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Two Residential Burglaries Reported in New Canaan; $2,859 in Electronics Stolen from Old Stamford Road Home

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Nearly $3,000 in electronics was stolen last week from an unlocked Old Stamford Road home, police said—one of two residential burglaries that has authorities once again urging New Canaanites to exercise caution. The Old Stamford Road incident appears to have occurred some time between 8:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Dec. 1, according to a police report. A homeowner told police that he’d closed but not locked an exterior door that morning and when he arrived back home, noticed that it was partially open, the report said. Missing items include a flatscreen TV, iMac, Playstation 4, Apple TV, hard drive, iPod Touch and Dell computer screen—about $2,859 worth of electronics, the report said.

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New Canaan Police Department Promotes Four, Honors Three and Gives K-9 Apollo His ‘Badge’

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Newly promoted Sgt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police Department describes his uncle, Dinny Lapolla, as a man of few words. “So when he talks, he makes his point,” DeFelice told a roomful of fellow officers and their families, town officials and guests on Tuesday night. During a special ceremony that saw DeFelice officially was promoted to the rank of sergeant—his was one of four promotions made on the night, in addition to three special awards given to other officers (see gallery above for information and quotes from honorees)—the New Canaan High School graduate recalled what his uncle, himself a 30-year veteran of the force, told him on getting hired. “He said, ‘Go out there and do the right thing,’ ” DeFelice recalled from a podium in the Douglass Room at Lapham Community Center.