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Brian Cook Mug Shot Darien P.D. 9-20-16

Idaho Sex Offender Had Relationship with Girl, 13; May Have Been in Darien Longer

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Update, Wednesday, Sept. 21:

Brian Cook, a sex offender on the lam from Idaho, apparently told Darien police he was only in town for about nine hours, according to police, but information in the police report itself casts doubt on whether the child rapist was in Darien for such a short period of time. According to a report from an Idaho newspaper, Cook was arrested in connection with a sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl. “Through investigation it was determined that Cook had only been in the Darien area for approximately nine hours,” a Darien police news release said on Thursday, Sept. 15.

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Small Garbage Fire at Cherry Lawn Park

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The garbage in a trash container at Cherry Lawn Park was found on fire just after midnight last Monday, police said. A police officer was flagged down by someone near the park at about 12:15 a.m., police said. Officers put out the fire with extinguishers, and firefighters from Darien Fire Department flooded the container with water to prevent the fire from starting again. The only damage was to the plastic lid. The Darien Park & Recreation Department was notified about the damage.