New Milford PD: Car Prowler Nabbed Thanks To Resident's Call
A repeat offender with various recent addresses was caught trying -- and failing -- to break into cars thanks to a New Milford resident's call, authorities said.
Based on a description, Isaiah Ortiz Hayre, 28, was quickly spotted in the area of Greve Drive by Officer Daniel O'Neill around 12:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said.
Ortiz Hayre, most recently of Garfield, tried giving police a bogus name at first, Van Saders said.
He was familiar to police, however, having been arrested in several towns on a variety of charges the past decade, including burglary, credit card t…
Laptop, iPad, Jewelry Stolen After Window Of Vehicle Is Smashed In Fairfield County
Electronics, cash, and jewelry were stolen from a car parked in a Fairfield County elementary school parking lot after a suspect broke a window to steal the goods, police said.
Officers from the Darien Police Department responded to Holmes Elementary School on Monday, Nov. 29, where there was a report of a burglary that had taken place in the afternoon.
According to police, a woman said that her front right passenger window was smashed out and two bags were stolen from inside the vehicle.
Inside the bags were various items, including a MacBook laptop, iPad, jewelry, and other items, invest…
Prosecutor Releases Details In High-Speed Chase That Brought Helicopter, K9s To Somerset County
A pair of men from New York and South Carolina were arrested for their roles in leading a high-speed police pursuit in a stolen car across Somerset County earlier this week, authorities said Wednesday.
Police responded to reports of two men in a Ford Edge trying to burglarize cars on South 7th Avenue in Manville around 11:40 p.m. May 17, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.
The driver was identified as Andrew Barros, 19, of Queens, NY, and the passenger Rasheen Alston, 19, of Camden, South Carolina, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. …