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Frank MacEachern

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fmaceachern@dailyvoice.com

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Originally from Canada, Frank started his journalism in his native country before moving to Fairfield County a decade ago where he continued his career. He is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and of University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Frank was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Police & Fire

No Sushi For You! Trumbull Japanese Restaurant Worker Pulls Knife On Patron TRUMBULL, Conn. — Is it the Sushi Nazi? A Trumbull Japanese restaurant worker pulled a butcher knife on a customer after ordering the patrons to leave on Sunday, Trumbull Police said. Kevi Gonzalez, 20, of Bridgeport, an employee of Sarku Japan Restaurant in the Westfield Trumbull Mall, began yelling at customers and telling them to leave because there was no more food to be served, Trumbull Police said. When customers complained, Gonzalez yelled and swore at them, then argued with one of the customers, police said. He then went into the kitchen, pulled out a butcher knife and challenged th…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2017

Police & Fire

New York Man Arrested On Counterfeiting Charge At Greenwich CVS GREENWICH, Conn. — An alert CVS manager contacted police when a man tried to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at the 99 Greenwich Ave. store Friday afternoon, police said. When officers arrived shortly before 2 p.m., the manager was holding a photo of the suspect that he had just received from another CVS store, police said. The officer immediately recognized the man as a suspect in a counterfeit money case at the CVS location at the Riverside Commons shopping center from the day before, Greenwich police Lt. Kraig Gray said. Shoyn M. Johnson, 27, of 242nd St., Rosedale, N.Y., was charged wi…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Norwalk Man Was On 'Mission From God' In Hospital Attack NORWALK, Conn. — Four months after assaulting a hospital security guard while on a self-proclaimed "mission from God," the Norwalk man was arrested, police said. Robert Everett, 27, of 16 Elmcrest Terrace, was charged with breach of peace and third-degree assault stemming from the Nov. 19 incident in which he hit a security guard in the face, police said. He had entered Norwalk Hospital around 11 p.m., got into a confrontation with the security guard and struck him in the face, leaving the guard with a small cut, police said. Officers were called to deal with the yelling and cur…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2017

Police & Fire

Westport Cops: Business Owner Threatens To Kill Man In Snow Removal Dispute WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Westport businessman was arrested after he pushed a man to the ground and threatened to kill him during a dispute over snow removal Monday morning, Westport Police said. Sammy Alanz, 41, of Trumbull, was charged with first-degree threatening and third-degree assault. Police said they were called at 9:30 a.m. to a parking lot at 190 Main St. by a man who said he was assaulted by Alanz, who pushed him to the ground, then opened up his coat and pointed to his waist, saying he would kill the man, police said. The victim said he fearful that his attacker had a gun, police…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2017

Police & Fire

Murder Suspect, 20, To Return To New York After Arrest In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 20-year-old man wanted in a murder at a New Year's Eve party in Brooklyn, N.Y., waived an extradition hearing after appearing in a Stamford court Monday. Juan Nico Morales, 20, had been held on $2.5 million bond after his arrest in Stamford on Friday morning. Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said Morales had been wanted on charges of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a dangerous weapon in connection with the killing. Stamford Police and U.S. Marshals staged a 6 a.m. Friday raid at 66 Smith St., where Morales had been staying. He was arrested without…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2017

Police & Fire

New Canaan Police Find Stamford Teen's Prints In Stolen Car NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Fingerprints lifted from the rearview mirror of a stolen vehicle helped lead New Canaan Police to arrest a Stamford teenager in the case, police said. The vehicle was unlocked with the keys in it at an Old Stamford Road residence when it was reported stolen on Sept. 19, police said. Two days later, Stamford Police recovered the vehicle and told New Canaan Police. Investigators went to work and soon found fingerprints on the mirror that ended up being a match for a Stamford teen, police said. Police arrested the teen on a second-degree larceny charge Friday at the Sta…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Cops: Traffic Stop Leads To Knife; Baton, Marijuana Seizure NORWALK, Conn., -- A Norwalk man is facing drug and weapons charges and it all began with an obscured license plate that grabbed police attention Sunday evening. Charged with two counts of possession of weapons in a motor vehicle and one count each of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent and a mutilated license plate is Carl Scovens, 29, of 1 Walter Ave., Norwalk. His first scheduled court date is March 28. Police noticed a black Audi with the rear license plate partially obstructed on Fort Point Street around 5:45 p.m. and saw him appear to thro…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police: Man Tossed From Bar Slams Head Into Florist Shop Window NORWALK, Conn. — A man thrown out of a Norwalk bar early Sunday slammed his head into a nearby florist's shop window and then fled from officers before being captured, police said. Omar Osvaldo Maya Mejia, 22, of no fixed address, is also facing a trip to Texas after U.S. Marshals notified police that there was a warrant for his arrest in an incident in that state. In Norwalk, he's charged with second-degree breach of peace, interfering with an officer and second-degree criminal mischief. The bond for those charges was set at $5,000. He was also held on $500,000 bond as a fugitive from j…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2017

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police Rescue Kayaker Who Fell Out of Kayak In Long Island Sound GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich police rescued a kayaker close to hypothermia who had fallen out of his kayak in the frigid waters of Long Island Sound on Saturday. In a release posted on the Facebook page, Greenwich police said they received a Mayday distress call over the VHF radio Channel 16 that a kayak was in the water due north of Great Captain's Island. When Sgt. Sean O’Donnell and Sgt. Michael O’Conner Sr arrived via Police Boat 125, they located the kayaker in distress along with two other kayakers about 200 yards north of Great Captain's Island. The kayaker who had been in the water…

by Frank MacEachern

03/18/2017

Police & Fire

Stamford Police: Patron Arrested At Curley's Diner Was Abusive To Customers STAMFORD, Conn. — A Stamford police officer gave a man the opportunity to walk away from a downtown all hours diner early Friday after complaints the man had been rude and abusive to his fellow patrons, police said. Said Abid, 41, of 11 Dash Place, the Bronx, N.Y., was charged with disorderly conduct. Officers were called to Curley's Diner at 62 W. Park Place at 5 a.m. on a report of an unruly diner, police said. When the uniformed officer arrived and suggested to Abid that he leave the establishment, Abid accused the officer of being rude and abusive to him, police said. He told the of…

by Frank MacEachern

03/18/2017

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