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Fairfield News: Teen Charged In Car Break-Ins

FAIRFIELD — Chief Christopher Lyddy reports that the Fairfield Police Department charged a 16-year-old boy after he allegedly provided officers with a false name while being questioned about car break-ins in a neighborhood early Thursday morning. A JUVENILE MALE, AGE 16, OF FAIRFIELD, was charged with Interfering With an Officer. At approximately 2:05 a.m., Fairfield Police responded to the area of Toilsome Hill Road and Prospect Avenue. Upon arrival, officers spoke to a resident who said he was awoken by his barking dog and looked outside to see two individuals rummaging through his neighbor’s car. The interior light was on in the vehicle and it looked as though the vehicle had been rifled through. The man who called police told…

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Fairfield Police Charges Man with Breaking Into Local Businesses

FAIRFIELD -- Chief Christopher Lyddy reports that the Fairfield Police Department arrested and charged a man with breaking into several commercial businesses in Fairfield in recent months. DANIEL OLER, AGE 48, OF BRIDGEPORT, was charged with five counts of 3rd Degree Burglary. OLER was held on $25,000 bond and was transported to Bridgeport Superior Court. Beginning on Jan. 26, the Fairfield Police Department started receiving reports about a rash of overnight commercial burglaries, in which forced entry was gained by spinning the locking mechanism to the front doors of the businesses. Similar burglaries had been occurring throughout Connecticut and law enforcement investigators believed that the same suspect was allegedly responsible. In Fairfield, five burglaries were reported between Jan. 26 and March…

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Fairfield News: Collision In The Cemetery

2020-05-18@12:50pm--#Fairfield CT-- A woman walking her dog and a bicyclist collide in Oaklawn Cemetery at 1530 Bronson Road.  The woman is fine but the cyclist is unconscious.   First responders on the way.   This news report is made possible by:   [caption id="attachment_81794" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Visit Penfield Service Center at:https://penfieldservicecenterct.com/[/caption]

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Fairfield Police Department to Increase Motor Vehicle Enforcement

#Fairfield CT--Chief Christopher Lyddy and the Fairfield Police Department would like to remind residents and commuters of the importance of obeying traffic laws as traffic levels begin to return to normal now that COVID-19 regulations and restrictions have begun to loosen.   Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home regulations, there has been less traffic out on the roads. As a result, the department has noticed an increase in traffic infractions such as speeding and stop sign or traffic light violations.   Fairfield Police would like to remind residents of the importance of obeying posted speed limits and traffic laws as they begin to leave their homes and get out on the road once again. To ensure safe…

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Fairfield News: Golf Carts Stolen

FAIRFIELD -- Chief Christopher Lyddy reports that the Fairfield Police Department is actively investigating an incident where three golf carts were stolen from a golf course Wednesday night, May 13, and is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects. At approximately 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning, Fairfield Police responded to the Carl Dickman Par 3 Golf Course, 70 Old Dam Road, for a report of multiple golf carts that had been stolen overnight. Upon arrival, police found that three golf carts - two gas-powered carts and one electric-powered cart - were stolen from a fenced-in storage area sometime Wednesday night. Two of the golf carts were found Thursday morning submerged in a stream on the east side of the golf course and the…

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Merritt Crash

4:57 UPDATE: Single-car crash with minor injures.  The highway is currently shutdown according to fire radio reports.   2020-05-17@4:40pm--#Fairfield CT--#cttraffic-- Report of a crash on the Merritt Parkway southbound between exits 44 and 42.  No word on injuries.   This news report is made possible by:

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