Man Breaks Into Darien Home, Sets Off Alarm: Police Man Breaks Into Darien Home, Sets Off Alarm: Police
Man Breaks Into Darien Home, Sets Off Alarm: Police A 28-year-old Connecticut man faces numerous charges after he was found trespassing in a Fairfield County home despite being already warned to not return to the residence, police said.  The arrest resulted from an incident on Tuesday, Aug. 22 around 4:50 a.m., when Darien Police officers responded to a residence on Robinhood Lane after a home security alarm went off, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  Arriving officers soon found 28-year-old New London resident Liam Flaherty sitting on a bench behind the home, where he admitted to entering the house and activating the alar…
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…
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crossing Double Yellow Line On Route 1 In Darien: Police Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crossing Double Yellow Line On Route 1 In Darien: Police
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crossing Double Yellow Line On Route 1 In Darien: Police A 34-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after failing to stay in his lane on a busy roadway in Fairfield County, police said.  Norwalk resident Oscar Lemus-Salguero, age 34, was arrested after a Darien Police officer saw him allegedly cross the double yellow line while driving on Route 1 (Post Road) on Monday, July 31 around 5:45 a.m., according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  After pulling Lemus-Salguero's vehicle over and identifying him as the driver, the officer allegedly smelled the odor of alcohol on him. Lemus-Salguero then submitted to field sobriety tests…
Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In Darien, Police Say Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In Darien, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In Darien, Police Say A man from Massachusetts was arrested for driving his truck the wrong way down a Connecticut road in an apparent drunk driving incident, police reported. It happened on Sunday, July 23 on Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Darien, according to Darien police. At approximately 2:15 a.m., police arrived at Post Road on reports that an intoxicated man was driving a white pickup truck in the wrong lane. When they arrived at the scene, they located Byron Lopez-Najera, age 37, driving slowly around the parking lot of the Mini Cooper dealership on Post Road. Lopez-Najera, who is from the neighbor…
Drunk Driver Leaves Road, Lands On Front Yard In Darien: Police Drunk Driver Leaves Road, Lands On Front Yard In Darien: Police
Drunk Driver Leaves Road, Lands On Front Yard In Darien: Police A 46-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after his vehicle left a Fairfield County road and landed in a front yard, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 18 just before 12:30 a.m., when Darien police officers responded to the area of 301 West Ave. after receiving a report of a single-car crash, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros. When police arrived in the area, they found that the car had left the road and landed in the front yard of a residence on West Avenue. The driver, identified as Stamford resident Jack Ramaley, age 46, was outside of the car when …
Landscaping Equipment Worth Over $4K Stolen From Truck In Darien: Police Landscaping Equipment Worth Over $4K Stolen From Truck In Darien: Police
Landscaping Equipment Worth Over $4K Stolen From Truck In Darien: Police Police are investigating an incident in which they say thousands of dollars of equipment was stolen from a landscaper while he was on the job. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 8 in Darien between 2 and 3 p.m., according to Darien Police. The victim, a landscaper, was working on a job on Dellwood Road during that time period, he told police. However, when he returned to his work truck, he saw that some of his equipment had been stolen. The items stolen, which totaled nearly $4,400, were: A backpack leaf blower; Two chainsaws; A pole hedge trimmer; and, A line trimmer. …
Know Them? Trio Steals Woman's Wallet At Darien Stop & Shop Know Them? Trio Steals Woman's Wallet At Darien Stop & Shop
Know Them? Trio Steals Woman's Wallet At Darien Stop & Shop Police are asking the public for help after three people allegedly stole a Fairfield County woman's wallet at a popular supermarket. The incident occurred in Darien at the Stop & Shop on Old Kings Highway on Thursday, July 13. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police, the victim reported that while shopping for groceries, her wallet was stolen.  The victim told police she was approached by a woman who needed help reading a label and also asked if the victim had glasses she could borrow. The victim unzipped her purse to retrieve her glasses and forg…
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into River In Darien: Police Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into River In Darien: Police
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into River In Darien: Police A New York man faces drunk driving charges after crashing into a river in Connecticut and lying to officers about having passengers in his car, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened in Fairfield County on Monday, June 26 just before 4 a.m., when Darien Police responded to the area of Tokeneke Road and Raymond Street for a reported single-car crash, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  Once there, officers identified the driver as Westchester County resident Kevin Silva-Morocho, age 19, of Sleepy Hollow, who admitted that he had driven his …
Wallet Stolen At Darien Whole Foods Wallet Stolen At Darien Whole Foods
Wallet Stolen At Darien Whole Foods Police are investigating after a woman shopping at a Fairfield County Whole Foods had her wallet stolen and one of her credit cards later used. The incident took place in Darien around 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11 at the Whole Foods located at 150 Ledge Road. According to Darien Police, the woman said she was shopping a the store and when she went to pay found that her wallet was missing. Video surveillance from Whole Foods shows a man distracting the victim while another man takes the victim’s wallet out of her carriage and walks away, police said.  The woman also told police th…
Windows Smashed, Purses Stolen At Darien YMCA Windows Smashed, Purses Stolen At Darien YMCA
Windows Smashed, Purses Stolen At Darien YMCA Police in Fairfield County are investigating after three vehicles had their windows smashed and belongings stolen. The incident took place in Darien around 11:20 a.m. on Monday, June 5 at the YMCA located at 2420 Post Road. Darien Police officers responded to the YMCA on a report of multiple motor vehicle burglaries, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police. Officers determined that three motor vehicles had the windows smashed and belongings stolen from each vehicle.  All victims reported to officers that purses/wallets were stolen from each vehicle, Skoumbros sai…
Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police
Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police Two people face larceny charges after attempting to steal hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from a Stop & Shop grocery store in Fairfield County, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident that happened on Wednesday, May 31 around 2:15 p.m., when police were sent to the Stop & Shop store at 25 Old Kings Hwy North in Darien for a reported shoplifting incident, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  Once they arrived, police found that asset protection employees at the store had detained two suspects who had allegedly left the store without paying …
Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At Darien Gas Station: Police Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At Darien Gas Station: Police
Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At Darien Gas Station: Police A man who allegedly stole a car was arrested after he was found sleeping in the vehicle's back seat at a gas station in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, May 8 around 4 p.m., when officers responded to a Shell gas station located in Darien at 164 Noroton Ave. where a victim had tracked his 2007 GMC that had been stolen from New York hours earlier, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  While talking with the victim, police then noticed the suspect, 42-year-old Elvis Hopkins of Providence, Rhode Island, sleeping in the back seat of t…