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Warrant: New Canaan Man, 36, Punched Passerby on South Avenue

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Police on Aug. 9 arrested a 36-year-old New Canaan man by warrant for punching a man walking on the South Avenue sidewalk in the stomach on a Wednesday night in April, court records show. At about 8:05 p.m. on April 16, police were dispatched to South Avenue and Maple Street on a report of an assault that occurred the night before, according to the affidavit of Officer Idelissa Lluveres that forms the major part of an arrest warrant application signed May 5 by a state Superior Court judge. 

Arriving, Lluveres and Sgt. George Caponera were flagged down by the girlfriend of the complainant, the affidavit said. “[The girlfriend] stated that while she and the complainant … were walking down the street, they saw an individual who had punched [the complainant] in the stomach the night earlier,” it said.

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Man, 60, Charged with DUI After Crash

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Police on Aug. 7 arrested a 60-year-old Westport man and charged him with driving under the influence after a two-car crash. At about 11:42 p.m. on Aug. 6, a Thursday, officers responded to a crash at East Avenue and Route 123, according to a police report. There, police discovered that the man ran a red light at Silvermine Road and ended up striking a car that was traveling on Route 123, the report said.

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DUI: Wrong-Way Driver Tests at Nearly Three Times Legal Limit

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Police on Aug. 9 arrested a 21-year-old Bridgeport woman and charged her with driving under the influence. At about 11:30 p.m. that Sunday, an officer stopped the woman as she drove the wrong way down Elm Street, according to a police report. In a subsequent stop, the officer found signs of impairment in the driver, the report said. After administering field sobriety tests, police charged her with the misdemeanor offense, it said.

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New Canaan Teen Charged After Fleeing Scene of Crash

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Police on July 31 arrested an 18-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with evading responsibility following a car crash. At about 9:32 p.m. on July 30 (a Thursday), officers responded to the intersection of South Avenue and Bank Street on a report of a two-car crash where one vehicle left the scene, police said. Through an investigation, authorities learned that one car had stopped for a light while a second vehicle rear-ended it, causing damage and then making a U-turn and driving off, according to a police report. Police identified the evading vehicle through an investigation and charged the teen with the misdemeanor offense. He also was cited for following too closely. 

The teen was released after promising to appear Aug.

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Firefighters Put Out Blaze at Old Stamford Road Home Late Friday; No Injuries

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New Canaan firefighters late Friday responded to a blaze in the attic of a 2005-built home on Old Stamford Road, officials say. No one was home or injured during the incident at 27 Old Stamford Road, according to a press release issued by Fire Chief William Perritt. An automatic fire alarm alerted NCFD at about 7:53 p.m. on Aug. 7, while the home’s occupants were out to dinner, the press release said. Led by Lt. VJ Belletto, firefighters arrived on scene two minutes after dispatch “and reported heavy fire from the attic of a 2 ½ story private dwelling.”

A second alarm brought fire companies from Norwalk, Stamford and Wilton to the scene while Darien and Noroton Heights covered NCFD and local firefighters “forced the front door, located the attic access, and advanced a hose line to the attic,” Perritt said in the release. 

“Within six minutes of arrival, members had advanced a hose line into the attic via the interior stairs extinguishing the fire and completing a search of the structure,” it said. 

Firefighters “performed overhaul to ensure there was no fire extension and also performed extensive salvage operations to protect the residents’ possessions on the lower floors,” Perritt said.