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One dead, two charged in botched drug deal in Waterbury

April 7, 2015, 7:55 am
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Steven Vlash

Steven Vlash

WATERBURY – A drug dealer died after he fell from a fleeing pickup truck during a drug transaction in Waterbury Saturday afternoon, police said.

Carl Brown, 35, of Waterbury, died of head injuries about half an hour after he was taken to Saint Mary’s Hospital.

Police said Steven Vlash, 22, of New Milford, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado with passenger Nicholas Henry, 23, of Bethel, when the pair stopped to buy crack cocaine from Brown on Grove Street.

The suspects then attempted to flee without paying, but Brown clung to the truck and held on for about half a mile before falling on Linden Street, where he suffered severe head injuries, Waterbury Deputy Chief Christopher Corbett said.

Police located the suspects at Vlash’s home in New Milford around 7 p.m.

Nicholas Henry

Nicholas Henry

Vlash was charged with evading responsibility resulting in death and criminal attempt at possession of narcotics.

He’s being held in lieu of $1 million bond and is scheduled to appear in court April 20, according to the state Department of Justice.

Henry was charged with criminal attempt at possession of narcotics.

Corbett said Vlash’s charges could be upgraded to manslaughter.

“It’s definitely unusual,” Corbett said of the case. “I don’t’ recall an incident like this before.”

Brown was a convicted felon who faced multiple narcotics charges, police said.

 

 

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New Milford couple wins Cash 5 Lotto

April 7, 2015, 8:34 am
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Dennis Klaus & Maryann Diano are taking their Cash 5 Lotto winnings and buying a home.

Dennis Klaus & Maryann Diano are taking their Cash 5 Lotto winnings and buying a home.

NEW MILFORD — When Maryann Diano checked her Cash 5 Lotto ticket at the Big Y Supermarket, she was startled to see “Congratualtions!” on the screen.

“I was shaking,” Diano said, “and asked the gal behind the counter to check the ticket scan. Sure enough, I’d won $255,555.”

Diano and her life-partner Dennis Klaus had lost everything in Hurricane Sandy and been among the families that moved to the village at Faith Church in December 2012.

The couple met at the village and now live in a trailer in the Gaylordsville section of New Milford. They will use their winnings to put a down payment on a home of their own, Diano said.

The couple put a bid in on a house Monday. Klaus said this is “the start of a new book on our lives.”

 

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Bullying advocate Trudy Ludwig to speak in Brookfield

April 7, 2015, 10:56 am
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The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig. (Contributed photo. Illustrated by Patrice Barton)

The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig. (Contributed photo. Illustrated by Patrice Barton)

Trudy Ludwig, an award-winning children’s author on the topic of bullying, will speak at Whisconier Middle School on Thursday regarding relational aggression, a form of bullying.

Ludwig will talk to fifth-grade students during the school day and then to parents from 6:30-8 p.m. in a presentation entitled “Understanding Our Kids’ Online & Offline Social World: Friendships, Cliques & Power Plays.” The content of the talk is applicable to kindergarten through high school students.

Ludwig has spoken about bullying on PBS, “Good Morning America” and Sesame Street Workshop’s video series. For more information about her and her work, visit trudyludwig.com.

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Danbury tenant arrested after kicking door open

April 7, 2015, 11:46 am
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DANBURY – A Danbury man was arrested Monday after police said he kicked a door open at a multi-family home on Griffing Avenue.

Police were called to the home around 4 p.m. for a noise complaint. The caller told police that the suspect, Mathews Oliveira Dossantos, was kicking and banging on the door.

When police arrived, they saw the front door had been damaged.

Dossantos, 22, told officers that he was unable to get into the home because he did not have his key to the back door and was never given a key to the front door, according to the report. He said he tried to contact other tenants to let him in, but no one came to the door so he kicked the front door to force it open, police said.

After speaking to the landlord, police charged Dossantos with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

He was held in lieu of $1,000 bond.

Dossantos is also facing a felony charge for carrying a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor charges for threatening and disorderly conduct, according to the state Department of Justice. He’s scheduled to appear in court April 23.

 

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Woman charged with kicking Danbury cop in the groin

April 7, 2015, 12:30 pm
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DANBURY – A city woman is facing multiple charges after assaulting an officer during an arrest Sunday night, police said.

