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Stamford Man Driving Without Tire Nabbed For Drunk Driving In Darien, Police Say Stamford Man Driving Without Tire Nabbed For Drunk Driving In Darien, Police Say
Stamford Man Driving Without Tire Nabbed For Drunk Driving In Darien, Police Say A Fairfield County man was nabbed for alleged drunk driving after he was stopped for driving without a tire, with his hazard lights on. Stamford resident Edvin Palma, age 48, was charged on Sunday, June 9, on Noroton Avenue in Darien. According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police patrol officers spotted Palma driving a Honda Pilot northbound on Noroton Avenue with hazard lights on and emitting a loud thumping noise. During a traffic stop, the Pilot was found with extensive damage, including a missing front tire and a heavily damaged front rim, Vigil said. Palma also had&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pantsless Man Runs Into Traffic After Sexually Assaulting Woman In Fairfield County: Police Pantsless Man Runs Into Traffic After Sexually Assaulting Woman In Fairfield County: Police
Pantsless Man Runs Into Traffic After Sexually Assaulting Woman In Fairfield County: Police A Connecticut man has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he was staying with, got kicked out of her house, and ran around traffic while completely naked from the waist down, police said. The Fairfield County foot chase happened on Sunday, Dec. 31 in the town of Darien, according to Darien Police. Just after 12:15 p.m., authorities found 33-year-old Adonnus Elliott walking south on Noroton Avenue near Heights Road. He was completely naked from the waist down. He allegedly spoke irrationally with officers before he turned around and ran off, heading south towards …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Norwalk Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say Norwalk Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say
Norwalk Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been charged with evading responsibility after he allegedly left the scene of a crash. Richard Bliss, age 46, of Norwalk, was charged on Thursday, Nov. 30 after turning himself in to Darien Police on a warrant, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police. According to Skoumbros, Bliss allegedly struck a car from behind, got out of his vehicle, and asked if the woman was okay in the car he struck in the area of Ledge Road and Noroton Avenue, then drove away. The victim took a photo of the license plate and provided it to Darien Police.  Following his a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into Tree In Darien: Police Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into Tree In Darien: Police
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Crashing Into Tree In Darien: Police A 26-year-old drunk driver was caught after crashing head-on into a tree in Fairfield County, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened on Sunday, June 11 just before 1:30 a.m., when police in Darien responded to the area of Stonybrook Road after a resident reported hearing a loud crash, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  An officer who responded to the scene then found a car with heavy front-end damage traveling west on West Avenue toward Noroton Avenue and eventually pulled it over on Maple Street.  Police then noticed that the driver, identif…

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by Ben Crnic
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Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At Darien Gas Station: Police Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At Darien Gas Station: Police
Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At Darien Gas Station: Police A man who allegedly stole a car was arrested after he was found sleeping in the vehicle's back seat at a gas station in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, May 8 around 4 p.m., when officers responded to a Shell gas station located in Darien at 164 Noroton Ave. where a victim had tracked his 2007 GMC that had been stolen from New York hours earlier, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  While talking with the victim, police then noticed the suspect, 42-year-old Elvis Hopkins of Providence, Rhode Island, sleeping in the back seat of t…

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by Ben Crnic
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1 Killed, 2 Others Injured After Shots Fired Into Car In Fairfield County (UPDATE) 1 Killed, 2 Others Injured After Shots Fired Into Car In Fairfield County (UPDATE)
1 Killed, 2 Others Injured After Shots Fired Into Car In Fairfield County (Update) One man is dead and two others are injured following a suspected drive-by shooting in Fairfield County. The shooting was reported just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, on I-95 in Darien. Earlier Report: Police Investigating After 3 Found Shot In Darien Responding officers found a vehicle just off Exit 10, near Noroton Avenue and Maple Street with three victims suffering from gunshot wounds inside, Connecticut State Police said. Two passengers suffered life-threatening injuries and were taken to Stamford Hospital, where one later died, police said. Authorities identified the deceas…

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by Michael Mashburn
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23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving In Fairfield County With BAC Three Times Legal Limit 23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving In Fairfield County With BAC Three Times Legal Limit
23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving In Fairfield County With BAC Three Times Legal Limit A 23-year-old man was charged after police said he drove in Fairfield County with a BAC three times the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle in Darien that had pulled over on Noroton Avenue with hazard lights at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, according to the Darien Police Department. The driver then turned the hazard lights off and drove away, police said.  The officer tried to pull the vehicle over and saw it weaving in the travel lane, police said.  When the officer approached the driver, identified as Mario Sorto-Padilla, of Stamford, he told the officer that he had…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Hours-Long I-95 Delays Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Hours-Long I-95 Delays
Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Hours-Long I-95 Delays This story has been updated. There were delays of around two hours on a stretch of I-95 after a tractor-trailer crash in Fairfield County. The crash happened on the northbound side Friday morning, Aug. 21 at around 4 a.m., initially shutting down all lanes in Darien between Noroton Avenue/Exit 10 and Route 1/Exit 11. One lane reopened around daybreak with traffic backed up to Harvard Avenue/West Avenue (Exit 6) in Stamford. The highway did not fully reopen until the end of the morning commute.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Numerous Gunshots Fired From Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say Numerous Gunshots Fired From Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say
Numerous Gunshots Fired From Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say The Darien Police Department is investigating an incident in which numerous gunshots were fired from a moving motor vehicle, possibly at another vehicle. The incident happened on West Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. No injuries have been reported, police said. A significant portion of West Avenue between Leroy Avenue and Noroton Avenue will be closed as investigators process the crime scene.   A heavy police presence should be expected in the area and motorists should seek alternate routes, police said. "We are confident that there is no threat to area residents at th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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I-95 Argument Leads To Charges For Man, Police Say I-95 Argument Leads To Charges For Man, Police Say
I-95 Argument Leads To Charges For Man, Police Say An argument between a man and woman with a court-issued no-contact order driving on I-95 led to an arrest when the fight spilled into Fairfield County, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to the parking lot of the Color Lounge on Noroton Avenue shortly after noon on Saturday, May 30, where there was a report of a man and woman arguing in a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Bridgeport resident Joshua Jacobs and his female victim, who had been on I-95 when they got into a verbal argument. Investigators said that the pair pulled off the hig…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Woman Charged After Resident Walking Dog Discovers Unsupervised 3-Year-Old In Darien Police: Woman Charged After Resident Walking Dog Discovers Unsupervised 3-Year-Old In Darien
Police: Woman Charged After Resident Walking Dog Discovers Unsupervised 3-Year-Old In Darien A woman is facing charges after a resident discovered an unsupervised 3-year-old while walking her dog in Darien, police say. Darien Police say they responded to the area of Noroton Avenue by West Elm Street on a report of an unsupervised 3-year-old girl on Sunday, Oct. 13 around 5:15 p.m. The incident was reported by a resident who observed the child while walking her dog on the sidewalk, according to police. While on the scene, a Chestnut Street resident arrived and alleged that he had seen the girl playing with what he believed to be her brother near the Allen O’Neill Apartments, police…

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by Valerie Musson
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Alert Teller Thwarts Woman Accused Of Using Fake ID At Chase Bank In Darien Alert Teller Thwarts Woman Accused Of Using Fake ID At Chase Bank In Darien
Alert Teller Thwarts Woman Accused Of Using Fake ID At Chase Bank In Darien An eagle-eyed bank teller in Fairfield County was able to stop a woman from attempting to cash a check with an alleged fake ID, police in Darien said. Officers from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to Chase Bank on Noroton Avenue at approximately 9:50 p.m.on Monday, Dec. 31, where there was a report of a woman attempting to cash a check with an alleged fraudulent identification. Police said that the responding officers spoke with the bank teller who dealt with the suspect at approximately 5:50 p.m. earlier that day. The teller said that a white woman with dark hair entered the b…

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by Zak Failla
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Crash Causes Lengthy Delays On I-95 Crash Causes Lengthy Delays On I-95
Crash Causes Lengthy Delays On I-95 This story has been updated. The Labor Day weekend started off with a crawl -- on a stretch of I-95 in Fairfield County, at least. A serious crash initially took out the right lane on the southbound side in Darien between Noroton Avenue (Exit 10) and Route 1/Post Road (Exit 9). There was stopped traffic at the scene and stop-and-go delays of about a half-hour to Exit 13 after the incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. There were residual delays after the lane reopened about an hour later.

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