New Canaan Police: Downtown Shop Theft, DUIs

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A woman described as white, blonde, about five feet tall, petite and in her 20s or 30s stole a dress and handbag from Vineyard Vines on Elm Street last week, police said.

It happened around 12:30 p.m. on May 7, according to a police report.

The woman entered the store, went to a dressing room and left abruptly, Sgt. Carol Ogrinc said, citing the police report. Store workers were occupied by other customers. In the stall occupied by the suspected thief, they later found a different dress and the paper used to stuff a handbag, police said.

The stolen dress is a turquoise sleeveless number valued at $125, the handbag a “wicker clutch” with the brand’s trademark whale logo, in gold, worth $128, police said.

They’re investigating.

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A 45-year-old Ossining, N.Y. man at 5:55 p.m. on May 9 was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.

He failed field sobriety tests after police found his vehicle on Smith Ridge Road near Michigan Road following a single-car accident, Ogrinc said. He hit a tree and damaged his Jeep’s front end, she said.

The man was released on $250 bond and scheduled to appear May 20 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.

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Police at 12:30 a.m. on May 11 arrested a 58-year-old Richmond Hill Road man and charged him with driving under the influence.

He failed field sobriety tests after police stopped him for swerving on Oenoke Ridge and Park Street.

He was released on $250 bond and scheduled to appear May 22 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.

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