Public Safety
Police: Woman Leads Cops on 75 MPH Chase Down Post Rd, Arrested in Stamford
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A 36-year-old woman who previously said she had a longtime heroin addiction was stopped in Darien while driving late at night, then led police on a chase down the Post Road at speeds of up to 75 mph, police said. Hours later, she was arrested in Stamford. __________
This report relies on information from Darien police for descriptions of incidents in Darien, on a Stamford Daily Voice report for incidents mentioned in Stamford (both with police accusations not proven in court), on the Connecticut Judicial Branch website for Plourde’s charges from previous arrests and convictions, and on an NBC Connecticut television report from June 3, 2016. __________
In Darien
Annie Plourde, 36, who told police she’s a resident of Canton, a town northwest of Hartford, was turning onto Hecker Avenue from the southbound-traffic lanes of Noroton Avenue at about 1:20 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2.