Officers went to her home on South Street for a report of a domestic disturbance around 11 p.m. Police did not provide details on the incident, but they decided to arrest Yakima Lucia Sandoval, 35, for the disturbance.

Sandoval then kicked an officer in the groin while being arrested and refused to be processed at police headquarters, according to the report.

She was charged with assault on public safety personnel, interfering with an officer, second-degree threatening, disorderly conduct, and failure to submit to fingerprinting.

Sandoval was held on $10,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

 

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Cable repairs could slow traffic in Bethel this month

April 8, 2015, 5:13 am
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BETHEL – Eversource Energy has begun making repairs to underground cables in Bethel, which could slow down traffic on Route 58 through the end of April.

The company, formerly known as Connecticut Light & Power, is replacing a section of underground electric cables on Putnam Park Road, known as Route 58, near the intersection of Hoyts Hill Road.

During the work, a section of the northbound lane on that road will be closed temporarily, according to a media advisory. Police will be directing drivers around the construction site.

Electric service to customers will not be affected, an Eversource official said.

Most construction activity will take place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., but some aspects of the repair may take place after regular business hours “in order to complete the work in a timely manner,” the statement reads.

 

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Two Bethel women accused of stealing makeup

April 8, 2015, 5:28 am
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DANBURY – Two women were arrested Monday after trying to leave a Walmart store in Danbury with stolen makeup, police said.

Security personnel at the department store saw Emily Ranson, 24, select and conceal several makeup items while Lasett Light, 19, observed the area for her, according to the report.

Police said the two Bethel residents then tried to leave Walmart without paying for the merchandise but they were stopped by security workers.

Ranson, of Putnam Park Road, and Light, of Mountain Orchard Road, were charged with sixth-degree larceny and sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny.

They were released on a promise to appear in court April 17.

 

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Bethel commission calls special meeting on new police station

April 8, 2015, 6:33 am
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An artist's rendering of the main entrance to the proposed new Bethel Police Department. Contributed Photo

An artist’s rendering of the main entrance to the proposed new Bethel Police Department. Contributed Photo

UPDATE: WEDNESDAY 10:29 A.M.

The revised proposal on the new Bethel police station is $400,000 cheaper than the plan voters rejected in the December referendum, Police Chief Jeffrey Finch said.

“Even though it was defeated in the last vote, there is still a belief that the building is necessary,” he said. “We’re hoping to put it out for a referendum in the near future.”

The Police Commission announced Tuesday that it will host a special meeting to discuss details on the new $13.7 million proposal Thursday night.

Finch said the footprint and location of the proposed facility remain the same. The $14.1 million plan called for a 25,000-square-foot facility — nearly three times the size of the current building — to be built on part of an 8-acre parcel adjacent to Bethel High School at Judd Avenue and Whittlesy Drive.

The chief said the cuts are “meaningful” and that the final price tag would likely be even lower.

“This is not the final price,” he said. “This is just an estimate. When they put out bids, it could be less… We’re trying to be prepared for what we think it could cost at its maximum expense.”

 

ORIGINAL POST: WEDNESDAY 9:33 A.M.

BETHEL – The Bethel Police Commission will be hosting a public information session this week regarding the proposed police station.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at town hall.

The agenda, which was posted Tuesday, has only one item: “Discussion concerning the potential construction of a new police station.”

However, Town Clerk Lisa Bergh said public comments will be allowed.

Town officials have been considering alternatives to the plan since residents rejected a $14.1 million proposal in December.

 

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NM Senior Center gets $498K STEAP grant

April 8, 2015, 8:45 am
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Dee Calvery (right) leads seniors in Tai Chi in the recreation room of the New Milford Senior Center in September

Dee Calvery (right) leads seniors in Tai Chi in the recreation room of the New Milford Senior Center in September

NEW MILFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a STEAP grant Wednesday will go to the town of New Milford for the expansion of the recreation room at the New Milford Senior Center.

The Small Town Economic Assistance Program grant for $498,253 is meant to assit with infrastructure improvement projects. The expansion will grow the recreation space to double its current square footage, increasing the safe level of maximum capacity.

 

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New deputy chief, sergeants appointed in Danbury

April 8, 2015, 11:22 am
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Danbury Police Lt. Shaun McColgan was promoted to deputy chief.

