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New Canaan Fire Marshal: Make Your Thanksgiving Dinner Safer

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[Paul Payne is the New Canaan fire marshal.]
From stuffing to brining to leftovers, everyone has a favorite Thanksgiving turkey menu. As you plan your holiday meal, follow these turkey tips from the New Canaan Fire Marshal’s office. They will help you keep your Thanksgiving dinner delicious and safe. Cooking is the biggest cause of home fires and fire injuries, and Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires. So there’s no better time to focus on safety.

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New Canaan Woman, 58, Charged in Domestic Dispute

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New Canaan Police on Oct. 29 arrested a local woman, 58, following a domestic dispute. At about 12:47 p.m. that day (a Tuesday), officers were dispatched to an Orchard Drive home on a reported dispute between the victim and arrested woman, according to police. Through an investigation, police established probable cause to bring the misdemeanor charge, officials said. 

Under state law, people are guilty of disorderly conduct if they “with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk … [e]ngages in … threatening behavior; or … annoys or interferes with another person,” among other reasons. Police withheld details, saying this case was a domestic matter.

Government

Town To Purchase Additional License Plate Readers, Security Cameras for NCPD

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Municipal officials this week approved a $67,500 contract to purchase five license plate readers and eight security cameras for the New Canaan Police Department, to be installed around town. The contract with Flock Group Inc. will “supplement what we currently have” at NCPD, according to Police Chief John DiFederico. “We currently have 10 cameras,” DiFederico told members of the Board of Selectmen at their regular meeting, held Tuesday at Town Hall and via videoconference. “This is to get into a contract for five more and eight video cameras. This will be in addition to the 10 we currently have with the company.”

First Selectman Dionna Carlson and Selectmen Steve Karl and Amy Murphy Carroll voted 3-0 in favor of the contract. 

The funds are coming from a state grant that the town’s grant writer, Greg Reilly, was able to secure, DiFederico said.

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New Canaan Fire Marshal: Fireplace Safety

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New Canaan has experienced two brush fires in the past week due to improper disposal of fireplace ashes. With all of Connecticut being under “Extreme Fire Risk,” it is important that we properly dispose of fireplace embers/ashes. The following are some useful fireplace safety tips as we move into the fall and winter fireplace season:

Ashes may contain hot embers for several days.  If cleaning is required, always use a metal ash bucket with a tight sealing lid. These buckets are available at most hardware or home improvement stores. Place the bucket away from the house and other combustible material for several days before disposing.

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Police Arrest 22-Year-Old Man in ID Theft Case

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Police at 10:28 a.m. on Oct. 31 arrested a 22-year-old New York City man by warrant and charged him with criminal impersonation, fourth-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny, fourth-degree telephone fraud and sixth-degree telephone fraud. The man turned himself in on an active warrant that had been issued following an identity theft investigation that police launched after receiving a complaint in December 2023, officials said. Under state law, a person is guilty of criminal impersonation if he or she “Impersonates another and does an act in such assumed character with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another,” among other reasons. The man was released on $25,000 bond and scheduled to appear Nov.