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Cops Arrest Man Asleep at the Wheel, Child in Tow

His 3-year-old granddaughter was in the car, according to the report, and more unusual arrests and investigations from the area.

A 39-year-old man was found by a passing police officer at 1:53 a.m. on Sunday, asleep behind the wheel while stopped at a traffic light on Route 1 in Darien, police said. According to a police report, before an officer could confront him, the man's car started rolling, traveling about a tenth of a mile before stopping.  Nobody was injured in the incident. Police charged him with driving while under the influence and risk of injury to a minor, among other charges.

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A young Brookfield man was in the rear of his property. The arrest has sparked a conversation about rights and safety.

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A Bridgeport man working for a moving company while on the job. 

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A Stamford man is accused of at his sister during a shoving match on Aug. 27 on Juniper Ridge Road. He and his sister were both arrested.

A Trumbull man also reported that a Bridgeport woman stole his handgun from his home. She was watching TV while he was out of the room, police said.

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In Stamford, concerned citizens took it upon themselves to corral a car to the side of the road they allege almost struck other vehicles several times while drifting in traffic. The driver , police said.

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A Stamford man arrested in Norwalk and charged in attempted car burglary said when the owner of the vehicle had spotted him, he wasn't trying to break in, he'd near the car.

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A Hamden man was arrested after police say he broke into a relative's home and . The homeowner's son was checking his mother's home when he found the man asleep in the bed, police said.

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Fairfield police were called to investigate reports of a man challenging passersby to swordfights at an intersection. .

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 A man was arrested in Fairfield this week after .

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