Crime & Safety

Five Car Burglaries Reported in Darien

Incidents reported to police May 11-May 13.

Five car burglaries were reported between May 11 and May 15, the Darien Police Department said. The reported incidents are as follows:

  •  Wednesday, May 11: A wallet and an iPod cable were taken from a car parked on the 600 block of 71st Street sometime between 10 p.m. May 10 and 6 a.m. May 11, police said. The car's windows were open slightly, but it’s unclear whether the car was locked, according to the report. The items were worth about $70. 
  • Friday, May 13:A burglar shattered the passenger side window of a car parked in the Darien Sportsplex lot sometime between 11:50 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., police said. A backpack with workout clothes, shoes and an MP3 player was taken from the car, according to the report. The items were worth about $350. 
  • Saturday, May 14:A Garmin GPS unit and prescription sunglasses were taken sometime between 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday from an unlocked minivan parked on the 500 block of 72nd Street, police said. The items were worth about $500.
  • Sunday, May 15: A GPS unit was stolen from the glove box of an unlocked car parked on the 600 block of Chestnut between 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday, police said. The GPS was valued at about $150.

    Also Sunday, a set of women’s golf clubs and a black briefcase were reported stolen between 8 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday from a car parked on the 6900 block of Richmond, police said. It is not known whether the car was locked or unlocked when roughly $700 worth of goods were taken, according to the report.


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