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Fight Over Cell Phone Leads To CT Teen's Arrest, Police Say
A Fairfield County teen was charged with alleged breach of peace after getting into a fight over a cell phone.
Annabelle Capola, age 19, of Weston, turned herself in to Darien Police on Monday, Jan. 15 for the Wednesday, Jan. 3 incident.
According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, the victim reported that they had gotten into a "physical altercation" with Capola regarding a cell phone in the parking lot of the Darien Library.
After viewing surveillance video, officers determined there was probable cause for an arrest and a warrant was issued with a court-set bond of $5,000, Skoum…
Man Nabbed For Driving Through Red Lights, Passing Officer At High Speed In CT
A 22-year-old Connecticut man faces several charges after passing an officer at a speed fast enough to make her cruiser shake before then driving through two red lights in front of her, police announced.
Fairfield County resident Andrew De La Rosa of Stamford, age 22, was arrested on a warrant on Monday, Dec. 11, Darien Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
According to the department, De La Rosa's arrest resulted from an incident on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, when a Darien Police officer stationed on Post Road near Corbin Drive saw a blue BMW SUV traveling west on Post Roa…
CT Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been charged with evading responsibility after he allegedly left the scene of a crash.
Richard Bliss, age 46, of Norwalk, was charged on Thursday, Nov. 30 after turning himself in to Darien Police on a warrant, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police.
According to Skoumbros, Bliss allegedly struck a car from behind, got out of his vehicle, and asked if the woman was okay in the car he struck in the area of Ledge Road and Noroton Avenue, then drove away.
The victim took a photo of the license plate and provided it to Darien Police.
Following his a…
18-Year-Old Nabbed In Stamford For Stealing Car, Credit Cards In Darien, Police Say
A man has been arrested after he stole a car from a Connecticut residence and later used the owner’s credit cards at a rest stop, police said.
On Wednesday, Oct. 18 in Fairfield County, 18-year-old Robert Barbera was arrested by Darien Police officers in the city of Stamford, the department reported.
Barbera’s arrest comes months after his alleged actions in August 2023. Officers put out a warrant for his arrest just two weeks prior to his being taken into custody.
According to Darien Police, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, Barbera, a resident of Meriden in New Haven County, stole a car from a res…
Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In CT, Police Say
A man from Massachusetts was arrested for driving his truck the wrong way down a Connecticut road in an apparent drunk driving incident, police reported.
It happened on Sunday, July 23 on Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Darien, according to Darien police.
At approximately 2:15 a.m., police arrived at Post Road on reports that an intoxicated man was driving a white pickup truck in the wrong lane.
When they arrived at the scene, they located Byron Lopez-Najera, age 37, driving slowly around the parking lot of the Mini Cooper dealership on Post Road.
Lopez-Najera, who is from the neighbor…
Landscaping Equipment Worth Over $4K Stolen From Truck In CT: Police
Police are investigating an incident in which they say thousands of dollars of equipment was stolen from a landscaper while he was on the job.
The incident occurred on Saturday, July 8 in Darien between 2 and 3 p.m., according to Darien Police.
The victim, a landscaper, was working on a job on Dellwood Road during that time period, he told police.
However, when he returned to his work truck, he saw that some of his equipment had been stolen.
The items stolen, which totaled nearly $4,400, were:
A backpack leaf blower;
Two chainsaws;
A pole hedge trimmer; and,
A line trimmer.
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