Man Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield, Police Say Man Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield, Police Say
Man Nabbed Breaking Into Vehicles In Fairfield, Police Say A 37-year-old man was nabbed for allegedly breaking into numerous vehicles and taking valuables from each. Wilberto Lozada Acosta, of Fairfield, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 6, after police responded to a motion alarm at Gaine's Construction on Berwick Court in Fairfield, police said. Once on the scene, officers checked the building, which showed no signs of forced entry, Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras said. As they kept checking the area, including the parking lot area surrounding the business, a vehicle was discovered with a broken-out rear window and it appeare…
Father, Two Sons Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Fairfield Police Say Father, Two Sons Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Fairfield Police Say
Father, Two Sons Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Fairfield Police Say A father and two of his sons have been charged in a string of burglaries that included occupied Fairfield homes and vehicles. Following an extensive investigation, Jose Valentin Sr. 42, Jose Valentin Jr., 26, and Jonathon Valentin, 23, all of Bridgeport, were arrested on Monday, Jan. 27, by Fairfield Police, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The investigation began following an incident on Jan. 11 when officers responded to a home on Riverside Drive in Fairfield for a report of a stolen vehicle, Kalamaras said. The victim told officers that the vehicle, a white Subaru Crosstrek, had been l…
Man Nabbed After Awakening Homeowners During Burglary At Fairfield Home, Police Say Man Nabbed After Awakening Homeowners During Burglary At Fairfield Home, Police Say
Man Nabbed After Awakening Homeowners During Burglary At Fairfield Home, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into an occupied home and then taking police on a chase. Alberto Rosado, 30, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 18, by Fairfield Police following the alleged burglary on South Benson Road, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The incident began around 2:56 a.m. Saturday when Rosado allegedly entered an unlocked vehicle parked on South Benson Road Fairfield, CT, stole a pair of sunglasses from the vehicle, and then used the remote garage door opener to open the garage and enter the home, said Kalama…
Prominent Fairfield Eye Doctor Arrested For Sex Assault In Front Of Child, Police Say Prominent Fairfield Eye Doctor Arrested For Sex Assault In Front Of Child, Police Say
Prominent Fairfield Eye Doctor Arrested For Sex Assault In Front Of Child, Police Say This story has been updated. A prominent Fairfield eye doctor has been charged with four counts of sexual assault and risk of injury to a child, Fairfield Police said. Ian Gorovoy, 35, of Fairfield, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 11, and charged after he allegedly had unwanted sexual contact with an adult female victim in the presence of a child, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. Gorovoy turned himself in at Fairfield Police Headquarters on Saturday where he was processed and released on a no-contact protective order after posting a $150,000 court set bond…
Man, Woman Accused Of Using Credit Cards Taken From Wallet Stolen At Panera Bread In Fairfield Man, Woman Accused Of Using Credit Cards Taken From Wallet Stolen At Panera Bread In Fairfield
Man, Woman Accused Of Using Credit Cards Taken From Wallet Stolen At Panera Bread In Fairfield Do you know them? A man and woman are wanted for allegedly using credit cards stolen from the wallet of a purse at Panera Bread in Fairfield, Fairfield Police said. The wallet was stolen at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, according to police. At approximately 3 p.m., the credit cards taken from the wallet were used at both Target and the Apple Store within the Westfield Trumbull Mall, police said. Surveillance video shows a Hispanic male and female using the credit cards. (See first image above.) The two may have been operating a newer model white SUV, possibly a Ford Edge. (…
Man Rescued After Falling Through Ice In Fairfield Man Rescued After Falling Through Ice In Fairfield
Man Rescued After Falling Through Ice In Fairfield In a dramatic rescue, a man was saved by three Good Samatarians after falling through the ice of a Fairfield County lake while attempting to save his dog. The incident began in the Town of Fairfield around 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 22, when the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a 24-year-old man had fallen through the ice at Lake Mohegan, said Fairfield Fire Department Asst. Chief  Roger Caisse. The fire department immediately responded to the area within six minutes and found that three Good Samaritans including two men and a woman, had pulled the victim f…
