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Laurel Road, New Canaan, CT

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Three Vehicles Stolen, Five Others Entered In New Canaan Weekend Theft Spree Three Vehicles Stolen, Five Others Entered In New Canaan Weekend Theft Spree
Three Vehicles Stolen, Five Others Entered In New Canaan Weekend Theft Spree The New Canaan Police Department is imploring residents to lock their cars and take their keys inside following a brand-new rash of auto thefts and reports of cars being broken into. In recent days, police received reports of three stolen vehicles and five others that were entered during a weekend spree in New Canaan. According to police, shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, a 2020 Lexus RX350 was stolen from a residence on Grover Road, which was later recovered in Waterbury. Another vehicle parked in the same driveway was also entered. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, a 20…

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by Zak Failla
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Lack Of Cell Service Forces New Canaan Woman To Leave Home To Seek Help After Electrical Fire Lack Of Cell Service Forces New Canaan Woman To Leave Home To Seek Help After Electrical Fire
Lack Of Cell Service Forces New Canaan Woman To Leave Home To Seek Help After Electrical Fire A woman had to leave her home in order to find help after a short circuit sparked an electrical fire and a power outage because she was unable to get cell phone service in northeast New Canaan. The incident took place on Saturday when New Canaan firefighters were on the scene of a tree and wires down on Laurel Road when the resident drove up and informed them that there was a fire in her home on Bob Hill Lane, said New Canaan Fire Marshal Fred Baker. Firefighters immediately radioed communications to dispatch for a structure fire and responded to the scene. First arriving uni…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stratford Man Crashes Into Stone Wall While Fleeing Scene Of Incident Stratford Man Crashes Into Stone Wall While Fleeing Scene Of Incident
Stratford Man Crashes Into Stone Wall While Fleeing Scene Of Incident A Fairfield County man attempted to evade police in New Canaan after being involved in an alleged domestic incident drove into a stone wall at a nearby property while fleeing the scene, according to a New Canaan Police Department report. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on March 29, officers from the New Canaan Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Main Street, where there was a report of a dispute that had taken place between the caller and Stratford resident Julius Simmons, 48, who proceeded to leave the residence before police could arrive. According to police, less than a half hou…

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by Zak Failla