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Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County
Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County issued an alert following a string of vehicle thefts. The New Canaan Police Department said the thefts and suspicious incidents took place between Friday, Oct. 28, and Sunday, Oct. 30. Officers first responded to a report of a vehicle stolen from a driveway in the area of Weed Street and Richmond Hill Road in New Canaan at about 1:20 a.m. on Friday, according to the report. The owner said the keys to their 2016 Land Rover had been left in the vehicle, along with a checkbook, a laptop, and work-related paperwork, police said. Another resident of Weed Street then …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Woman Stopped Near Intersection In Fairfield County Drove Under Influence, Police Say Woman Stopped Near Intersection In Fairfield County Drove Under Influence, Police Say
Woman Stopped Near Intersection In Fairfield County Drove Under Influence, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was arrested for alleged DUI after police received calls of a possible intoxicated driver. The incident took place in New Canaan around 9:20 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 22 in the area of Frogtown Road and Weed Street. According to Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police, responding officers found the vehicle stopped on Frogtown Road near Hanford Lane.  Upon speaking with the driver, identified as Christina Lynette Furniss, age 43, of Stamford, officers detected signs of impairment, Ferraro said. Furniss was taken into custody and charged with …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Vehicle, Mail Stolen In Weekend Crime Spree In Fairfield County Town Vehicle, Mail Stolen In Weekend Crime Spree In Fairfield County Town
Vehicle, Mail Stolen In Weekend Crime Spree In Fairfield County Town Police in Fairfield County are investigating a weekend crime spree that saw an SUV, mail, and packages stolen in a pair of neighboring towns. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department were dispatched to Rosebrook Road early on Friday, Dec. 17, where there was a report of a stolen 2020 Ford Explorer that was taken overnight after it was left unlocked with the keys inside. Later that day, officers were also called to investigate a reported vehicle that had been entered and had items stolen on Turtleback Lane West. The following day, on Saturday, Dec. 18, officers investigated numerous r…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Man Charged With Possessing Child Porn, Police Say Fairfield County Man Charged With Possessing Child Porn, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Charged With Possessing Child Porn, Police Say A 24-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. Quinten Yonkers, of New Canaan, was arrested at his home on Wednesday, Aug. 18, according to authorities. The New Canaan Police Department said investigators received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Data System on Monday, May 17, about internet activity within New Canaan deemed to be child pornography. An investigation was conducted, and police said Yonkers was identified as the offender. NCPD said a number of search warrants were executed, including one for Yonkers' residence…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Stamford Teen, Two Minors Caught Hiding After Stealing From Vehicles In New Canaan, Police Say Stamford Teen, Two Minors Caught Hiding After Stealing From Vehicles In New Canaan, Police Say
Stamford Teen, Two Minors Caught Hiding After Stealing From Vehicles In New Canaan, Police Say Three teenagers attempted to hide from investigators in Fairfield County after being busted stealing from parked vehicles, police said. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department responded to the intersection of Richmond Hill Road and Weed Street at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, where there were reports of suspects rummaging through parked vehicles. Police said that officers located the first suspect, Stamford resident Kaymani Robinson, 19, hiding under a parked car in an Ash Tree Lane driveway.  Robinson, who is on probation, was taken into custody without incident…

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by Zak Failla