face Up To Five Years In Prison

The Quote:

"To us, the fields are our most important entity in terms of what we provide to the public," said town Parks and Recreation Director Joseph Siciliano.. "The loss is unfortunate to the two young men involved, but also for the users of both of these locations."

The Story:

Second arrest in field vandalism

Just a week after police made their first arrest in a vandalism case, another Cos Cob teenager has been charged for joyriding on town athletic fields -- an act that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage and rendered two fields unusable for the spring sports season.

The 17-year-old boy, who was not identified because of his age, turned himself in to police Wednesday afternoon and was charged with first-degree criminal mischief and first-degree conspiracy to commit criminal mischief, police said.

Police last week arrested another 17-year-old Cos Cob boy in connection with the field vandalism. The teen faces the same felony charges......

....The 17-year-old boy charged Wednesday was released on a promise to appear and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Wednesday.

April 18, 2009 Police Reports From Around The Nation

Police Officer Injured In Hit-And-Run
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
A police officer was injured in a hit-and-run accident early Friday morning. Friday, April 17, 2009.KMBC.com - Local News -
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Parolee In Standoff With Police In Ceres
Sacramento News Story -- CERES, Calif.
A parolee who may be armed was involved Friday in a standoff with police in Ceres. Friday, April 17, 2009.KCRA.com - Local News -
http://www.kcra.com/news/

Driver Hits Parked Car During Police Pursuit
Central Coast News -- SALINAS, Calif.
A driver led police on a pursuit through North Salinas before striking a parked car. Friday, April 17, 2009.KSBW.com - Local News -
http://www.ksbw.com/news/

April 16, 2009 - Instatutional Racism Documented In The Greenwich Police Department

Over Fifty Years Later Institutional Racism In The Greenwich Police Department Still Has A Bitter Sting

Another chapter complete in oral history project

Greenwich Post

.....Eugene Moye, a current Cos Cob resident who was the first African American police officer in town. Born in 1922, Mr. Moye, who moved to Greenwich in 1933 and married his wife Jeanette, a white woman, in the late 1940s, was educated in Greenwich public schools, was a veteran of World War II and later a teacher at Western Junior High School.

Initially unsuccessful at getting a teacher’s job in town, Mr. Moye applied to the police department in late 1950 because he needed a job.

“Often times the officers I rode with would not speak. So that was their way of censuring me. Then another guy I rode with did converse with me,” Mr. Moye said of the discrimination he faced there.

“There was one officer who was a pretty decent guy, Hilbert Heberling, a pretty decent guy,” he added. “He said that he was getting tired of people asking him, ‘What is he like?’ Meaning me. Now I’m sure I didn’t come from Mars. I’m sure I was brought up here in the United States.”....

April 17,2009 Iorfino and Corticelli thought they were meeting with a television crime series instead they walked into a roomful of GPD Officers

The Photo:

Officer Pierangelo Corticelli receives congratulations for being a co-winner of this year's Greenwich Lion's Club Clarke Police Award. (Bob Luckey/Greenwich Time photo)

The Headlines:

Police Award Was Chosen By Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg and the Board of Selectmen.

All three selectmen -- First Selectman And Greenwich Police Commissioner Peter Tesei, Greenwich Police Commissioner Peter Crumbine and Lin Lavery -- attended Thursday's ceremony.

The Quotes:

"It's a great honor, there are so many worthy officers and investigations which are equally deserving," said Detective Pasquale Iorfino, a 22-year police veteran. "We were spending much more time with one another than we were with our families," Detective Pierangelo Corticelli, a 10-year veteran said.

The Reporter:

Frank MacEachern ( frank.maceachern@scni.com or 625-4434)

The Story:

Kissel cops get top honors Greenwich Time

Greenwich Time

Two town police detectives whose investigation resulted in two arrests in the murder case of Andrew Kissel were honored Thursday as the department's top officers for 2008.

Detectives Pasquale Iorfino and Pierangelo Corticelli received the Dr. John A. Clarke Award, an annual honor from the Greenwich Lions Club....

