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DUI, Assault Charges for Man, 30

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Police arrested a 30-year-old Bridgeport man before dawn on Sept. 5 and charged him with third-degree assault, interfering with an officer, disorderly conduct and driving under the influence. At about 2:58 a.m. that Saturday, an officer on patrol saw a vehicle stopped in the middle of Main Street, according to a police report. Checking to see if the driver needed help, the officer was approached by the victim who said the man had grabbed and hurt her, the report said. Through an investigation, police established probable cause to make an arrest.

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Warrant: Surveillance Video, Cell Phone Data Show Man, 28, Stealing Backpack from NCHS Track

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New Canaan Police on Aug. 23 arrested a 28-year-old Norwalk man by warrant after surveillance video and cellphone data showed that he’d stolen a backpack from the outdoor track at New Canaan High School in June, according to court records. 

Reported stolen at about 2:38 p.m. on June 8 (a Monday), the Hurley-brand backpack had inside it a Macbook Pro laptop (worth about $1,000), Texas Instruments graphing calculator ($175) and Apple Air pods, among other items, according to an affidavit filed by New Canaan Police Officer Roy Adams that forms the major part of an arrest warrant application signed Aug. 19 by state Superior Court judge John Blawie. The victim “was jogging on the outdoor track located in front of New Canaan High School between 1330 and 1430 hours,” according to Adams’s affidavit, obtained by NewCanaanite.com. “He placed his backpack up against a fence that is located just above the track.

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New Canaan Fire Marshal: Fire Pit Safety

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[Paul Payne is New Canaan’s fire marshal.]

Enjoying a fire outdoors can be a wonderful way to gather with family and friends, but even a small fire can become dangerous when conditions or safety practices are overlooked. Before lighting your fire pit, chiminea, or campfire, please review these important guidelines from our New Canaan Fire Marshal’s office. Following these precautions helps protect your home, your neighbors, and our community while allowing everyone to safely enjoy an outdoor fire. 

 No building permit is required unless a permanent structure and/or lap or natural gas is installed. A burning permit is not required however the same rules would apply; Burning will not be permitted if the Forest Fire Danger is rated high, very high or extreme and/or high wind days. When the air quality index is high according to the DEEP no burning will be allowed.

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New Canaan Man, 23, Charged with Disorderly Conduct

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Police on Aug. 27 arrested a 23-year-old Old Stamford Road man and charged him with disorderly conduct. At about 11:46 a.m. that Thursday, officers were dispatched to the lobby at police headquarters to investigate a reported domestic dispute, officials said. Through an investigation, police established probable cause for the misdemeanor charge. 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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Letters of Appreciation for New Canaan Police

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New Canaan Police Department Chief John DiFederico shared the following letters of appreciation for officers at a recent Police Commission meeting. ***

Officer Nolan Heintz

“Chief, I wanted to inform you of the work that Officer Heintz put forth in an investigation regarding an assault at the high school. This case began on March 12th when Officer Heintz responded to a basketball game to assist officers working an extra duty detail. The crowd had become hostile and there was a high amount of tension in the room. At the end of the game a fight broke out between several parents of the visiting team against the visiting teams coaching staff.