Crime & Safety

Alleged Drunk Driver Crashes into a Nail Salon in Stratford

Unusual arrests from around the region. This week's edition includes the stories of a man spraying bear repellent in a hotel hallway and a woman who gave away her dog on Craig's List behind her husband's back.

 

A 46-year-old Stratford man is accused of driving drunk when he crashed his vehicle into a local nail salon, injuring nine people, police said Monday.

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Milford Police arrested a suspect who is accused of discharging a can of Bear Deterrent in the second floor hallway area of a Howard Johnson on Boston Post Road.

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A Stratford woman who allegedly misled her husband to believe their family dog was stolen — rather than given away for free on Craiglist —  was reportedly charged by Derby police Monday.

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An unknown person allegedly used a Woodbury resident's checking account information to purchase a subscription to online pornography.

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A Monroe woman was arrested for operating under the influence after police said she drove over another woman’s lawn on her way to a daycare center, where she allegedly had trouble staying awake, falling asleep while reading children a story.

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A Westport police officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that allegedly crossed the double yellow line several times. Upon speaking with the driver, the officer smelled an alcoholic beverage on her breath and noticed she had red, glassy eyes. She failed the field sobriety test and was arrested for DUI, police said.

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Wilton and Norwalk police worked in unison to apprehend a Brookfield man who is accused of stealing a laptop computer worth nearly $700.

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Trumbull Police charged a local man with stealing his neighbor's house key and then stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from the home in February. Police said he took watches — including a $3,000 Rolex, two iPads, an iPhone and coins.

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A 17-year-old Greenwich boy faces numerous charges stemming from the burglary of a garage where he allegedly stole a pickup truck he took on a joyride and hit the parked car of a woman who was retrieving a child from the rear seat, and fled the scene, according to Greenwich Police.

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A burglar Stamford police said was "prolific" in the area in 2002 was charged after already being incarcerated in Connecticut after he was identified by authorities familiar with his style, police said this week. The man was allegedly caught on surveillance video at multiple scenes wearing the same distinctive hat, eventually leading to the new charges.

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A family disagreement led to a woman throwing a knife at her teenage son this week, New Canaan police said. Police arrived at the home after the 16-year-old called them and arrested the woman, who they said was drunk upon their arrival.

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A Fairfield man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend and then spraying a witness — who was attempting to call 911 — with a garden hose.

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Wilton police say a T.J. Maxx employee allegedly used a scam over a nearly five-month period to issue credit to her store customer "value" card amounting to over $300 for ostensibly returned merchandise.

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A Stratford man was arrested Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated after police said they stopped him for driving with a flat tire.

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A 24-year-old Norwalk man assaulted a woman and held a samurai sword to her neck after she returned home, police said. The victim had her cell phone in her hand and was able to dial her ex-boyfriend's phone number, and, although she didn’t speak with him, he was able to hear what was happening, police said.

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A Norwalk woman told police her husband violated a protective order when he entered her home through the window of a guest bedroom, and that when she confronted him, he cursed at her and pushed a TV set onto the floor. She said he wanted to see their son and daughter, but after she shouted at him that she was calling the police, he left out the window, police said.

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Two men, ages 23 and 31, showed up at a middle school in Darien saying they were broke and lost, then tried to sell marijuana to students in the parking lot, said police, who later arrested them.

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Darien police said two men tried to return a $2,000 machine used for dry cleaning that they had stolen from a business after learning officers were looking for them. The men showed up at the store to try to get the complaint withdrawn, police said.


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