Police Removing Chemicals, Weapons From Fairfield Home

Local, state and federal authorities are removing large amounts of chemicals and weapons from a home on Bronson Road in Fairfield Wednesday morning. 

According to police, many of the items being removed are not dangerous, however if combined they are volatile and potentially explosive and pose a risk to the surrounding area. The state police bomb squad is currently assisting to remove and dispose of some of these items. 

No injuries have been reported and no charges have been filed against the Bronson Road homeowner. Combined some items in the home are considered to be potentially bomb making materials and if probable cause is determined, officers will pursue criminal charges, according to Sgt. Sue Lussier.

Officers were dispatched to the residence to conduct a welfare check on an elderly man on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Police talked to the man who told them his phone had not been working properly and that he was ok. 

Later that day, at 4:20 p.m., the elderly resident called police to report a burglary.  Upon questioning the man, officers determined his mental status was impaired and he told officers he was taking medication.  

Officers conducted a cursory search of the home with the homeowner in order to determine if an actual burglary occurred. This is when the man told officers there were guns, ammo and chemicals in the residence and in a detached garage, according to Lussier.

Police continue to take chemicals out of the house, and all substances have yet to be identified, said Lussier.