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Man Arrested For DUI After Found Sleeping With Engine Running In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Arrested For DUI After Found Sleeping With Engine Running In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Arrested For DUI After Found Sleeping With Engine Running In Fairfield County, Police Say A 38-year-old man was charged with driving under the influence after he was found sleeping in the driver's seat of his running vehicle in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 1:30 a.m., Monday, July 5, when Wilton Police came across a blue Ford Pickup parked on the side of Belden Hill Road in the area of Wolfpit Road.  Upon closer investigation, it was discovered that the vehicle was running and that the driver was in the driver's seat asleep.  The driver was identified as Robert Ryan of Easton, Maryland, said the Wilton Police. An investigation was co…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arrested For DWI After Driving Too Fast With Open Wine Bottle In Porsche, Wilton PD Says Man Arrested For DWI After Driving Too Fast With Open Wine Bottle In Porsche, Wilton PD Says
Man Arrested For DWI After Driving Too Fast With Open Wine Bottle In Porsche, Wilton PD Says A Wilton man driving a red 1986 Porsche 933 was nabbed for alleged DWI following a traffic stop for driving too fast. Robert Anthony Hartman, 59, was stopped on Saturday, Dec. 28, after Wilton Police clocked him allegedly driving 55 mph in a 30 mph zone near the intersection of Wolfpit Road with Belden Hill Road, Wilton Police said. During the traffic stop, officers directed Hartman to pull into a business driveway on Wolfpit Road, but instead of pulling in Hartman allegedly stopped in front of the business, police said. Officers again instructed Hartman to pull into the driveway, but…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Erratic Driving Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For Norwalk Man Erratic Driving Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For Norwalk Man
Erratic Driving Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For Norwalk Man A 27-year-old area man was busted for allegedly driving drunk after being spotted by a resident driving erratically. Michael Norrholm, of Norwalk, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 2 after Wilton Police received a report from a resident of a 2013 white Ford Focus driving erratically northbound on Belden Hill Road, said Wilton Police. Once stopped, officers found Norrholm smelled of alcohol and was given a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed to perform to standard, police said.  He was arrested for DUI and transported to the Wilton Police Department for processing. Durin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hundreds Without Power Following Rounds Of Severe Storms Hundreds Without Power Following Rounds Of Severe Storms
Hundreds Without Power Following Rounds Of Severe Storms This story has been updated. As hundreds remained without power following severe storms that swept through the area late Tuesday afternoon and evening, a crash that initially blocked a lane causing gridlock on I-95 Wednesday morning. About 400 are without power in New Canaan as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to Eversource. The next-hardest hit municipality, Norwalk, now has just over 100 customers still in the dark. There are 21 customers without power in Wilton and 15 in Darien. The I-95 crash occurred southbound at Atlantic Street in Stamford, with the delays lasting through the morning …

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by Daily Voice
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Stamford Man Caught Speeding In Wilton Was Under Influence, Police Say Stamford Man Caught Speeding In Wilton Was Under Influence, Police Say
Stamford Man Caught Speeding In Wilton Was Under Influence, Police Say A local man was busted for drinking and driving after being caught speeding in his 2015 Audi S4 during a traffic stop in Wilton over Labor Day Weekend. An officer from the Wilton Police Department who was conducting surveillance for impaired drivers stopped Stamford resident Christopher Cole, 30, on Belden Hill Road when he was spotted speeding. During the subsequent stop, police said that while speaking with Cole, he was “slurring his speech and his eyes were glassy.” Cole proceeded to fail multiple Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, and he was taken into custody. A breathalyzer test recor…

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by Zak Failla