Police Blotter: 'Real Man Thing,' Other Valuables Stolen

The following information was provided by the Darien Police Department:

Monday, Feb. 22

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Monday evening brought the arrest of a 48-year-old Darien man, a resident of Red Rose Circle, when his son called 911 to report a domestic violence incident. Police say the teenager called police fearing a verbal disagreement between his parents was on the verge of turning physical. The man was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct and posted $250 bond.

Tuesday, Feb. 23

MOTOR VEHICLE BURGLARY: Darien police are searching for a suspect they believe burglarized three motor vehicles at two residences on Catherine Street in the wee morning hours.

Police received a report at 2:15 a.m. from a West Ave. resident who, attention focused by the flickering interior car lights, watched a "suspicious person," dressed in a dark puffer coat and carrying a backpack, wandering around Catherine Street driveways, opening and closing car doors. The complainant said the suspect "might be black."

At a first residence, $100 in cash was stolen from the ashtray of an unlocked, 1988 Ford Taurus.

In a second incident, police say both resident's cars, a 2003 Ford Explorer and 2003 Ford Escape, had been left unlocked and in the driveway. Swiped from the Fords were two GPS units valued at $150 a piece, a $900 ThinkPad notebook and a handbag that police say contained "nothing of value."

Wednesday, Feb. 24

MOTOR VEHICLE BURGLARY: They're examples of "a real man thing," said Capt. Fred Komm of a framing gun and a trimming gun. Unfortunately for one man, both things were stolen. Police say the victim left his Chevvy Astro, unlocked, in the back lot of the Norton Heights Fire Department on Feb. 19 and notice both tools missing when he returned to his van, five days later.

Saturday, Feb. 27

HIT AND RUN: A 15-year-old male was rushed to Stamford Hospital with critical head inuries after a hit-and-run accident that took place on Hoyt Street near Lynn Court on Saturday afternoon.

The young man was walking northbound on Hoyt Street, toward New Canaan, when police say he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Witnesses say the silver Toyota Camry fled the scene after the collision.

Read the latest here: Driver in Hit and Run Surrenders; Police Seek Arrest Warrant

Sunday, Feb. 28

DWI: Police say 53-year-old George Boatright III of Norwalk was cruising down Tokeneke Road towards Rowayton on Sunday evening, when he was stopped for cruising sans lights. Police said Boatright "smelled of an alcoholic beverage," and failed his field sobriety test. He was placed under arrest and posted a $150 bond. Boatright is due in court on March 10 for a DWI charge.

LARCENY/DRUG POSESSION: Drashawn Mclellen, a 22 year-old Stamford man with an extensive criminal record, was held on $10,000 bond at Darien Police Station, following his Sunday morning arrest. Police stopped Mclellen on the Post Road near Exit 13 of the I95 southbound at 10:30 a.m., noticing his 1997 Honda Civic did not have license plates. Mclellen, who did not have insurance, proceeded to tell police that he had recently purchased the unregistered vehicle. Police say the Honda had been stolen from Stamford on Feb. 14. About 1 gram of marijuana was found in Mclellen's wallet, along with $350 in Euros and $65 in Canadian currency.

Mclellen was placed under arrest and held on $10,000 bond. He appeared on court on March 1, where he faced charges of larceny in the third degree, driving an unregistered vehicle, misuse of plates, driving without insurance and possession of marijuana.

MOTOR VEHICLE BURGLARY: A woman returned to her car after an hour-long evening meal at Bertucci's, only discover the passenger window of the family's Chrysler mini van had been smashed and her handbag stolen. Police say the vehicle had been left locked in a "well concealed" area of the restaurant parking lot at about 6:30 p.m. The Coach handbag, which contained a Claiborne wallet, some credit cards and about $80 in cash, had been left in plain view, behind the passenger seat.