When the mother was told that her four-year-old son had entered into the tanning establishment, she allegedly told the child that he was "supposed to stay in the car," police said.
Unusual police incidents around Fairfield County.
Redding's former highway superintendent was sentenced to jail for stealing from the town.
Officials say they also found anti-police material, loaded rifles and a tunnel in the Vine Road basement while trying to serve a warrant.
The arrest occurred on Jan. 22.
The child appeared to be approximately two years old and was wearing adult slippers, long pajama pants, a long sleeve t-shirt and no jacket, police said.
Redding Police news, Jan. 22 through Jan. 28.
On the whole, Redding Police spent 15 24-hour days responding to false alarms at residences in 2012.
A 71-year-old Westport woman was arrested on prostitution charges at Homewood Suites in Glastonbury Friday.
Unusual police incidents from Fairfield County and beyond.
In 2011, two persons were found shot to death inside a car parked on Avenue B.
A miniature donkey bit the woman's forearm Wednesday morning as she tried to rescue the animal from a brutal attack her own two dogs had launched after they breached an invisible fence at home.
She and her husband were both charged after they allegedly stole more than $42,000 worth of electricity from United Illuminating.
Redding Police news, Jan. 17 through Jan. 20.
According to unofficial numbers provided by state police, Police Chief Douglas Fuchs said there's at least 5,000 guns in Redding.
The stop occurred on Jan. 12.
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the arrest of 12 for their alleged involvement in a crack distribution ring.
Kehoe said the weapons used in the Dec. 14 shooting were stronger than those his department carries, according to NBC News.
Redding Police news, Jan. 9 through Jan. 12.
Unusual police incidents in Fairfield County and beyond.
Easton Police news, Jan. 2 through Jan. 6.
Westport police arrested the man on a warrant after he was charged with DUI on Dec. 28 in a neighboring town.
The arrest occurred on Jan. 1.
A judge at Superior Court in Stamford ordered Charles Garcia, 47, to not travel outside of New Haven County and to wear a monitoring device.
Redding Police news, Jan. 2 through Jan. 7.
The husband of a former Wilton teacher, Svetlana Bell, who was shot to death in December pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Monday.
Thomas Belluci was arrested on charges he owned more than unregistered 160 firearms, including 10 machine guns.
Some residents have turned over their legal weapons over the past few days.
Redding Police news, Dec. 18 through Dec. 22.
The woman is currently in custody.
A 21-year-old Danbury man didn't survive a car-train accident at the Long Ridge Road crossing in Redding, and three others were seriously injured in the 1:20 p.m. Sunday incident.
Here's Part 1 of our distillation of the most unusual of the unusual reports published in Fairfield County Police Digest in 2012.
Here's Part 2 of our year-end wrapup of the strangest of the strange police reports that cropped up in the area during 2012.
One person has died and three passengers of the vehicle have been transported to the hospital with "serious" injuries, officials say.
Did a young male switch from stealing condoms to stealing gum? Was a Norwalk man so blitzed he couldn't get safely on the roadway from a parking lot? Did a Guilford woman steal almost $1,000 from a department store?
Starting shortly after the 12/14 Sandy Hook shooting and continuing through Christmas, officers from across the state helped back up and relieve Newtown police.
Law enforcement officials said A Bronx, NY woman lied to the FBI, which is investigating fundraising fraud in the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, CT.
Police say they saw higher than expected traffic volume during the Christmas holiday enforcement campaign called "Operation SANTA."
The arrest occurred Friday night.