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Unusual arrests and investigations from the area.

Mackenzies Jewel Heist

At , a variety store in New Canaan, on Dec. 12 at about 1pm, a 64-year-old female told police in a report filed the next day, a clear plastic bag containing jewelry was stolen. The complainant reported that she was in the store purchasing candy. She filled a bag and walked over to place it on the counter, leaving her jewelry near the "penny candy" containers. When she returned, she told police, her bag was gone. According to the report, the woman told police the bag contained two rings: an emerald and diamond ring set in platinum and another set with a tanzanite stone and diamonds set in white gold estimated at a total value of $23,000.

It's All Relative

A 54-year-old resident of Harrison Ave., New Canaan called police on Dec. 16 to report that she was missing four pieces of jewelry from her home. The woman told police that she had seen a television report the night before about a woman arrested in Fairfield for stealing jewelry from a home. She recognized her as a distant relative who had been at her home for a family funeral on Nov. 18. Prompted to check her own belongings, she told police that she found she was missing four pieces of jewelry valued at slightly more than $600 total.

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Westport police have arrested two suspects in connection with a recent burglary in the Burritts Landing area, a burglary hot spot recently. Police located one suspect in the neighborhood and set up surveillance to catch the other, which they eventually did after a short foot chase. 

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A man ordered an $18.24 pizza from Fairfield's  and, when he realized he didn't have any cash, he  and never came back.

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A Fairfield resident woke up to find his . The stolen vehicle -- which is currently decked out for Christmas with a red nose and antlers -- was locked, but his other vehicle wasn't. The unlocked car had keys for the stolen vehicle inside.

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When asked by the Fairfield man whose vehicle he was stealing from what he was doing, a brazen thief turned to the man, replied  shined a flashlight in the man's eyes, and fled.

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Darien police say a  was reported stolen from the front door of a West Road home after it’d been delivered by UPS. At about 4:20 p.m. on Dec. 17, police say they received a call reporting the larceny. UPS had said the item was delivered but “someone obviously had taken it,” according to police.

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On Monday, Dec. 19, Wilton police  from, according to police reports. Police said they received a complaint from CVS employees about a possible female shoplifter. The woman left the store prior to the arrival of officers, but police were able to track her down, police said.

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These two 16-year-olds won't be teacher's pets ... especially since on larceny charges, accused of swiping money from a teacher's coat pocket.

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feo mesics May 23, 2013 at 10:50 am
Where DIDN'T you learn to write?? Jane Himmel May 22, 2013 at 01:27 pm "This has CONVINCED MYRead More GROWING CONVICTION that Patch has moved complete..."
Jane Himmel May 22, 2013 at 01:40 pm
I just called Staples. This is really disturbing to me. If I don't get a satisfactory answer, IRead More will let people know and I will also decide whether to continue shopping there. I do not like to give my money to unethical businesses.
Jane Himmel May 22, 2013 at 01:27 pm
This has convinced my growing conviction that Patch has moved completely away from any pretense ofRead More being a news source and is simply an electronic bulletin board. By abandoning their prior procedure of approving posts before they go up, they are letting anything go on and then taking them down if they're reported. By then, it's too late: the poster has gotten their message across during the time it's in the lineup. I only check in with Patch occasionally now and so many people in town won't read it at all anymore. I think we need to be honest with ourselves about what kind of a public forum this venue is. This doesn't reflect well on Staples if they are using subterfuge and violating Terms of Use on Patch either.
Lauren May 24, 2013 at 10:29 pm
Tom, the tree warden doesn't just "put in trees and take them down" just like that. ThereRead More is a reason behind every tree that has come down or gone up. Whats with this town and trees anyway? It seems like a huge source of controversy...they are TREES.
Lauren May 23, 2013 at 08:09 am
if they had done it at night at least it wouldn't have been smudged. BUT, i happen to think itsRead More nice, and especially with the flags hanging. we forget we are a small new england town, and small things like the red white and blue stripes remind me that we still are! :)
Hollywood2 May 22, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Somebody is pretending to be me again. On June 6 we remember D-Day. Thanks again to all our vetsRead More on Memorial Day and D-Day. That's a real reason to celebrate the week.