Darien Police SUV on Road

Two Traffic Stops: One with Pot, One with Pot & Heroin

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In two unrelated, recent traffic stops, Darien police said, officers on patrol found drivers with marijuana, and in one of the cars, police also found a bit of heroin. Police gave these accounts (including accusations not proven in court):

Marijuana and heroin on Highfield Lane

Police received a report at about 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, of a small red car illegally parked on Highfield Lane and causing a traffic hazard. Police were told the car was occupied by a white male with blond hair. When driving to that street, a police officer saw a red Mazda Miata stopped on Leroy Avenue near McLaren Road.

Darien Police SUV on Road

Cops: After Vehicle Without Front Plate Stopped, Ecstasy & Pot Found

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A 31-year-old man had some marijuana, and a 21-year-old woman was found to have some ecstasy pills after an officer on patrol stopped a station wagon without a front license plate, police said. Darien police gave this account (including accusations not proven in court):

An officer driving west on Stephen Mather Road at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday saw a 2000 Subaru Outback without a front license plate approaching from the opposite direction. The officer turned around, followed the station wagon and had it stop. There was a plate on the back of the car, but a check with state Department of Motor Vehicles found no record for that license plate. As the officer talked with the driver, a resident of Lansing Street in Bridgeport, the smell of marijuana came from inside the vehicle.