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Motor Vehicle Entered Overnight on Oakshade Ave, Nov 23 to 24, Expensive Item Taken

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An unlocked 2020 Buick Enclave parked outside a home on Oakshade Avenue was entered sometime overnight from Saturday to Sunday, Nov. 23 to 24, Darien police were told. According to police:

Two $10 bills were taken from the glove box, along with an iPhone charger valued at $20 and a pair of Tom Ford sunglasses valued at $400. The victim initially didn’t think anything had been stolen, so didn’t report it to police the incident until Monday afternoon, Nov. 25.

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Unlocked Pickup Entered Overnight Last Weekend

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An unlocked 2016 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was entered sometime overnight from Saturday to Sunday, Nov. 23 to 24. Items in the glove box and center console were disturbed but nothing appeared to be missing from the truck, parked outside 15 Oakshade Ave. Police were told about the incident early Sunday evening. See Also:

In Three Nights, Four Vehicles Stolen in Darien, 11 Others Entered — All 15 Unlocked (Nov.

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In Three Nights, Four Vehicles Stolen in Darien, 11 Others Entered — All 15 Unlocked

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Four vehicles were stolen and another vehicle stolen from elsewhere was left in town sometime overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, Nov. 13 to 14, and on that night, the night before and on the night of Nov. 15 to 16, another 11 vehicles were entered. All but one of the 15 Darien vehicles were unlocked, and the locked vehicle was found with an open rear window. Three of the four stolen vehicles had their keys in them (it isn’t obvious how the fourth one was stolen).

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How Darien Police Respond to Overnight Thefts From Unlocked Cars

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Trying to find the young thieves who visit town to enter unlocked vehicles overnight, — stealing from some of them and, when the keys are left inside, sometimes stealing the cars themselves — is like looking for a needle in a haystack for police, a Darien police captain recently told the Board of Selectmen. For the patrol officers on the night shift, there aren’t predictable places to look for the thieves, Marron said. “It’s all over town — it’s not just the borders, it’s not the dead-end roads. It’s just all over, so there’s no real prediction ability there,” Capt. Jeremiah Marron said. There are more reports of unlocked vehicles being entered in the warmer weather, he said.

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Three Unlocked Vehicles Entered Overnight Last Weekend

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Would-be thieves (that is, they would be, if they’d taken anything) entered three unlocked vehicles overnight Saturday to Sunday, Darien police were told. Here’s what police said about what happened:

The vehicles entered were on Huckleberry Lane., a street off of Brookside Road in the northeast area of town. 41 Huckleberry Lane
One of the vehicles, a 2017 Lexus RX350, was parked inside the garage at 41 Huckleberry Lane. At 9 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 4, a resident noticed the garage door was open.