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18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Wilton: Police 18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Wilton: Police
18-Year-Old Detained At Hospital After Stabbing Boy In Wilton: Police An 18-year-old man faces assault charges after allegedly stabbing a boy in Connecticut, causing them to be hospitalized, police announced.  The events leading up to the arrest began in Fairfield County on Saturday, Dec. 23 around 5 p.m., when Norwalk Police officers contacted the Wilton Police Department and alerted them that a boy had been taken to the Norwalk Hospital emergency rooms with stab wounds received in an incident believed to have happened in Wilton.  The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Aidan Cruickshank of Wilton, was also at the hospital with the victim and was de…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police
Hit-Run Suspect Dies In Crash Minutes After Officers Give Up Pursuit In Wilton: Police A man who officers briefly followed after leaving the scene of a collision was killed in a crash in Fairfield County just minutes after authorities decided to end the pursuit, police said. Georgia resident Amir Maalyjah Goodall-Reid, age 28, was killed in a crash that happened in Wilton on Wednesday, Dec. 20 just after 8 p.m., according to Wilton Police Department Lt. Anna Tornello.  The events leading up to the crash began just after 7:50 p.m. when Wilton Police received a report from someone following a gray SUV that had struck their vehicle on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) and…

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by Ben Crnic
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Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Wilton Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Wilton
Worker Killed After Truck Crash In Wilton An investigation is underway after a landscaping truck fatally struck a company employee in Fairfield County over the weekend. Police responded to the crash in Wilton at 77 Danbury Road (Route 7) at about 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Wilton Fire Department and Wilton EMS also responded to the scene. Authorities found that the truck had run over an employee of the landscaping company, and the employee was trapped under the truck. Wilton Fire moved the truck enough to extricate the man, identified as Adolfo Guitierrez Sanchez, of Norwalk, a…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect From Wilton Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In New Canaan, Police Say Suspect From Wilton Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In New Canaan, Police Say
Suspect From Wilton Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash In New Canaan, Police Say A hit-and-run driver in Fairfield County left a little too much evidence at the scene of his crime, making it easy for investigators to track him down, police said. The New Canaan Police Department received a report of a hit-and-run crash at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7 near the intersection of Hoyt Street and East Avenue when a driver struck a parked car and sped away. Investigators quickly located the hit-and-run driver’s license plate near the parked car at the scene of the crash, which was registered to a Wilton resident. Officers from the New Canaan and Wilton Police …

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by Zak Failla
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Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span
Second Student At HS In Fairfield County Dies Unexpectedly In Two-Week Span The second Wilton High School student in a two-week span has died unexpectedly, according to Wilton Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Smith.  The unnamed student, died after he was "gravely" wounded around 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2. His death follows the unexpected passing of 16-year-old junior George DiRocco, who succumbed to an undetected heart condition.  “I am terribly heartbroken to report that earlier this morning we learned that our Wilton High School student who was injured on Friday passed away,” said Smith on Monday, Oct. 5. “This loss is incomprehensible and we ache f…

