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Slew of UNLOCKED Vehicles Entered Overnight in 3-Block Area of Noroton Heights

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Several thefts were discovered on Friday from 17 unlocked cars and sport utility vehicles entered overnight  — 13 on Allen O’Neill Drive and four more on Herman Avenue, two blocks to the east. The 17 vehicles were parked outside nine homes on Allen O’Neill Drive and two homes on Herman Avenue. Most of the vehicle owners in that Noroton Heights neighborhood told police they didn’t find anything missing, and the list of items looted from the vehicles is pretty short: A wallet (with an unknown amount of money in it), a dart set valued at $160, a Dunkin Donuts gift card, a Macy’s store card. Vehicles reported as having been entered but with nothing stolen from them usually have items from the glove compartment or center console strewn about inside or are found with doors left ajar. After police were notified early Friday morning by one of the victims who found items taken from her sport utility vehicle, police canvassed the neighborhood and quickly found many other cars that had been entered.

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Police: Stolen Van Found Smoking, with Flat Tire on Post Road, Three Teens Arrested

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A van left with its keys in it overnight in the driveway off the Post Road was found on the roadway at about 1 a.m., Sunday, less than a quarter of a mile from three teenagers who were then arrested, police said. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

An officer on patrol saw two males walking north on Hollow Tree Ridge Road close to the Post Road, where plenty of unlocked motor vehicles have been entered, stolen from and in some cases stolen, especially in the past year or two. The officer stopped the two and then saw a third male walking from the driveway of a nearby residence. More officers were dispatched to the area. Just before arriving there, one of the officers saw an abandoned Ford Econoline van on the Post Road, partly blocking its intersection with Hollow Tree Ridge Road.

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Six Vehicles Entered Over Weekend in Darien, One Was Stolen, All Were Unlocked

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A blue 2015 Lexus RX was reported stolen from the driveway of a Laforge Road house overnight Friday to Saturday, the same night unlocked vehicles in front of three other homes were entered not far away. The night before, unlocked vehicles were entered in front of two other homes. Altogether, vehicles in front of six homes were reported entered. Locked vehicles, including some outside the same houses as the entered vehicles appeared to have been untouched. — All information in this article comes from Darien police.

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Theft From SUV, Apparently Unlocked, While Overbrook Lane Resident on Vacation

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While a Darien woman was on vacation between Dec. 26 and 31, someone entered her SUV, parked in the driveway at her home on Overbrook Lane and stole $10 in loose change, police said. The woman told police she thought she had locked the 2018 Audi Q7, but there were no signs that the vehicle had been forced open. When she returned from vacation, she found a door ajar. The incident was reported to police on Jan.