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Man Shows Porn Video To Woman At Darien Starbucks, Police Say Man Shows Porn Video To Woman At Darien Starbucks, Police Say
Man Shows Porn Video To Woman At Darien Starbucks, Police Say A man who allegedly held up a cell phone with a pornography video playing to a woman sitting at a Fairfield County Starbucks has been charged by police. New Haven County resident Adield Viana-Ribeiro, age 25, of Derby, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the Stamford Court for an incident that took place in November 2022 at the Darien Starbucks, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police.  During the incident, a woman told Darien police she was sitting in her vehicle in the Starbucks parking lot around 6:15 a.m. when she looked up to see Viana-Ribeiro standing by her wind…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mercedes Stolen In Darien As Owner Talks On Phone With Police Mercedes Stolen In Darien As Owner Talks On Phone With Police
Mercedes Stolen In Darien As Owner Talks On Phone With Police A Mercedes-Benz was stolen in Fairfield County as the owner was on the phone with the police reporting the crime. The incident took place in Darien around 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 on Pear Tree Point Road. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, the owner of the vehicle called the police to report there was a vehicle burglary in progress. The owner told officers that two men were “breaking” into her vehicle. While officers were responding, the woman called back and said her Mercedes had now been stolen, Skoumbros said. While officers were positioned in the area ne…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say
Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say A woman faces larceny and identity theft charges after she deposited a stolen check worth almost $600,000 into a fraudulent account at a bank in Darien, police said.  An arrest warrant for 54-year-old Donna Hurley of New York City on charges related to bank forgery was served on Wednesday, Feb. 8 by a Darien police officer at Stamford Superior Court, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  The fraudulent activity leading up to Hurley's arrest began in October 2022, when Hurley allegedly opened a business account at the First Country Bank located at 1006 Post Rd. on Tu…

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by Ben Crnic
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Trader Joe's Thieves Nabbed In Darien: Duo Caught With Wallet, Phones, Police Say Trader Joe's Thieves Nabbed In Darien: Duo Caught With Wallet, Phones, Police Say
Trader Joe's Thieves Nabbed In Darien: Duo Caught With Wallet, Phones, Police Say A Darien Police detective on the lookout for wallet thieves at the Darien Trader Joe's nabbed two men who allegedly stole a woman's wallet and several cell phones. The incident took place around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 at Trader Joe's at 436 Post Road. The Darien detective was aware of numerous thefts of wallets occurring at Trader Joe's in Darien and others in surrounding towns and was looking for suspicious activity, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police. While sitting in the parking lot he spotted two men walking from Post Road and entering the store.  The de…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Moving Company Employee Stole Watch From Darien Home, Police Say Moving Company Employee Stole Watch From Darien Home, Police Say
Moving Company Employee Stole Watch From Darien Home, Police Say A moving company employee from Bridgeport is charged with stealing a watch from a woman's Darien home and then pawning it, police said.  The original incident happened on Monday, July 25, 2022, when a group of movers was helping a designer lift furniture at the victim's home in Darien. The watch was then reported stolen on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, by the victim, according to Darien Police Sgt. Dan Skoumbros.  During the investigation into the theft, police determined that one of the movers was 38-year-old Jamar Blackburn of Bridgeport. Darien Police then contacted Bridgeport Pol…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Accused Of Altering Amount On Check Stolen In Fairfield County Woman Accused Of Altering Amount On Check Stolen In Fairfield County
Woman Accused Of Altering Amount On Check Stolen In Fairfield County A woman has been charged with a criminal attempt of larceny after allegedly changing the amount on a check for more than it was written for. Jennifer Burgos, age 32, of the Bronx, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 10 at Rikers Island after being nabbed at JFK Airport. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, the original incident was reported in Darien on Friday, Aug. 19 when the victim told police she mailed a check from the USPS box at Corbin Drive and discovered that the checks were altered and cashed for a larger amount than the original checks.  An investig…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Popular Liquor Store In Fairfield County Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Popular Liquor Store In Fairfield County
