Public Safety

More Racial Slur Graffiti Found in Middlesex Bathroom: Superintendent Urges Parents to Talk to Their Kids

Police: Man, 19, Stole an Infiniti in New York, Arrested at a Gas Station in Darien

New Darien Police Reward: $50K for Information Leading to the Gun Used to Kill Officer Bateman in 1981

Police: Woman, 22, Stole Rolex Watches from a Darien Home, Then Pawned Them

Police: Man, 47, Hid Video Camera in a Bathroom of a Darien Business

Patches on Police Shoulders and Cars This April Honor Autism Awareness Day, Month

Locked BMW Motorcycle Stolen Overnight from a Five Mile River Road Garage

Waterbury Man, 22, Charged with Driving With a Suspended License and in a Car with Suspended Registation

Bronx Man, 60, Charged With Using Forgery to Steal From One Darien Bank, Trying to Do the Same at Another

Darien Police Participating in June 6 Torch Run in Support of Special Olympics CT — and You Can Help

Man, 48, Charged With Strangulation, Restraining Someone and Threatening — Police Give Out Few Details

Ford Bronco Stolen in Darien, Found in Derby, Undamaged

Thieves Try to Hack a Digital Key in One Car, Attempt Made to Enter Another

Police Arrest Man, 27, Accused of Passing Counterfeit Bills at Old Kings Market Shopping Plaza in 2022

Police: Intoxicated Man, 30, Drives Into Telephone Pole Near Darien-Stamford Line

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Yet again, a slur was found written in a bathroom at Middlesex Middle School, schools Superintendent Alan Addley said in an email to student’s families and school staff. The latest of several similar incidents at Middlesex in recent years was found Thursday. “Sadly, this is not the first time we have had to confront such acts of hatred that are unacceptable in our school community,” Addley wrote. Other than calling it an “instance of hate speech,” he didn’t indicate which slur it was. Other incidents of racial or antisemitic graffiti were found at the school in late January (the “N” word), in early February, (same slur).

Technology in the form of a universal smart key fob aided the theft of a car in New York state, and technology in the form of a license plate reader alerted a police officer who arrested a man and recovered the car in Darien, police said. Police gave this further account, including accusations not proven in court:

On Sunday, April 13, at about 5:40 p.m., the officer saw two vehicles entering the Exxon station at 1358 Post Road (between Darien Library and Exit 11 of Interstate 95). The vehicles appeared to be moving in “an aggressive manner,” according to a police news release. That caught the officer’s attention. What caught it even more was an alert from the license plate reader in the police car.

Darien police are now offering a $50,000 reward to anyone who can provide “information leading to the identification and recovery of the firearm used in the murder of Officer [Kenneth] Bateman,” the department announced Friday afternoon. Here’s the Full Text of the Announcement
On May 31, 1981, Darien Police Officer Kenneth Bateman responded to a reported break-in at the Duchess Patio Restaurant near the Norwalk city line. While waiting for backup, Officer Bateman encountered a suspect fleeing the scene, and a shootout ensued. Officer Bateman was wounded and later succumbed to his injuries. A $100,000 reward is already in place for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for Officer Bateman’s murder.

A 22-year-old woman who stole two Rolex watches from a home on Shady Acres Road was arrested on Feb. 23, Darien police said. Police gave this further account, including accusations not proven in court:

The victim told police that the Rolex’s are a Milgauss and a Sea-Dweller, and they were stolen along with their boxes and paperwork. An investigation found that the watches had been pawned at Pawn King in Stratford. Police did not say whether the watches were recovered although the police news release said “evidence collection” and interviews were parts of the investigation.

A 47-year-old Norwalk man set up a hidden video camera in the bathroom of a Darien business, capturing images of people, but not their faces, Darien police said. The police account described here includes accusations not proven in court:

Police received a report on Jan. 23 that the camera was discovered in a business’ bathroom, concealed beneath the sink. An investigation revealed that the camera had been there since the day before. Police did not say whether the establishment was a store or other business

An investigation led police to arrest Eric Gaucher, 47, of Norwalk.

Darien Police Autism Awareness patch 2025

The multicolored patches you can see sported on Darien police officers’ shoulders and on their vehicles are there to again honor World Autism Day and Month. “We are committed to raising awareness and supporting individuals on the autism spectrum,” a post on the department’s Facebook page announced. on Wednesday, April 2, World Autism day. “Let’s spread kindness and understanding in our community.”

A homeowner on Five Mile River Road found that a BMW M1000R motorcycle had been stolen from his garage sometime overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, March 25 to 26, Darien police said. The homeowner told police that Wednesday that the garage door was found open and cable wires had been cut. Police went to the scene at about 5:30 p.m.

