Crime & Safety
Patron Slugs Bartender for Not Having His Beer of Choice
Unusual arrests and investigations from the area.
A Monroe man charged with attempted burglary reportedly told officers he was only trying to peek at his ex-wife when the window fell in. The condo was being renovated, so the window was not secure, according to police who said the incident took place at 9 p.m. when the woman was not home.
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Two men face drunken driving and pursuit charges in Trumbull. One had a blood alcohol level of near five times the legal limit of 0.08, police said.
Also, a man allegedly punched a Trumbull Stop & Shop security guard after he was caught numerous items including electric clippers and electric toothbrushes.
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A Greenwich restaurant bartender was slugged by a patron who became upset when he was told the patron the beer he wanted wasn't available, according to Greenwich Police who arrested the irate patron after restaurant staff pushed him out the door and locked it.
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A Meriden man "rented" more than $200 worth of video games from Blockbuster in Naugatuck and then sold them to someone else to turn a profit.
A Westport man was . The man proceeded to cut two chains linking his truck that was being repossessed and the tow truck.
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Two Danbury residents were arrested in Brookfield last week after one smacked and broke the rearview mirror of another car then attempted to flee from police. The two were stopped only after driving over the front lawn of a Federal Road business and sustaining a flat tire.
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A Hamden man was arrested after a police officer noticed the car he was driving and thought it was suspicious. The man took off, but police later found him, six bags of marijuana and the car, which had been stolen, in a New Haven driveway, according to police.
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A Norwalk man who fired a rifle at police, forcing a stand-off situation that put a nearby school on lockdown, was able to be convinced by police to surrender without further incident or injury. A positive outcome to a tense afternoon.
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Some serious incidents in Stamford this week were juxtaposed by some positive news, including 18 officers dedicating their time over several days to help renovate the home of a police officer's widow and a new (almost) police chief Jon Fontneau sitting down with Patch to talk about the job before him.
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A Stratford woman was charged this week with , the Fairfield-based heating and air-conditioning company Brit-Air.
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A Stratford man, unhappy with the work done on his vehicle, allegedly broke into the home of his mechanic and robbed him at gunpoint, reportedly fleeing with $75.
