MONROE, CT — Police are investigating the theft of a Norwalk man’s 2020 Dodge Charger Hellcat after it was recovered in Bridgeport, totally stripped of its parts.
The owner of the vehicle said he last saw his car on Nov. 17, when it was parked in the driveway of his son’s Monroe home on Lois Circle with a cover over it.
Norwalk police informed him of the theft on Nov. 18 after the stolen car was found on Johnson Street in Bridgeport. The victim and his son then reported the theft at the Monroe Police Department the next day.
The Monroe Police Detective Division and the Bridgeport Auto Theft Task Force are working together to investigate the crime.
Stolen spirits
JB Wine & Spirits, 150 Main St., reported the theft of $167 worth of liquor from its store on Nov. 18.
At 1:50 p.m. a store employee told police a male and two females entered the store. The two women came over to the counter and asked the employee if they could use his phone, because their phones were dead.
Meanwhile, the man walked to the back of the store and out of sight, police said.
A few minutes later, he rejoined the two women and they left the store together.
Police said the employee walked down the aisle to where the man had been and noticed two bottles of tequila and one bottle of cognac were missing. In-store surveillance footage showed the man stuffing three bottles into his clothing, according to the report.
The Monroe Police Detective Division is investigating the theft.
A Medicare scam
On Thursday, a Monroe man told police he believed his mother was scammed by a caller pretending to be a Medicare representative, who wanted to renew and update her benefits.
Police said the man’s mother thought the call was legitimate and gave the caller personal information, while answering questions to verify her identity. She later spoke to her son, who thought the call sounded suspicious.
They were advised to contact the Social Security Administration, to monitor her credit cards and to put a freeze on her accounts.
Police said Medicare communicates through the mail, rather than calling people to exchange information over the phone.
Sideswiped on 25
An 81-year-old Monroe man reportedly told officers he was heading south on Main Street in his black 2004 Dodge Ram on Nov. 15, when his vehicle drifted into the north lane and sideswiped a gray 2006 Toyota Avalon, according to police.
The driver of the Toyota, a 62-year-old Danbury man, told police he was driving north on Main Street (Route 25) when he saw the pickup truck cross the double yellow center line and enter his lane. Police said he tried to swerve to avoid it before the two vehicles sideswiped.
Both vehicles were towed due to disabling damage from the crash, which occurred near Knollwood Street around 2:13 p.m.
Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service personnel examined both drivers, who declined medical attention, police said.
The Monroe man was issued an infraction for failure to drive in the proper lane.
A rollover in the roundabout
A 30-year-old Monroe man escaped injury after being involved in a rollover crash in the roundabout at the intersection of routes 110 and 111 on Nov. 16.
He reportedly told officers he was driving his 1942 Ford south on Monroe Turnpike around 2 p.m. when his brakes failed. Another driver had stopped in front of him to yield at the roundabout and police said he tried to avoid hitting the vehicle.
The Monroe man swerved to the left, but police said he cut the wheel too hard, causing his car to go over the median and flip over onto its side.
The vehicle, which was unregistered, uninsured and had no plates, was towed due to disabling damage, according to police.
The driver was cited for driving an unregistered vehicle and driving an uninsured vehicle, and received a warning for failure to drive in the proper lane.
MPD Food Drive
The Monroe Police Department is hosting a Community Food Drive, collecting donations of nonperishable food for the Monroe Food Pantry from now until Nov. 25.
Donations may be dropped off in the lobby of the police station, 7 Fan Hill Road.
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