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Man, 40, Charged for Impersonation of a Police Officer

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Police on Saturday arrested a 40-year-old Stamford man and charged him with impersonation of a police officer. At about 4:28 p.m. on Jan. 11, an officer on patrol stopped a car at Morse Court downtown because it had an obstructed license plate, according to a police report. The driver displayed a Stamford Police officer badge and said that he used to be a cop in Stamford and was in the process of transferring, the report said. An investigation showed that he was no longer employed by the Stamford Police Department, it said.

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Disorderly Charge for New Canaan Man, 42

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Police after midnight Monday charged a 42-year-old New Canaan man with disorderly conduct. At about 12:08 a.m. on Jan. 6, officers responded to a Fawn Lane residence on a reported dispute between the victim and the man, police said. Through an investigation, authorities established probable cause for the misdemeanor charge. Police withheld details, saying it’s a domestic matter.

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DUI Charge for Woman, 48

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Police last week arrested a 48-year-old Stamford woman by warrant and charged her with driving under the influence. The warrant stemmed from a car crash on Nov. 11 (a Monday), according to a police report. The woman turned herself in to police at the department’s temporary Locust Avenue headquarters at about 1:12 p.m. on Jan. 2. 

In addition to the misdemeanor DUI charge, she was cited for failure to drive right and failure to drive in the proper lane.

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New Canaan Man, 41, Charged with DUI

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Police last week arrested a 41-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 12:36 a.m. on Dec. 19, an officer on patrol stopped to check on a car that had stopped along Oenoke Ridge, according to a police report. The driver told the officer that the ‘check engine’ light had come on while he was driving, the report said. 

In talking to the man, the officer smelled alcohol and noticed other signs of impairment, it said. After conducting field sobriety tests, the officer at 12:55 a.m. charged the man with the misdemeanor offense and took him to police headquarters, it said.

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21-Year-Old Man Charged in Car Theft

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New Canaan Police last week charged a 21-year-old Waterbury man with felony larceny in connection with a motor vehicle theft. At about 10 a.m. on Dec. 6, officers served the warrant to the man at state Superior Court in Stamford, according to a police report. Authorities identified him as a result of collecting DNA from the recovered stolen vehicle, the report said. The man was charged with first-degree larceny—meaning the value of the stolen property exceeded $20,000—and also was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor.