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New Norwalk Road, New Canaan, CT

South Salem Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line Accused Of Driving Drunk: Police South Salem Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line Accused Of Driving Drunk: Police
South Salem Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line Accused Of Driving Drunk: Police A Northern Westchester man has been accused of driving drunk in Fairfield County after police say he crossed the double-yellow line several times. At about 9 p.m. Saturday, April 6, an officer on routine patrol in New Canaan observed the vehicle traveling north on New Norwalk Road. The officer conducted a motor vehicle stop and identified Manuel Allende, age 65, of South Salem, as the operator. While speaking with Allende, the officer noticed signs of impairment from alcohol consumption. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) were completed and Allende provided two breath…
Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was charged after police said he was found in possession of cocaine during a traffic stop in Connecticut. An officer in Fairfield County pulled a vehicle over on New Norwalk Road in New Canaan after seeing that the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, according to the New Canaan Police Department. During the traffic stop, police found that the driver, identified as 36-year-old Liandro Cardenas Avalos, of Pound Ridge, was in possession of cocaine, authorities said.  He was arrested and charged with possession of …
South Salem Man Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop, Police Say South Salem Man Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop, Police Say
South Salem Man Resists Arrest After Traffic Stop, Police Say A man whose license was suspended is accused of resisting arrest after a traffic stop in Fairfield County, according to police. An officer on patrol saw a vehicle that wasn't displaying a valid registration plate traveling in New Canaan on New Norwalk Road at about 4:10 p.m. on Friday, April 8, according to authorities. Police pulled the vehicle over and the driver, identified as Northern Westchester County resident Timothy Richardson, of South Salem, did not cooperate when asked to provide his driver's license, according to the New Canaan Police Department. It was later determined th…
Woman Nabbed For DUI After Crossing Over Double-Yellow Line In New Canaan, Police Say Woman Nabbed For DUI After Crossing Over Double-Yellow Line In New Canaan, Police Say
Woman Nabbed For DUI After Crossing Over Double-Yellow Line In New Canaan, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was nabbed for DUI after swerving on the roadway and crossing a double-yellow line. Elizabeth Urstadt, age 39,  was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 30, after officers in New Canaan responded to a report of a vehicle swerving on the roadway in the area of New Norwalk Road and Old Norwalk Road, police said. Witnesses provided a registration for the vehicle was and officers later located the vehicle in the driveway of the address shown on the registration, New Canaan PD Lieutenant Jason Ferraro said. Upon speaking with Urstadt, a New Canaan resident, the officer …
Man Caught After Crashing Stolen BMW In New Canaan, Police Say Man Caught After Crashing Stolen BMW In New Canaan, Police Say
Man Caught After Crashing Stolen BMW In New Canaan, Police Say A 30-year-old man was arrested for burglarizing vehicles in Fairfield County, as well as stealing a BMW and later crashing it. Lous Cruz, of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 27, after New Canaan Police were dispatched to the area of Urban Street on a report of two males entering and searching through vehicles on the street, said Lieutenant Jason Ferraro.  It was reported that the two suspects were operating a red vehicle with a loud exhaust. Responding officers arrived in the area and the vehicle was spotted driving north on Smith Ridge Road bearing a New …
Three More Unlocked Vehicles With Keys Inside Stolen In New Canaan Over Weekend Three More Unlocked Vehicles With Keys Inside Stolen In New Canaan Over Weekend
Three More Unlocked Vehicles With Keys Inside Stolen In New Canaan Over Weekend Residents continue to leave their vehicles unlocked in Fairfield County, and opportunistic thieves continue to break into them and steal them, police said. The New Canaan Police Department issued an alert on Monday, Aug. 31 after a third vehicle was stolen out of the city over the weekend. Police said that shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 31, the department received a report that a 2020 Mazda CX-5 was stolen from the driveway of a New Norwalk Road home after it was left unlocked with the key inside. That vehicle has not been located. According to police, over the weekend, a 2008 BMW X5 wa…
Speeding Stop Leads To Drunk Driving Charge For South Salem Man Speeding Stop Leads To Drunk Driving Charge For South Salem Man
Speeding Stop Leads To Drunk Driving Charge For South Salem Man A Northern Westchester man driving in Fairfield County was slapped with a DUI charge after being stopped for speeding on a busy New Canaan road, police said. An officer from the New Canaan Police Department on patrol at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Thursday morning stopped a vehicle driven by South Salem resident Christopher Mannix Schlarb when he was clocked driving 60 mph in a posted 40 mph zone. Schlarb, 41, was stopped near the intersection of New Norwalk Road and Old Kings Highway, and upon speaking with him, officers said that they smelled alcohol on his breath. Schlarb proceeded to fa…
Man Charged After Driving With Open Can Of Beer In New Canaan, Police Say Man Charged After Driving With Open Can Of Beer In New Canaan, Police Say
Man Charged After Driving With Open Can Of Beer In New Canaan, Police Say A man was busted for driving with an open can of beer in his vehicle in New Canaan. Jose Merino-Mejia, 40, of Norwalk, was arrested by New Canaan police after they received a report of a disabled vehicle on New Norwalk Road and Lakeview Road, police said. When officers approached the vehicle, they could smell alcohol and observed an open can of beer in the vehicle, police said. Merino-Mejia refused to take a breath alcohol test. He was arrested and charged with drinking while driving and open container in a motor vehicle.  He was released on $250 bond and is scheduled to appear in court o…
Driver Who Left Scene Of New Canaan Crash Found At Home, Police Say Driver Who Left Scene Of New Canaan Crash Found At Home, Police Say
Driver Who Left Scene Of New Canaan Crash Found At Home, Police Say A New Canaan man was busted at home after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run crash while “driving erratically,” police said. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department were dispatched near the intersection of East Avenue and New Norwalk Road at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Friday, July 13, where there was a report of a vehicle being operated erratically that has struck another and took off. Police said that drivers in the area were able to provide officers with a point of direction and a registration, which led them to John Crumpton Stomber, 64. The officers responded to Stromber’…