...Leonard Trujillo, 22, of Worcester, Mass., is charged with capital murder, first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. His cousin, Carlos Trujillo, 48, of Bridgeport, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The Trujillos were arrested in March 2008.....

....The Lions Club award is named in honor of Dr. John A. Clarke, a late Greenwich resident who served for years as a medical adviser to Greenwich Police, said Griff Harris, a Lions Club member and chairman of the event. Clarke, who died in 1944, was the first president of the Lions Club in 1923.

The award was first handed out in 1947 and was given to Sgt. William J. Burke....

April 17, 2009 Michael Parrotta Is Really Mad Now That He Is Unable To Post Bail. His Assets Are Tied Up In The Divorce, Which Has Yet To Be Settled

Greenwich stabbing suspect remains in jail

Greenwich Time

A town man accused of stabbing his wife nine times remains in custody after he was unable to post his $1.5 million bond Thursday because of complications from a pending divorce.....

.....A separate hearing on Parrotta's divorce was scheduled in civil court later Thursday afternoon. Russell told Judge referee Martin Nigro that a number of issues were likely to be resolved during that hearing, which Parrotta was scheduled to attend. Russell said he did not know if Parrotta's wife, the victim of the stabbing, would also be present.....

.....Police said Parrotta stabbed his wife in the chest and abdomen with a sharpened screwdriver as she sat in her car on the night of April 2. His wife, who lives separately from Parrotta, had arrived to pick up their son, when her husband leaned in through the car window and began stabbing her.....

Filed Under: Attempted Murder

April 16.2009 Cos Cob man was sentenced to three years probation in federal court Thursday for failing to report $100,000 in cash deposits on his 1040

Cos Cob man gets probation in tax evasion case

Greenwich Time

....Joseph Abbazia, 39, of 3 DeLuca Drive, pleaded guilty in August 2008 to the charge of illegally structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements.

Prosecutors said Abbazia earned income by providing property management services to state residents and then structured the cash deposits in different banks in amounts less than $10,000 to prevent the banks from filing Currency Transaction Reports with the federal government, according to court records. Officials said the crimes took place from 2003-04.....

.....Abbazia was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christopher F. Droney.....

....In addition to probation, Abbazia will also be required to pay a $10,000 fine....

....Abbazia has amended his federal income tax returns for the 2003 and 2004 tax years and paid all back taxes....

Filed Under: White Collar Crime

April 16, 2009 Fire And EMS has always had a problem with the Cos Cob numbering and has organized to ask the Planning and Zoning to solve the problem

The Photo:

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Maybe Greenwich Emergency Vehicles Should Be Equipped With Multiple GPS Devices When Responding In Cos Cob


The Headline:

First Responders In Cos Cob Can't Find Town Residents Who Are In Trouble.

Starting sometime this summer Planning and Zoning Director Diane Fox plans on renumbering the Cos Cob section of East Putnam Avenue to put it in sync with the rest of the road

The Quote:

"I don't see why the town has chosen now to disrupt small businesses so much," says Joe Cosgrove, owner of Gordon's Gateway to Sports, at 217 East Putnam Avenue in Cos Cob. He fears that GPS units won't be able to locate his place when the change happens

The Reporter:

Nick Keppler

The Story:

Going the Wrong Way

Fairfield Weekly

A Cos Cob resident, who preferred not to be identified, told me of an incident where he started bleeding internally because of a medical condition. He called 911 and, while a police officer arrived on the scene, an ambulance was headed to another part of Greenwich.

Why? He was on East Putnam Avenue and several addresses on that Greenwich road share numbers. East Putnam is part of the massively complicated U.S. Route 1, and the stretch of it in the Cos Cob zip code of Greenwich has its own system of numbering, one that not only duplicates numbers of properties on other parts of East Putnam but is all around zany, says town Planning and Zoning Director Diane Fox.

"The two sides of the road aren't separated by odds and evens, and many Cos Cob residents call it 'Boston Post Road,'" says Fox, which is the old, colonial-era name for Route 1 that still remains for parts of it (in Darien and Milford, for example).

....Rod Aguillion, manager of Arcuri's Pizza & Salad at 226 East Putnam Avenue in Cos Cob, on the other hand, says "actually we've had a problem with the street before; it makes it hard for a delivery business." ......

....Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kick, who says he initiated the renumbering, claims the Greenwich Fire Department has to distinguish between the two East Putnam Avenues on "a weekly basis" and "in instances like a heart attack, every second counts."....

April 16, 2009 - Jack Hornak, director of facility operations at The Nathaniel Witherell Says Security There Is "really good"

Officials review Witherell security following southern shootings
Greenwich Post

Officials at The Nathaniel Witherell are taking steps to make the Parsonage Road nursing home a safer place, following a shooting rampage at a similar facility in North Carolina last month.....

He also referenced a recent Greenwich Police Department report assessing security, which said, “The Nathaniel Witherell complex is above most [security] ...

....Jack Hornak, director of facility operations at Witherell, told board members the Monday after the incident that there are closed-circuit television cameras around the perimeter of the Greenwich building and 23 card access doorways.

“If you’re meant to be here, you can get in,” Mr. Hornak said.

He also referenced a recent Greenwich Police Department report assessing security, which said, “The Nathaniel Witherell complex is above most [security] standards.”

Acknowledging that there could be tweaks here and there, Mr. Hornak said, overall, “our system is really good.” ....

‎Apr 14, 2009‎ - The Greenwich Millionaire Murder Mystery - Developer death may have been suicide

Lawyer: CT developer death may have been suicide

Forbes

Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg said police researched the possiblity that Kissel plotted his own death. "We have never ruled it out and never ruled it in" ...

File Under: Murder

April 14.2009 DUI

Timothy Fitzpatrick, 22, of 15 Highview Avenue, was charged with driving while under the influence. He was released on a $250 bond.

Apr 13, 2009‎ - Greenwich Police Department Gets A Thumbs Up

Thumbs up - Thumbs down

Greenwich Time

But a corresponding thumbs up to Greenwich police, who conducted a sting at the above locations and cited 21 drivers for crosswalk violations. ...

Geo Tag: Henry Street, Mill Street

April 12, 2009 Weapons Charges

Raymond Vega, 31, of 1002 Grand St., Bridgeport, was charged with weapons in a motor vehicle. He was released on a $100 bond.

‎Apr 10, 2009‎ - GPD Traffic Sting Operation

Greenwich police go undercover to bust crosswalk violators

Greenwich Time

By Debra Friedman

Pedestrians cross at Henry and Mill streets Thursday, where a police sting operation to catch errant drivers led to 25 citations. ...

Geo Tags: Henry Street, Mill Street

Apr 10, 2009‎ - GPD procedure for handing out precious metal

Another sign of today's hard times

Greenwich Citizen

Debra DeLuca works in the general services division of the Greenwich Police Department. She reported a rigorous procedure for handing out precious metal ...

Apr 10, 2009‎ - GPD News

Byram man stabs estranged wife in car as autistic son looks on

Greenwich Citizen

On Tuesday morning, Greenwich police added two new charges to Parrotta's attempted murder charge and other charges, after a firearm was discovered in his ...

April 7, 2009 More Charges In Byram Attempted Murder

Greenwich man faces more charges in stabbing incident

Stamford Advocate

Detective Kristopher Shockley, of Greenwich Police's Criminal Investigations Division, said Parrotta was prohibited from owning a gun because of a ...

Apr 6, 2009‎

Police call cell phone crackdown a success

Stamford Advocate

Since the law was enacted, Greenwich police have issued nearly 3000 tickets, with 756 tickets issued in 2007 and 1545 in 2008. So far in 2009, ...

ALSO:

Dealing with the rise in domestic violence

Greenwich Citizen

The encouraging word is there are two front lines of defense for the abused - the Greenwich Police Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) and the Domestic Abuse ...

04/05/09 Criminal Trespass: Unwanted man in shower

The Place:

14 Sherman Avenue

The Player:

Carlos A. Aponte, Age 41, of Stamford, was arrested on April 2 at 9 p.m. on charges of criminal trespass in the first degree.

The Plot:

Multiple police units were detailed the residence on a report of an unwanted subject taking a shower in a woman's residence without her permission.