Danbury Police Lt. Shaun McColgan was promoted to deputy chief.

DANBURY — The Danbury police and fire departments named a new deputy police chief, a detective, three new sergeants and a fire drill master during a joint ceremony at City Hall Thursday afternoon.

Lt. Shaun McColgan, a 25-year veteran of the police department, was appointed the new deputy chief.

The three police officers promoted to police sergeants were Steve Castrovinci, Matthew Georgoulis and Matthew Casazza. All three joined the department in 2006.

Another officer, Thomas Collins, was named a police detective.

At the fire department, Communications Coordinator Steven Rogers was promoted to the position of drill master. Rogers joined the department as a firefighter in 1999 and was promoted to dispatcher in 2001. He had been in his current role since 2014.

McColgan was first promoted in 1998 to become sergeant and youth bureau supervisor. He was named lieutenant in 2000.

“Throughout his accomplished career, he has served the department and community with integrity and dedication as demonstrated through his many promotions and involvement within the department,” Mayor Mark Boughton said during the ceremony.

McColgan replaces  Terry Shanahan, who retired from the position last year. 

 

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Esty tours Boehringer Ingelheim HQ in Danbury; decries budget cuts

April 8, 2015, 1:28 pm
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DANBURY – Rep. Elizabeth Esty decried a proposed cut in federal biomedical research and development funding during a tour of Boehringer Ingelheim’s U.S. headquarters in Danbury Wednesday.

The second-term congresswoman heard testimony from employees of the pharmaceutical company about the need for federal research funding.

“I heard directly from Connecticut workers about the importance of strong, predictable federal research funding and how the federal government can be a better partner in spurring innovation and helping life-saving medication reach families who need it most,” Esty said in a prepared statement.

Esty, a member of the Research and Technology Subcommittee in Congress, toured Boehringer Ingelheim’s $65 million Pilot Plant, which opened last week.

The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, employing 2,800 people in Connecticut.

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One injured in Bethel house fire

April 8, 2015, 4:29 pm
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A single-family home caught fire Wednesday in Bethel. Contributed photo

A single-family home caught fire Wednesday in Bethel. Contributed photo

BETHEL – A man was injured after a fire broke out in a Castle Hill Drive home in Bethel Wednesday morning, Fire Marshal Thomas Galliford said.

The Stony Hill and Bethel fire departments were called to the single-family house at about 9:50 a.m. and they found an active fire on the first floor, Galliford said in a news release.

With help of Bethel police officers, a firefighter quickly rescued one occupant who was still inside.

The man was taken to Danbury Hospital with injuries consistent with smoke inhalation, the fire marshal wrote.

The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes, but its cause is still under investigation.

A single-family home caught fire Wednesday morning in Bethel. Contributed photo.

A single-family home caught fire Wednesday morning in Bethel. Contributed photo.

 

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New Milford to honor fallen officer

April 9, 2015, 6:38 am
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Field of Honor proudly displayed American Flags in New Milford in 2014

Field of Honor proudly displayed American Flags in New Milford in 2014

NEW MILFORD — A flagpole with flags and monument will be constructed at the front door of the New Milford Police Department in honor of fallen New Milford Police Officer H. Kenneth Couch.

Couch died in the line of duty on June 3, 1965 while attempting a water rescue in the Housatonic River. This year is the 50th anniversary of his death.

The monument and accompanying flag pole will be dedicated May 15 which is National Police Memorial Day.

The flag pole and flags are being donated by Peter Orenski, the monument and bronze plaque by the New Milford Police Union C.O.P.S. Local 47. The plaque and monumnet were designed by Ray Crawford.

 

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Carmel, NY man held on assault charges

April 9, 2015, 7:49 am
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NEW MILFORD — A 28-year-old Carmel, NY, man is facing assault charges stemming from a March, 27 incident.

John Patrick Padian, of Lake Shore Drive, Carmel, NY turned himself in to New Milford Police Monday on warrant charges of first-degree burglary, third-degree assault and disorderly conduct.

He is being held on $50,000 court set bond with a next court date of April 21.

 

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COPS: New Milford man violated probation

April 9, 2015, 7:55 am
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NEW MILFORD — A 25-year-old New Milford man is being held on $50,000 court set bond from Danbury Superior Court after being arrested Tuesday for violation of probation.

