Police Arrest a Brookfield Youth for Illegal Use of a Laser Pointer

An unidentified Brookfield youth was charged with assault and illegal use of a laser pointer this week stemming from a Feb. 27 incident at Brookfield High School.

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A driver stopped in Monroe for having tinted windows was operating with a suspended license, had a expandable baton in the car and two warrants for his arrest, according to police.

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Monroe police arrested two men for allegedly stealing dental care products from three town pharmacies, then engaging police in pursuit while driving a stolen car.

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A Stratford man is accused of stealing his grandmother's LCD television, DVDs from Stop & Shop in Trumbull and baby formula from the Westfield Trumbull Mall Target.

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There wasn't much luck of the Irish for a pair of patrons at a Greenwich watering hole on St. Patrick's Day night. The fisticuffs between the men ended with their arrests by Greenwich Police.

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The Westport Police Department and the United States Marshal's Service arrested a New Hampshire man for extraditable narcotic and burglary warrants from that state.

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A teenage driver from Norwalk was busted on drug charges in New Canaan after allegedly speeding past a police officer running radar near a middle school. Police alleged the teen copped to having a bag of marijuana under the driver's seat, and police report they found a joint in the console ashtray.

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Naugatuck police arrested a man who they claim at a junkyard and then pocketed the loot. 

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Naugatuck police "tased" a drunken man three times after he fought while being handcuffed, police said.

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A Fairfield resident discovered an artillery shell in her attic this week, prompting a call to a State Police bomb squad technician. Investigators determined that the 37mm shell — left behind by a family member — dated back to WWII or the Vietnam War.

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Two men, ages 20 and 50, were arrested by Milford Police following an alleged altercation at an elementary school playground.