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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.

Frank MacEachern's Contributions

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Found With Images On Computer Faces Child Porn Charges STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man is facing child pornography charges after police discovered more than 10,000 images of child pornography on his computer. Ranjer Gonzalez, 34, was charged with first-degree possession of child pornography and importing child pornography. A $150,000 court-set bond was levied on Gonzalez. The Stamford Police Department's Digital Forensics Unit, along with the state's attorney's office, conducted an investigation after the forensics unit received information that child pornography were being imported to 101 Greenwich Ave., police said. Officers discovered …

by Frank MacEachern

11/17/2014

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Seek Help Finding Driver In Double-Fatal Car Crash STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police are looking for a woman who they say was the driver of the car that slammed into another car last week that resulted in the deaths of two people. A $500 reward has been offered for information on or the location of Felicia Burl, 32. Police said she was the driver who fled the scene of a double fatal motor vehicle crash on West Main Street in Stamford near the Greenwich line at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. In the accident, a 2002 Nissan Altima traveling south on Alvord Lane ran a red light at West Main Street and struck a westbound BMW, police said. …

by Frank MacEachern

11/14/2014

Police & Fire

Two Stamford Teens Charged In Armed Robbery, Suspected In Three More STAMFORD, Conn. -- Two teens charged in a Halloween night armed robbery on Liberty Street are suspects in three similar robberies on the street between Oct. 27 and Oct. 31, said Stamford police, who arrested the duo at their schools Thursday. Christopher Jonathan Williams, 18, of 55 Stillwater Ave., Unit 55, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named due to his age were each charged with first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. Bond was set at $50,000 for Williams. The 17-year-old was held in custody at a youth facility. Police said they were helped in cracking the case by m…

by Frank MacEachern

11/14/2014

Police & Fire

New Suspects Named In New Canaan Jewelry Heist; Another Suspect Kills Self NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Spooked by a deliveryman he thought was the police coming to arrest him, a suspect in a New Canaan jewelry store smash-and- grab last year committed suicide by shooting himself in his Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment on Halloween, police said. Police also announced they are looking for another suspect in the case. Ralik Hansen, 28, who was also known as "Ratchet," was wanted in the Nov. 6, 2013, robbery at Henry C. Reid & Son Jewelers at 72 Elm St. The front window was smashed with a sledgehammer, and three Rolex watches worth $55,000 each were stolen. An alert emplo…

by Frank MacEachern

11/14/2014

News

Judge Delays Decision On Court Case With Stamford High Principals STAMFORD, Conn. -- A judge said Thursday he needed more time before agreeing to a request that a Stamford High principal and vice principal be granted accelerated rehabilitation for charges that they mishandled an investigation into a sex case involving a student and a teacher. Principal Donna Valentine, 62, and vice principal Roth Nordin, 59, were each charged by Stamford Police in October one misdemeanor count of failing to report an allegation. Specifically, the are accused of failing to tell the state Department of Children and Families about allegations that Stamford High English teac…

by Frank MacEachern

11/14/2014

Police & Fire

Stamford Septic Company Owner Accused Of Dumping Sewage To Avoid Fees STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford septic company owner dumped 7 million pounds of sewage into the city's sewer system to avoid paying the city's disposal fees, said police, who charged the man with three counts of first-degree larceny Thursday. Neighbors had complained for months about the smell and about the backflow of raw sewage, police said. Robert Aillery, 58, of 84 Knickerbocker Ave., turned himself in to police early Thursday. He appeared later in court for his arraignment, saying little with his hands handcuffed behind him. His bond was set at $150,000. Aillery, who owns Strigh…

by Frank MacEachern

11/13/2014

Police & Fire

Wilton Woman Who Brandished Lighter In Restaurant Faces More Charges WILTON, Conn. -- A Wilton woman continues to run afoul of the law as officers discovered there were a number of warrants for her arrest after she was involved in a traffic accident Tuesday, police said. Simi Honarbakhsh, 61, of 12 Village Walk, had three outstanding warrants on charges of issuing two bad checks in July and one in August to The Turnover Shop. The checks totaled $1,954 police said. She also is charged with failing to appear in court on earlier charges. She was arrested in late August on charges of brandishing an ignited lighter toward patrons of a Wilton restaurant whi…

by Frank MacEachern

11/13/2014

Schools

Teacher Who Survived Sandy Hook Speaks About Hope At UConn-Stamford STAMFORD, Conn., -- In a powerful speech in Stamford, a teacher from Greenwich who survived the Sandy Hook School shootings nearly two years ago said she looks to hope instead of despair as she deals with the aftermath of the massacre that claimed the lives of 26 young students and teachers. That hope was something Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis said she turned to as she hid with her Grade 1 students in a tiny bathroom to escape the shootings in the school on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012. "In a moment that I was sure was our last, I wanted them to hear something positive, something hopeful, not…

by Frank MacEachern

11/13/2014

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Charged In Fatal Accident Fell Asleep Behind Wheel, Police Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man who fell asleep at the wheel just before he struck two people on a city street last month, killing a city woman, was arrested Wednesday morning, police said. Victor Medina-Fajardo, 32, of 873 Washington Blvd., turned himself in to police. He was charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle and held on $25,000 bond. He was scheduled to be arraigned in state Superior Court in Stamford on Wednesday. Angela Lopez-Escobar, 34, of Greenwich Avenue, Stamford, died after she was hit by the 2003 Ford Explorer driven by Medina-Fajardo, police said. The acciden…

by Frank MacEachern

11/12/2014

Police & Fire

Wilton Police Investigate Report Of Driver Offering Candy To Girls WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton police began investigating after two preteen girls said they fled on their bikes from a middle-aged man driving a cleaning business van who offered them leftover Halloween candy on Nov. 5 on Rivergate Drive. The story takes a baffling turn as police said that based on the information the 9- and 10-year-old girls gave them, officers identified what they believed to be the business, which has locations throughout the Fairfield County area. Officers spoke to an employee there who said he was in the area on that date making a delivery, police said. The employee notic…

by Frank MacEachern

11/12/2014

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