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Update, Sunday, Aug. 16:
Leroy Avenue under the railroad bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Tuesday, Aug. 18 and Wednesday, Aug. 19, the Darien Department of Public Works has announced. The section from West Avenue to Bailey Avenue will be closed, according to the announcement.
Two women, one in her 50s, the other in her 60s, tussled at a home on Patricia Lane on Saturday, July 25. When one called police, both wound up being charged. Darien police gave this account (consisting of accusations not proven in court) of the incident:
At 9:45 a.m., police were called. When they arrived at the home, one of the women, a 60-year-old Rowayton resident, told police that the other (a 57-year-old Darien resident) had asked to borrow $65 for a medical bill. The Rowayton woman said that when she refused to give the money, an argument began, and at one point the 60-year-old tried to leave the house, but the Darien woman had her car keys and wouldn’t give them to her. The Darien woman denied having kept the keys.
When a husband and wife moved into Avalon Darien apartments last week, they found that a box was missing that contained $140,000 in family heirlooms and other items.
The couple, both in their 30s, reported the missing property to Darien police last Friday morning, July 24. Police say they were t0ld these other details of the incident:
In the box were various items of jewelry, silverware and expensive handbags. Some of the items were consided family heirlooms.
A moving company based in New York state had three employees and a day laborer packed and loaded boxes into a truck for the couple the day before. The truck was parked overnight in a warehouse, but no items were unloaded. When the couple moved in to Avalon Darien at 137 Hollow Tree Ridge Road and were unpacking boxes, they realized the items were missing.
Darien Police Department announcement:
Darien Police Field Training Officer Greg Benedetto (right) is pictured with Probationary Officer Amanda Hinkley (left) as they prepare for patrol.
Officer Hinkley recently began her required ten weeks of field training in Darien after having successfully graduated from a twenty-three week course of instruction in residence at the Connecticut Police Academy in Meriden. A native of Port Jervis, N.Y., Off. Hinkley holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the State University of New York and a master’s degree in education from SUNY College in Cortland. Prior to joining the Darien Police Department, Officer Hinkley had been employed for five years as a physical education teacher at Poughkeepsie High School, where she also coached the girl’s JV softball and basketball teams. Amanda’s brother is currently employed as a police officer in White Plains, N.Y.
Once successfully completing her 10 weeks of field training, Off. Hinkley will be assigned to a uniformed patrol squad.
Update, Sunday, Aug. 16:
Leroy Avenue under the railroad bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Tuesday, Aug. 18 and Wednesday, Aug. 19, the Darien Department of Public Works has announced. The section from West Avenue to Bailey Avenue will be closed, according to the announcement.