FAIRFIELD, Conn. An American flag was reported stolen from the Fairfield National Little League sometime late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
The Little Leagues president told Fairfield Police Thursday that the flag had been flying above the upper fields at Tunxis Hill Park on Melville Drive. When he checked the field that morning it appeared that someone had cut the rope holding the flag and the flag was missing.
Anyone with information on the theft should contact Fairfield Police at 203-254-4800.
Also from the police blotter:
? Melissa McMillan, 40, of Ronald Drive in Fairfield was charged with shoplifting from the Stop & Shop supermarket on Villa Avenue Thursday afternoon. She allegedly placed $180 worth of items into a shopping cart and walked through the stores self-checkout lane, paying only $15, police say. She was released on a promise to appear in court on April 19.
? Marsha Hegeman, 60, of Norwalk was charged with a breach of the peace Thursday following an argument at a home she owns on Melville Drive in Fairfield. Hegeman got into a verbal altercation with her tenant outside the duplex Thursday afternoon. Neighbors said she was shouting obscenities, and could be heard across the street, according to police reports.
Police say she had been warned twice previously not to return to the property except in emergency cases. She was charged with a breach of the peace, and released on a promise to appear in court on April 17.
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