Robert Coggins Jr., of Bel Air Drive, New Milford was arrested at his home Tuesday on an outstanding court set warrant for violation of probation. Coggins was serving two years probation on a September 2014 guilty verdict on several charges of obscenity.

 

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New Milford woman held after attacking cops

April 9, 2015, 8:03 am
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NEW MILFORD — A 31-year-old woman is facing assault on a public safety officer charges from an incident Tuesday when she was arrested at her Wellsville Avenue home.

Kristy Smith, Wellsville Avenue, New Milford was arrested Tuesday about 9:06 p.m. when officers from the New Milford Police Department went to her home to serve an arrest warrant for second-degree failure to appear.

Smith is reported to have been intoxicated and combative, kicking and punching the two officers, according to police. She was tazered and placed under arrest.

Smith is being held on two $1,000 court set bonds on charges of interfering with officer, two counts of assault on a public safety officer and second-degree failure to appear. Her next court date is March 6 in Superior Court in Bantam.

Smith had failed to appear in court April 6 to answer to disorderly conduct charges stemming from a February, 23, 2015 incident.

 

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4 vehicle crash in New Milford

April 9, 2015, 8:11 am
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NEW MILFORD — New Milford Police responded to a four vehicle accident Wednesday morning at the intersection of Danbury Road and Bridge Street about 9:15 a.m.

A 2007 Chrysler Caravan driven by Melissa Alford, of Kent Road, New Milford, traveling northbound on Danbury Road failed to stop for a red light at the intersection and collided with a 2010 Chevy pickup truck that was traveling eastbound from Peagler Hill Road, police said. The truck was driven by Joseph Daniel, of Shelton, CT.

Police reported that the impact caused the Chevy truck to spin counter clockwise and into two vehicles stopped on Bridge Street at the intersection.

Alford was taken to Danbury Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and Daniel was taken to New Milford Hospital, also with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Details on any charges in the incident were not released.

 

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Newtown man accused of stealing auto parts

April 9, 2015, 11:52 am
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DANBURY — In yet another case of shoplifting from the Danbury Walmart, a 69-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he was seen stealing from store’s automotive aisle, police said.

Officers went to Walmart, 67 Newtown Road, at about 2:30 p.m. for a report of a shoplifter in custody, according to police.

Security personnel told officers that Paul Schroeder, of Newtown, took a number of items and walked out without paying for them, police said.

Schroeder was charged with sixth-degree larceny and was released on a promise to appear in court April 22.

This was at least the third arrest at Walmart this week. On Monday, two Bethel women were charged with stealing makeup from the store.

Four other people are facing similar charges after trying to steal from the store in recent days, according to police. For details on those arrests, click here and here.

 

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Cops: Man brought gun to Danbury business

April 9, 2015, 2:31 pm
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DANBURY — A man who authorities believe to be an employee at a Danbury business was arrested Thursday afternoon after he brought a gun to the building, police said.

An employee at Eastern Account System on Corporate Drive called police around 3:30 p.m. to report that the suspect was carrying a handgun, police said.

The caller remained on the phone with police until officers arrived to arrest the man, police said.

The suspect was found in a cubicle with his head down on the desk but the weapon was not immediately found, according to the report.

No one was injured and no shots were fired, police said.

Authorities were expected to search his vehicle for the weapon.

Police could not immediately release further information.

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Ridgefield mom’s successful plea to free her husband accused in son’s hot-car death

April 10, 2015, 8:43 am
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RIDGEFIELD – The mother of the Ridgefield toddler who died after her husband left him in a hot car all day made a successful appeal for leniency to the judge who was deciding her husband’s sentence on Thursday.

“I ask that you look at my husband sitting before you,” reads the statement of Lindsey Rogers-Seitz. “I fell in love with this man the first moment I met him, and that is my message today – one of love, understanding and compassion.”

Her husband, Kyle Seitz, who faced a year in jail on a criminally negligent homicide charge, was freed Thursday by Superior Court Judge Kevin Russo.

The judge said the man had suffered enough.

Rogers-Seitz posted her statement to the judge as well as her reflections about her husband’s arrest on her blog, The Gift of Ben.

Read her thoughts in her own words.

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