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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

Norwalk Man On The Lam For 12 Years Arrested After Disturbance In Hotel NORWALK, Conn. -- If you've been wanted by police for 12 years it's probably best to stay low and not attraction attention - especially not by walking into a city hotel and causing a loud disturbance in the lobby. That's what a city man is alleged to have done, said Norwalk Police who discovered there were three outstanding warrants for Kevin Johnson, 53, of 100 San Vincenzo Place after they arrested him on a breach of peace charge. Police said that on Sunday night around 10 p.m. a man believed to be intoxicated walked into the Courtyard Norwalk on Main Avenue where he became loud and belli…

by Frank MacEachern

10/17/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Police: Chinese Restaurant Delivery Driver Robbed At Gunpoint STAMFORD, Conn. -- A delivery man for a west side Chinese restaurant was held up at gunpoint as he attempted to make a delivery to a Connecticut Avenue address Friday night, Stamford Police said. Police said the man went to the Connecticut Avenue residence on Friday just after 8 p.m. and as he knocked on the door and before the door could be opened he was suddenly confronted by two black men each armed with a handgun. He was robbed of his cash, the food he was about to deliver and his cell phone. Police did a search of the area and the cell phone was recovered nearby in a yard with the assi…

by Frank MacEachern

10/17/2016

News

Stamford Pedestrians Learn New Way To Cross The Street With New HAWK System STAMFORD, Conn. -- Phil Magalnick said he didn't know what to make of the new Z-shaped crosswalk on Washington Boulevard next to the Stamford Government Center when he first tried it. "I was totally lost back in May when I first encountered it," said Magalnick, who is legally blind. "It used to be straight across. I felt the curb, I didn't know what it was and I backed up and I was almost hit by a car." On Friday, he was joined by local and state officials for an event to publicize the new High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk signals, or HAWK. They were installed by the Co…

by Frank MacEachern

10/15/2016

News

New Center In Bridgeport Offers Ex-Cons A Chance To Turn Their Lives Around BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A center created to help ex-convicts get jobs and make a successful transition back into society officially opened its doors in Bridgeport on Thursday. The Jay Brothers Unified Resource Center is named for a man who turned his life around after he kicked a substance abuse habit. Jay Brothers died in December after a battle with cancer. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children, Morgan, Aidan and Austin. Jennifer Brothers spoke at the grand opening event Thursday and said that as her husband's health declined, he became more focused on his idea to open the center. …

by Frank MacEachern

10/14/2016

Police & Fire

New Canaan Woman Charged With Stealing From Employer NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A New Canaan woman has been charged with stealing $8,359.80 from the Elm Street business where she worked, said New Canaan Police. She arrested Wednesday after turning herself in to police. Charged with third-degree larceny was Janet Amezquita, 40, of 9 E. Hills Drive. She was released on $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 25. Police said they were contacted on Aug. 17 about the theft, which eventually led them to Amezquita. Police didn't release the name of the business.

by Frank MacEachern

10/14/2016

News

Haitians In Bridgeport Press For Aid For Country After Deadly Hurricane BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Local Haitians pressed U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy to ensure that aid gets into the hands of residents of the island nation, which was devastated by a powerful Hurricane Matthew. The group met with Murphy at the Bethel Memorial Deliverance Church in Bridgeport on Thursday to push for Haitians to be directly involved in the relief efforts after the powerful storm, which killed over 1,000 people and caused $1 billion in damage. After a 2010 earthquake killed an estimated 220,000 people in Haiti, there were questions about how billions in dollars in aid were spent and how foreig…

by Frank MacEachern

10/14/2016

Police & Fire

New Canaan Police Arrest Man Who Drove Away From Accident Scene NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- A 23-year-old man who drove away from an accident scene was chased down and arrested by New Canaan officers on Oct. 5, police said. Charged with driving under the influence, evading responsibility, interfering with an officer and second-degree threatening was Alexander L. Hartley, of 10 Snowberry Lane, New Canaan. He was released on $500 bond and his first scheduled court date is Oct. 14. Police said they were called to a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident just before 5 p.m. Oct. 5 in the area of Park and Cherry streets. Officers spoke with both drivers and discovered…

by Frank MacEachern

10/13/2016

Police & Fire

Easton Police Investigate Teens' Odd Encounter With Van Driver EASTON, Conn. — The Easton Police Department is investigating after two teenagers reported an odd encounter with the driver of a van Wednesday afternoon. Two 15-year-old boys were walking toward home on Everett Road near Sherwood Road at about noon Wednesday when a van approached and the driver got out, Easton police said in a statement. The driver, described as a 40-year-old white man with rotting teeth and smoking a cigar, asked the boys to help him get something out of his right eye, police said. "The white male persisted in attempting to engage the juveniles to help him get s…

by Daily Voice

10/13/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police: Guns, Knives, Found In Fairfield Man's Vehicle After Crash NORWALK, Conn. -- A Fairfield man is facing serious charges after weapons, including a handgun reported stolen in Alabama, were found in his vehicle after he slammed into a telephone pole Tuesday afternoon in Norwalk, according to police. Todd Abbruzzese, 45, of 6 Garden Square, was charged with carrying a gun without a permit, carrying a dangerous weapon, weapons in a motor vehicle, theft of a firearm, possession of a high capacity magazine after Jan. 1, 2014, that was obtained prior to April 5, 2013, failure to register high capacity, misuse of plate, reckless driving and no insurance. His…

by Frank MacEachern

10/12/2016

Police & Fire

Buyer Beware As Stamford Woman Is Scammed On Pair of TV's STAMFORD, Conn, -- It's never a good sign after a deal when the sellers leave as quickly as possible once they have cash in hand, as a Stamford woman found out. The woman made a deal with two men who were behind her Clinton Avenue building selling televisions out of the back of their van, police said. The woman arranged to buy the televisions with sound systems for $375 but she never checked the boxes. She gave the money to the men who quickly drove away and took the boxes into her apartment. When she opened them she only found the sound systems but no televisions, said Sgt. Simon Blanc.

by Frank MacEachern

10/11/2016

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