A 17-year-old was arrested for possession of fireworks on Friday with the help of Zulu, the Darien Police canine. Police said they saw the teen sitting in a 1997 Mercury Marquis in the Whole Foods parking lot for an extended period of time after 10 p.m. The teen drove away from the lot and turned onto the Post Road, where police followed. When the teenager failed to signal a turn onto Tokeneke Road, police pulled the vehicle over. Police said the teen appeared nervous and evasive while answering questions, so the officers called on Zulu, a German shepherd trained to sniff out narcotics. Zulu conducted a free-air sniff around the vehicle and indicated that he hit on something near the rear of the car, police said. Police searched the vehicle and several types of illegal fireworks in the trunk. The teen was released on the promise to appear in court, and has a court date Aug. 18.
Also from the police blotter:
? A Darien resident reported vandalism to his 2009 LX150 Vespa on Thursday, Aug. 5, police said. The owner rode the Vespa to the Noroton Heights train station, parked near the platform around 8:30 a.m. and returned around 11:15 p.m. to find the vehicle had been knocked to the ground. Damage was done to the front tire fender and other parts of the vehicle.
? A family called the Darien Police for help on Thursday, Aug. 5, when an argument over the family car turned violent. Wilson X. Ramones, 18, became angry when his father refused to let him take the car for the evening, police said. Ramones went to his room and after his father tried to enter the room, Ramones punched his father in the face, according to the report. When the police arrived at 31 Edgewood Road, they said the father showed swelling and redness on his face. They arrested Ramones on third degree assault charges. He appeared in court the following day.
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