Crime & Safety
New Milford Cop Charged With Evading Responsibility: Report
The officer crashed his car and fled the scene, according to the report.

NEW MILFORD, CT — A New Milford police officer has been charged with evading responsibilityand traveling unreasonably fast for conditions, the News Times is reporting.
Louis Taranto, 42, of New Milford, crashed his car into a sign on Bridge Street and fled the scene, according to the report.
The incident occurred while Taranto was off-duty. He is scheduled to at state Superior Court in Torrington on Friday.
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