DUI Charge for Man, 27

Police after midnight Friday arrested a 27-year-old Ridgefield man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 12:40 a.m. on March 15, an officer stopped a car speeding on Old Stamford Road, according to a police report. During the stop, the officer smelled “the odor of intoxicants” coming from the car, the report said. After conducting field sobriety tests, police brought the misdemeanor DUI charge. The man was transported to police headquarters for booking.

New Canaan Woman, 62, Arrested for Illegal Discharge of a Firearm

Police on March 9 arrested a 62-year-old New Canaan woman and charged her with illegal discharge of a firearm. At about 11:49 p.m. on that Saturday, officers were dispatched to Turtle Back Road South on a report of a firearm being accidentally discharged, according to police. Arriving, officers spoke to the caller, the 62-year-old woman. Through an investigation, police concluded that a firearm legally registered to her had been accidentally discharged. No one was injured.

New Canaan Woman, 71, Charged with DUI

Police on March 4 arrested a 71-year-old New Canaan woman and charged her with driving under the influence. At about 4:57 p.m. that Monday, officers responded to a Silvermine Road home in an attempt to reach a person with a registered vehicle at that address who had been involved in an evading car crash in Darien, according to a police report. Arriving, police saw the car in the driveway with a female driver, the report said. The officers spoke with the driver and identified her, it said. Police found that she was impaired, though not due to alcohol, the report said.

Felony Criminal Mischief Charge for Woman, 33

Police last week arrested a 33-year-old Stamford woman by warrant and charged her with first-degree criminal mischief. The warrant stemmed from a vandalism investigation that New Canaan Police conducted after receiving a complaint last month. Under state law, a person is guilty of first-degree criminal mischief if he or she “[w]ith intent to cause damage to tangible property of another and having no reasonable ground to believe that such person has a right to do so, such person damages tangible property of another in an amount exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars,” among other reasons. The woman turned herself in to police at 8:48 a.m. on Feb. 29 on the felony offense.

Evading Charge After Single-Car Crash

Police on Feb. 17 arrested a 40-year-old Norwalk woman and charged her with evading responsibility. At about 3:52 a.m. on Feb. 16, a Friday, officers responded to the area of Talmadge Hill and Lapham Roads regarding a reported single-car crash, police said. There, officers found an unoccupied vehicle with heavy front end damage and damage to a utility pole, according to a police report.