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Popular Liquor Store In Fairfield County A suspect is on the run in Fairfield County following the alleged gunpoint robbery of a popular liquor store. The incident took place in Darien around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13 at Discount Wine and Spirits located at 353 Post Road.  According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, the victim told investigators that the store had been robbed and that the suspect was armed with a handgun.  The victim reported that the suspect entered the store and while holding a handgun told him to open the cash register, Skoumbros said. The victim said the suspect too…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect At Large After Strong-Arm Robbery Of Woman At Fairfield County Residence Suspect At Large After Strong-Arm Robbery Of Woman At Fairfield County Residence
Suspect At Large After Strong-Arm Robbery Of Woman At Fairfield County Residence Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly followed a woman home from a bank and stole a bag of cash off her lap after she pulled into her garage in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Darien around 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 at a Maywood Road home. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, when officers responded to the home, the victim reported that shortly after pulling into her garage a man grabbed her bag off her lap when she opened her car door.  The bag contained money that she just withdrew from a bank in the center of town, Skoumbros said…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Who Stabbed Lyft Driver In Fairfield County Nabbed Out-Of-State, Police Say Man Who Stabbed Lyft Driver In Fairfield County Nabbed Out-Of-State, Police Say
Man Who Stabbed Lyft Driver In Fairfield County Nabbed Out-Of-State, Police Say A man who police have been searching for months in connection with the stabbing of a Lyft driver in Fairfield County has been captured. The incident took place on Monday, June 27 in Darien around 10:30 p.m. in the area of West Avenue. According to Darien Police, while officers were responding to a vehicle crash they were updated that a Lyft driver had been stabbed and the suspect had fled the scene with the victim's cell phone.  The victim reported picking up a customer in Stamford and while en route to a destination in Norwalk, the victim was stabbed several times shortly after …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Who Flashed High Beams At Cruiser In Fairfield County Charged With DWI, Police Say Driver Who Flashed High Beams At Cruiser In Fairfield County Charged With DWI, Police Say
Driver Who Flashed High Beams At Cruiser In Fairfield County Charged With DWI, Police Say This story has been updated. A Fairfield County man was nabbed for alleged DUI after flashing his bright lights at a passing police cruiser. The incident took place in Darien around 2:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, on Ledge Road. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police, a Darien officer observed a vehicle on Ledge Road traveling in the opposite direction flash their high beam lights at the officer.  When the officer turned around to check on the driver’s status, the man ran from his vehicle and approached the officer. After the driver, identified as Raul …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Uninsured Motorist Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say Uninsured Motorist Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say
Uninsured Motorist Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Fairfield County, Police Say A Fairfield County man was nabbed after fleeing the scene of a crash in which he struck a pedestrian in the arm. The incident took place in Darien on Friday, Sept. 16, on West Avenue. When Darien police responded to the scene of the crash they found a pedestrian who reported that a vehicle had struck his arm while walking on the sideway and fled the scene while driving erratically, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police. A description of the vehicle was broadcast to Stamford Police who located the vehicle and the driver who was identified as Nue Perdedaj, age 24, of Stamford, Skoumb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Accused Of Embezzling Nearly $200K From Company In Fairfield County Woman Accused Of Embezzling Nearly $200K From Company In Fairfield County
Woman Accused Of Embezzling Nearly $200K From Company In Fairfield County A 39-year-old woman was nabbed for allegedly embezzling nearly $200,000 from a Fairfield County company. Daria Opolski, of Norwalk, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 15 in Darien after turning herself in to police on an active warrant.  She was arrested for an incident stemming from August when a victim came to police headquarters to report larceny involving a large sum of money embezzled from her business account by one of her employees, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police.  The victim reported that the employee she suspected was Opolski and reported …

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by Kathy Reakes