Crime & Safety
Frate's Liquor Burglarized for Third Time in Darien
Another strange smash-and-grab burglary at the store.

DARIEN, CT — Frate's Liquor on the Post Road was burglarized for the third time since December.
The most recent smash-and-grab burglary was found on Feb. 19 in the morning by a passing officer.
A brick was used to break a window. The only things taken were two cash drawers that were empty of cash, but may have had some coins in them. A bottle of $30 wine was smashed.
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The suspect was in the store for less than a minute and appears to be the same suspect from previous incidents, police said. He can be seen in a video wearing a fur style hat with ear flaps and a blue down jacket.
The cash drawers were recovered on Cove Road in Stamford by Darien Police. They had been found in the same area during another one of the burglaries.
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