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by Christina Coulter
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Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Wilton Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Wilton
Sopranos Star Struck By Porsche While Taking Walk With Family In Wilton Joe Pantoliano, one of the stars of The Sopranos, was reportedly rushed to the hospital on Friday after being struck by a car in Fairfield County. The incident happened Friday evening, May 1 in Wilton, Pantoliano's wife, Nancy Sheppard, told TMZ. She said the family had been out for a walk in their neighborhood when the Porsche was T-boned by another vehicle. Pantoliano, 68, suffered injuries to his left leg and shoulder and a gash to his head, after the force of the crash caused him to collide into a nearby wooden fence. Pantoliano was reportedly hospitalized, released later Fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Report Of Speeding Mercedes Leads To Multiple Charges For South Salem Woman Report Of Speeding Mercedes Leads To Multiple Charges For South Salem Woman
Report Of Speeding Mercedes Leads To Multiple Charges For South Salem Woman The speeding stop of an erratic, speeding driver in a Mercedes Benz in Fairfield County led to the arrest of a Northern Westchester woman in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said. The Wilton Police Department received reports at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20 of an erratic driver on Ridgefield Road (Route 33) near the intersection of Kellogg Drive.  Police said the driver was driving a Mercedes at a high rate of speed and illegally passed another southbound motorist on Ridgefield Road. According to police, officers were able to locate the Mercedes…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Wilton Man Found Dead Missing Wilton Man Found Dead
Missing Wilton Man Found Dead A 53-year-old missing Fairfield County man has been found dead by police. Todd Davies, 53, of Wilton, who was reported missing on Wednesday, Jan. 8, was found dead on Thursday, Jan. 9, said Wilton Police Capt. Robert Cipolla. Cipolla said Davies was found dead around 10 a.m. but did not offer where he was located.  The Wilton Police Department with the assistance of the Wilton Fire Department, Wilton CERT, and neighboring law enforcement and fire agencies had been working to located Davies since he was reported missing, Cipolla said. The department will work with the state'…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield
Man Accused Of Pointing Firearm In Road-Rage Incident Caught In Ridgefield A driver allegedly threatened someone with a gun in a road-rage incident in Wilton then got nabbed by cops in Ridgefield, according to Wilton Police. On Friday, Aug. 16 at about 7:15 a.m., police responded to the area of Danbury Road and Mountain Road in Wilton on a report of the incident, police said. While officers were on their way to the call, dispatchers informed the officers that the alleged suspect was driving a 1996 Acura 3.5 RL and was last seen in the area of Wilridge Road, according to Wilton Police. While officers were responding to the area, dispatchers contacte…

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by Donna Christopher
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Naked Man Seriously Hurt After Jumping Into, Off Pickup Truck Near Ridgefield/Wilton Line Naked Man Seriously Hurt After Jumping Into, Off Pickup Truck Near Ridgefield/Wilton Line
Naked Man Seriously Hurt After Jumping Into, Off Pickup Truck Near Ridgefield/Wilton Line A naked man suffered life-threatening injuries after jumping onto a pickup truck and then jumped back off into the roadway while it was moving. The incident took place around 9:24 a.m., Sunday, July 7, when Wilton Police responded to an incident on the Ridgefield/Wilton Line about the naked white male that had jumped out of the back of a pickup truck while it was moving, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The incident started in Ridgefield when a male resident of Ridgefield was traveling south on Danbury Road by the Days Inn and saw what he thought was a dead deer on the side of the r…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton
Speeding Stop, K9 Search Leads To Drug Charges For Northern Westchester Woman In Wilton A 23-year-old Northern Westchester woman who was stopped for speeding in Fairfield County ended up in handcuffs after a police K-9 allegedly found cocaine in her vehicle. Ariana Muriqi, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested around 10:35 a.m., Sunday, June 16, after being stopped for traveling 57 mph in a 40 mph zone on Danbury Road at Westport Road, said the Wilton Police Department. While speaking with Muriqi, officers said she revealed "several indicators," that drugs might be involved. A drug-detecting K-9 was requested at the scene, police said. Once the dog arrived, it altered "positively…

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by Kathy Reakes
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25-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Being Shocked While Doing Tree Work in Wilton 25-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Being Shocked While Doing Tree Work in Wilton
25-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Being Shocked While Doing Tree Work in Wilton A tree worker is hospitalized in critical condition after he was reportedly electrocuted Wednesday, June 5  at a home in Wilton. Wilton Police officers responded at 6:38 p.m. at 55 Ruscoe Road where they reportedly found the 25-year-old man unresponsive, said police. Police provided emergency medical care then took the man to Norwalk Hospital where he remains in critical condition after sustaining life-threatening injuries, Wilton Police said. According to police, a preliminary investigation reveals that the man from Stamford was working with a tree crew from M. L…

