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Brookside Road, Darien, CT

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Drunk Woman Nabbed In Darien Driving With Headlights Off: Police Drunk Woman Nabbed In Darien Driving With Headlights Off: Police
Drunk Woman Nabbed In Darien Driving With Headlights Off: Police A Connecticut woman was charged with drunk driving after she was allegedly caught driving at 3 a.m. without any headlights, police said. The Fairfield County incident happened on Monday, March 25 in the town of Darien. At approximately 3:15 a.m. that morning, Darien Police reportedly observed 47-year-old Brenda Garcia speeding west down Post Road near Brookside Road without headlights on. Garcia, who is from Stamford, told officers that she had drunk two beers before getting behind the wheel and failed a field sobriety test, though she reportedly refused to take a breathalyzer test. Sh…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Stamford Man Charged In 'Random Attack' Of Victim On Bus In Darien, Police Say Stamford Man Charged In 'Random Attack' Of Victim On Bus In Darien, Police Say
Stamford Man Charged In 'Random Attack' Of Victim On Bus In Darien, Police Say A 27-year-old man was charged after police said he assaulted a victim on a bus in Darien in an apparently random attack in the fall. Rainaldo Morris, of Stamford, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 20, on a warrant stemming from an incident that happened in October, the Darien Police Department reported. Officers responded to Post Road near Brookside Road for a report of an altercation on a public transportation bus at about 7:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. The victim said Morris attacked him randomly, and he was not sure why, authorities reported. Police said the victim suffered lacerations and …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say A man with warrants out for his arrest in Fairfield County is facing a host of charges after attempting to pull a fast one on police with a fake name after being busted allegedly driving drunk with his child in the car, authorities announced. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, an officer on patrol stopped a vehicle on Brookside Road in Darien after seeing the driver repeatedly swerve over the double yellow line while following him on Post Road, Darien Police said. During the subsequent stop, officers said that the driver, Ozni Cucpacay, age 31, of Norwalk, had the smell of a…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged With DUI After Two-Vehicle Crash In Darien Man Charged With DUI After Two-Vehicle Crash In Darien
Man Charged With DUI After Two-Vehicle Crash In Darien A Fairfield County man driving with a blood-alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit was arrested after blowing through a red light and crashing into another vehicle, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Post Road and Brookside Road at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, where there was a report of a crash that left two vehicles with heavy damage. Police said that upon arrival, witnesses said the driver of a gray Chevrolet Suburban - later identified as Stamford resident Estuardo Reyes - ran a red light, striking a blue…

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by Zak Failla
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Duo Charged Face Larceny, Conspiracy, ID Theft Charges, Darien Police Say Duo Charged Face Larceny, Conspiracy, ID Theft Charges, Darien Police Say
Duo Charged Face Larceny, Conspiracy, ID Theft Charges, Darien Police Say Two men have been charged with larceny, conspiracy and trespassing in Darien, according to police. A “concerned citizen” contacted Darien Police on Wednesday, Sept. 4 around 2 p.m. The caller stated that she observed a light-colored vehicle with New York plates pull into a home that is uninhabited and on the market across from her residence, police say. The occupants of the vehicle allegedly left a note on the door of the residence which, according to the caller, provided directions to leave a package on the step, giving the addressee and tracking number, police say. Further investigation…

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by Valerie Musson
Traffic
Avoid The Area: 14 Hours Of Emergency Sewer Repair Work Scheduled For Route 1 Stretch Avoid The Area: 14 Hours Of Emergency Sewer Repair Work Scheduled For Route 1 Stretch
Avoid The Area: 14 Hours Of Emergency Sewer Repair Work Scheduled For Route 1 Stretch Due to a significant breakage issue with the main sanitary sewer line on a stretch of Route 1, approximately 14 hours of emergency sewer repair work has been scheduled in Darien. Contractors working for the Town of Darien Department of Public Works will be performing the replacement work on Tuesday, May 14 in the area of Post Road and Birch Road, starting at approximately 6 a.m. The work is expected to go until 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, Darien Police said.  Access into Birch Road from Route 1 will not be available for the majority of the day and motorists will be required…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Norwalk Woman Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Darien, Police Say Norwalk Woman Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Darien, Police Say
Norwalk Woman Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Darien, Police Say A woman from Norwalk was arrested and faces DUI charges after getting into an accident and fleeing the scene, Darien Police say. Officers responded to the intersection of Post Road and Brookside Road on Wednesday, Dec. 26 around 3 p.m. after hearing a report of a motor vehicle accident. The other party involved in the accident was able to provide a license number, and a Norwalk officer eventually located the vehicle on West Avenue near Maple Street. When asked whether she had been in an accident, the vehicle’s driver, 58-year-old Dephine Swierc of Norwalk, said she “may have been.” The offi…

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by Valerie Musson