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GPS Thefts Out Of Control In Stamford, Greenwich

August 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I could not live without my Garmin Nuvi GPS unit.
When I originally got it, very few people had aftermarket GPS systems - now I see them stuck on windshields all over Fairfield County. Starting with the Nuvi, GPS systems got a hell of a lot easier to use, and are now about half the price [...]

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Tags: Commuting Horror Stories · Crime · Fairfield County · Gadgets · Greenwich · Mobile Gear · Stamford

Wilton Police Release Impressionist Rendering of Burglary Subject

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Last Thursday night a Wilton woman discovered a strange car in her driveway and a man inside leaving her house with a bag full of her possessions. The brave homeowner chased the man into the driveway and was able to pluck some of the items out through the car window before he sped away.
Wilton Police [...]

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Tags: Fairfield County

Stamford Metro-North Station Losing 800 Parking Spaces (!)

August 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I live close enough to the Stamford Train station that I could use it to save a little time by grabbing one of its many express trains once in a while - but I don’t.
First off, the exit for the Stamford Metro-North station is the *first* exit where I-95 traffic officially comes to [...]

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Tags: Commuting Horror Stories · Fairfield County · MTA · Metro-North · Stamford

Greenwich Anthrax Scare Evacuates Building, FBI Investigates

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

One Greenwich Plaza, part of an 2-building office complex adjacent to the Greenwich Metro-North Train Station, was evacuated yesterday when a package broke open in a mail room and a suspicious powder came out, contaminating a mail room worker’s hands.
The Stamford Bomb Squad and FBI were called in to remove the package and investigate. Test [...]

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Tags: Crime · Fairfield County · Greenwich · Safety and Accidents · Terrorism