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On Friday, March 18 Corbin Drive Yet Again Closed to Traffic From Post Road, 9 AM to 3 PM

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Construction activity for the Corbin District project is again closing Corbin Drive to traffic from the Post Road, this time on Friday, March 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Darien police announced. “Vehicles needing to access Corbin Drive will be detoured to Center Street, to Old King’s Highway South, to the eastern end of Corbin Drive,” the announcement said. “Businesses, including the Post Office, will be open and accessible using the construction.” “Darien Police Department staff will be in the area in order to facilitate the safe and efficient flow of traffic.  A large presence of construction vehicles, most notably concrete trucks, will be in the area during this time.  Motorists not needing to access the area should consider alternate routes to their destination.”

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Home on Woods End Road Burglarized While Family Away

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Sometime before Saturday March 5, while a family was away from their home on Woods End Road, a thief or thieves broke in and stole several pieces of jewelry, police said. According to Darien police:

Police were called at 12:26 p.m. that day. An employee at the house told officers that a second-floor window at the back of the house was smashed. Checking inside the house, police saw multiple rooms on the second floor had been gone through. The homeowners met police the next day and told them the jewelry was missing.

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Thieves Steal Cars Being Repaired at BMW of Darien Dealership

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At 10:44 p.m. on Monday, March 7, police were alerted to a burglary in progress at BMW of Darien, but by the time officers arrived on the scene, thieves had: cut the padlock gate, smashed a window at a garage bay, turned off the power at a circuit breaker panel, stole car keys and drove off in two vehicles. The dealership’s alarm company reported several alarm notifications to police, saying at least one person was in the building at 140 Ledge Road, police said. Darien police detectives have started an investigation, which is continuing.

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Police: Man, 46, Refuses to Leave Darien Residence, Physical Altercation Results

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A 46-year-old Westport man got into some kind of physical altercation in a domestic incident after refusing to leave the property of a Darien resident, police said. Darien police gave this account of the incident, including accusations not proven in court:

At 10:58 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, police were called to a home on Elm Street after a report of the altercaton on the lawn of the home. Officers spoke with the Westport man, who said he’d just been in the altercation. The man said he was invited to the residence by the victim. The victim told police that the man had been sending unwanted text messages and had been told not to contact the victim.

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Hearing Monday on Proposals to Strengthen Penalties for Juveniles Committing Crimes, Including Car Thefts

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The state Legislature’s Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Monday, March 14 on bills meant to strengthen penalties for juveniles who steal cars or commit other serious offenses, State Rep. Terrie Wood said in an email to constituents. You can get on the list of those testifying to the committee if you register online by 3 p.m., Sunday, Wood said. Police department officials in Darien and elsewhere have said weak state laws regarding juveniles charged with crimes has made it difficult to deter them from committing more. Full Text of Wood’s Announcement
Darienite.com received this announcement at 11:30 a.m., Friday:

There are two legislative proposals that are having public hearings early next week that are important to Norwalk and Darien as well as communities across the state. I encourage all interested to submit written testimony and/or give virtual testimony.

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After Police Find a Fingerprint in a Stolen Car, They Charge a Man, 26, With the Theft

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A 26-year-old man whose fingerprint was found in a vehicle stolen in Darien has been charged with first-degree larceny in connection with the theft, Darien police said. Darien police gave this account of the matter, including accusations not proven in court:

The vehicle was stolen on Feb. 6, 2021 then found in New Haven six days later, on Feb. 12. Darien police detectives examined the vehicle for evidence, and a state laboratory report indicated that a fingerprint from the vehicle belonged to Kelvin Solares of Hamden.

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Darien Police Commission Promotes Alison Hudyma, Making Her the Department’s First Woman Captain

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Darien Police Lt. Alison Hudyma, a 21-year veteran of the Darien Police Department has been promoted to the rank of captain, effective March 20, the department announced. Hudyma has been with the department for 21 years. She graduated from the Connecticut POST-C Police Academy in 2000.  After serving for 11 years as a patrol officer, she was promoted to sergeant in 2011 and lieutenant in 2019. “Capt. Hudyma has proven herself to be dedicated and valuable member of the Darien Police Department for over two decades,” Police Chief Don Anderson said. “Her promotion to the rank of Captain is certainly well-deserved,” Anderson said, “and I am highly confident in her ability to continue to provide professional service to all residents and visitors to the town of Darien in her new assignment.”
Hudyma worked in both the Field Services Division and the Training Division, as both an officer and supervisor, and is currently serving as the training lieutenant.

