Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Video Surveillance Nabs 6 Teens Burglarizing Darien Home Under Construction, Police Say Video Surveillance Nabs 6 Teens Burglarizing Darien Home Under Construction, Police Say
Video Surveillance Nabs 6 Teens Burglarizing Darien Home Under Construction, Police Say Six teens were nabbed allegedly burglarizing a home under construction in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Darien around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, officers responded to a Middlesex Road residence on a report of an active residential burglary/trespassing incident. The 3-11 shift received a report that “six teens” could be seen remotely on video surveillance trespassing or possibly burglarizing a residence that was under construction, Skoumbros said. Officers arrived to find that the individuals were…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
News
6 CT Billionaires Hit Forbes 400 Richest List, 5 Call Fairfield County Home 6 CT Billionaires Hit Forbes 400 Richest List, 5 Call Fairfield County Home
6 CT Billionaires Hit Forbes 400 Richest List, 5 Call Fairfield County Home As Forbes released its 2023 World's Richest 400 People, a look at the numbers shows that even the billionaires of the world are feeling the pinch of falling stocks and rising interest rates. The same goes for Connecticut where six billionaires made the list, including one who fell off last year's list only to return this year when another, Stephen Mandel Jr. of Greenwich, didn't meet the required cutoff of $2.9 billion in money.  So who are the richest in the state that can rub elbows with the high and mighty? This year's six include top-ranked from the richest in America:  No. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Found Sleeping Inside Running Car In Darien: Police Drunk Driver Found Sleeping Inside Running Car In Darien: Police
Drunk Driver Found Sleeping Inside Running Car In Darien: Police A 44-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after authorities found him sleeping inside a running car in Darien while intoxicated, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Saturday, Sept. 23 around 11:30 p.m., when police in Darien responded to the area of Weeds Landing where a man had fallen asleep behind the wheel of a car, according to Darien Sergeant Dan Skoumbros. There, arriving officers found 44-year-old Cristo Esteban of Stamford asleep while his vehicle was running, and reached inside the car to shut it off.  After this, police told Esteban to leave th…

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by Ben Crnic
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Whole Foods Employee Assaults, Drags Person Outside Darien Store, Police Say Whole Foods Employee Assaults, Drags Person Outside Darien Store, Police Say
Whole Foods Employee Assaults, Drags Person Outside Darien Store, Police Say A Whole Foods employee in Connecticut has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a person outside the store. The Fairfield County incident happened in July 2023 in Darien, at the Whole Foods store located on Ledge Road. According to Darien Police, the victim met 42-year-old Eric Brand in the store’s parking lot on Sunday, July 2, and asked him for money. The two got into an argument that turned physical, police said. That’s when Brand allegedly assaulted the victim and then dragged them along the ground. Nobody else was involved in the incident and there were no reports of injuries. Poli…

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by Michael Mashburn
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Burglars Strike Twice In One Night At Darien Ice Rink, Tennis Courts: Police Burglars Strike Twice In One Night At Darien Ice Rink, Tennis Courts: Police
Burglars Strike Twice In One Night At Darien Ice Rink, Tennis Courts: Police Police are on the lookout for the person (or people) responsible for two separate car break-ins that occurred on the same night, just down the street from one another. Both burglaries occurred on Saturday, September 23 in the Fairfield County town of Darien, according to the Darien Police Department. At around 4 p.m. that day, a woman parked her car at the Darien Tennis Club, located at 98 Old Kings Highway North. When she left the tennis club an hour and a half later, her rear window had been smashed, and her purse had been taken from the vehicle. Police responded to another scene, l…

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by Sophie Grieser
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Man Busted In Darien With Stolen IDs, Credit Cards, Police Say Man Busted In Darien With Stolen IDs, Credit Cards, Police Say
Man Busted In Darien With Stolen IDs, Credit Cards, Police Say A 22-year-old man was nabbed for allegedly stealing an identification card in Fairfield County and was found with a pocketful of credit cards and a license that did not belong to him, police said. Queens resident Adrian Melian, age 22, was charged in Darien on Sunday, Sept. 17. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, an officer spotted a vehicle parked in the TD Bank parking lot on Post Road. While speaking with the driver, identified as Melian, he said he did not have identification and that he left it at home, Skoumbros said. Another officer noticed Melian grabbed an identi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Darien, CT
News
Traffic Alert: Roadway To Close For Building Demolition In Darien Traffic Alert: Roadway To Close For Building Demolition In Darien
Traffic Alert: Roadway To Close For Building Demolition In Darien Drivers in Fairfield County will need to adjust their travel route for more than a week as a 3-story building is demolished. Corbin Drive in Darien will be closed at Post Road beginning Monday, Sept. 25 through Tuesday, Oct. 3 for the demolition of the building at 10 Corbin Drive, Darien Police said. The road will be closed daily from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. The businesses located on Corbin Drive will be open and accessible during these times by using the Old King’s Highway South end of Corbin Drive, officials said.

