Residential Burglaries 2016

Police: Burglar Cuts Off Electricity, Breaks Door — But Elderly Resident Sees Him Run Off

Police Describe Distraction Burglary on Herman Ave

Daytime Burglary at House on Long Neck Point Road

Police: Three People Commit Distraction Burglary on Herman Avenue

Two House Burglaries: One at North End of Town and Another in Tokeneke

A Gun Among Items Stolen in Three Tokeneke House Burglaries on July 4th Weekend

Three Homes Burglarized in Tokeneke Over Independence Day Weekend

Two Teens Charged with Burglarizing House on Holmes Court

House Burglarized, Silver Tea Set Taken, Computers & Jewelry Untouched

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A burglar first smashed the electric meter on an outside wall of a home on Highfield Lane at about 5:30 p.m., Saturday and then forced his way through a door to get in — but an elderly resident inside saw him then run away from the house, police said. Police gave this further account:

The elderly resident, a 79-year-old woman, told police that power was suddenly cut to the house, and she heard a loud crash. When she went to see what was wrong, she saw through a front window a male running away. The only description of the male that she could give police was that he was wearing a light-colored top. She didn’t see a vehicle.

As one man distracted an elderly woman who didn’t speak English, two other men entered her home and stole foreign currency, Darien police said. Police released details this week about the distraction burglary that occurred Sept. 28 on Herman Avenue . At about 11 a.m., the woman was working in the front yard when she was approached by a man who began talking to her. She did not give police a detailed description of him.

A 10:15 a.m. burglar alarm on Saturday, Oct. 8 alerted Darien police to a house on the 100 block of Long Neck Point Road, where officers found signs of items disturbed in two rooms.

Police as of Tuesday had no information on whether any items were taken in the break-in. They gave this account of the incident:

When the alarm company contacted police, they had already called the homeowner, who said nobody was supposed to be at the house. Officers already in the area quickly arrived, and as they approached the house they saw a window screen on the ground and the lower portion of a window broken out. They advised police dispatch, and other officers arrived and surrounded the house, in case any burglar or burglars were still inside.

A resident of Herman Avenue was recently victimized by at least three individuals in a “distraction burglary” in which a thief enters a house while others hold the attention of the victim, a Darien police official said. “The Detective Bureau is investigating that in conjunction with a couple of other similar-type burglaries that happened in the City of Norwalk,” Capt. Raymond Osborne told the Police Commission at its regular meeting on Tuesday. “We’re trying to see if there’s a link there,” he said. Osborne gave out no further details, and the commission soon went into executive session. More information is expected Monday at the department’s regular news briefing.

Two more house burglaries were reported to Darien police in the past week, with one of them in Tokeneke, where three burglaries had been reported two weekends ago. Darien police said that unlike the three previous break-ins, they don’t have a suspect and they have no clear indication yet that the two more recent burglaries were perpetrated by the same burglar or burglars. _____________

A small safe containing a gun was among the items stolen from one of three Tokeneke houses burglarized over Independence Day weekend, police said. “We do have a suspect we’re working on,” Darien Police Chief Duane Lovello said at the Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Police Commission, as previously reported by Darienite.com. “We think he may be hitting the area — throughout the lower Fairfield County area.”

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— See also: Three Homes Burglarized in Tokeneke Over Independence Day Weekend (July 8)

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All three burglaries appeared to have happened at night, he said. Darien police gave this account of the incidents, which all seem to have taken place sometime between July 1-5:

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The homeowner left at 6:30 p.m., Friday, July 1 and returned by 7:20 p.m., Tuesday, July 5 to find numerous items stolen from the master bedroom and the master bathroom. The homeowner first noticed drawers in a desk opened and some ransacking in the master bedroom.

Three houses in the Tokeneke section of town were burglarized over the Independence Day weekend, Police Chief Duane Lovello recently told the Darien Police Commission. In only one case was entry into a home forced — a window was smashed, Lovello said. Nothing is known to have been taken in that burglary. “We do have a suspect we’re working on,” Lovello said at the Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Police Commission. “We think he may be hitting the area — throughout the lower Fairfield County area.”

Original dimensions Deandre Parsons DPD 6-14-16

Darien police have charged two teenagers with burglarizing a house on Holmes Court last April and stealing cash and electronic items from it. Here’s the Darien police announcement (police accusations are not proof of guilt):

The Darien Police Department investigated a residential burglary on Holmes Court on April 20, 2016. It was determined that suspects entered the residence through an unlocked door and removed various electronics and cash. Due to the close proximity to the city border, detectives notified the Stamford Police Property Crime Unit to make them aware of the incident. The following day the Stamford detectives contacted Darien Police and advised that they had two burglary suspects in custody that matched the description of the Holmes Court burglary suspects. Darien Police Detectives then interviewed 18 year old Deandre Parsons of 7 Lewelyn St.

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When house on Blueberry Lane was entered sometime between 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6 and about noon on Monday, May 9, the burglar or burglars ignored computers and jewelry and instead took away a sterling silver tea set, police said. Darien police gave this account of the case:

The house, which belonged to a deceased person, had been the home of an elderly couple. The husband had died, and for some time the wife was cared for around the clock by home health aides until her death. A caretaker and an executor of the estate visited the house on Monday to find that every room seemed to have been entered, with drawers pulled out and closets open. A safe was left open in one bedroom.