Crime & Safety
Fairfield: New County Capital of Quirky Crime
Norwalk has clearly lost its standing as the Fairfield County seat of quirky crime as the town of Fairfield now takes first place in the FCQC standings. Norwalk doesn't even rank this week.
A Norwalk man was arrested on a charge of breach of peace in the second degree after he was accused of at the Fairfield Center Metro North station after the victim refused to trade the man a cigarette for a beer.
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A man told Fairfield police that his wife was struck by a vehicle for him in front of on the Post Road in Fairfield, police said. She reportedly stood in the space while another vehicle attempted to back in.
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Someone apparently decided they didn’t like the in a Fairfield resident’s backyard—police said the resident reported 50 feet of his deer fence had been torn down and burned.
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A Fairfield resident reported that someone placed a in her backyard. No clue as to who did it, police said.
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police after an officer who was checking railroad-parking permits noticed that the color of the permit on one car did not appear to be the right color, according to police. There were two other permits on the vehicle from previous years that also did not appear to be the right color and the right size lettering, police said. Further investigation revealed that the suspect's name is on the waiting list for permits and not in the permit file.
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A Fairfield resident reported a to police. Upon closer inspection, police realized the rotating circle of light above the resident’s home was coming from a spotlight for an event taking place on a main road. The resident disagreed, adding that he was not a drunk.
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