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Man, 28, Charged with Stealing Cartons of Cigarettes, Heroin Possession

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A 28-year-old man arrested after a traffic stop in which police found stolen cartons of cigarettes from Walgreen’s and heroin in the car is also wanted by law enforcement officials in Florida, Darien police said. Darien police described the matter with this account (including accusations not proven in court:

At some time on Monday, Nov. 16, Steven Wakefield went into Walgreens pharmacy at 138 Heights Rd. and told a cashier he wanted to buy two cartons of cigarettes — Marlboro Red and Newport Menthol. After the cashier put them in a bag and was ringing them up, Wakefield grabbed them and ran out of the store.

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Wallet Reported Stolen from Goodwives River Rd Home

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A woman told police that a wallet was taken from her purse sometime in the final days of July while she was at a home on Goodwives River Road. Then charges totaling $289.63  were made to her debit card, the woman told police. The wallet contained her driver’s license, the debit card, gift cards and her checkbook. She last opened her wallet to write a check on Wednesday, July 29 at 4 p.m. She reported the wallet stolen at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 31.

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Box with $140K in Silverware, Jewelry Reported Stolen During Move into Darien

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When a husband and wife moved into Avalon Darien apartments last week, they found that a box was missing that contained $140,000 in family heirlooms and other items.

The couple, both in their 30s, reported the missing property to Darien police last Friday morning, July 24. Police say they were t0ld these other details of the incident:

In the box were various items of jewelry, silverware and expensive handbags. Some of the items were consided family heirlooms.

A moving company based in New York state had three employees and a day laborer packed and loaded boxes into a truck for the couple the day before. The truck was parked overnight in a warehouse, but no items were unloaded. When the couple moved in to Avalon Darien at 137 Hollow Tree Ridge Road and were unpacking boxes, they realized the items were missing.

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Wallet, Phone Stolen from Unlocked SUV Parked Overnight at Shopping Center

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A man told police that someone entered his SUV, which had broken locks, when it was parked overnight at a shopping center parking lot in town. The man parked the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the lot at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 9. He returned to the shopping center at 25 Old King’s Highway North at about 9 a.m. the next day. A wallet, including the debit and credit cards in it, was stolen. The wallet had been in the center console.

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Tools Stolen from Van Parked at Home on Little Brook Road

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A van parked at a home Little Brook Road overnight was broken into and tools worth hundreds of dollars were stolen from it, the owner told police. The victim left the 2004 GMC 2500 Series van parked outside the home at about 5 p.m. Friday, July 3. When the owner returned at about 4:30 p.m. the next day he noticed the a door handle on the vehicle’s passenger side had been damaged. Several tools had been taken, including a Makita hand blower valued at $200 and a Makita screw gun and impact driver set valued at $600. The cost to repair the van was not in the police report.

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Gifts Stolen from SUV Parked Overnight on Rose Lane

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A 58-year-old man told Darien police that gifts were stolen out of his SUV overnight July 9 to 10 while the vehicle was parked in the driveway of a house on Rose Lane. The man said he parked his 2015 Ford Explorer at 11 p.m. and returned to it the next morning at 9 a.m. when he noticed several packages were gone. The packages were wrapped gifts, incliuding clothing valued at $150 and sneakers with a value of $100. The SUV had been unlocked.

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Tip for Shoplifters: Don’t Give Store Your Name & Phone Number

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A middle-aged woman visiting Beadz Boutique at 1094 Post Road gave store clerks her name and phone number because she wanted more information about getting some jewelry repaired, police said. Then, police said, the woman stole some items from the store, as seen and recorded by the store’s security camera. Police say they believe the name and contact information the woman gave the store are accurate. Darien police gave this account of the incident (accusations not proven in court) involving a woman who had not been arrested at the time police gave out information:

The woman (not from Darien), entered the store at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 2 and stayed for a substantial amount of time, asking to see several high-priced items in the store. When store management became suspicious, they reviewed surveillance video records.

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Boat Bought Online Lost in Transit: Darien Woman Out $10K

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A 22-year-old Darien woman who bought a boat online from a seller in Wisconsin spent $10,000 — but the boat never came, police were told. The 18-foot boat, built by Bayliner, was bought from Rawhide Inc. on May 11 via eBay and shipped from Wisconsin with its trailer. Through Uship.com, the buyer paid J&S Enterprises $500 to transport the purchase. That company confirmed to police that it was paid to get the boat and trailer to Darien. But an Alabama-based company, E&S Moving Systems LLC of Mobile,  was hired as a subcontractor for the job, and police hadn’t been able to get in touch with that business by the time of the police report early this week.