Police: Darien Homeless Man Found Sleeping in Downtown Post Office

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By David Gurliacci | July 26, 2018

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A homeless man, frequently in town, whose address is listed as a Darien post office box, was arrested after he was found sleeping in the downtown Post Office, police said. Darien police gave this account of the incident, including accusations not proven in court:

At 4:54 a.m. on Friday, July 20, police received a report of a person sleeping inside the Post Office. Officers found Robert Houseworth, 63, in the building. He’s been warned repeatedly by Darien police not to sleep in the Post Office. He was arrested on a charge of first-degree criminal trespass and held on $500 bond until he was taken that morning to state Superior Court in Stamford.

A 63-year-old homeless man familiar to Darien police went on the grounds of Middlesex Middle School on Tuesday and yelled at students, some of whom were shaken up, police said. The man was charged with breach of peace and held on a $1,000 bond. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

At about 11 a.m., school officials called police about the presence of the man on school grounds. Several teachers who were monitoring recess told police that they saw or overheard the man “hollering” at children outside at recess. The teachers told the campus monitor and school administrators, who discontinued recess.

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A 62-year-old, frequently homeless man arrested in Darien on a number of previous occasions over the past several years, harassed a woman in a parking lot in the Noroton Heights Shopping Center, then exposed himself during a confrontation with police officers, according to police. Darien police described the series of bizarre incidents with this account, which has accusations not proven in court:

At 7:22 p.m. on Monday, June 26, police were called to the parking lot outside Palmer’s Market on Heights Road, on a report of a man yelling at a woman. The description sounded like the same man police have confronted in similar incidents. The woman told police she was approached by the man, who asked her whether or not she “knew about the girl who was a downhill skier,” then began yelling obscenities at her. She walked away.