Golf Cart Shenanigans & the Career-Wrecking iPod Incident

A 33-year-old Bridgeport house painter has agreed to replace any fish that may die in a Weston pond that police and environmental officials say may have been contaminated after the man in a stream that feeds it.

The paint was found to be water-based and non-toxic, officials said. However, the run-off into the pond may create a hypoxic environment, endangering and possibly suffocating marine life, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.

Police said they were notified of the problem when a homeowner whose property includes the pond caught the painter in the act and phoned them. The man was charged with littering.

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Fairfield police on Sunday arrested a 25-year-old Bridgeport man accused of by stealing a golf cart from one course and smashing it into golf carts at another. The man allegedly stole a golf cart from an elderly woman playing golf at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield and drove the cart to Fairchild Wheeler Golf Club, where he smashed it into three golf carts, causing $1,600 in damage, as well as additional damage to the greens.

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A 23-year veteran of the Shelton Police Department was reportedly following an arrest for larceny and tampering with evidence during a 2008 investigation . The accused’s lawyer said his client intends to fight the Police Department’s punishment.

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Finally, more bad fortune has been reported for an established Wilton eatery that was six months ago. Wilton police reported criminal mischief at Portofino’s Restaurant, which is this summer, after a large image of a on the exterior of the building. Police said they do not have any suspects at this time.