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Escaped Convict Eludes Capture Again In Fairfield County Chase, Police Say
Police spent hours searching for an escaped convict who was a passenger in an alleged stolen vehicle in Fairfield County.
The incident began around 10:47 a.m., Monday, April 5, when a Greenwich Police detective spotted a suspected stolen vehicle in February from Cos Cos Avenue while on South Beach Avenue, said Greenwich Police Captain Mark Zuccerella.
The detective put out a call to patrol officers who began looking for the vehicle, Zuccerella said.
The vehicle was located again near Westcott, confirmed to be the stolen vehicle from Cos Cob Av, and stopped, he said.
Upon stopping, t…
Worker Accused Of Stealing Paychecks From Country Club In Fairfield County, Police Say
Police have arrested an area man for allegedly stealing paychecks and other items from a country club where he once worked in Fairfield County.
Samuel Melo, age 26, of Stamford, was arrested on Monday, March 22, by Darien Police for the incident which took place at the Woodway Country Club in Darien around 3:01 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, said Sgt. James Palmieri.
According to police, an employee informed officers that at some point between Friday, Dec. 11, and Saturday, Dec. 12, several items had been taken from an office space.
Investigators in the case were able to ob…
DNA, Video Surveillance Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Neighborhood Burglar, Police Say
A Connecticut man was nabbed on DNA evidence and video footage to a series of alleged residential break-ins.
Douglas T. Senerth, age 31, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 4 in Hartford County by South Winsor Police on six active warrants connected with break-ins in his neighborhood, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon.
The charges stem from an investigation that spanned from November 2019 through September 2020, police said.
Investigators linked Senerth, a South Windsor resident, to the six cases through forensic evidence, including DNA collected from a flashlight left at the scene of one of the burgla…
