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Selectmen Table $52,500 Police Vehicle Purchase, Request More Documentation

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The Board of Selectmen last week tabled a $52,500 purchase order for a New Canaan Police Department vehicle during its regular meeting, asking the agency to return with additional documentation before a vote. Capt. Joseph Farenga presented the request during the Board’s June 23 meeting, seeking up to $52,500 for the purchase and outfitting of a used utility van for the department’s Special Response Team. The van would replace a 2002 ambulance the team has used for years to transport equipment and personnel during call-outs and training exercises, he said. “It’s central for the team,” Farenga said during the meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference. He noted that a separate, older ambulance previously discussed by the board is intended for a different purpose, as a command and drone-operations vehicle.

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Warrant: Man at Nearly Three Times Legal Limit in Drunk-Driving Crash

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. New Canaan Police on June 18 arrested a Stamford man, 34, in connection with a 2018 single-vehicle crash that officials say occurred while he was driving with a blood-alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit. According to an arrest warrant affidavit filed by NCPD Officer William Sheehan signed by a state Superior Court judge and obtained by NewCanaanite.com, the man crashed Jan. 7, 2018 near the entrance to Mead Park. Sheehan said in an affidavit that officers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 11:45 p.m. on a report of a one-car crash.

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Warrant: Woman Charged After Altercation at Basketball Game at NCHS

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. A Meriden woman, 41, has been charged following an investigation into an altercation that occurred after a high school basketball game at New Canaan High School in March. According to an arrest warrant application filed by the New Canaan Police Department, the woman has been charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct in connection with the March 12 incident. Police said officers were assigned to the game due to concerns over disruptive spectator behavior. As the game ended, a large number of parents entered the court despite announcements instructing spectators to remain off the playing surface, according to an affidavit filed by Officer Nolan Heintz, signed April 3 by a state Superior Court judge and obtained by NewCanaanite.com.

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Man, 42, Arrested Twice for Criminal Trespass

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Police last week arrested a 42-year-old Syosett, N.Y. man twice and charged him with first-degree criminal trespass in connection with a domestic matter. At about 11:50 p.m. on June 22, officers responded to a South Avenue home for a reported trespass violation of an active protective order, police said. After identifying the man and confirming the protective order, police arrested him and additionally charged him with disorderly conduct. He was scheduled for arraignment the following day. Then, at about 8:51 a.m. on June 24, officers responded to the South Avenue residence on a report of a dispute and that the man was inside the home, violating the order.

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New Canaan Lifeguards Katie Quill and Michael D’Urso Honored for Steve Benko Pool Rescue

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. On the morning of June 16, New Canaan lifeguards Katie Quill and Michael D’Urso were on duty at the Steve Benko Pool at Waveny, just before the facility’s usual 11 a.m. opening. Suddenly, a Tesla broke through the pool’s perimeter fence, raced past the diving board and crashed into the deep end. The pool was empty at the time and no one was hurt, officials said. On Tuesday, First Selectman Dionna Carlson presented Quill and D’Urso with individual proclamations honoring their roles in the rescue, reading each aloud at the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen.