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Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police
Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police A man who officers briefly followed after leaving the scene of a collision was killed in a crash in Fairfield County just minutes after authorities decided to end the pursuit, police said. Georgia resident Amir Maalyjah Goodall-Reid, age 28, was killed in a crash that happened in Wilton on Wednesday, Dec. 20 just after 8 p.m., according to Wilton Police Department Lt. Anna Tornello.  The events leading up to the crash began just after 7:50 p.m. when Wilton Police received a report from someone following a gray SUV that had struck their vehicle on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) and…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Slashing Woman's Tire With Screwdriver, Police Say Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Slashing Woman's Tire With Screwdriver, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Slashing Woman's Tire With Screwdriver, Police Say A Fairfield County man was arrested for allegedly slashing the tire of a woman who had followed him when she spotted him speeding in a dump truck, police said. The incident took place around 3:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, in Wilton. According to an investigation, the 71-year-old area woman told officers that she spotted an orange dump truck traveling fast on Cann and Pimpewaug roads so she followed the truck to try and get the tag number. When the truck stopped at Danbury Road and Pimpewaug Road she exited her car and began to take pictures of the truck's DOT number and license plate…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield Man Who Drove Onto Shoulder Of Road Charged With DUI, Police Say Fairfield Man Who Drove Onto Shoulder Of Road Charged With DUI, Police Say
Fairfield Man Who Drove Onto Shoulder Of Road Charged With DUI, Police Say An allegedly drunk Fairfield County driver swerving in the shoulder of a busy roadway in the middle of the night is facing a drug charge after being busted with prescription pills, police said. Fairfield resident Stephen Roger Audet, 51, was stopped by an officer from the Wilton Police Department at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, when he was spotted weaving and driving on the shoulder of Cannon Road near the intersection of Pimpewaug Road in Wilton. According to police, during the traffic stop, Audet proceeded to fail multiple field sobriety tests and he was taken into custody…

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by Zak Failla
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Erratic Driving Stop On Route 7 In Georgetown Leads To DUI Charge For Danbury Man Erratic Driving Stop On Route 7 In Georgetown Leads To DUI Charge For Danbury Man
Erratic Driving Stop On Route 7 In Georgetown Leads To DUI Charge For Danbury Man A Danbury man faces multiple charges after an erratic driving incident in Georgetown, police said. Thanksgiving afternoon around 12:30 p.m., Wilton Dispatch received a report of a blue Chevy Cruze driving recklessly on Route 7 (Danbury Road) in Georgetown. The caller stated that the vehicle nearly hit the guardrail numerous times while swerving. The vehicle was allegedly stopped by patrol around Pimpewaug Road. Officers on the scene instantly detected an odor of alcohol on the vehicle’s operator, 58-year-old John T. Corona. After failing the field sobriety tests he was administered, Corona…

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by Valerie Musson
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Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In North Wilton Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In North Wilton
Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In North Wilton Wilton police are asking for help in identifying two people caught on video attempting to burglarize cars in several different areas of town.The car burglaries took place Thursday night and early Friday on Ambler Lane, Briardale Place, Crosswicks Ridge, Hurlbutt Street, McFadden Drive, Old Danbury Road, Pimpewaug Road, School Road, Winton Terrace and Skunk Lane, police said. At least a dozen cars were burglarized and one was stolen.  Detectives asking for the public's assistance in identifying the individuals seen in two videos that captured the suspects. Anyone with information is asked t…

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by Kathy Reakes