Crime & Safety

Police Brief

The following information was provided by the Danbury Police Department. A person charged with a crime is not guilty of that crime until having been found guilty in court.

John Samaha, 25, of New Fairfield, was charged with driving under the influence, evading responsibility and failure to drive right after an incident in Danbury Friday at about 1:15 a.m. Samaha was held on a $500 bond and is scheduled to go to Friday.

About 20 minutes after Samaha's incident, charged Salvador Ordonez, 32, of Park Avenue, Danbury, with driving under the influence, failure to drive right and failure to carry an insurance card at about 1:40 a.m. Friday. Ordonez was held on a $500 bond and is scheduled to go to court Friday.


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