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New Canaan Man, 41, Charged with DUI

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Police last week arrested a 41-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 12:36 a.m. on Dec. 19, an officer on patrol stopped to check on a car that had stopped along Oenoke Ridge, according to a police report. The driver told the officer that the ‘check engine’ light had come on while he was driving, the report said. 

In talking to the man, the officer smelled alcohol and noticed other signs of impairment, it said. After conducting field sobriety tests, the officer at 12:55 a.m. charged the man with the misdemeanor offense and took him to police headquarters, it said.

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PHOTOS: New Canaan Police Station Renovation Going ‘Very Well’

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The $20 million renovation of the New Canaan Police Station on South Avenue—about $29 million with soft costs such as insurance and creating a temporary police headquarters downtown—is on time and budget, officials say. Speaking from the bustling site on a rainy morning last week, Scott Tomkins, project manager with Turner Construction, told NewCanaanite.com during a tour that the work is going well and “we’re in good shape here.”

“We’ve got good things going on,” Tompkins said. “The main objective here is to get into the finishing stages. We’ve really now got to start moving ourselves out of the building so that the finish trades can come and do their work so that we can develop a quality project at the end.”

Town officials have discussed the need to renovate the Police Department at 167 South Ave. for many years.

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NCFD Puts Out Fire Inside West School Late Monday [UPDATED]

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Firefighters late Monday put out a blaze inside West School. 

Alerted by a 10 p.m. fire alarm originating from the Ponus Ridge elementary school, the New Canaan Fire Department found that the fire was contained in an art room, officials say. “New Canaan firefighters were able to quickly knock down the fire and stop any fire extension from the room of origin,” the department said in a press release. “The fire originated in the kiln room. Fire damage was limited to art supplies and furniture in the room. This was attributed to the properly closed door to the kiln.

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21-Year-Old Man Charged in Car Theft

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New Canaan Police last week charged a 21-year-old Waterbury man with felony larceny in connection with a motor vehicle theft. At about 10 a.m. on Dec. 6, officers served the warrant to the man at state Superior Court in Stamford, according to a police report. Authorities identified him as a result of collecting DNA from the recovered stolen vehicle, the report said. The man was charged with first-degree larceny—meaning the value of the stolen property exceeded $20,000—and also was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor.

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Man, 55, Charged with DUI

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Police last week arrested a 55-year-old Newtown man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 10:07 p.m. on Dec. 4 (a Wednesday), officers were dispatched to Old Stamford and Farm Roads on a report of a single-car crash into a utility pole, police said. Arriving officers found that a vehicle traveling northbound on Old Stamford Road had left the roadway, striking a utility pole along the northbound lane, according to a police report. Officers identified the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, and smelled alcohol on the man while speaking to him, the report said.