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Police said a man is accused of using a pistol to threaten two Good Samaritans after they drove him home from a bar in Stamford. (RJ Scofield/Patch Staff)
STAMFORD, CT A Stamford man accused of using a pistol to threaten two Good Samaritans who drove him home from a bar was recently arrested, according to Stamford police.
Capt. Richard Conklin said Benjamin Fumega, 24, of Stamford, was drinking by himself over the weekend at Vinny s Backyard Restaurant and Bar on Hope Street, where he eventually started talking with two other customers.
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Around 8:15 p.m., the two customers started to leave the bar and noticed Fumega was quite intoxicated and fumbling for his keys, Conklin said.
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First Selectman Fred Camillo said during a press update Wednesday afternoon the number of active cases of the virus continued to decline in town as more residents receive vaccines. (RJ Scofield/Patch Staff)
GREENWICH, CT The number of active cases of the coronavirus continued to decline in Greenwich this past week as more residents receive vaccines, according to First Selectman Fred Camillo.
During a press update Wednesday afternoon, Camillo said there were 135 active cases of the virus in town as of Tuesday, which is a decrease of five from the previous week.
Though he referred to the declining number as mostly positive news, he also noted the total number of cases in Greenwich rose to 4,036 as of Tuesday, an increase of 17 from the previous week.
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First Selectman Fred Camillo and Greenwich Hospital urged residents to remain cautious, even as things are starting to look up in town, during a press update Wednesday afternoon. (RJ Scofield/Patch Staff)
GREENWICH, CT First Selectman Fred Camillo and Greenwich Hospital urged residents to remain cautious, even as coronavirus vaccinations continue to roll out and things are starting to look up in town, during a press update Wednesday afternoon.
According to Camillo, there have been a total of 3,919 positive cases of the virus reported in town as of Tuesday, an increase of 118 cases from last week.
The number active case in Greenwich as of Tuesday is 140, which is down 45 from last week, Camillo said. Two more residents also died in the past week as a result of the virus, bringing the total to 81, Camillo said.
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A Brooklawn man who considered attacking a mall with a machete admitted urging other white supremacists to attack minority-owned businesses. (Shutterstock)
EDISON, NJ A Camden County man who considered staging a machete attack at Menlo Park mall has admitted to conspiring to attack minority-owned businesses, federal officials announced on Friday.
Richard Tobin, 19, of Brooklawn, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with conspiracy against rights, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
He admitted to conspiring with members of The Base white supremacist group to threaten and intimidate African Americans and Jewish Americans by vandalizing minority-owned properties throughout the country in September 2019, according to authorities.