12-Year-Old Attacked By Bobcat In Backyard Of Fairfield Home, Police Say 12-Year-Old Attacked By Bobcat In Backyard Of Fairfield Home, Police Say
12-Year-Old Attacked By Bobcat In Backyard Of Fairfield Home, Police Say Police and wildlife officials are on the lookout for a bobcat after a 12-year-old boy was attacked. The attack took place around 7:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 16, in Fairfield in the area of Brett Road, police said. According to Fairfield Police, a caller said that his son was in the backyard of their residence and encountered what he believed to be a bobcat.  The child suffered a minor scratch to a finger and a torn shirt during the encounter. The bobcat then ran off into the woods, Fairfield Police said. "This is a very uncommon occurrence and not the typical behavior of a bobcat," the d…
Man Killed When Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Car, Tree On Property Of Home In Fairfield Man Killed When Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Car, Tree On Property Of Home In Fairfield
Man Killed When Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Car, Tree On Property Of Home In Fairfield A man was killed when his vehicle crashed into a parked car and then a tree overnight on the property of a home in Fairfield County. It happened on Saturday, Dec. 7 at about 1:42 a.m., on Black Rock Turnpike near Finn Street in Fairfield, according to Fairfield Police. The sole occupant and driver of the vehicle was found to be dead upon police arrival. Nobody else was injured as a result of this collision.  The identity of the driver is being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin, police said. This crash is being investigated by the Fairfield Police Crash Recons…
Driver Of Stolen Vehicle Gets Away Following Chase By Fairfield Police Driver Of Stolen Vehicle Gets Away Following Chase By Fairfield Police
Driver Of Stolen Vehicle Gets Away Following Chase By Fairfield Police The driver of a stolen vehicle took Fairfield Police on a chase after failing to stop for officers. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, when officers attempted to stop a Hyundai Accent bearing a lost or stolen registration plate, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The vehicle failed to stop and engaged police in pursuit into Bridgeport. The pursuit was terminated on Wood Avenue at Birdseye Street, Kalamaras said. The fleeing vehicle was later located by Bridgeport Police Department unoccupied.  The VIN was confirmed to be a recently stolen out of B…
Duo Nabbed For Narcotic Sales After Months-Long Investigation Duo Nabbed For Narcotic Sales After Months-Long Investigation
Duo Nabbed For Narcotic Sales After Months-Long Investigation Two men were arrested following a months-long investigation by Fairfield Police into illegal drug sales. John Faulkner, 47, and Brandon Parks, 26, of Stratford, were arrested on Thursday, Nov. 14, following the investigation conducted by the department's Quality of Life Unit focusing on the Brickyard Pub at 98 Post Road, which is owned by Faulkner, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras.  According to Kalamaras, after several months of surveillance and investigation, while inside the Brickyard Pub, Faulkner agreed to sell an undercover officer an amount of cocaine an…
Surveillance Videos Lead Police To Suspect In Fairfield Home Burglary, Attempted Break-In Surveillance Videos Lead Police To Suspect In Fairfield Home Burglary, Attempted Break-In
Surveillance Videos Lead Police To Suspect In Fairfield Home Burglary, Attempted Break-In Separate surveillance videos led to the arrest of a man who admitted breaking into a home and an attempted burglary of another residence in Fairfield, police said. A homeowner on Old Oaks Road reported On Saturday, Oct. 12 at 12:15 a.m. that a white male tried to open his garage and walked around his property, according to Fairfield Police. Surveillance video showed a white man wearing a baseball hat and a hoodie with a graphic on the front. Officers searched the area, but he was not located at that time. At 4:38 a.m. Fairfield Police received a second call for a burglary to a garage on Alg…
K-9 Helps Catch Suspect In Post Road Restaurant Burglaries, Police Say K-9 Helps Catch Suspect In Post Road Restaurant Burglaries, Police Say
K-9 Helps Catch Suspect In Post Road Restaurant Burglaries, Police Say A K-9 officer was used to find a suspect hiding under a van after he was observed attempting to break in to a pair of popular Post Road restaurants, police said. It happened just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Luigi’s Restaurant at 170 Post Road in Fairfield.  The first responding officer saw a man wearing a striped shirt running from the back of the building, according to Fairfield Police. The suspect jumped a fence into an adjacent lot and ran behind the stores in the shopping center.  Several patrols set up a perimeter around Longview Avenue and Post Road. A K-9 tr…