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New Canaan Fire Chief Resigns

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New Canaan’s fire chief has resigned, officials announced Tuesday. Chief Albe Bassett’s resignation will be effective May 8, Fire Commission Chair Robert Fields said during the appointed body’s regular meeting. “Chief Bassett, I want to thank you for your service and contributions to the town, and I want to wish you well in your future endeavors personally,” Fields told the chief during the meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference. After Bassett responded “Thank you,” Fields continued: “The town remains committed to the continued strength and professionalism of the Fire Department. We appreciate the dedication of our firefighters and staff, and are confident in the department’s continued service to the community.”

Asked at the meeting if he wanted to say anything about the resignation, Bassett said no.

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Assault Charge for 25-Year-Old Man

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Police last week arrested a 25-year-old Norwalk man and charged him with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace. 

At about 9:15 p.m. on April 9, officers were dispatched to a South Avenue property for a reported assault between the man and a juvenile, police said. Through an investigation, authorities established probable cause to bring the misdemeanor charges, according to a police report. Under state law, a person is guilty of third-degree assault when he or she “with intent … recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person; or with criminal negligence … causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon, a dangerous instrument or an electronic defense weapon.”

It isn’t clear how the juvenile was injured or whether the victim is related to the arrested man. Police withheld details, saying it’s a domestic matter. Under state law, a person is guilty of second-degree breach of peace—a charge that New Canaan Police filed to bring against a former first selectman in a 2022 arrest warrant application—when he or she “with intent to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person … [e]ngages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior in a public place,” or “in a public place, uses abusive or obscene language or makes an obscene gesture,” among other reasons.

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Teen Charged with DUI After Crash

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Police last week arrested a 19-year-old Norwalk woman and charged her with driving under the influence. At about 4 p.m. on April 9, officers responded to the area of Old Stamford Road and the Merritt Parkway on a report of a two-car crash, police said. There, one of the drivers—the teen—showed signs of impairment and officers could smell alcohol on her, according to a police report. After conducting field sobriety tests, police brought the misdemeanor DUI charge, and also charged her with operating with a license and following too closely. At police headquarters, she provided two breath samples to establish her blood-alcohol level, which came back at .1967 and .189, well over the legal limit for people younger than 21 (.02) and more than double the limit for those 21-plus (.08).

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New Canaan Woman, 36, Charged with Interfering with an Emergency Call

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Police on Saturday arrested a 36-year-old New Canaan woman and charged her with interfering with an emergency call and disorderly conduct. At about 5:57 p.m. on April 4, officers responded to a Huckleberry Hill Road home on a report of a dispute between the victim and woman, police said. There, officers conducted an investigation and brought the two misdemeanor-level charges, the report said. It isn’t clear what the woman did, how she interfered with a 9-1-1 call or whether she’s related to the victim. Police withheld details, saying it’s a domestic matter. 

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.

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Warrant: Man, 48, Charged in Residential Burglaries in New Canaan

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New Canaan Police last week arrested a 48-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y. man by warrant and charged him in connection with multiple residential burglaries in New Canaan, court records show. The man is suspected in one burglary where more than $130,000 in jewelry and watches were stolen from a Lost District Drive home, according to an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com. He first came onto NCPD’s radar in December. At about 8:37 p.m. on Dec. 13, officers received a report of a burglary on Lost District Drive, according to Officer Kelly Coughlin’s affidavit, which forms most of the arrest warrant application signed by a state Superior Court judge.