Aponte was found in a bathroom off a hallway in the residence. Upon exiting the bathroom, he was searched and no contraband was found.

The Processing:

Carlos A. Aponte was arrested on charges of criminal trespass in the first degree.

Aponte was unable to pay his $500 cash bond and was held until he appeared in Stamford Superior Court on April 3

Apr 5, 2009‎ - First-Degree Larceny: Luxury Cars Were Rented Out For Only $100 / Day

Valet charged in alleged luxury car rental scheme

Hartford Courant

Greenwich police say a luxury car dealership's valet has been charged with secretly renting out its cars to friends.

Police arrested 41-year-old Virgilio Collins-Meza of Stamford last Wednesday, charging him with five counts of first-degree larceny.

Authorities say Collins-Meza, who worked at Lexus of Greenwich, rented out five Lexus sedans to friends for $100 a day without the dealership's permission or knowledge.

Dealership officials realized March 31 that the cars were missing and reported them stolen ...

Geo Tag: West Putnam Avenue

Apr 4, 2009‎ - Greenwich woman stabbed; husband charged

Greenwich woman stabbed by estranged husband

Connecticut Post

Lt. Richard Cochran, head of Greenwich Police's domestic violence unit, said police believe the attack was premeditated, stemming from Parrotta's anger over ...

Filed Under: Attempted Murder

04/04/09 Disorderly Conduct - Couple arrested following physical dispute

The Place:

12 Salem Street

The Players:

Kathryn Norton, Age 46

Peter Thiesfeldt, Age 45 - The Stamford Boyfriend

The Plot:

On April 2nd, Police were detailed to the Salem residence on a physical domestic dispute with injuries and found Thiesfeldt outside, exhibiting an abrasion to his right forearm, approximately four inches long that he alleged Norton inflected during a physical altercation.

Norton reported that Thiesfeldt did not like her to drink and he becomes violent when she does. After she drank a beer, the physical altercation took place

The Processing:

The couple appeared in Stamford Superior Court the next day, on April 3.

April 3, 2009 - Shoplifting On Greenwich Avenue

The Place:

89 Greenwich Avenue And 89 Greenwich Avenue

The Player:

Ivoni Stefanidis, Age 57, of Norwalk

The Plot:

Police were called to 89 Greenwich Ave. on a shoplifting incident and given the description of a man who was located inside the Kitchen Works store at 89 Greenwich Ave.

While being questioned, Stefanidias was seen attempting to hide items in her purse, which fell to the floor, revealing several items from Kitchen Works.

Police then learned she had been shoplifting from several other stores in the area and they subsequently found $2,759.94 worth of stolen goods in her car.

The Processing:

Ivoni Stefanidis was arrested on charges of larceny in the third degree

Stefanidias was released on $5,000 cash bond and assigned to appear in Stamford Superior Court on April 17.

Filed Under: Third-Degree Larceny

Apr 2, 2009‎

Where is all the stimulus money going?

Greenwich Post

The Greenwich Police Department is on tap to receive a little more than $23000. Chief David Ridberg said that money will likely go to traffic enforcement, ...

ALSO:

Two men arrested in contractor 'sting'

Wilton Villager

Greenwich police received a similar complaint, said the Department of Consumer Protection. "This happens all the time," said Boucher, who noted that such ...

Apr 1, 2009‎ - Wierd But True: Greenwich Drag Queen Bank Robber Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery

Drag queen bank robber admits to string of Connecticut heists

Stamford Advocate

Detective Lt. Mark Marino, head of the Greenwich police Criminal Investigations Division, said he was pleased with the guilty plea. "This is good news. ...

Filed Under: Robbery

December 27, 2008 - Teen leads police through yards

A 15-year-old Norwalk boy led Greenwich and Port Chester police on a wild, two-state, Christmas day chase for several hours following a car crash, police said. Greenwich police received several reports Thursday afternoon of a teenager fleeing through residents' backyards, jumping over fences and hopping over porches, according to Sgt. John Slusarz. The teen matched the description of a young male wanted in an earlier Port Chester car chase.

Author: By Debra Friedman
Publication: Greenwich Time