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Westport Road, Wilton, CT

Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crashing Into Mailbox In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crashing Into Mailbox In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crashing Into Mailbox In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County woman has been arrested after turning herself in to police on an outstanding warrant for driving under the influence. Suzanne Lancey, age 45, of Norwalk, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 1, for an event that took place on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Wilton. During the Nov. 8 event, Lancey allegedly hit a mailbox on Westport road in the opening of a resident's driveway, said Wilton Police Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson. The vehicle had damage to the passenger side and a flat tire. Lancey was distraught so the resident called 911. When the officers arrived it was deemed she needed m…
Argument In Driveway Lands One Man In Hospital For PCP, Another In Cuffs, Police Say Argument In Driveway Lands One Man In Hospital For PCP, Another In Cuffs, Police Say
Argument In Driveway Lands One Man In Hospital For PCP, Another In Cuffs, Police Say A fight between two men, including one from the Hudson Valley, landed one in the hospital and the other in handcuffs in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 12:10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, when Wilton Police responded to a home on Westport Road for a suspicious person complaint, said Wilton Police Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson. According to Phillipson, when officers arrived on the scene they found two men standing in the middle of a driveway arguing with each other. One 29-year-old man was transported to Norwalk Hospital for being high on PCP, said Phillipson. The other man, …
High-Speed Chase Ends After Suspect Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Wilton PD Says High-Speed Chase Ends After Suspect Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Wilton PD Says
High-Speed Chase Ends After Suspect Crashes Into Police Cruiser, Wilton PD Says A Long Island man allegedly led police on a high-speed car chase before crashing into a police cruiser in Fairfield County, then continued his escape on foot before he was ultimately tasered, police said.  Nassau County resident Zahid K. Patwary, of Woodbury, began evading police on Westport Road in Wilton on Sunday, Sept. 26 at approximately 7 a.m., according to the Wilton Police Department. After crashing his vehicle into a police cruiser, police said, he ran down Route 7, where he tried to get into the passenger seat of a vehicle stopped at a red light.  Police said that Patwa…
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton A 23-year-old Northern Westchester woman who was stopped for speeding in Fairfield County ended up in handcuffs after a police K-9 allegedly found cocaine in her vehicle. Ariana Muriqi, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested around 10:35 a.m., Sunday, June 16, after being stopped for traveling 57 mph in a 40 mph zone on Danbury Road at Westport Road, said the Wilton Police Department. While speaking with Muriqi, officers said she revealed "several indicators," that drugs might be involved. A drug-detecting K-9 was requested at the scene, police said. Once the dog arrived, it altered "positively…
Bridgeport Teens Nabbed In Overnight Car Burglaries In Wilton Bridgeport Teens Nabbed In Overnight Car Burglaries In Wilton
Bridgeport Teens Nabbed In Overnight Car Burglaries In Wilton A pair of teenagers are facing a host of charges after being busted red-handed attempting to steal cars from a Wilton assisted living facility on Thursday morning, police said. According to investigators from the Wilton Police Department, an officer on patrol at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 21, spotted four vehicles exiting a River Road assisted living housing complex, which had been the target of multiple stolen vehicles and larcenies from inside cars parked at the facility. Police said that officers followed two vehicles down Old Highway and Sharp Hill Road, before both were …
Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY
Route 7 Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In NY A Hudson Valley man who took police on a high-speed chase through four towns, three in Fairfield County, that finally ended with a crash in Putnam County has been arrested two years after the event.  Daniel O'Brien, 38, of Liberty in Sullivan County turned himself into Wilton Police on May 29, after getting out of prison in connection with the chase that continued into New York and ended in Carmel, in Putnam County, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Connecticut incident began April 14, 2016, when Wilton police attempted to stop O'Brien on Route 7 in the area of Westport Road fo…
Man Charged With Reckless Driving, Evading Police After Route 33 Crash Man Charged With Reckless Driving, Evading Police After Route 33 Crash
Man Charged With Reckless Driving, Evading Police After Route 33 Crash Wilton police arrested a Fairfield man after he smashed his vehicle into a utility pole, losing a tire and wheel well and continued on his way. Christian Iannucci, 32, was driving his 2015 Subaru Outback on Westport Road when he lost control of the vehicle and hit the pole, the accident report said.  He then continued driving on three wheels and never reported the incident to police. Iannucci was arrested April 10 and charged with reckless driving, evading and failure to maintain proper lane. He is scheduled to appear in court on April 24.