Teen Gives Fake Name When Asked About Car Break-Ins: Fairfield PD

FAIRFIELD, CT — A 16-year-old boy is charged after he gave an officer a fake name Thursday while being questioned about car break-ins, according to law enforcement.

The teen was questioned after police were called about 2 a.m. to Toilsome Hill Road and Prospect Avenue and spoke to a man who said he awoke to find two people rummaging through his neighbor’s car, according to a police department news release.

The vehicle’s interior light was on and it looked as though the car had been rifled through. The man told officers the suspects were wearing dark clothing and fled on foot when they saw him. While searching the area, police found another vehicle that had been rifled through and had its interior light on, the news release said.

A short time later, an officer came upon a teen wearing dark clothing and standing at the nearby corner of Toilsome Hill Road and Park Avenue. The officer spoke to the teen and noticed some items, including a change purse, on a wall near where the teen was standing, according to the news release, which said none of the items were determined to have been stolen from the vehicles.

The teen identified himself, but through subsequent investigation it was determined that he had given the officer a fake name and date of birth, the news release said. After determining his true identity, the officer learned the boy was known to Fairfield police, having been arrested April 24 in connection with a stolen car, according to the news release.

The teen was charged with interfering with an officer, issued a summons to be arraigned in juvenile court and returned home, the news release said.

The break-ins remain under investigation. Anyone believed to have been a victim of a nearby car break-in or who noticed any suspicious activity late Wednesday or early Thursday is asked to call police at 203-254-4800.