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Man Driving Without Tire Nabbed For Drunk Driving In CT, Police Say Man Driving Without Tire Nabbed For Drunk Driving In CT, Police Say
Man Driving Without Tire Nabbed For Drunk Driving In CT, Police Say A Fairfield County man was nabbed for alleged drunk driving after he was stopped for driving without a tire, with his hazard lights on. Stamford resident Edvin Palma, age 48, was charged on Sunday, June 9, on Noroton Avenue in Darien. According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police patrol officers spotted Palma driving a Honda Pilot northbound on Noroton Avenue with hazard lights on and emitting a loud thumping noise. During a traffic stop, the Pilot was found with extensive damage, including a missing front tire and a heavily damaged front rim, Vigil said. Palma also had&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pantsless Man Runs Into Traffic After Sexually Assaulting Woman In CT: Police Pantsless Man Runs Into Traffic After Sexually Assaulting Woman In CT: Police
Pantsless Man Runs Into Traffic After Sexually Assaulting Woman In CT: Police A Connecticut man has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he was staying with, got kicked out of her house, and ran around traffic while completely naked from the waist down, police said. The Fairfield County foot chase happened on Sunday, Dec. 31 in the town of Darien, according to Darien Police. Just after 12:15 p.m., authorities found 33-year-old Adonnus Elliott walking south on Noroton Avenue near Heights Road. He was completely naked from the waist down. He allegedly spoke irrationally with officers before he turned around and ran off, heading south towards …

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by Sophie Grieser
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CT Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Leaving Scene Of Darien Crash, Police Say
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At CT Gas Station: Police Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At CT Gas Station: Police
Stolen Car Found With Suspect Sleeping In Back Seat At CT Gas Station: Police A man who allegedly stole a car was arrested after he was found sleeping in the vehicle's back seat at a gas station in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, May 8 around 4 p.m., when officers responded to a Shell gas station located in Darien at 164 Noroton Ave. where a victim had tracked his 2007 GMC that had been stolen from New York hours earlier, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  While talking with the victim, police then noticed the suspect, 42-year-old Elvis Hopkins of Providence, Rhode Island, sleeping in the back seat of t…

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by Ben Crnic
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1 Killed, 2 Others Injured After Shots Fired Into Car In CT (UPDATE) 1 Killed, 2 Others Injured After Shots Fired Into Car In CT (UPDATE)
1 Killed, 2 Others Injured After Shots Fired Into Car In CT (Update) One man is dead and two others are injured following a suspected drive-by shooting in Fairfield County. The shooting was reported just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, on I-95 in Darien. Earlier Report: Police Investigating After 3 Found Shot In Darien Responding officers found a vehicle just off Exit 10, near Noroton Avenue and Maple Street with three victims suffering from gunshot wounds inside, Connecticut State Police said. Two passengers suffered life-threatening injuries and were taken to Stamford Hospital, where one later died, police said. Authorities identified the deceas…

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by Michael Mashburn
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CT 23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit CT 23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit
CT 23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit A 23-year-old man was charged after police said he drove in Fairfield County with a BAC three times the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle in Darien that had pulled over on Noroton Avenue with hazard lights at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, according to the Darien Police Department. The driver then turned the hazard lights off and drove away, police said.  The officer tried to pull the vehicle over and saw it weaving in the travel lane, police said.  When the officer approached the driver, identified as Mario Sorto-Padilla, of Stamford, he told the officer that he had…

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by Nicole Valinote