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Again, Corbin Drive Closed at Post Road, 9 AM to 3 PM, Monday

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The Darien Police Department announced Friday that vehicles won’t be able to access Corbin Drive from the Post Road downtown because of construction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, March 7. A lot of construction vehicles, especially trucks carrying concrete will be on Corbin that day. Corbin Drive can be accessed via a detour from Center Street to Old Kings Highway South to the other end of Corbin. The Post Office and businesses on Corbin will be open. The closure is due to a large amount of construction activity for The Corbin District redevelopment.

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Would-Be Thief Enters Unlocked Vehicle a Little Early, Owner Spots Him, He Runs

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A woman saw a white car back into her driveway on Leroy Avenue at about 6 p.m., while it was still twilight, Friday and thought someone she knew was visiting. Then she saw someone go into her unlocked vehicle. Sunset that day was at 5:41 p.m.

Darien police gave this additional account of the incident, which was reported at 6:07 p.m.

The suspect, a male wearing a baseball hat and “face covering,” as police described it, saw the woman and ran back to his car. The woman didn’t see anything missing from her vehicle, perhaps because she interrupted the would-be thief. The aborted theft happened outside a home on Leroy Avenue between Midbrook Lane and Highfield Lane.

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Pair of Thieves Shoplifts at Walgreens, Police Break Off Pursuit on I-95

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A Walgreens employee told police that she saw two males put numerous items in store baskets, then leave the store without paying. They left in an SUV that a police detective saw on the highway, but the vehicle fled when a police stop was attempted. Darien police provided these additional details of the incident:

At 19:48 p.m., police were alerted to the theft. The two males left the store at 76 Heights Road in a white Ford Expedition with New York state license plates. The SUV was traveling in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 when the Darien police detective tried to stop them.

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New Canaan Police: Four From NYC, Ages 18 to 23, Found With Stolen Mail

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New Canaan Police on Saturday arrested four New York City residents in the same minivan where police found 30 pieces of stolen mail, including checks worth $45,000. The four were stopped by police in a minivan on Jelliff Mill Road, close to the Darien border. In the van was mail from homes in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. The police announcement didn’t say whether any Darien mail was found. — an article from NewCanaanite.com

New Canaan police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

At about 10:47 a.m. on Saturday, Feb.

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Police: Weston Woman Caught Nearby After Shoplifting from CVS

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A 40-year-old Weston woman was seen stealing items from CVS Pharmacy downtown, then was charged by police officers when they found her less than a block away, police said. Darien police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proved in court:

Police were called at 8:52 a.m., Friday, Feb. 25, from the pharmacy at 964 Post Road, and were given a description of the suspect. When they questioned the woman, she told officers that the items in her bag were from another CVS, although she didn’t have a receipt — but she then admitted that she had stolen the items from the CVS nearby. Police didn’t say what was stolen, but they charged her with sixth-degree larceny, a misdemeanor for thefts of less than $500.

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Latest Unlocked Motor Vehicles Entered Overnight by Thieves

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In one of the four most recent motor vehicle burglaries reported in town, the owner of a vehicle parked outside his home on Apple Tree Lane told police that, he found his vehicle had been entered and items were stolen from it. According to police:

The victim discovered the theft at about 9 a.m., Thursday morning, Feb. 17 when he saw the vehicle had been rummaged through and a Bose portable speaker was missing. Video surveillance records showed a male wearing a dark blue hoodie and white sneakers walking from his driveway the night before, at 7:15. The vehicle had been unlocked.

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Laptop and iPad Stolen From Vehicle Left Unlocked for 20 Minutes Downtown

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When a man got back in his vehicle after leaving it parked downtown for 20 minutes, he found that the glove compartment was open. He also noticed that his backpack was missing, along with the iPad and laptop that were in it. Darien police said the man told them he left the car, unlocked, at 8:55 p.m. and returned to it at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Police said the vehicle was parked in the “Tilly Parking Lot” and also gave the address as 4 West Ave.