Orange Police on special drunk driving patrol on Marsh Hill Road reportedly observed a vehicle changing lanes abruptly without signaling on Thursday, July 12 at 10:57 p.m. Officers stopped the vehicle, driven by Michael Rinehart, 37, of East Hartford and administered Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Rinehart was subsequently taken into custody and charged with driving under the … Read more
On Wednesday, July 6, at 8:06 a.m., an Orange resident surrendered himself at the Orange Police Department on a warrant. Police said the man was wanted on an outstanding warrant charging two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and two counts of risk of injury to a child. He was taken into custody and charged. … Read more
Orange police on patrol reportedly observed a car drifting in and out of its lane on Derby Avenue near Orange Center Road on July 5 at 1:48 a.m. Officers stopped the vehicle and during the investigation determined that the driver, Sherone L Ndiaye, 32, New Haven, was driving under the influence. Ndiaye was taken into custody … Read more
Orange Police responded to a complaint of a shoplifting in progress at the Target store, 25 Boston Post Road on July 17 at 2:30 p.m. During the investigation, officers learned that Wendy Shaw, 36, of New Haven allegedly had attempted to take $733.69 worth of merchandise without paying for it. Shaw was taken into custody … Read more
The Orange Police Department had a very busy month in June 2018. Here are the statistics: During the month of June, Orange Police responded to 3,145 Calls for Service Two Commercial Burglaries were reported. On Thursday, June 7, someone forced open a door at Natura Nails, 477 Boston Post Road and took a small amount … Read more
Jon Nowinski and his team from the Connecticut Emergency Animal Response Service – EARS, which owns and operates the state’s ONLY Animal Ambulance, invite everyone to come out for the 27th annual Connecticut K-9 Olympics at 285 Shaker Road, Enfield, on Saturday, July 28 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EARS will be on hand providing both Veterinary Medical standby … Read more
Urban Air Adventure Park is celebrating the grand opening of the new Orange location at 260 Bull Hill Lane. The park opened its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday, July 14 at 10 a.m. and the first 300 grand opening attendees in line can win their choice of FREE Bowling, Go-Karts or … Read more
A 200 lb teen black bear visited a horse paddock on Apple Tree Lane in Woodbridge today. The police and DEEP were called to the area. He was frightened and climbed up a tree, then scooted off into the woods. A short time later he returned and climbed into the horses’ water trough to cool off. The … Read more
On June 19, Orange Police responded to the Chase Bank at 262 Boston Post Road, at 2:46 p.m. in regards to a fraud complaint. During the investigation, officers learned that Amy Capozzi, 33, of Waterbury, was inside the bank attempting to make a withdrawal on an account that did not belong to her. According to police, … Read more
A former Webster Bank manager has been charged after allegedly stealing funds from his employer. On Tuesday, John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Stephen Carbonella, 59, of Hamden allegedly embezzled more than $850,000 in funds from Webster Bank Corporation. Carbonella was arrested Tuesday morning and appeared in court in New Haven. He entered a plea of not guilty … Read more