New Canaan police: Stolen Land Rover was actually repossessed

NEW CANAAN — A report of a stolen Land Rover this week turned out to be a repossession, according to local police.

Officers were dispatched to a home on Horton Lane for a reported stolen vehicle. The owner told police that they last saw their vehicle, a 2015 Range Rover HSE, parked in the driveway the evening before. The owner told police that they believed the car was left unlocked and their wood grain watch valued at $700 was left inside.

Police later determined that the car was not stolen, but was repossessed.

Along with addressing the report of a stolen car, police are reminding residents to set their alarm systems, lock their vehicles and secure their valuables after an attempted burglary and mail theft this week.

After returning from vacation, a New Canaan resident noticed a window on the second floor of their Turtleback Road home was open. They then discovered another window was broken and a wooden bench outside had been moved and placed on its side, providing access to both windows, according to the New Canaan Police Department.

Police were called to the home around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday for the attempted burglary. They later determined that the suspects never made it into the home and nothing was missing.

About an hour later, police were called to a home on Old Norwalk Road for a report of stolen mail. Police said the homeowner used the United States Postal Service’s informed delivery feature, which allows recipients to preview the mail that is scheduled to come in.

The feature said the homeowner was supposed to receive two checks, an EZ Pass and a letter. They were all missing from her mailbox, police said.

The next morning, Police are encouraging residents to always set their alarm system, lock their vehicles, take their keys with them and secure valuables.

“NEVER leave valuables in your vehicle,” the police department said in a statement. “Often, identity theft occurs when drivers’ licenses and credit cards are stolen.”

In 2021, the New Canaan Police Department reported 44 thefts from motor vehicles, 39 motor vehicle thefts, 14 instances of identity theft and nine burglaries, according to crime data from the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.