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Darien Police Announce Three-Month-Old Arrest of Darien Man, 49, on Drug-Related Charges

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On May 2, Richard Paulus, 49, of Greenwood Avenue in Darien was arrested by Darien police on narcotics charges. Police did not announce the arrest for three months, until it was mentioned  in passing in an Aug. 12 news release about recent police reports, including one in which Paulus was again arrested, this time on a charge of failure to appear in court on the May 2 charges. Here’s what information Darien police have released about the case, including accusations not proven in court:

On Thursday, Aug. 8, Darien police were notified by the State’s Attorney’s Office in Stamford that there was an active bench warrant for Paulus and that he was in state custody.