A Madison man who police say crashed his vehicle and tried to avoid blame was arrested last week and charged with driving while intoxicated.
Douglas P. Sheridan, 45, of Evarts Lane, faces charges of DWI and evading responsibility after crashing his vehicle into a rock wall near a home on White Oak Shade Road at about 9:50 p.m. last Tuesday, police said. The wall, a mailbox and grass were damaged, but no one was injured. Officers were dispatched to the scene. Away from the accident site, officers spotted Sheridan running toward them. Police said Sheridan told officers that he had a flat tire and denied he had been in an accident. During this conversation, police detected the odor of alcohol on Sheridan's breath. He was given a field sobriety test and arrested.
Sheridan was released on $300 bond and is scheduled to appear Nov. 15 in Norwalk Superior Court.
Also from the police blotter:
Police were investigating a larceny from a car parked at Waveny Park. A passenger side window was broken to allow someone to forcibly enter a Mini Cooper the afternoon of Nov. 2. A large black patent leather handbag worth $150, a wallet with $80 cash, a print bag worth $50 and a red iPod worth $100 were taken.
Police were investigating an identity theft involving a 59-year-old Hoyt Farm Road man who reported last Wednesday that someone used his identity to open a telephone account in Florida. He became aware of it when he was contacted by a collection agency asking him to pay a $251 bill.
Wendy Greco, 37, of Cross Street, turned herself in to police last Tuesday, responding to a warrant for a second-degree breach of peace charge. Police said Greco was seen Sept. 23 on Cross Street yelling and using profanities at a child. Greco was released on $2,500 bond and will appear Nov. 15 in Norwalk Superior Court.
Christopher Higbie, 51, of Hillside Avenue, was arrested on a warrant last Monday for failing to appear in court. Police said the charge stems from Higbie's arrest July 15 when he was charged with operating an unregistered motor vehicle, no insurance and operating with a suspended license. Police said Higbie failed to appear in court Aug. 9. He was released on $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear Nov. 12 in Norwalk Superior Court.
Police were investigating the theft of several pieces of flatware and $200 from The Silk Purse at 118 Main St. They were stolen between 4:30 p.m. Thursday and 8:50 a.m. Friday by someone who entered the store by breaking a window in the rear of the shop.
Police were searching for the person who stole a $365 MZ Wallace purse from an employee at the boutique Pimlico store at 7 Elm St. The employee said she noticed a suspicious woman in the store between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Friday. The woman was 5 feet, 4 inches tall, was in her late 30s or early 40s, and long, wavy brown hair. The woman was wearing a long gray or black coat.
Police were investigating a theft of items from an employee's purse at Silver Hill Hospital. Police said a 31-year-old employee from Stamford reported a glucose meter worth $50, $500 in paychecks and $500 in store gift cards were taken between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m., police said.
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