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UNLOCKED SUV Entered Overnight Thursday to Friday on Old Kings Highway South

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The owner of a blue 2017 BMW X3 told police that his unlocked SUV had been entered sometime between 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 and just before 10:31 a.m. Thursday, March 23, when he called police. The vehicle had been parked outside overnight near 106 Old Kings Hwy. South. The glove box and center console had each been left open, but nothing appeared to be missing, the owner told police.

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Employee’s Jeep Entered at Dealership Sometime from Friday to Sunday, March 16 to 18

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A Jeep Wrangler recently left by its owner for two days at the Mini of Fairfield County dealership was entered, rummaged through and received some minor damage, police were told. Nothing appears to have been stolen. Police gave this further account of what happened:

The employee left the yellow 2006 Jeep Wrangler at the dealership on Friday, March 16 while he was out of town for two days. On Sunday, March 18, he returned and noticed the zipped rear window of the soft-top had been unzipped. Inside, the contents of the center console had been disturbed, along with some items on the back seat, and the steering column cover was removed.

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Holmes Court and Holmes Ave Targeted in Latest Thefts From Motor Vehicles

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In a neighborhood frequently targeted by thieves trying unlocked car doors overnight, two more vehicles were entered at night from Monday to Tuesday, March 12 to 13. The Jeep and the pickup truck were parked outside less than 300 feet from each other, at different addresses on Holmes Avenue and nearby Holmes Court. Police described what happened this way:

At 11:29 a.m. on Tuesday, a resident of 2 Holmes Court told police her unlocked, green Chevrolet K1500 pickup was entered sometime overnight. When she went to the truck she saw the front passenger door slightly open, and the glove box was open, with the contents on the front passenger seat. Nothing appeared to be missing.

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Two Cars in Same Neighborhood Stolen Amid Spate of Vehicle Entries Overnight, March 11 to 12

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Of course they were all unlocked. Every last one of them. Overnight from Sunday to Monday, March 11 to 12, two vehicles were stolen from streets off of Middlesex Road near Stamford and four vehicles in other parts of town were entered. This article also has information on two previous entries into motor vehicles that the owners believed had been left unlocked. Here are the details, according to Darien police.

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Slew of UNLOCKED Vehicles Entered Overnight in 3-Block Area of Noroton Heights

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Several thefts were discovered on Friday from 17 unlocked cars and sport utility vehicles entered overnight  — 13 on Allen O’Neill Drive and four more on Herman Avenue, two blocks to the east. The 17 vehicles were parked outside nine homes on Allen O’Neill Drive and two homes on Herman Avenue. Most of the vehicle owners in that Noroton Heights neighborhood told police they didn’t find anything missing, and the list of items looted from the vehicles is pretty short: A wallet (with an unknown amount of money in it), a dart set valued at $160, a Dunkin Donuts gift card, a Macy’s store card. Vehicles reported as having been entered but with nothing stolen from them usually have items from the glove compartment or center console strewn about inside or are found with doors left ajar. After police were notified early Friday morning by one of the victims who found items taken from her sport utility vehicle, police canvassed the neighborhood and quickly found many other cars that had been entered.

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Police: Stolen Van Found Smoking, with Flat Tire on Post Road, Three Teens Arrested

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A van left with its keys in it overnight in the driveway off the Post Road was found on the roadway at about 1 a.m., Sunday, less than a quarter of a mile from three teenagers who were then arrested, police said. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

An officer on patrol saw two males walking north on Hollow Tree Ridge Road close to the Post Road, where plenty of unlocked motor vehicles have been entered, stolen from and in some cases stolen, especially in the past year or two. The officer stopped the two and then saw a third male walking from the driveway of a nearby residence. More officers were dispatched to the area. Just before arriving there, one of the officers saw an abandoned Ford Econoline van on the Post Road, partly blocking its intersection with Hollow Tree Ridge Road.