The 22-year-old is charged with second-degree larceny, police said.
The man tried to steal thousands of dollars worth of generators from the Fairfield hardware store, police said.
The man confessed to involvement in both incidents after DNA at one of the crime scenes led detectives to interview him, police said.
The vehicle, which has New York plates, was still missing as of Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
Officers went to People's United Bank after a manager reported a woman trying to cash a fraudulent check for nearly $1,500, police said.
He is accused of breaking into a vehicle and, on a separate occasion, fleeing officers and crashing a stolen truck, Fairfield police said.
The woman has been arrested in connection with political graffiti that was recently found at an elementary school and store in Fairfield.
A Fairfield man has been arrested in New Jersey in connection with numerous burglaries in the tri-state area, according to authorities.
The victim was treated for a suspected concussion and head trauma at a nearby hospital, according to Fairfield police.
The victim, a former Fairfield resident, "was widely known as the guy who made safety his top priority," according to his obituary.
The contractor and a co-conspirator sold the family’s jewelry and other household items at a pawn shop, according to Fairfield police.
While stopped at a traffic light, one driver pointed a gun at another, according to Fairfield police.
The Fairfield man is charged with a felony after the crash, which left a pedestrian severely injured, police said.
A New York man faces several charges after he tried to fill a forged prescription at a Walgreens in Fairfield, according to police.
A man is accused of stealing more than $3,100 worth of cigarettes from two Fairfield businesses, according to police.
The man is accused of altering and cashing more than $1,700 in checks from a Fairfield business, according to police.
The man had a wallet that was found to have been stolen from a vehicle parked in a driveway, according to Fairfield police.
The woman is accused of cashing a business check for $2,000 more than a Fairfield liquor store owner had issued it for, according to police.
A bank in Fairfield notified law enforcement Thursday afternoon about a man making suspicious withdrawals, according to police.
The man told detectives "he was remorseful and felt compelled by his conscience to turn himself in," according to Fairfield police.
A Fairfield woman called law enforcement Saturday after finding a local college student asleep in the vestibule of her home, police said.
Homeowners returned to their residence to find the sliding glass door was shattered and valuables were stolen, Fairfield police said.
The man was actively shattering several windows around the home as officers responded to a domestic dispute, according to police.
A man entered the store, walked behind the counter, and ordered an employee to open the cash register and back away, according to police.
In addition to the machete, the man also had an over-sized hunting knife in the vehicle, according to Fairfield police.
The man pointed what appeared to be a gun at the victim and threatened to kill the person, according to Fairfield police.
The Fairfield woman's neighbors complained about men trespassing in yards to get to her home, among other things, according to police.
The Ohio man, who stole his mother's car and fled east, is suspected of robberies in Connecticut and two other states, officials said.
The three defendants pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday.
A store employee was held at gunpoint, but no one was injured during the robbery, according to Fairfield police.
A FOX Business spokeswoman confirmed that Crook, who remains in custody, is no longer employed by the network.
In early October, officials were offering a $1,500 reward, but police announced Tuesday the reward had increased to $3,500.
Autumn is a good time to take inventory of who is living in your neighborhood. Here is an updated list of sex offenders living in Fairfield.
A New Jersey man was arrested and charged twice in the same day by Fairfield police — first with larceny and then with burglary, cops said.
A Fairfield bank was robbed Tuesday for the second time in recent weeks, police said.
The break-in occurred during the early morning hours Wednesday, according to Fairfield police.
The robberies occurred between Sept. 29 and Oct. 5 in Fairfield, Westport, Shelton and Norwalk, according to police.
The man repeatedly smashed car windows, leaving traces of blood behind in vehicles parked at Fairfield Cinemas, police reports said.
A man walked up to the teller window and gave employees a note instructing them to cooperate because a robbery was underway, police said.
The 18-year-old has a history of stealing cars and motorcycles, and is a suspect in at least four previous Fairfield thefts, police said.