Crime & Safety

Fight Erupts at Fairfield Pop Warner Field

The Fairfield Giants were not playing -- the field hosted the out-of-town Hamden Hurricanes and an undisclosed opponent, police said.

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A fight erupted following the Nov. 12 Hamden Pop Warner football game, which was held on Fairfield’s as a place of neutrality, police said. 

The fight, which is under investigation, happened following Hamden’s victory over an undisclosed opponent, department spokesperson Lt. James Perez said.

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According to witnesses, the wife of one of the Hamden coaches was asked to snap a photo of the victors. She stepped back and into a woman and her 20-year-old daughter, police said. Upon asking the woman to move over, the woman replied she would move when she was "ready," police said.

The coach’s wife took the photo, and then the coach and the "aggressive" woman reportedly exchanged words, Perez said. The wife looked on, and the daughter of the aggressive woman allegedly asked the wife what she was looking at and then assaulted her, according to police.

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It took several witnesses to break up the fight, police said. Warrants for arrests are pending investigation, Perez said.

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A driver who later admitted to consuming three alcoholic beverages before hitting the road crashed into a tree in the Post Road rotary near the Circle Diner Sunday evening, causing his car to rollover, police said.

The victim, a 30-year-old man from White Plains, N.Y., told police he was traveling 60 mph on the road from Bridgeport into Fairfield when he lost control of the car, drove over the grass island, struck a yield sign and then the tree.

He was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center from the scene, police said. He reportedly told EMTs he had about three drinks before getting on the road at Dunville’s Restaurant in Westport, police said.

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An Old Spring road resident reported his home had been broken into while his 15-year-old daughter was home alone on Nov. 11, police said.

The resident, the father of the girl, said the girl called him to tell him someone was inside the house, Perez said.

According to the report, the girl was using the computer on the back porch when she heard the doorbell ring twice -- but she didn’t open the door. Her brother had left the house just a few minutes before and had apparently left the front door unlocked, police said.

The girl heard the family dog bark and a screen door open and close, and then the dog stopped barking, Perez said. She heard footsteps go up the stairs and then checked outside -- an older-style aqua green wagon-type vehicle that she didn’t recognize was parked outside her house, Perez said.

Fearing for her safety, the girl hid in the basement and called her father, who came home before calling police, Perez said. The father did not believe anything was taken, though picture frames had been moved off of the top of his daughter’s jewelry box, police said.

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A resident reported on Nov. 11 that someone burgled her Smedley Street home sometime earlier that day, police said.

She told police she returned home to a strange odor and discovered her jewelry boxes had been opened and were tossed on the floor, along with clothing, Perez said.

The homeowner found her key in the deadbolt of her kitchen door, and she had not placed it there, police said. A computer desk in another room was pushed aside and a nearby air conditioning unit was damaged and pushed through the window from the outside, according to police.

A neighbor reported seeing an unkempt man in his 50s walking around the house, but said she thought he may have been a tree worker and did not report him to police, Perez said.

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The mother of a 13-year-old girl reported on Nov. 11 that her daughter had been followed home the day prior by a taxi driver, police said.

According to the report, the girl got off her bus stop on North Street and was walking home when a taxi pulled up and the operator -- described as a black man in his 60s -- asked if she needed a ride home. The girl told him no and kept walking, Perez said.

The cab reportedly followed her for a short distance before speeding off, police said. The taxi was a town car vehicle similar to Red Dot taxis, and police attempted to reach Red Dot but they did not respond, Perez said. It is not clear what company the cab is a part of.

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Two youths were issued juvenile summons over the weekend for possession of less than .5 ounces of marijuana, Perez said.

The juveniles were reportedly smoking outside of , police said. The responding officer smelled burnt marijuana as he approached the boys and the Pontiac they were standing around, Perez said. They handed over a small plastic bag of weed and a pot cigarette, police said.

Ruger the canine officer responded as well and sniffed out the car for marijuana -- he “hit” on the car, Perez said, though he smelled the pot the boys had already turned over to police. There was no additional marijuana in the vehicle, police said.

Both youths were issued a Nov. 21 court date at the Bridgeport Superior Court for Juvenile Matters and Detention Center and were released to their parents, police said.

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Two men were arrested this weekend on charges of disorderly conduct after reportedly hosting a large and loud party at their Fairfield Beach Road residence, police said.

John Auriemma, 21, of North Caldwell, N.J., and Stefan Toi, 21, of Newtown, Conn., allegedly hosted the party, which neighbors complained to police about, Perez said.

The responding officer acknowledged the party was “extremely loud” and there was a large group of people inside the house, the majority of them jumping up and down, police said.

Auriemma and Toi were both released on $100 bonds and issued a Nov. 22 court date.

 


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