Crime & Safety

Goat, Peacock and Roaming Dog with Head Stuck in Biscuit Box

A week's worth of unusual police activity around Fairfield County.

Trumbull Police said  but never returned to do the work and failed to return the money. He was detained by Shelton Police, Trumbull police said.

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Monroe's weekly  article includes the story of a dog who got its head stuck in a box of dog biscuits and fell into a roadside ditch; a woman who complained about a goat, who probably saw its own reflection, ramming into her car; and a runaway Peacock.

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Usually when guests attend a wedding they give gifts. In Greenwich, o purses, credit cards and digital cameras of fellow guests.

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A grandmother in Monroe was  when a caller pretending to be her grandson told her he had been arrested in Spain and asked her to send him money for bail, an attorney and court fees — all as personal money orders via Western Union.

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Two men led Stamford police on a low-speed chase this week. They were arrested after stopping at a stop sign and fleeing, only to slow to a walk once they got around the corner.


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A Stamford man accused of stealing expensive knives from Macy's was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon when he was found to allegedly have the knives on him at the time of his arrest.


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Authorities in Norwalk are investigating reports that a rogue mailman has been dumping mail in a dumpster in the city.

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A Fairfield resident reported to police thaton Kings Highway. The men told the complainant that the system was originally valued at $2,699.

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A New York man surveying land on Stillson Road in Faifield was reportedly looking for a place to rest on June 9 when . The resident declined, so the man set up a lawn chair on the front lawn under a tree. That's when the resident called police.


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