Public Safety
Police: Darien Man, 29, Tries to Abduct Ex-Girlfriend in Stratford, Then Torches Her Vehicle
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Pedro Oristanio, 29, of Darien unsuccessfully tried to abduct a woman described as his ex-girlfriend in Stratford on Tuesday night, and when that idea somehow failed, he set fire to the woman’s car, parked near the woman’s home, Stratford Police said. Police detectives went to the scene and determined that Oristanio might be headed to one of three locations out of town, one of them in New Canaan, where police picked him up, police said. He was taken to Stratford Police Headquarters, where he was charged with attempted kidnapping, unlawful restraint, second-degree arson, first-degree criminal mischief and second-degree threatening, police said. He was initially held on $250,000 bond. Editor’s note: This article appears here late for this reason: Darienite.com made many attempts to reach a spokesman for Stratford Police directly.