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Paul Simon and wife Edie Brickell were both arrested and charged with disorderly conduct on Saturday night, April 26, after an apparent domestic dispute, according to New Canaan Police. A call to police about the incident at the couple’s New Canaan house was made about 8 p.m. Saturday night, police said. But details over what were not immediately released. New Canaan Police hold a weekly press briefing with local media late each Monday morning. Simon and Brickell, who have been married for more than 20 years, have lived in New Canaan with their three children for years. New Canaan Police...

DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas musician who played with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians was shot to death early this morning after trying to kick in the door of his girlfriend's neighbor. 34-year-old Jeffrey Carter Albrecht died at the scene. Police say the neighbor fired a shot through the door around 4 a.m. The neighbor believed a burglar was trying to break in. The case is under investigation and no arrests have been made. Albrecht, who went by his middle name, had been a keyboard player for the New Bohemians since 1999. He also played keyboard and guitar and sang...