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Wrong-Way Driver Found Drunk, Slumped Over Wheel In Darien: Police Wrong-Way Driver Found Drunk, Slumped Over Wheel In Darien: Police
Wrong-Way Driver Found Drunk, Slumped Over Wheel In Darien: Police A 26-year-old woman faces charges after driving the wrong way on a Fairfield County road and later being found slumped over the wheel inside her vehicle, police said. Fairfield resident Jocelyn Kane, age 26, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 18 following an incident that began around 11:30 p.m. when a wrong-way vehicle was seen traveling south on Mansfield Avenue in the area of Royle Road in Darien, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  Soon after this, Darien Police also received another call reporting that the same vehicle was traveling erratically and had stopped in …

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by Ben Crnic
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Trio Nabbed After Breaking Into Cars At Darien Country Club, Providing Fake IDs: Police Trio Nabbed After Breaking Into Cars At Darien Country Club, Providing Fake IDs: Police
Trio Nabbed After Breaking Into Cars At Darien Country Club, Providing Fake IDs: Police Two men and a woman all face burglary charges after stealing from unlocked vehicles at a country club in Fairfield County, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident on Friday, Oct. 13 just before 1:30 p.m., when authorities responded to the Darien Country Club at 300 Mansfield Ave. for a reported car burglary. According to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros, the person who reported the incident said that two men and one woman had looked through several vehicles in the parking lot before leaving in a car, which they then provided officers with a description of. An officer the…

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by Ben Crnic
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Sleeping Driver From Westchester Accused Of Being Intoxicated, Police Say Sleeping Driver From Westchester Accused Of Being Intoxicated, Police Say
Sleeping Driver From Westchester Accused Of Being Intoxicated, Police Say A 30-year-old man who was allegedly found sleeping behind the wheel of his car in Fairfield County has been charged with driving under the influence. Westchester County resident Alexander Ramos-Sanchez, of Harrison, was arrested in Darien on Saturday, Sept. 2.  According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police, officers responded to the area of Dew Lane on a report of a suspicious motor vehicle. The caller reported seeing the driver of a vehicle asleep behind the wheel.  Officers found Ramos-Sanchez stopped on Mansfield Avenue and smelled alcohol, Skoumbros said. H…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Fairfield County Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Fairfield County
Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man was taken into custody for an alleged DUI after being involved in a one-car crash, police announced. In Darien, police served an active arrest warrant for Wilton resident Michael Sackstein, age 32, on Sunday, May 8, stemming from an incident in April. The crash was reported shortly before midnight on Tuesday, April 5 on Mansfield Avenue. Police said that on the night of the crash, officers responded to the scene, where they found the vehicle on the side of the road with its airbags deployed and Sackstein standing next to the vehicle. According to investigators, whi…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Arrested For Using Stolen Credit Cards At Fairfield County Businesses, Police Say Two Arrested For Using Stolen Credit Cards At Fairfield County Businesses, Police Say
Two Arrested For Using Stolen Credit Cards At Fairfield County Businesses, Police Say Two men have been arrested for allegedly using stolen credit at numerous Fairfield County stores. Nywain Thomas, age 25, and Eric Wolf, age 22, both of Queens, New York, were arrested in Darien after officers responded to a report of two individuals possibly using fake banking cards, according to authorities. The complainant told officers that the two men had come into their business and one of them indicated they had left a bank card behind days prior, said Darien PD Sgt. James Palmieri. They gave the name “Thomas” and were given a lost card the business had on file, said p…

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by Kathy Reakes