A 22-year-old man was stopped for a traffic violation by a Darien police officer, who found the vehicle had a suspended registration and the driver, a suspended driver’s license, police said. Darien police gave this further account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

The driver, Jorge DaCruz of Schraffts Drive in Waterbury, was stopped by the officer on the Post Road near Ledge Road at about 11:47 a.m. on Sunday, March 30. The Darien police news release didn’t mention what traffic violation he was charged with. Police found that state court in Stamford had issued an arrest warrant for DaCruz when he failed to appear in court on charges of driving with a suspended motor vehicle registration in Norwalk on Nov. 17, 2023.

A 60-year-old man,repeatedly charged with crimes in various states, has been arrested on accusations he used fraud to get money from two banks in Darien and another in Westport, Darien police said. Police gave this account of the matter, including accusations not proven in court. On Oct. 25, 2024, David McMillian of Cedar Avenue in the Bronx used a phony Connecticut driver’s license to cash a counterfeit check for $2,375 at the Noroton Heights branch of M&T Bank. Later, he tried to get $4,200 at another Darien branch of the same bank in the Old Kings Market Shopping Center at 25 Old Kings Highway North.

Law Enforcement Torch Run Special Olympics CT 2025

The Darien police are supporting the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut, and the department is asking for your help, whether you’re a business or individual. Local police officers will be participating in the Leg 10 part of the run on Friday, June 6. — an announcement from Darien Police Department

You can join the “Adopt a Mile” fundraiser: For a $125 donation, you’ll receive a 15’’ x 24’’ color sign featuring your business’s name! Display it along the Torch Run route or at your business to show your support for Special Olympics and local law enforcement. Plus, the sign is yours to keep!

In an incident police described as a reported domestic violence at a home somewhere on the Post Road resulted in the arrest Wednesday of a 48-year-old man who was initially held on a $2 million bond. Police gave this account of the incident, including accusations not proven in court:

After someone called police, officers responded to the home at 1:27 p.m. Kevin Epps of Country Club Road in Norwalk was determined to be the suspect, and he was taken into custody at his home with the help of Norwalk police. Epps was charged with first-degree and second-degree strangulation, second-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree threatening and disorderly conduct. He was not able to meet the initial bond, and the next day (Thursday), he was arraigned in state Superior Court in Stamford. The police announcement did not say anything about how the incident happened or when.

A Hillside Road resident reported the theft of a 2022 Ford Bronco to police at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12. But the owner turned out to be lucky that morning. Darien police were informed by Derby police that officers in Derby found the vehicle later the same morning, apparently without damage. Darien police detectives processed the vehicle for evidence, then released it to the owner. Police did not say whether the SUV was stolen overnight or whether it was unlocked.

Burglars targeted two vehicles in separate incidents in town last week — one on Tuesday on the Post Road, the other on Saturday on Hecker Avenue, Darien police said. Nothing was taken from either vehicle. In the Saturday incident, the thieves seem to have tried to get the car open with technology designed to subvert a “digital key” — an app on a smartphone that’s used instead of a key fob on some cars. “Digital key” technology is relatively new, and thieves have sometimes been able to get it to open car doors. Police gave the following information about the incidents:

On Tuesday, March 4, an unlocked car parked outside a Post Road home was entered.

Darien police last week arrested a 27-year-old Brooklyn, New York man after an investigation with several other departments looking into counterfeit bills being used at multiple stores, including several at the Old Kings Market shopping plaza in Darien. Police gave this account of the matter, including accusations not proven in court:

On Sept. 25, 2022, police received a report of counterfeit U.S. bills being used for money at the Stop & Shop supermarket in the shopping plaza. Police detectives identified three male suspects, including Myles Rowley, using phony $20 bills to buy items. More counterfeit bills were used in other stores in the shopping plaza, and the suspects were thought to be passing them at other places in Connecticut and New York state. Darien police worked with Fairfield Police, Wappingers Falls Police in New York, and the Secret Service. Matching counterfeit bills and surveillance footage tied the suspects to cases in Fairfield; Whitehall, New York; and Wappingers Falls, New York.

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A 30-year-old intoxicated man driving a van struck a telephone pole early Sunday evening on the Post Road near the Stamford border, Darien police said. Police gave this account, including accusations not proven in court:

At 7:17 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, when police arrived at the scene near the intersection of the Post Road and Brookside Drive, they saw that 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van had received significant front-end damage, and an airbag had deployed. The van had mounted the curb before hitting the pole. The police news release didn’t indicate whether the driver was injured.