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Two vehicles were reported stolen last week in these separate incidents: Darien police provided these accounts:
The owner of a 2023 BMW X3 told police at 1:40 p.m., Wednesday, April 22 that he’d seen a male running in his driveway on Blueberry Lane but thought the person was a deliveryman.
May 2, 2024 | https://darienite.com/two-vehicles-reported-stolen-last-week-one-recovered-in-darien-551534Two individuals walked into an open garage at a home on Arrowhead Way on Friday, Jan.
February 1, 2024 | https://darienite.com/victim-sees-purse-stolen-from-unlocked-vehicle-in-open-garage-542620On different nights last week, one or more people were opening doors of unlocked cars — and in one case, a car was stolen, police said.
January 17, 2024 | https://darienite.com/one-unlocked-vehicle-stolen-others-entered-overnight-on-three-streets-541780After leaving his car unlocked and running as he ran into a gas station, the driver came back out to see his 2008 Honda running with someone else driving it out of the parking lot and onto Interstate 95, Darien police were told.
November 3, 2022 | https://darienite.com/driver-leaves-car-unlocked-and-running-someone-leaves-in-car-and-gets-a-free-trip-to-new-haven-519680Darien police are asking the public if they have any information about a suspect in an assault at 1 p.m., April 4 in front of a home on Hecker Avenue.
May 10, 2022 | https://darienite.com/darien-police-ask-public-to-help-identify-suspect-in-hecker-avenue-assault-and-robbery-408278A 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.
March 4, 2022 | https://darienite.com/would-be-thief-enters-unlocked-vehicle-a-little-early-owner-spots-him-he-runs-359260In 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.
February 27, 2022 | https://darienite.com/latest-overnight-unlocked-motor-vehicles-entered-by-thieves-355831When a man got back in his vehicle after leaving it parked downtown for 20 minutes, he found that the glove compartment was open.
February 26, 2022 | https://darienite.com/laptop-and-ipad-stolen-from-vehicle-left-unlocked-for-20-minutes-downtown-355398A Contentment Island Road resident said a set of keys was left in his 2018 Porsche Cayenne, but he didn’t know if he locked the SUV before it was stolen sometime overnight, Saturday to Sunday, Feb.
February 13, 2022 | https://darienite.com/porsche-apparently-unlocked-and-with-keys-inside-stolen-overnight-found-in-north-salem-345520Darien police reported nine vehicles parked outside eight homes in town were recently entered overnight, most of them from Tuesday to Wednesday, Jan.
February 3, 2022 | https://darienite.com/police-report-niine-unlocked-vehicles-entered-overnight-some-items-taken-337161A jacket was the only item reported stolen overnight Jan.
January 19, 2022 | https://darienite.com/unlocked-vehicles-entered-overnight-jan-10-to-11-on-five-mile-river-road-323636A thief stole a man’s iPhone and briefcase on Christmas Eve from a 2016 Subaru parked outside a home on Camp Avenue, Darien police were told.
December 29, 2021 | https://darienite.com/briefcase-and-iphone-stolen-christmas-eve-from-unlocked-car-307875Two owners of sport utility vehicles each told police that their SUVs had been stolen on the night after Santa came to town.
December 28, 2021 | https://darienite.com/thieves-gift-themselves-with-two-darien-suvs-on-christmas-night-307483The bizarre suburban tradition of leaving cars, SUVs and other vehicles unlocked, outside in driveways overnight resulted in some thefts of pricey items last week, although most victims told police nothing was taken.
December 23, 2021 | https://darienite.com/latest-slew-of-unlocked-vehicles-entered-some-pricey-loot-lifted-303973Some thieves who go into unlocked cars aren’t afraid to branch out and enter a garage when a garage door opener is found in the vehicle, as happened overnight from Friday to Saturday on Holly Lane.
November 24, 2021 | https://darienite.com/more-unlocked-vehicles-entered-around-town-last-friday-saturday-night-nov-19-to-20-284146