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STAMFORD-A city man was charged with assault with a motor vehicle after injuring a woman in a downtown crash while allegedly driving drunk, police say.

Rutkowski was charged with drunk driving, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, failure to grant the right of way at an intersection, no insurance and driving out of his motor vehicle class.

At about 10 p.m. that evening a teenager was sitting on the porch talking on a cell phone when Harkness and and as yet unidentified accomplice appeared to be “patrolling” for a robbery victim, Guzda said.

Guzda said the entire robbery was caught on “great video,” which even showed Harkness’ accomplice strike the teen in the face with his pistol after the victim gave up a small amount of cash, his wallet and cell phone.

While the bulldozers and jackhammers never really stop — a few high-rise skeletons arose from the ground this winter — crews have worked through the warm months to complete apartment buildings, offices and retail developments, with grand openings and ribbon cuttings marking the onset of fall.

There is still no official word on that development, called Parcel 38, though rumors of a groundbreaking this summer are supported by co-developers F.D.

Connecticut Green Bank is encouraging homeowners to take on energy efficiency projects with new low-rate financing options on home energy improvement loans.

The bank, in association with Energize CT, is offering a .99 percent interest rate on energy improvement loans for both bundle projects and single measure promotions.

Rashawna Fields, 21, of Yonkers, was charged with attempted third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny and third-degree identity theft.

Joshua Cabreja, 22, of the Bronx, was charged with attempted third-degree larceny, attempted identity theft and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny.

A motorist told police he was stopped for a red light on West Broad and Schuyler Street at about 8 p.m. when a man behind him in a work van started beeping his horn, telling the driver to move along even though he was stopped for a red light, Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said.

The first driver said the operator behind him then jumped out of the van and pulled a small handgun out of his pocket and held it next to the man’s face before running back to his vehicle and driving off.

When police officers approached, they could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle and upon closer inspection they could see trace amounts of the drug inside the car.

[...] “his over confidence was his undoing when officers spotted a small knotted plastic bag of suspected crack cocaine laying in the hammock of his underwear,” a report of the arrest said.

Police charged self-employed barber Ronaldo Torres, 32, of Bronx, N.Y., with third-degree identity theft and first-degree forgery.

According to a police report, Torres ordered at least $4,000 worth of merchandise and another fraudulent shipment was pending.

Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said a preliminary investigation indicates the driver who caused the initial accident tried to evade the scene, causing two other cars to crash.

While trying to leave the area, the first driver caused another vehicle to swerve across the southbound lane, which caused a fifth car to roll over, Shawinsky said.

The arrest stems from an incident on April 25, just before midnight when police were sent to a call for people fighting with baseball bats near the intersection of Taylor and Perry streets on the city’s West Side.

A police report shows that Pharr had a broken bone in his hand and a fracture to his right elbow that will have to be operated on.

Santiago was charged with second-degree assault, and disorderly conduct and was held in lieu of a $25,000 court appearance bond.