Crime & Safety

That's Just the Way They Roll, Allegedly

Police allege unusual conduct on four wheels and off.

 

On four wheels ...

 

A complaint of erratic driving led to a heroin bust in Monroe. When stopped by an officer, the driver reportedly told him he drove erratically because he had to go to the bathroom really, really bad.

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Westport police arrested a driver who was allegedly driving double the posted speed limit (60 in a 30 mph zone). The driver was also double the legal alcohol limit, police said. 

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Greenwich Police say they arrested a motorist who was reportedly following a commercial delivery driver in the wee, small hours of the morning Feb. 19, thinking the driver was a friend. The motorist was busted for DWI.

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A New Haven man was charged with driving under the influence this week after a golfer found the man lying in the woods bordering the Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield. The man's car was found 50 yards away.

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Police said two burglars who were caught stealing tools from someone’s garage early Thursday morning in Naugatuck can blame their downfall on a loud vehicle exhaust pipe.

 

And on two feet ...

 

A Milford man is accused of blocking a former companion's path while she was walking, picking the victim up onto his shoulder and hanging up her cell phone when she attempted to contact 911 for assistance.


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