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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

Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Double-Fatal Crash In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Nearly a month after she fled on foot after a motor vehicle accident left two people dead, including her passenger, a Bridgeport woman was arrested Wednesday at a Stamford residence on manslaughter charges, police said. Felicia D. Burl, 32, of 236 West Ave., was charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and two felony counts of evading responsibility. She was held on $500,000 bond and will be arraigned Thursday in state Superior Court in Stamford. Stamford police said Burl was the driver of a 2002 Nissan Altima that was southboun…

by Frank MacEachern

12/03/2014

Police & Fire

Wilton Man Charged With Slapping 66-Year-Old Homeowner During Dispute WILTON, Conn. -- A man who was ordered by the courts not to harass a man in whose Wilton home he was staying is charged with slapping the 66-year-old man during a Nov. 27 dispute at the 39 Old Huckleberry Road home, police said. David Stuart Pollack, 35, of 1366 Randolf Road, Plainfield, N.J., was charged with disorderly conduct and violating a protective order. He posted his $2,500 bond and was released to appear in state Superior Court in Norwalk on Nov. 28. Pollack had been under a court order not to harass the homeowner stemming from a February arrest. However, there wasn't a no …

by Frank MacEachern

12/03/2014

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Struggles With Officers At Hospital After Car Crash STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man scuffled with officers in the hospital after he declined to give a urine sample after a traffic accident early Tuesday, police said. Michal Odachowski, 39, of 753 Hope St., was charged with illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence, disorderly conduct, interfering with an officer, operating a motor vehicle without a license, failure to insure a motor vehicle and speeding. It was in the hospital that Odachowski became belligerent, requiring officers to restrain him, said Sgt. William Brevard, about the man's reaction to the request f…

by Frank MacEachern

12/03/2014

Police & Fire

$600 DOT Traffic Counter Stolen From Wilton Road WILTON, Conn., -- In a theft that has police scratching their heads, a $600 Department of Transportation vehicle counter was stolen late last month in Wilton. The Diamond Traffic Products Unicorn Limited Traffic Classifier was attached by a chain and lock to a telephone pole in the area of Westport Road and Poplar Plain Road on Nov. 24 by a DOT employee. When the employee returned the next day to retrieve it, he discovered that someone had cut the padlock and stolen the box. "It's the first time I ever heard of one of those being stolen," Wilton police Lt. Donald Wakeman said. "Other…

by Frank MacEachern

12/03/2014

Police & Fire

Man, 72, Charged With Strangling Fellow Resident At Stamford Home STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 72-year-old man attacked a fellow resident at a Southfield Avenue residence Monday morning, including trying to strangle him, Stamford police said. Max Morette, of 51 Southfield Ave., was charged with first-degree strangulation, assault on an elderly person and disorderly conduct. Police said the 74-year-old man was attacked in the common area of the residence at about 6 a.m. by a man who punched him a couple of times and then placed something around his neck and attempted to strangle him. The attacker then dragged the victim back to the victim's apartment and l…

by Frank MacEachern

12/03/2014

Police & Fire

Thieves Target Greenwich Homes In Thanksgiving Weekend Spree, Cops Say GREENWICH, Conn., -- Greenwich Police are warning residents after a string of residential burglaries over the weekend. Police believed four burglaries and one attempted burglary were done by an organized group who targeted homes they believed were unoccupied. In the case of the unsuccessful burglary, the intruders fled once they realized someone was in the home. In addition to these Thanksgiving weekend burglaries police said there were four other burglaries in town in the last month. The suspects entered the homes by various methods. The thieves used force to open doors and smash w…

by Frank MacEachern

12/02/2014

Police & Fire

Feud Between Two Factions Behind Spate Of Stamford Shootings, Cops Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- A dispute between two "factions" of young men is behind three shootings in Stamford in the past two days, including one Tuesday afternoon in which a man was slightly wounded, police said. That shooting occurred outside a home on Myano Lane that was also the scene of a shooting just after midnight Tuesday, police said. Stamford police flooded the Myano Lane area Tuesday afternoon after a report of a shooting. Officers found a 21-year-old man who had been grazed on the top of his head by a bullet at about 2:20 p.m., police said. He was outside the residence at 127 Myano…

by Frank MacEachern

12/02/2014

Police & Fire

Wilton Swears In New Lieutenant In Fire Department WILTON, Conn. -- A Wilton firefighter who received a Medal of Valor for saving the life of a person trapped in a burning car in 2012 was promoted to lieutenant Monday. Lt. Jeffery Locher said he's looking forward to his new responsibilities and praised his fellow firefighters at the Wilton Police Department. "It's a huge responsibility. But again knowing the quality of the guys you have around you makes all the difference," he said after the ceremony. "You are just kind trying to steer the ship, making sure everybody is safe and OK and doing things the right way. It's the quality of a g…

by Frank MacEachern

12/02/2014

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police To Offer Cold-Water Safety Demonstration GREENWICH, Conn. -- An ice-fishing hole on frozen Lake Erie was the ideal training ground for Officer Joe Turcsanyi of the Greenwich Marine Police to prepare for cold water rescues. On Dec. 7, he will be in a slightly less chilly environment as he participates in a cold-water rescue demonstration at the Seaside Center. He will show off some of what he learned at Greenwich Point Park for the First Sunday Science at the center from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Turcsanyi will be joined by fellow officers from Greenwich Marine Police for the talk and cold-water rescue demonstration. Greenwich Police a…

by Frank MacEachern

12/02/2014

Police & Fire

Former Greenwich Firefighter Promoted To Lieutenant In Wilton WILTON, Conn. -- A former Greenwich Fire Department officer has been promoted to lieutenant in the Wilton Fire Department. And Greenwich Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kick said Wilton made the right choice in promoting Jeffery Locher. "In Greenwich, he was a great officer, and Wilton is very lucky to be able to get him into the officer ranks," Kick said. "He is very meticulous. And he takes care of his people, and he gets the job done." He said Locher was always a very involved officer in Greenwich, throwing himself into his responsibilities whether it was a fire, car accident or a hea…

by Frank MacEachern

12/02/2014

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