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by Donna Christopher
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Officer Used 'Poor Judgment' In Incident Involving Turkey At Wilton HS, Police Review Says Officer Used 'Poor Judgment' In Incident Involving Turkey At Wilton HS, Police Review Says
Officer Used 'Poor Judgment' In Incident Involving Turkey At Wilton HS, Police Review Says A Wilton police officer allegedly "used poor judgment" when he threw a basketball at a turkey stuck in the rafters at Wilton High School, according to the Wilton Police Department. The incident took place on Monday, May 6, when Wilton Police were called to the high school field house for a report of a turkey int he rafters that was defecating on the gymnasium floor, said Wilton Police Capt. Robert Cipolla. When officers arrived at the school, one of the officers threw a basketball at the bird in an effort to get it to move, Cipolla said. The department became aware of the incident on Frida…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Locate Boy In Wilton After School Threat On Facebook Shows Firearm Police Locate Boy In Wilton After School Threat On Facebook Shows Firearm
Police Locate Boy In Wilton After School Threat On Facebook Shows Firearm A Facebook post containing a picture of a young male holding what appeared to be a firearm alongside a threat prompted an investigation in which the boy was quickly located. At approximately 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, the Wilton Police Department was notified of the social media post involving a possible school threat. The picture of the post included a caption that read “Don’t come to school Monday.” Information received from both the New Canaan Police Department and the Facebook Law Enforcement Response Team identified a residence in the Town of Wilton that the post or…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man In Parked Car At Diner Caught With Cocaine, Drug Paraphernalia, Police Say Westchester Man In Parked Car At Diner Caught With Cocaine, Drug Paraphernalia, Police Say
Westchester Man In Parked Car At Diner Caught With Cocaine, Drug Paraphernalia, Police Say A Westchester man parked outside a Fairfield County diner is facing drug charges after being caught with cocaine and allegedly smoking marijuana in the parking lot, police said. Officers from the Wilton Police Department approached Bronxville resident Gustavo Paulino in his car at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 at Orem’s Diner when they smelled burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. Police said that while searching Paulino and his 2005 Infinity G35, they found: A plastic bag of suspected cocaine in the driver’s side panel to center console; A plastic medicine vial that contained susp…

