Larceny in Protest of High Gas Prices

A 28-year-old Westport woman is doing more than complaining about the high cost of gas. According to Fairfield Police, she ran out of a Mobil gas station in Fairfield on Thursday afternoon with energy drinks she didn't pay for after saying since Mobil "stole from her, she was going to steal from them." The woman reportedly pre-paid for $20 worth of gas at the station and became upset at how little gas she was able to pump before the $20 limit was reached and the nozzle shut off. She went inside, grabbed three five-hour energy shots and ran from the store. OMG PD twist: Fairfield police commented later: “She came here and she admitted she didn't get enough gas. She ought to get a bicycle." More details on this .

Wilton police are investigating reports that eight vehicles parked in six different residents’ driveways were burglarized late last Sunday night. Five of the homes hit were located on Ridgefield Road, while one was hit at the beginning of Drum Hill Road, police said. OMG PD twist: This marks the consecutive of car thefts — to date, 26 vehicles at 18 homes have been illegally entered or stolen from. , including police tips on prevention.

“Lock up” is a lesson learned this week in Darien, after a pair of bold break-ins increased vigilance among homeowners. One 38-year-old town woman reported jewelry - including a wedding ring and engagement ring - missing from her Avalon apartment on Hollow Tree Ridge Road. In a separate incident, a 52-year-old man, luckily, awoke before a male suspect could take anything from his home. OMG PD twist: While the woman said she frequently left her door unlocked, the man awoke because one of his dogs started barking and after he got out of bed, the resident saw a man leave his son’s room, exit out the kitchen, go through the garage and run down the driveway. Police said the garage door had been left open, and the inside door to the kitchen unlocked. .

We hear a gory story out of Norwalk this week, as residents of an apartment complex report seeing a man with a mohawk leaving blood on doors, walls and floors. Police learned of the strange spotting after a woman called to say the doorknob to her apartment was rattled, and when she looked through the door peephole and saw the man, she noticed he was bloody. OMG PD twist: Police arrived to find the blood everywhere in the complex, though residents said they had already started cleaning up blood from the floor. Concerned about the safety of a possible victim of a crime, police searched for the man but didn't find him. .

In New Canaan, a box of six Motorola pagers - worth about $2,600 altogether - had been considered stolen after it was believed to have been delivered to the downtown fire department, signed for by a volunteer firefighter and placed in an open-access alarm room. OMG PD twist: Police opened their investigation only to hear later from firefighters that the box had been found. A clerical error on the part of the vendor triggered the search for the box that was believed to be missing. In fact, firefighters said, the box had never been shipped. .