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‘He’s Eating Well’: New Canaan’s Pet Pantry Feeds NCPD K-9 Dog Apollo

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Since the New Canaan Police Department acquired its new K-9, Apollo, one year ago, and especially since the German shepherd dog started working at the July 4 Waveny fireworks, the animal has assisted in drug arrests, pursued burglars, trawled the high school for narcotics and searched for missing people. The dog works up a healthy appetite doing all that work, and requires a nourishing, nutritious diet to stay sharp, according to K-9 Officer David Rivera. And since Apollo started in the job, his food has been 100 percent provided for by a local business: Pet Pantry on Grove Street. “It’s very convenient. It’s awesome,” Rivera said from outside the business on Monday that he visits regularly to pick up Apollo’s Orijen-brand food.

Around Town

Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police say they will run a DUI checkpoint in town during the week of Christmas. The specific date and location of the checkpoint isn’t known—the department is putting out word in order to put residents on notice to stay safe and aware during the holiday, said Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. ***

Police released additional details in the accident last Monday that saw one construction worker fall an entire story at a home that’s being built on Carter Street. The man was moving a piece of plywood when he fell through a hole in the ceiling of the partially built home, from the third to second floor, police said. ***

Officials at Town Hall are grappling with a problem involving the boilers at the newly renovated and expanded building.

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Police: K-9 Finds Jar Marked ‘Weed’ in Norwalk Teen’s Car During Traffic Stop

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Police cited a 17-year-old Norwalk man on minor drug charges last Monday morning after stopping him for speeding on Old Stamford Road. At about 10:37 a.m. on Nov. 30, police clocked the motorist traveling 51 mph in a 30 mph zone near the intersection at Gower Road, according to a police report. An officer stopped the car, which had New York state license plates, near Park Street and on approaching and speaking to the motorist, detected the odor of marijuana emitting from within the vehicle, the report said. The department’s K-9 unit was called for and the drug-sniffing dog, Apollo, turned up marijuana in the center console of the car, as well as a jar marked ‘WEED’ on blue masking tape inside the driver’s side door, the report said.

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New Canaan Police K-9 Dog Apollo Assists in Greenwich PD’s Search for Burglars

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New Canaan Police K-9 dog Apollo was one of four trained law enforcement canines that assisted late Saturday in a search for suspects in two home break-ins in Greenwich. K-9 units from the MTA Police, Westchester County PD and Connecticut State Police also arrived on scene at Pheasant Lane in Greenwich shortly after 11 p.m. to search for the burglars, according to Lt. Kraig Gray, public information officer of the Greenwich Police Department. A Westchester PD helicopter also assisted in the search. A family alerted local police to their home on Pheasant Lane shortly after arriving home to find that they’d been burglarized, Gray said in a press release. “The homeowners contacted the police who responded immediately securing the residence,” Gray said.

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K-9 Dog Assists in Pre-Dawn Pot Citation on New Norwalk Road

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Police cited a 34-year-old Mahopac, N.Y. man before dawn Thursday after the department’s K-9 dog detected a small amount of marijuana in a car during a motor vehicle stop. At about 2:40 a.m. on Sept. 24, an officer spotted a vehicle traveling south on Route 123 with a registration plate that had expired in April, according to a police report. The officer pulled the car over near Old Kings Highway and, approaching it, detected an odor of marijuana, the report said. He deployed Apollo the K-9 dog, who found a small amount of marijuana in the center console of the car and a multi-colored glass smoking pipe, the report said.