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by Zak Failla
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Route 7 Mobil Station Employee Sexually Assaults Woman Inflating Tires, Police Say Route 7 Mobil Station Employee Sexually Assaults Woman Inflating Tires, Police Say
Route 7 Mobil Station Employee Sexually Assaults Woman Inflating Tires, Police Say A 34-year-old Route 7 gas station employee was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman as he helped inflate her tires. Ihsan Alhaj-Ali of Fairfield was arrested on Monday, Oct. 15, when Wilton Police officers responded to the Mobil gas station at 932 Danbury Road for a complaint of a sexual assault, said Lt. Robert Kluk. When officers arrived on scene they interviewed both the victim and the employee, Alhaj-Ali. The victim told officers that while assisting her with using the air pump to inflate her tires Alhaj-Ali pulled the victim's shirt up and then her pants down, exposing t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Northern Westchester Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge In Fairfield County Northern Westchester Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge In Fairfield County
Northern Westchester Motorist With No Insurance Faces Drunk Driving Charge In Fairfield County A 46-year-old Northern Westchester man nabbed in Fairfield County for allegedly driving without insurance was also charged with driving drunk. Christopher Evers, of North Salem, was stopped around 1:20 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, on Route 7 in the area of Blue Ridge Road for failing to display registration, said the Wilton Police Department. During the stop, Evers was found to be driving a Toyota minivan with an expired NY temporary plate and no insurance. Upon speaking with Evers he displayed signs of impairment suspected to be resulting from alcohol, police said.  Evers was placed into custody…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Boy, Girl Nabbed After Stolen Car Police Chase Ends On Route 7 Connector Boy, Girl Nabbed After Stolen Car Police Chase Ends On Route 7 Connector
Boy, Girl Nabbed After Stolen Car Police Chase Ends On Route 7 Connector Two teens who fled from a stolen vehicle were apprehended by officers after a police chase ended on the Route 7 connector in Fairfield County early Sunday morning. The police chase began after Wilton Police officers responded to a 911 call from an Old Huckleberry Road resident who reported several people were entering vehicles in the driveway. A responding Wilton PD officer located a car driving away from the home. The car then increased its speed and engaged the officer in pursuit. A check of the car's registration found it had been stolen out of Branford on Aug. 29. The car was eventuall…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Numerous Cars Stolen From Area Dealership Numerous Cars Stolen From Area Dealership
Numerous Cars Stolen From Area Dealership Seven cars were stolen during a break-in at a Fairfield County Chevrolet dealership on Sunday. The missing cars were stolen around 1 a.m. Sunday at the Devan Chevrolet Dealership on Danbury Road in Wilton, according to Wilton Police Capt. Thomas Conlan. The thieves, a group of suspects, were caught on video surveillance smashing a window and entering the service department at the dealership, police said. Once inside, the suspects stole nine key fobs and used them to steal the seven vehicles including a Malibu, two Enclaves, a Volt, a Colorado pickup truck and one that hasn't been identifie…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Posed As Boston Bruins Owner, Scammed Business Owners, Wilton Police Say Man Posed As Boston Bruins Owner, Scammed Business Owners, Wilton Police Say
Man Posed As Boston Bruins Owner, Scammed Business Owners, Wilton Police Say A 37-year-old man was nabbed for posing as the owner of the Boston Bruins and scamming local business owners to have work done for free or at a reduced rate, Wilton Police said. Jeffrey Jacobs, of both Wilton and White Plains, was arrested Sunday, July 22, on an arrest warrant in Dutchess County and waived extradition, said the Wilton Police Department. Jacobs was arrested after Wilton Police received a complaint from the owners of the NHL Boston Bruins complaining that Jacobs was misrepresenting himself as an owner of the team. He would then scam individuals to do work on his home or recei…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Numerous Car Burglaries, One Stolen Vehicle Reported In Wilton Numerous Car Burglaries, One Stolen Vehicle Reported In Wilton
Numerous Car Burglaries, One Stolen Vehicle Reported In Wilton Car burglars were on the move in Wilton overnight with police reporting numerous burglaries in the northern part of the town. Most the burglaries took place Monday evening on Ridgefield Road, Mountain Road, Millstone Road, and Hickory Hill Road, in the northern part of Wilton, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk.  Cash, personal items, and a handgun were stolen from the vehicles. The department is also investigating a stolen 2015 Porsche Cayenne taken from a driveway on St. Johns Road which has not been recovered, Kluk said.  Kluk said the thieves are targeting unlocked vehicles, and steali…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Mom Under Influence Resists Arrest While Picking Up Child At School Police: Mom Under Influence Resists Arrest While Picking Up Child At School
Police: Mom Under Influence Resists Arrest While Picking Up Child At School A Hudson Valley mom was arrested after attempting to pick up her child from a Fairfield County school while drunk.  Wilton Police arrested Jolene Matthews, 41, of Monroe in Orange County, after receiving a call from the Goddard School for a report of an intoxicated parent attempting to pick-up their 4-year-old child, said Lt. Robert Kluk.  According to Kluk, after workers would not release the child to Matthews she left the area driving south on Kristine Lilly Way in a black VW Jetta. Officers attempted to stop her, but she continued driving before coming to a stop in traffic at the interse…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With Stalking Victim In Wilton For Months Woman Charged With Stalking Victim In Wilton For Months
Woman Charged With Stalking Victim In Wilton For Months A Stamford woman was arrested by Wilton Police for stalking a victim over a four-month period, according to Wilton Police. The 43-year-old was arrested by Stamford Police on Friday on a warrant out of Wilton, said Lt. Robert Kluk. According to the arrest report, the woman had harassed the victim by emailing, calling and texting the person more than 5,000 times over the four-month time period. She was transported to the Wilton Police Department were she was charged with stalking and harassment and released on bail. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arrested For Stealing Boar's Head Truck After Fight With Co-Worker Man Arrested For Stealing Boar's Head Truck After Fight With Co-Worker
Man Arrested For Stealing Boar's Head Truck After Fight With Co-Worker A man wanted on a warrant for failure to appear ripped off a Boar's Head delivery truck after getting in a fight with the man who was training him.  Pablo Pesantez, 31, of New York City, was arrested around 11:36 a.m. Friday after he got into a disagreement with his trainer and then stole the truck while that person was completing a delivery order inside the Sandwich Shoppe on Danbury Road, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk.  When Pesantez pulled out of the parking lot he narrowly missed hitting several cars before heading northbound on I-95 where he was stopped by Connecticut State Police…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Door-To-Door Solicitor Caught With Loaded Handgun In Area Door-To-Door Solicitor Caught With Loaded Handgun In Area
Door-To-Door Solicitor Caught With Loaded Handgun In Area A solicitor going door-to-door to residences is facing a weapons charge after it was determined by police that he was in possession of an illegal handgun. Officers from the Wilton Police Department were dispatched to Breeds Hill Place shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, April 20, where there was a complaint of suspicious solicitors who were making the rounds in the neighborhood, going door-to-door. Upon arrival at the scene, police made contact with Danbury resident Jared Dement - who recently moved to Fairfield County from Texas - who was allegedly in possession of possession of a loaded handg…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Charged In Route 7 Gas Station Robbery In Wilton Two Charged In Route 7 Gas Station Robbery In Wilton
Two Charged In Route 7 Gas Station Robbery In Wilton A lengthy investigation into a violent Fairfield County gas station robbery has led to the arrest of a pair who allegedly broke into a Wilton Gulf station by shattering a glass door, local police announced on Thursday. Officials from the Wilton Police Department announced on Thursday that they have arrested Derby resident Casey McAdams, 36, and West Haven resident Alicia Sheremeta, for their roles in the alleged burglary of the Danbury Road gas station. According to police, during the early hours of Dec. 19 last year, Sheremetta drove the two to the gas station in order to commit a burglary…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive, 45, Wanted For Larceny Nabbed In Wilton Fugitive, 45, Wanted For Larceny Nabbed In Wilton
Fugitive, 45, Wanted For Larceny Nabbed In Wilton A Fairfield County woman is due to be extradited to Florida after being busted as a fugitive from justice while residing in Wilton, police announced on Monday. Officials from the Wilton Police Department announced that they were notified by the Pinnelis County Sheriff’s Office that Michelle Foley, 45, was a wanted fugitive in Florida stemming from larceny charges that were previously levied against her. Foley then failed to appear for court proceedings, according to police. Police said that Foley had been living in Wilton and was in the process of moving out of the state to avoid being take…

