Seasonal & Holidays

Greenwich Towing Company Offering Free Rides This Holiday Season

The auto repair shop is teaming up with Greenwich Police to make sure residents and their vehicles make it home safely this holiday season.

GREENWICH, CT — A town auto repair shop is teaming up with Greenwich Police to make sure residents make it home safely this holiday season. Riverside Service owner Albert Jagodzinski is offering free rides home for all Greenwich residents and their vehicles.

The service is intended as a safe option for residents who "have partaken in too much holiday cheer," according to a statement.

The offer begins Nov. 15 and ends Jan. 2. Any resident who wants to use the service can simply call the Greenwich Police Department's non-emergency number at 203-622-8004, and arrangements will be made for them and their vehicle.

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Last year, Greenwich Police arrested 93 motorists for driving under the influence.

"If one Greenwich resident uses the free service," Chief James Heavey said in a statement, "then it's a success."

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