Crime & Safety
Armed: Artillery Shells, Expandable Batons
Unusual police reports from around southwestern Connecticut.
A Fairfield resident discovered an artillery shell in her attic this week, prompting a call to a State Police bomb squad technician. Investigators determined that the 37mm shell—left behind by a family member—dated back to World War II or the Vietnam War.
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A driver stopped in Monroe for having tinted windows was operating with a suspended license, had a expandable baton in the car and was the subject of two arrest warrants, according to police.
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There wasn't much luck of the Irish for a pair of patrons at a Greenwich watering hole on St. Patrick's Day night. The fisticuffs between the men ended with their arrests by Greenwich Police.
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Monroe police arrested two men for allegedly stealing dental care products from three town pharmacies, then engaging police in pursuit while driving a stolen car.
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Naugatuck police arrested a man who they claim at a junkyard and then pocketed the loot.
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Naugatuck police "tased" a drunk man three times after he fought while being handcuffed, police said.
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