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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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Connecticut Commuters Complain As They Brace For Larger Train Fare Hike FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A plan to increase train fares on Metro-North drew a mixed reaction at a pair of train stations Tuesday. While waiting at the Noroton Heights train station to catch an afternoon train into Manhattan, John Beaver said there was little that ordinary train riders can do to fight the proposal from Gov. Dannel Malloy and the Connecticut Department of Transportation. "Five percent is not going to make you drive," Beaver said. "Five percent is not going to change your commuting habit. It's just going to make you a little more angry." Metro-North ride…

by Frank MacEachern

07/27/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Police: Man Robbed Of $200 But Uncooperative STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man walked into the Stamford Police station early Monday to report a robbery, but the longer he spoke with officers the less cooperative he became, police said. Lt. Diedrich Hohn said the man reported he was attacked and robbed by "a skinny black male" at about 3 a.m. in the area of Atlantic Street and Lipton Place. The man was hit in the back of the head and robbed of the $200 he had on him, Hohn said. He reported the incident but "later became uncooperative," Hohn said, and went to the hospital. Hohn said the detective bureau will be following up …

by Frank MacEachern

07/26/2016

Police & Fire

Police: Stamford Man Kills Self After Receiving 'No Contact' Order STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man who was handed an order not to contact a family member on Friday later committed suicide, Stamford Police said Monday. Lt. Diedrich Hohn said officers went to a Nicholas Avenue residence at 9 a.m. Saturday because the man hadn't vacated the property as required and to check on his welfare. Police knew the man possessed a shotgun. The man didn't respond to knocks on the door or calls to his phone, Hohn said. Officers opened a window and inserted a camera into the residence, he said. They spotted the man, who as deceased, inside the home, he said. They gai…

by Frank MacEachern

07/25/2016

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police Subdue Naked Man Acting Erratically At Gas Station GREENWICH, Conn. -- A man stripped naked and had to be subdued during an incident at a Riverside gas station Sunday evening, Greenwich police said. The man entered the Sheep Hill Mobil gas station at about 8:30 p.m. and began acting in an odd fashion and began to disrobe, Greenwich police Lt. Kraig Gray said. "At some point he left the establishment. As soon as he did, the worker locked the door and called police," Gray said. "As soon as police arrived, they took a position around him and did their best to contain him," Gray said. The man was incoherent and erratic, te…

by Frank MacEachern

07/25/2016

Police & Fire

Police: Man Suffers Injuries At Norwalk Tattoo Parlor NORWALK, Conn. — A man was rushed to Norwalk Hospital suffering from a serious injury after an incident at about 1:30 p.m. Monday at a Norwalk tattoo parlor, police said."It is an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the public," Norwalk Police spokesman Lt. Terry Blake said. Blake declined to say what the injury was or how it was inflicted, and he did not identify the victim. An employee at Ink Side Out Tattoos at 47 Wall St, declined to comment later as he cleaned up a bloody area on the front door step of the business. Wall Street was briefly closed to traffic during t…

by Frank MacEachern

07/25/2016

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Attacking Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Their Kids In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man waited for his ex-girlfriend to leave a Cove Road party early Monday, boxed in her vehicle with his and then ran over to assault and threaten her, Stamford Police said. Oscar Tello-Ortiz, 27, of Stamford, was charged with two counts of risk of injury to a minor and one count each of third-degree assault, strangulation, interfering with a 911 call and breach of peace. Police said the woman left a Cove Road party at about 1:30 a.m. with her 5-year-old son and 2-year-old girl. Tello-Ortiz is the father of both, police said. Officers believe the suspect was waiting fo…

by Frank MacEachern

07/25/2016

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Pulling Knife On Stranger In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 39-year-old man pulled a knife on a stranger for no apparent reason, then tried to elude officers by slipping into a nearby store Sunday night, Stamford Police said. A man told officers on patrol at about 9 p.m. that a man had confronted him and pulled out a knife, police said. He then pointed out the suspect, who was standing in front of a Smith Street store, police said. As officers approached, the man went inside and appeared to take a knife out of his pocket and drop it, police said. As the man attempted to reach for the knife, an officer kicked it away while a se…

by Frank MacEachern

07/25/2016

Police & Fire

Two Teens Charged With Reckless Driving, Racing In Area HS Driveway Two 17-year-olds were arrested after they used the Wilton High School main driveway as a drag strip Tuesday afternoon, police said. Each was charged with racing, reckless driving and failing to stop for a stop sign, police said. One of the teens was also charged with operating an unregistered motor vehicle and not having any insurance. A witness saw a black Volkswagen GTI and a blue Subaru Forester race through the high school’s main driveway and blow through the stop sign at Catalpa Road, then continue racing toward School Road, police said. Officers checked the security video and were q…

by Frank MacEachern

07/25/2016

Police & Fire

Two Teens Charged With Reckless Driving, Racing In Wilton High Driveway WILTON, Conn. — Two 17-year-olds were arrested after they used the Wilton High School main driveway as a drag strip Tuesday afternoon, police said. Each was charged with racing, reckless driving and failing to stop for a stop sign, police said. One of the teens was also charged with operating an unregistered motor vehicle and not having any insurance. A witness saw a black Volkswagen GTI and a blue Subaru Forester race through the high school’s main driveway and blow through the stop sign at Catalpa Road, then continue racing toward School Road, police said. Officers checked the security …

by Frank MacEachern

07/25/2016

Police & Fire

Westchester Man Fighting For Life After Shootout In Stamford WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An unidentified Westchester man is in the hospital fighting for his life, a second man was arrested and police were looking for others after a wild shootout early Friday in Stamford, police said. Capt. Richard Conklin said the 24-year-old, whose exact town in Westchester has not been released, suffered multiple gunshots in the chest and was in grave condition late Friday morning in Stamford Hospital. "It was quite a shootout," Conklin said about the exchange of gunfire in the area of Cedar and Henry Streets in the city's South End just before 12:40 a.m.…

by Frank MacEachern

07/22/2016

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