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by Zak Failla
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K-9 Officer Helps Wilton Police Corral Wanted Person K-9 Officer Helps Wilton Police Corral Wanted Person
K-9 Officer Helps Wilton Police Corral Wanted Person The Wilton Police Department's K-9 Baso is no stranger to making sure people do what he wants, including bad guys. That's what happened the other morning when the department was helping another agency capture a wanted person from a home, the Wilton Police K-9 Unit said on Facebook. The wanted person was refusing to come out, so they were told that K-9 Baso would come inside to get them, and then Baso barked a little. The person agreed to come out if the officers held the dog. The bad guy was captured.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In North Wilton Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In North Wilton
Car Break-In Spree Under Investigation In North Wilton Wilton police are asking for help in identifying two people caught on video attempting to burglarize cars in several different areas of town.The car burglaries took place Thursday night and early Friday on Ambler Lane, Briardale Place, Crosswicks Ridge, Hurlbutt Street, McFadden Drive, Old Danbury Road, Pimpewaug Road, School Road, Winton Terrace and Skunk Lane, police said. At least a dozen cars were burglarized and one was stolen.  Detectives asking for the public's assistance in identifying the individuals seen in two videos that captured the suspects. Anyone with information is asked t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Second Woman Arrested In Wilton Jewelry Store Heist Second Woman Arrested In Wilton Jewelry Store Heist
Second Woman Arrested In Wilton Jewelry Store Heist Another woman has been nabbed in association with a brazen jewelry store robbery in Wilton last year, according to the Wilton Police Department. During the October heist, three women and a man entered the Campus Jewelers at 5 River Road and distracted the two salespersons while the man stole jewelry from behind the counter and put it in a brown paper shopping bag that he was carrying, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The suspects then purchased an item with cash and then left the store with the stolen jewelry totaling over $21,000, he added. Following a lengthy investigation, on Feb. 14…

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by Kathy Reakes