MONROE, CT — Police are investigating the theft of a Lincoln MKC and a Volkswagen Tiguan from residents on Lazy Brook Road Tuesday.
At approximately 2:49 a.m., the New Haven Police Department notified law enforcement in Monroe that a stolen vehicle seen driving through their city was being followed by two other vehicles believed to have been stolen out of Monroe, according to the report.
Using motor vehicle information to track down the owners, who both live at different addresses on Lazy Brook Road, Monroe officers spoke to them and confirmed the vehicles were stolen.
Speed sign stolen
A police officer on patrol noticed a $5,000 radar speed feedback sign was stolen from its post on Hiram Hill Road Tuesday afternoon.
Police said it appeared that a rotary cutoff wheel was used to cut the heavy post in half to steal the sign, batteries and solar panel kit.
Theft of Social Security checks
Police are working with the Social Security Administration to investigate a complaint from an 89-year-old Monroe woman, whose checks were being forwarded to someone else’s address.
The rerouting had gone on for a couple of months resulting in a total of $4,268 worth of lost income.
Police flag burned
Carrubba, 500 Pepper St., reported a vandalism incident Wednesday, in which someone set a Thin Blue Line USA flag ablaze, while leaving a traditional American flag on the same pole undamaged.
Police said surveillance camera footage showed someone intentionally light up the $35 Thin Blue Line USA flag. An officer responding to the complaint only found charred remnants left behind.
Fraud complaint
A Monroe man filed a fraud complaint Monday, after M&T Bank notified him that someone used a fake Connecticut driver’s license to try to withdraw $3,200 from his account.
The I.D. did not match the one on file, so the transaction was unsuccessful, police said, adding the incident is under investigation.
Copper wire stolen
Stewart Amusement Co., 900 Main St., reported 1,500 feet of copper wire stolen from two trailers parked on its property Thursday.
Police said the copper wire was worth around $8,000. The incident is under investigation.
A stolen delivery
A thief reportedly ran up a driveway on Clydesdale Court and swiped a package, before leaving in what appeared to be a Dodge Charger Thursday evening.
Police said the incident was captured on a home security camera.
The package, delivered earlier that day, contained an iPhone 17 Pro Max worth around $1,769, according to police.
Police are investigating the theft.
Into the reservoir
A 35-year-old Bridgeport man escaped injury when his black Chevrolet Impala swerved off the right side of Main Street, near Knollwood Street, struck a guardrail, and continued for about 30 feet, before coming to rest in the reservoir early Sunday morning.
The driver told officers he was heading north when he swerved to avoid a deer, according to the report.
Police said the man did not claim to have any injuries and declined a trip to the hospital. He was issued a written warning for traveling too fast for conditions and failure to maintain the proper lane.
Town firefighters, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Department of Transportation also responded to the incident in the event of any fluid leaks.
Aquarion Water Co., which owns the reservoir, was also notified.
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