DUI arrests
Tomas Diaz, 35, of Stamford was arrested on Thursday, July 14 at 1:46 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. According to police, an officer was running radar on Route 7 when he clocked Diaz speeding. Diaz was held on a $100 bond and given a July 28 court date.
On Tuesday, July 12 at 4:10 p.m., a 17-year old Easton male — who was arrested on a warrant — was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The incident occurred in 2010.
Drunk and sleeping in the road
On Wednesday, July 13 at 10:37 p.m., police responded to a call of a man sleeping in the middle of the road outside of the . The man was drunk and was given a ride home. He was not charged with anything.
Broken windows
On Wednesday, July 13 at 10:57 a.m., Landmark of Ridgefield Academy, located on Portland Avenue, reported that someone threw a rock through a classroom window. The school asked for extra patrols in the area, as this wasn’t the first time it happened.
Impersonation
On Monday, July 11, at 2:03 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle in Redding. The driver of the vehicle gave the wrong name when asked by police. The case remains under investigation.
Larceny at a residence
On Tuesday, July 12 at 12:11 p.m. a Sunset Hill Road resident reported to police that two safes — containing passports, cash and jewelry — were taken from her residence sometime that morning between 11 a.m. and noon. Police didn’t observe forced entry, and the amount of items missing adds up to roughly $10,000.
Theft from a motor vehicle
On Wednesday, July 13 at 12:46 p.m., a caller said they saw an Hispanic male take a backpack blower out of a work truck along Newtown Turnpike.
Lots of yelling
On Sunday, July 17 at 12:57 p.m., a resident reported they heard a lot of yelling coming from a private home on Gallows Hill Road. Upon investigation, police learned a homeowner was yelling at his dog, who had gone to the bathroom in the house.
