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Darien Police Department

Darien Police: Three New York Men in a Bank Parking Lot Caught With Fake Credit Cards

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Three men in a BMW loitering in a bank parking lot were questioned by police last Thursday, and when a police dog indicated there were narcotics inside the car, police found marijuana and fake credit cards, Darien police said. Although two of the men ran off, they were captured. All three are teenagers; two from Queens, the other from near Queens on Long Island. Police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

At 9:13 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, someone called police to tell them that a black BMW sedan with dark tinted windows had been backed into a parking space in a corner of the parking lot of the TD Bank at 54 Post Road for more than an hour.

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Leslie Silva and K-9 Kenny Yelllow Lab Labrador Retriever 06-01-17

Move It on Over, Criminals, There’s a New Police Dog in Town

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The Darien Police Department is pleased to announce the start of service for the K9 Team of K-9 “Kenny,” and his handler Officer Leslie Silva.  

K-9 “Kenny” is a 3 ½-year-old yellow Labrador retriever. __________

— an announcement from Darien Police Department

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The name Kenny was chosen as a tribute to fallen Darien Police Officer Kenneth Bateman. K-9 Kenny was provided to the department by trainer Frank Reda of “Superior K-9 Services” as a replacement for K-9 Grizzly. Officer Silva was previously paired with K-9 Grizzly, who had to retire from service due to failing health.

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Grizzly K-9 police Officer Leslie DaSilva

Darien Police K-9 Grizzly Put to Sleep

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Grizzly, a black labrador retriever who only recently started as a Darien Police K-9, was put to sleep Monday, after the dog was diagnosed with bone cancer. He was 3 years old. “We’re thankful for the time we had with him,” Police Chief Ray Osborne told the Police Commission on Tuesday. Grizzly had been trained for narcotics detection work and, being a gentle dog like many labrador retrievers, was also a public relations asset for the Police Department. The decision to put Grizzly to sleep was made when the dog could no longer walk, Osborne said.