Category: Fairfield

2023-01-08@10:11pm–#Fairfield CT– Fairfield Police have been known to herd cows back to the farm but tonight they helped herd a bunch of German Sheppard puppies back to a home in the 3000 block of Black Rock Turnpike. The caller thought the puppies were dumped off but police located the puppies human who said they escaped from and open door.

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Police are looking for a white male with facial hair, ponytail wearing all black who went into Petco on Grasmere Avenue and stole a ferret. Police were called when he returned to steal another one before being chased out by the manager. May we suggest Bandit and Swiper for their new names…

2024-01-06@2:15pm–#Fairfield CT– One man has facial injuries after a fight at Aldi’s on Tunxis Hill Road..

2023-12-31@1:00pm–#Fairfield CT– A report of flooring stolen from a house under construction on Ruane Street.

2023-12-27 @ 7:37pm–#Fairfield CT– A pedestrian was struck by a car in the parking lot of the Hi-Ho-Motel at 4180 Black Rock Turnpike.

State Police Update: At approximately 10:38pm on Saturday, December 23, 2023, the Connecticut State Police responded to a reported single-car motor vehicle collision on Route 15 South, prior to exit 42. Upon arrival, troopers found a white 2016 Toyota Corolla with Connecticut registration #BK35022 stopped in the middle of two travel lanes. Additionally, a white 2021 Infiniti Q50, bearing Connecticut registration #845ZWN, was in the right shoulder with its front end against the wood beam guardrail.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the Toyota, traveling southbound, collided with the concrete barrier in the median, leading it to an uncontrolled final rest in the left lane. The Infiniti, also traveling southbound in the left lane, struck the rear end of the Corolla. Mateo Gaviria (DOB: 05/14/1995), the operator of the Corolla, was outside of his vehicle at the time and was struck by one of the involved vehicles.

Despite life-saving measures performed by troopers, Gaviria succumbed to his injuries. Westport Emergency Medical Service Paramedic Winter Mute pronounced Gaviria deceased on the scene at 2302 hours. The occupants of the Infiniti were transported to Bridgeport Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The incident is currently under investigation, and anyone with information is urged to contact Trooper Rodriguez #828 at Ryan.Rodriguez@ct.gov.

2023-12-23@10:42pm–#Fairfield CT– #cttraffic– A serious 4-car crash on the Merritt Parkway southbound between exits 44 and 44 has the highway shutdown. One person who was ejected was possibly killed in the crash.

2023-12-22@4:44pm–#Fairfield CT– A crash with multiple injuries on Wilson Street (near Pond Street).

2023-12-22@4:31pm–#Fairfield CT– Employees call in an odor of gas indoors at the Shop Rite at 1975 Black Rock Turnpike. No mention of any evacuations but now you know why the firetrucks were there!

On 11/29/23 at around 11:30 pm, the Fairfield police responded to a glass break alarm at Lenox Jewelers located at 2500 Black Rock Turnpike. When an Officer arrived on scene, he located a vehicle exiting the parking lot of Lenox Jewelers. The Officer was unable to stop the vehicle as it fled at a high rate of speed. Officers confirmed that a burglary in fact just occurred. Entry was made through a smashed out front window and around $56,000 in jewelry had been taken. The investigation of the burglary was then followed up by the Quality-of-Life unit who collaborated with the Bridgeport Auto Theft Task Force. Investigators identified a vehicle of interest from the burglary and had located that vehicle on 12/7/23. At this time, investigators started to surveil the vehicle. At around 12:00am, Investigators observed the vehicle travel into the parking lot of Lenox Jewelers. It continued to the rear of the building, Officers converged on the vehicle and placed the operator into custody before he was able to commit another burglary into Lenox. Juan J Aviles (DOB 05/29/1993) was arrested and charged with C.G.S. 53a-49/53a-101 Criminal Attempt of Burglary 1st and C.G.S. 53a-167a Interfering With Police/Resisting and for C.G.S. 14-147(c) Misuse of Plates with a bond of $250,000. Aviles was transported to court on 12/8/23.