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Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Drunk Norwalk Man Caught Driving With Shredded Burning Tire In Darien: Police
A man faces drunk driving charges after authorities caught him traveling with a shredded, burning tire in Fairfield County, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Tuesday, July 4 just before 3:20 a.m., when a Darien Police Department officer noticed a heavily damaged car driving on Post Road (Route 1). Although the officer tried pulling the vehicle over, it continued to drive until it pulled into a driveway on Post Road. Police then noticed that the vehicle had been driving on a completely shredded tire that smelled of burning rubber, according to Darient PD Sergean…
Police & Fire
Talking Heads Drummer Hit By Drunk Driver Near Bridgeport-Fairfield Border
A famous drummer and rocker from the Talking Heads and his wife barely escaped being killed when they were hit by a wrong-way drunk driver in Fairfield County. Chris Franz, age 70, and his wife Tina Weymouth, age 71, both of New York City, took to Facebook to describe the crash on Route 1 (Post Road) near the border of the Town of Fairfield and Bridgeport. "Two weeks ago tonight I was driving on the Post Road, U.S. Route 1 with Tina Weymouth when we were struck head-on by a drunk driver who was driving on the wrong side of the road," Franz wrote on Facebook on Sunday, March 27. Incre…
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Bridgeport Man Charged In Thefts At Separate Fairfield Businesses
A 59-year-old man from Bridgeport was arrested for a pair of thefts and trespassing after he allegedly stole a set of keys from a Fairfield County factory. Raymond Bridges was arrested this week following a complaint from the owner of Jelliff Corp. on Pequot Avenue, who reported that a set of keys from one of his employees had gone missing. While investigating the stolen keys, Bridges was caught on surveillance cameras walking through the factory shortly after the keys were reported missing, police said. Investigators eventually tracked down Bridges - who did not work at the factory - in a …
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