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‘Stolen Vehicle’ License Plate Reader Hit Leads to MV Charges for Man, 28

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Police last week arrested a 28-year-old Bridgeport man and charged him with multiple motor vehicle-related offenses after receiving a “stolen vehicle notification hit” from a license plate reader. Authorities made the discovery in the area of South Avenue and Gerdes Road at about 8:16 p.m. on June 27. The Bridgeport man was the driver and sole occupant of the car, according to a police report. Further investigation showed that the plate did belong to the stopped car, yet it was missing a front license plate that was itself reported to be on another stolen vehicle, police said. Officers also found that the car’s registration was suspended, that it wasn’t sufficiently insured and that the driver’s adult learner permit had expired.

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New Canaan Man, 54, Charged with Drunk Driving

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Police late Saturday arrested a 54-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 10:10 p.m. on June 29, police responded to a report of a crash in the area of Weed Street and Marshall Ridge Road, officials say. Officers found a truck off the roadway along the northbound lane of Weed Street, according to a police report. The vehicle had struck a tree, “causing severe damage to the truck,” the report said. In addressing the local man, the sole occupant and driver of the truck, officers smelled alcohol on his breath and noticed other signs of impairment, it said.

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Police Urge Caution as Residential Burglaries Rise in the Summer

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New Canaan Police are urging residents to protect their homes against burglars as the summer gets underway. Many residents go away when school lets out and “burglars like to target houses that are unoccupied,” according to Lt. Marc DeFelice, the department’s public information officer. “They’ll go to a house when people are away on vacation or out for the day, even just out to dinner or grocery shopping—in that short amount of time,” he said. 

The town, which has seen eight residential burglaries so far in 2024—including two in May—typically sees a rise in burglaries in the summer, DeFelice said. Residents should report suspicious activity to police, including strangers in the neighborhood who come to the doors of homes, and should notify neighbors when they’re going away so that someone is checking on the house, DeFelice said. “Let neighbors know who should be on your property—landscapers or other services,” he said.

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DUI Charge for Out-of-State Man, 40

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Police last week arrested a 40-year-old Palm Coast, Fla. man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 12:04 a.m. on June 18, an officer spotted a vehicle traveling north on White Oak Shade Road run the stop sign at Gerdes Road, according to a police report. During a subsequent stop, the officer smelled alcohol on the driver and found his speech slurred as well as “other signs of impairment,” the report said. He was charged with the misdemeanor offense, as well as failure to obey a stop sign.

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New Canaan Man, 77, Charged with Disorderly Conduct

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A 77-year-old New Canaan man arrested last month after telling two juveniles downtown to “give me your backpacks” has been charged again after phoning a local business and asking about a person working there. At about 7:16 p.m. last Wednesday, officers responded to 18 Forest St. — the street address of New Canaan Diner — after a man contacted the establishment asking when the victim gets off of shift, according to a police report. Police identified the caller, the report said. Based on a prior investigation, he’d been told not to contact the establishment, it said.