Unreal...

NEWSTIMES 10.21.06

Eriquez and his attorney have called the incident isolated, overblown and regrettable.

To recap, the former mayor and present chairman of the Democratic Town Committee was charged with assault in the third degree, disorderly conduct, and interfering with an emergency call in connection him allegedly doing the following to his wife in a drunken rage:

• punched her in the face,
• kicked her in the back
• slapped the side of her head
• hit her in the back with a kitchen bowl
• pushed her down the hallway
• tripped her on the stairs as she was running away

NEWSTIMES 05.16.16

When his wife tried to call police, Eriquez chased her down, grabbed her cell phone and threw it down the hallway, the report said. She was eventually able to retrieve the phone, lock herself in a bedroom and call 911, police said.

The victim told police her face felt sore where she had been punched and both her arms felt bruised. The arresting officer noted that she had a red mark and swelling on her nose and forehead.

To add, while Eriquez claimed in a statement that he made in May that, "although some statements and allegations printed are not accurate," according to the Newstimes, the police noted the following regarding the former mayor's state of mind.

Eriquez was too drunk to give a statement, according to the police report. He was escorted by police to a relative’s home in the city and told not to return to his home or have contact with his wife.

Despite calls for his resignation, among the entire Democratic delegation of the city council, current and former members of the town committee, as well as words of condemnation from elected officials, Eriquez stated that his incident was overblown?

I don't think that the people who were effected by Eriquez's actions would agree with his assessment of the incident.

While it's refreshing to see that Eriquez called the his actions "regrettable," and that he's getting the counseling that he needs, for him to call this incident "overblown" is wrong...flat wrong.

Maybe this entire disgraceful affair is "overblown" to Eriquez but it's not overblown for many in the city who would NEVER call ANY incident of domestic violence "overblown."

Image via Danbury Daily Voice

The Danbury Daily Voice has the scoop on the parking upgrades downtown that will allow drivers to leave their quarters for the parking meter at home.

Danbury has partnered with Parkmobile to add a program that allows customers to use their mobile phones to pay for parking at 400 on-street spaces throughout the city. Customers can pay with their cellphone using Parkmobile’s mobile applications for the iPhone, Android, and Windows smartphones.

“This is an innovative and exciting service that will enable our residents to experience downtown Danbury in a more convenient and accessible way,” said Mayor Mark Boughton. “We are constantly finding ways to push forward into the 21st century as a city. This partnership with Parkmobile is just one of the many ways people can experience Danbury as a city of the future.”

To use the new Parkmobile system, customers register free at www.parkmobile.com .

Once you are registered, you can use a mobile app, Internet, or call toll free to pay for parking. After setting up an account, a customer can immediately begin using the system with a registered mobile device.

Enforcement officers will be able to see that a motorist has paid with Parkmobile using a wireless handheld device.

Mobile app users may also choose to receive alerts and reminders 15 minutes before a parking session expires.

Time limits on meters still apply, and the app will not allow users to purchase more time than allotted by the meters.

...that same reader sent at a very cool clip from YouTube user Mikey129 who decided to re-create that exact same drive in 2016 to show the changes in the area.

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