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Police: Car Burglar Tripped up Using Stolen Card at I-95 Rest Stop

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A thief got credit cards when he successfully stole from an unlocked car one night earlier this year, but when he used one at the Darien North rest stop on Interstate 95 that night, he was caught on camera and identified, police said. Police say their investigation was helped when he first used a stolen credit card when he was seen on surveillance video at the rest stop, then used his own debit card to buy a late-night snack at McDonald’s. The man police later arrested, Trevor Dixon, 28, of Bridgeport, was charged again on Monday, Dec. 7, this time for failure to appear in court on Oct. 8, police said.

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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.