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Don't Be Alarmed: Fairfield Teens To Play 'AP Assassins' Game Don't Be Alarmed: Fairfield Teens To Play 'AP Assassins' Game
Don't Be Alarmed: Fairfield Teens To Play 'AP Assassins' Game If you live in Fairfield and see teens in dark clothing sneaking around, don't panic. It's time for high school students to play their annual "AP Assassins" game. It's an annual event each year that is not sponsored by the schools but includes many high school students "hunting" each other down with water or Nerf-like guns in an assassin-like way, said Fairfield Police Chief Robert Kalamaras. The goal of the game is to locate your target with your water or Nerf-style gun, inheriting the targets of those they successfully squirt and advancing to the next level. The last person left wins…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say
Man Wearing Ski Mask Approaches 2 Girls In Fairfield, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating after two middle-school-aged girls reported a man in a white BMW-like car approached them wearing a ski mask. The incident took place in the town of Fairfield around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1 on Collingwood Avenue. According to Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris, the department received a 911 call from a resident reporting that the two girls had run to his home "very upset." They described an encounter with a man driving a vehicle while they were walking home from the school bus, Paris said. Patrol officers responded immediately to the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Report Of Suspicious Person Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order For Two Fairfield County Schools Report Of Suspicious Person Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order For Two Fairfield County Schools
Report Of Suspicious Person Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order For Two Fairfield County Schools A person deemed suspicious who was walking on school grounds in Fairfield County led to shelter-in-place orders for two buildings to allow police to investigate. On Thursday, May 19 in Westport, the police department's school security officer, and Staples School resource officer investigated a report of a suspicious person on school grounds. According to a spokesperson from the Westport Police Department, an unknown suspect - believed to be in his teens - was dropped off at the Bedford Middle School, but the person then left that campus and walked towards Staples High School. The spokespe…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Alert Public To Reported Luring Incident Involving Middle School Student In Fairfield Police Alert Public To Reported Luring Incident Involving Middle School Student In Fairfield
Police Alert Public To Reported Luring Incident Involving Middle School Student In Fairfield Police are investigating and alerting the public after a reported luring incident involving a middle school student that occurred this week in Fairfield. Police say they received a report on Monday, June 10 that a Fairfield Woods Middle School student was walking home from school a bit later than dismissal when an unknown white man in his 60's in a vehicle called the student over to his car. The student ignored the attempt to engage in conversation, went home, and reported what happened. This was reported to have occurred in the area of Palamar Park at approximately 3:30 p.m. The vehicle wa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pair Of Stolen Cars In Trumbull Part Of Vehicle Break-In Spree Pair Of Stolen Cars In Trumbull Part Of Vehicle Break-In Spree
Pair Of Stolen Cars In Trumbull Part Of Vehicle Break-In Spree Trumbull Police are warning residents to lock their vehicles and remove valuables after two were stolen and more than a dozen were burglarized over the weekend. The department said they are continuing to investigate the thefts from vehicles that occurred while the cars were parked overnight in residential driveways and other instances where cars were stolen from those same areas. According to the department, on Saturday, March 16, more than a dozen Trumbull residents of the Long Hill area found that their vehicles had been gone through and items stolen during the overnight hours. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rash Of Vehicle Break-Ins Prompt Police Warning In Milford Rash Of Vehicle Break-Ins Prompt Police Warning In Milford
Rash Of Vehicle Break-Ins Prompt Police Warning In Milford Police are encouraging and urging local residents to lock their doors and take valuables inside at night following a series of thefts from cars in the area. Investigators from the Milford Police Department are looking into a series of thefts from vehicles that were either left parked and unlocked overnight or had windows broken to gain access to valuable items.  In a post on social media, officials said that "following a rash a vehicle break-ins around Milford, (the) Milford Police Department is reminding residents to lock your vehicles, take your valuables inside and report any suspic…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Investigate Vehicle With Suspicious Device Blocking Fairfield Road Police Investigate Vehicle With Suspicious Device Blocking Fairfield Road
Police Investigate Vehicle With Suspicious Device Blocking Fairfield Road A report of a suspicious car in Fairfield led to a road closure and a response from the bomb squad, according to Fairfield Police. The incident took place around 12:53 p.m. Tuesday when Fairfield police responded to a report of a suspicious car that was abandoned near Mill Plain Green, said Lt. Robert Kalamaras.  Officers arrived to find the vehicle parked, blocking a portion of the roadway, with a suspicious device in plain view on the floorboard, Kalamaras said. A perimeter was set up and several residences were evacuated for precautionary measures. Mill Plain Road was closed from I- 95 …

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by Kathy Reakes