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Fairfield County Man Involved In Car Theft Ring Sentenced
A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in an auto theft ring that included using the vehicles in violent crimes.
Christopher "Chucky" Mulkern, age 22, of Stratford, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 3, to prison time, followed by three years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut and violent crimes that are being committed usin…
Man Arrested In Connection With Darien Vehicle Burglary, Theft, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly stealing one vehicle and credit cards from a second.
Christopher Mulkern, age 21, of Stratford, was arrested on Thursday, July 8, for the incident which took place in December 2020 in Darien, said Sgt. James Palmieri.
According to Palmieri, after the December incident, officers were investigating an auto larceny at 2 Whaling Road in Darien where a messenger bag was taken from a parked motor vehicle.
Reported missing was a wallet with bank cards and identifications, police said. The victim reported the cards had been used since be…
Mercedes Forcibly Stolen From Sleeping Fairfield County Woman Located, Police Say
A gray 2018 Mercedes-Benz SUV stolen from a woman sleeping inside has been recovered in Fairfield County.
The sleeping woman was dragged from the vehicle by two men wearing masks around 3:15 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, in the area of East Putnam Avenue and Milbank Avenue, said Greenwich PD Captain Mark E. Zuccerella.
The woman woke to the sight of two men, wearing all black, removing her from the running vehicle, according to Zuccerella.
"The victim yelled at the subjects to stop," he said.
But they kept dragging her from the vehicle, threw her to the ground, and stole her car, police sai…
Escaped Convict Eludes Capture Again In Fairfield County Chase, Police Say
Police spent hours searching for an escaped convict who was a passenger in an alleged stolen vehicle in Fairfield County.
The incident began around 10:47 a.m., Monday, April 5, when a Greenwich Police detective spotted a suspected stolen vehicle in February from Cos Cos Avenue while on South Beach Avenue, said Greenwich Police Captain Mark Zuccerella.
The detective put out a call to patrol officers who began looking for the vehicle, Zuccerella said.
The vehicle was located again near Westcott, confirmed to be the stolen vehicle from Cos Cob Av, and stopped, he said.
Upon stopping, t…
