Thieves, possibly different ones, entered two Audis the same night on different streets in Darien overnight Wednesday to Thursday, June 25 to 26.
One on Deepwood Road was unlocked, apparently with the keys inside; thieves tried to steal another on Middlesex Road, but weren’t able to start the car, police were told.
Police gave this further account:
The theft on Deepwood Road happened sometime overnight. The owner said a second set of keys may have been left in the Audi A5. Shortly after the car was reported stolen at 5:45 a.m., state police reported they’d found it eight miles away, left by the northbound lanes of Merritt Parkway, at Exit 39 just north of the Darien border.
(Police said the car was found in Norwalk but also said it was found “at Exit 39” which is in New Canaan, a mile from where the highway crosses the Norwalk border.)
Deepwood Road is a block away (and parallel to) Middlesex Road, and somewhere on that long street, either close to or far from Deepwood, two thieves entered an unlocked Audi Q7, an SUV, at 5:02 a.m. At 7:24 a.m., the owner reported the incident to police.
Police didn’t say, but it appears the owner had video surveillance showing the time and that the thieves were masked, and that the owner later saw the video recording, which might account for the wait in calling police.
Despite entering the SUV, the masked thieves were unable to start it. Police didn’t explain what prevented starting the vehicle. Nothing was taken from it.
A nearby locked Jeep Cherokee was left untouched.