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Warrant: Man, 42, Charged with Assault, Strangulation, Impersonating Police Officer

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. A 42-year-old Syosset, N.Y., man is facing multiple felony charges after New Canaan Police allege he assaulted a woman during a domestic violence incident, strangled her until she lost consciousness and later impersonated both the woman’s brother and a retired New York Police Department lieutenant in phone calls to the NCPD. According to the affidavit of NCPD Officer Matthew Blank, which forms the major part of an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com, the man is charged with second-degree assault, second-degree strangulation or suffocation, disorderly conduct, criminal impersonation and impersonating a police officer. The investigation began June 22, when a woman arrived at New Canaan Police headquarters to report that the man had assaulted her the previous day at her parents’ home, where the couple had been living. Police learned there was an active protective order involving the two individuals.

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Silver Hill Neighborhood Town Hall 3/26, 630-8pm @ New Canaan Congregational Church

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The next town hall to discuss recent events (e.g., court mandated inpatient escapee with history of violence) in connection with Silver Hill Hospital and the community, and Silver Hill’s proposed increased security measures, will be held on Wednesday, March 26th, 6:30-8pm at the Congregational Church of New Canaan, 23 Park St, New Canaan, in the main meeting house/church space.

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Arrest Warrant: New Canaan Woman Used Electronic Device To Eavesdrop on Husband Mid-Divorce

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Following an investigation launched last year, New Canaan Police on Sept. 26 arrested a 47-year-old New Canaan woman for spying on her husband with a remote device during their divorce. The husband appeared in the lobby of NCPD headquarters last November, telling police that he’d found a “little black plastic tile in his coat pocket” that appeared to be “an audio/GPS tracker,” according to an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com. 

When he confronted his wife about it, she “admitted to doing it,” according to the application, completed by Officer Matthew Marzano and signed June 21 by state Superior Court Judge Alex Hernandez. The husband told police that his wife had told him in the past “that she would find ways to ‘ruin him’ and ‘take all of his money’ ” the application said. He told authorities that he “runs a business from his home office and that she was intentionally and knowingly eavesdropping on his private business conversations with colleagues and other personal conversations,” it said.

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Arrest Warrant: Local Man Harassed by Ex

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Police last week arrested a 34-year-old New Canaan woman by warrant and charged her with second-degree harassment. The woman, who is the ex-girlfriend of the victim, has repeatedly harassed the victim through social media platforms, emails, texts, and calls, court documents show. 

Early this June, the victim said his ex-fiancee and mother to their children notified him that his ex-girlfriend had commented under a photo of him on Facebook. The comment said, “Wondering if his ex-wife posted this – he’s a cocky jerk and i am vindictive/scheming a final vengeance! He’s also a rat.” The comment was dated two weeks before the date the victim was made aware of it, court documents show. 

Police confirmed that the account and profile picture from which the comment came matched that of the ex-girlfriend and that further investigation of the profile showed more pictures of her and descriptions of her educational history which matched the ex-girlfriend’s known education, according to a police affidavit. The following day, police responded to the front desk of NCPD to speak to the victim regarding harassment, according to the arrest warrant application filed by New Canaan Police and signed in July by the prosecuting attorney and state Superior Court Judge Robert.

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Two New Canaan Men Arrested in Road Rage Incident

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Police arrested two local men following a road rage incident last week. At about 10:33 p.m. on May 28 (a Tuesday), officers received a report of a road rage incident on Valley Road that ended with a group of people throwing rocks at the victim’s car, breaking the driver’s side window. Following an investigation, police arrested a 19-year-old New Canaan man (at 1 a.m. the following morning) and charged him with second-degree criminal mischief, after finding that he had thrown the rock that damaged the car. Police also arrested a 56-year-old New Canaan man (at 1:30 a.m.) and charged him with reckless driving. They each were released after promising to appear this month in state Superior Court.