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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

Police: Spilled Coffee Led To Fatal Stabbing At Stamford McDonald's STAMFORD, Conn. -- Angry after a man accidentally spilled coffee on him as he was leaving McDonald's, a 15-year-old stabbed the man to death last week, Stamford police said Monday as they announced the arrests of the teen and a 22-year-old who participated in the fatal attack. The 15-year-old teen, who cannot be named by police because he is underage, will make his first court appearance in juvenile court Tuesday. James McLamb, 22, of New Haven, appeared in Stamford court Monday on murder charges and remains in custody on $2 million bond. The bond was set so high because of the "underly…

by Frank MacEachern

03/16/2015

Police & Fire

Prosecutor Points To 'Underlying Violence' In Stamford Murder; Suspect Held STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 22-year-old man was arraigned Monday on murder charges and held on $2 million bond in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 52-year-old man in downtown Stamford last week. James McLamb, of 37 Harding Place, New Haven, appeared in court Monday in state Superior Court in Stamford. A second suspect -- an unnamed 15-year-old -- is expected to be arraigned Tuesday, police said. McLamb said nothing in court other than responding "Good afternoon" to Judge Alex Hernandez at the arraignment. Prosecutor Paul Ferencek asked for bond to be set at $2 million for what he c…

by Frank MacEachern

03/16/2015

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Arrest Two In Fatal Stabbing Outside Downtown McDonald's STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police have made two arrests -- including the arrest of a 15-year-old -- in the fatal stabbing of a city man outside a McDonald's restaurant last week. Charged with murder is James McLamb, 22, of 37 Harding Place, New Haven, police said. A 15-year-old has also been charged with murder, police said. His name has not been released. A press conference has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, where more details of the arrests and the crime will be released. Antonio Muralles, 52, died early Thursday of a stab wound to the chest from the attack Wednesday evening,…

by Frank MacEachern

03/16/2015

Police & Fire

Backcountry Greenwich Man Taken Down In Heroin Arrest, Stamford Police Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- A backcountry Greenwich man was grabbed from his SUV and pushed to the ground in a brief struggle with Stamford police officers during an arrest Wednesday that turned up heroin, police said. Christopher Ceci, 25, of 121 Lower Cross Road, was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, interfering with an officer, possession of less than 4 ounces of marijuana, failure to keep narcotics in an open container, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle and sale of illegal drugs. Officers were patrolling an area of Lawn Avenue known drug …

by Frank MacEachern

03/13/2015

Police & Fire

Donation Box Stolen From Wilton's Our Lady Of Fatima Church WILTON, Conn. -- A man slipped into Our Lady of Fatima church over the weekend and stole money from a donation box, Wilton Police said. The theft occurred sometime between Friday and Sunday and was reported to police Monday, Wilton police said. Our Lady of Fatima Church is located at 229 Danbury Road/Route 7. A suspect was recorded on the church's surveillance camera, Wilton police said. The white man appears to be between 40 and 50 years of age and about 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a medium build. The man has gray hair and was wearing a green jacket with blue sweatpants that had…

by Frank MacEachern

03/13/2015

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed To Death In Front Of McDonald's In Downtown Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 52-year-old man was the victim in the city's first homicide of the year after he was attacked by a group of three to five men and women and stabbed multiple times in front of the McDonald's on Bedford Street in downtown Stamford, police said. Antonio Muralles of Stamford died early Thursday of a stab wound to the chest in the attack Wednesday evening, police said. His family in Stamford as well as relatives in his native Guatemala were notified, police said. At about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Stamford EMS was responding to an unrelated incident when they saw a man collap…

by Frank MacEachern

03/12/2015

Police & Fire

Family Of Baby Who Died At Hotel Was In Stamford For 'Maury' Show STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Ohio parents of an 8-month-old girl who died in a Stamford hotel were in the city for a taping of the “The Maury Show," according to the Stamford Advocate. “On behalf of Maury [Povich] and everyone at 'The Maury Show,' we are deeply saddened by this profound tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this incredibly difficult time,” said an email from the show at the Advocate website. Stamford police are investigating after the baby died after being trapped between the mattress and wall in a Stamford hotel. The 27-year-old mother awoke Wedne…

by Frank MacEachern

03/12/2015

Police & Fire

Two Stamford Teens Charged With Attacking Greenwich High Staff GREENWICH, Conn. -- Two Stamford teenagers are facing charges after they attacked other teens and Greenwich High School security staff in an altercation witnessed by students waiting for school buses Tuesday afternoon, police said. The disturbance at about 4 p.m. started in the student center between two groups, police said Wednesday. Greenwich Police said the incident was over "a convoluted personal matter concerning family members who were not present at the altercation." During the dispute, a Greenwich teen struck another teenager, police said. The victim, who wasn't injured, trie…

by Frank MacEachern

03/11/2015

Police & Fire

Police Investigating Death Of 8-Month-Old Girl At Stamford Hotel STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police are investigating the tragic death of an 8-month-old baby in a Stamford hotel early Wednesday, police said. The 27-year-old mother awoke to discover that the baby girl was lying on a pillow wedged into a tight space between the bed and the wall in a room at the Crowne Plaza Stamford at 2701 Summer St., police said The baby wasn't breathing, police said. The mother screamed for help, which awoke the baby's 25-year-old father, who was asleep in the room, police said. A resident at the hotel was performing CPR on the baby when police and EMS arrived…

by Frank MacEachern

03/11/2015

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Nab Pair In Connection With Graffiti Investigation STAMFORD, Conn. -- It was the tools of the graffiti trade, an alert neighbor and a dogged police investigation that did in two Stamford men, police said. A fingerprint on a spray paint can coupled with an eyewitness led to the arrests that broke the graffiti case police had been investigating for several months, police said. Michael Fanali, 22, of 63 Buckingham Drive, was charged with second-degree criminal mischief and conspiracy. He was released on a promise to appear in court March 23. Jeffrey Gilleski, 25, of 177 Highclear Drive, was charged with possession of marijuana and possessi…

by Frank MacEachern

03/11/2015

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