Stolen Car Involved In Burglary Found Crashed: Fairfield Police

FAIRFIELD, CT — A stolen car involved in a burglary last week was found by police after it crashed into a basketball hoop and then a tree, according to authorities.

The incident began about 2 a.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Taunton Road, police said. Officers responded to a report of three young males trying to break into a vehicle, according to police, who said the trio left in separate vehicles, traveling onto Mill Plain Road.

One — a gray Volvo sedan — continued speeding south on Mill Plain Road, while another — a black 2013 BMW 525xi turned onto Lakeside Drive. Officers did not pursue either vehicle but did find the BMW abandoned in a wooded area in the 300 block of Lakeside Drive after it struck a basketball hoop and a small tree, according to police, who added the car had been stolen from a home on Unquowa Road.

“Officers observed the suspect vehicles in question on numerous other occasions during the overnight hours but the vehicles fled at high rates of speed,” police said. “No pursuits initiated.”

The incident was one of many vehicle-related crimes reported in recent days, according to police. Others, via logs provided by the Fairfield Police Department, include:

7:54 a.m. Thursday, 700 block of Mill Plain Road: 2018 gray Volvo S60 stolen overnight while unlocked with key inside. Found empty at Birch and Puritan roads via Volvo app, AirPod Pros stolen from vehicle.

8:30 a.m. Thursday, Evelyn Street: Suspicious parked vehicle reported. Found to be stolen from Feeding Hills, Massachusetts.

3:19 p.m. Thursday, 900 block of the Post Road: 2015 gray Nissan Rogue stolen from parking lot, credit cards in the vehicle later used in Bridgeport and New Haven.

7:29 p.m. Thursday, Sunnyridge Avenue: Vehicle reported stolen out of West Haven found at Colonial Gardens Apartments.

2:35 p.m. Friday, 300 block of Carter Henry Drive: Catalytic converter stolen from vehicle parked at train station.

3:55 a.m. Saturday, 200 block of Colonial Drive: People traveling in a green SUV and white Sedan reported to be checking handles of cars. Officers saw a green 2021 Alfa Romeo Stelvio traveling west on Fern Street behind a white sedan. Several juveniles running towards a nearby residence quickly returned to the vehicles as an officer approached. The vehicles sped towards Birch Street. No pursuit was initiated. The vehicles were last seen by police entering northbound Interstate 95. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio had been stolen from Barlow Road where it had been left unlocked with keys inside.

1:03 p.m. Saturday, 1600 block of Cross Highway: A male was reported to have entered and rummaged through vehicles parked in a driveway about 2:30 a.m.

9:44 a.m. Sunday, Lawrence Road: Male entered a garage and then an unlocked vehicle about 3:40 a.m. Saturday, stealing a purse and rummaging through the glove box.

3:19 p.m. Sunday, 700 block of Villa Avenue: Several tools stolen from van parked at Stop & Shop, window broken.

3:30 p.m. Sunday, Miller Street: White Mercedes-Benz Gle 350 4matic stolen while unlocked and running.