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by Kathy Reakes
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Woman's Wallet Stolen At Darien Whole Foods, Suspects Get Away, Police Say Woman's Wallet Stolen At Darien Whole Foods, Suspects Get Away, Police Say
Woman's Wallet Stolen At Darien Whole Foods, Suspects Get Away, Police Say An investigation is underway after a woman's wallet was stolen from a Whole Foods in Fairfield County, and the credit cards inside were used at a department store. The incident took place in Darien around 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4 at the Whole Foods at 150 Ledge Road. According to Darien Police Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, the victim told officers that she was shopping in Whole Foods and when she went to pay for items, she realized her wallet was missing from her bag.  The victim said that she checked her credit card account and discovered her card was used at Bloomingdale's in the S…

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by Kathy Reakes
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Sleeping Driver In Darien Charged With DUI, Police Say Sleeping Driver In Darien Charged With DUI, Police Say
Sleeping Driver In Darien Charged With DUI, Police Say A 30-year-old man who was allegedly found sleeping behind the wheel of his car in Fairfield County has been charged with driving under the influence. Westchester County resident Alexander Ramos-Sanchez, of Harrison, was arrested in Darien on Saturday, Sept. 2.  According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police, officers responded to the area of Dew Lane on a report of a suspicious motor vehicle. The caller reported seeing the driver of a vehicle asleep behind the wheel.  Officers found Ramos-Sanchez stopped on Mansfield Avenue and smelled alcohol, Skoumbros said. H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Smash-Grab Pharmacy Attempted Robbery Under Investigation In Darien Smash-Grab Pharmacy Attempted Robbery Under Investigation In Darien
Smash-Grab Pharmacy Attempted Robbery Under Investigation In Darien Police are investigating a smash-and-grab robbery attempt at a pharmacy in Fairfield County in which nothing was taken. The incident took place in Darien around 5:29 a.m., on Monday, Aug. 21 at Griebs Pharmacy at 1021 Post Road. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, officers responded to the pharmacy on an activated burglary alarm and found the front door smashed open. Officers reviewed video surveillance on the scene and determined that a vehicle pulled up to the pharmacy and three suspects exited the vehicle and approached the front door.  One of the suspe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Man Steals $50K From Victim In Darien After Pretending To Work At Car Dealership: Police Man Steals $50K From Victim In Darien After Pretending To Work At Car Dealership: Police
Man Steals $50K From Victim In Darien After Pretending To Work At Car Dealership: Police A man faces charges after pretending to work at a BMW dealership in an effort to steal a $50,000 investment from a victim in Fairfield County, police said.  Bridgeport resident Jevene Wright, age 40, was taken into custody at Bridgeport Probation on Monday, Aug. 14 around 1 p.m. on an active arrest warrant related to an alleged larceny, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  The warrant contained charges related to an incident reported on Tuesday, April 25. On this day, a victim told Darien officers that he had given $50,000 to Wright as an investment for selling…

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by Ben Crnic
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Nabbed: Stamford Man Violates Restraining Order At Business In Darien, Police Say Nabbed: Stamford Man Violates Restraining Order At Business In Darien, Police Say
Nabbed: Stamford Man Violates Restraining Order At Business In Darien, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested after police said he violated a protective order against him. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 32-year-old Kristjan Duhana was arrested in Darien. Duhana, who is from Stamford, was taken in custody just days after he allegedly disobeyed a restraining order against him, the Darien Police Department announced. Though meant to not have contact with the victim, police reported that on Saturday, Aug. 12, Duhana walked into a business on Post Road that his victim was in. The specifics of how Duhana violated the order were not made public by the police. A …

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by Sophie Grieser