Wilton Police Arrest Log For Feb. 19-25

WILTON, CT — An old shoplifting and a new hit-and-run topped the Wilton Police Department's arrest log last week.

On Thursday, police arrested a 33-year-old Fairfield man 16 months after they say he stole approximately $2,000 to $3,000 of merchandise from a Wilton business.

The business reported the shoplifting that had just occurred to the Wilton Police Department on Oct. 27, 2022, and employees forwarded to police a description of the suspect and the vehicle he was seen entering.

Following the investigation, Wilton police obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect, and executed it on Feb. 22, 2024 in Stamford Superior Court.

The suspect was charged with third-degree larceny and organized retail theft. Bond was set at $75,000, and he was scheduled to appear at Stamford Superior Court on that same date for arraignment.

On Feb. 21 at around 5:33 p.m., Wilton police officers were dispatched for a report of a car accident.

According to their report, a motorist in a 2023 Mercedes GLA was traveling eastbound on New Canaan Road towards the intersection with Trails End Road at an unknown speed, and lost control while navigating the curve right in the road. The Mercedes crossed the double yellow lines, continued off the road striking a guardrail, and then struck the entire right side of a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas SE idling at an intersection stop sign.

Police say the Mercedes driver, a 26-year-old Bridgeport woman, "decided to flee the scene when the other driver requested police respond to the accident."

Responding officers saw the Mercedes pulling into the parking lot of 240 Wolfpit Road.

During the investigation, police say the Mercedes driver said she was unaware she had hit any car, and "left the scene of the accident without reporting it because she has a hair appointment and is going on vacation the next morning."

Police charged the Bridgeport motorist with evading responsibility at the scene of an accident, driving without a license, driving without insurance, and failure to keep right on a curve. She was issued a misdemeanor summons and is scheduled to appeared before Stamford Superior Court on March 5.