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Francis Bruno mug shot

Darien Police Dog Kenny Helps With Norwalk Drug Search

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After Norwalk police saw a 38-year-old man selling drugs, then saw him commit several motor vehicle violations, they stopped him and, with the help of Darien K-9 Kenny, found 48 small bags of cocaine in his car, Norwalk police said. Norwalk police gave this further account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

A surveillance operation was conducted the night of March 15 in the area of Taylor Avenue in Norwalk, when they saw Francis Bruno selling drugs. After Bruno got in his car and drove away, police stopped it in a parking lot at 497 Connecticut Ave. That’s when Norwalk police were visited by Darien police dog Kenny and his canine officer. Kenny indicated the presence of a narcotic owner in the vehicle, which was searched and yielded 24 grams of cocaine in powder form, packaged in 48 separate bags, each with 1.15 or 3.7 grams of the narcotic.

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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.