The North Haven
Courier publishes a Police Incident Report to inform residents of incidents,
criminal activities, and police responses occurring in town. As those charged
are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the report does not include names.
Wednesday, Nov. 5
• A 22-year-old
Northford woman was arrested at 9:53 p.m. and charged with possession of less
than four ounces of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana, and illegal
manufacture, sale, or distribution of a prescription drug.
• A 22-year-old man
of Fawn Ridge Road was issued a misdemeanor summons at 5:41 a.m. for speeding,
operating a motor vehicle while under license suspension, disobeying the signal
of an officer (first offense), and failure to wear a seat belt in the front
seat.
Thursday, Nov. 6
• A 37-year-old
Wolcott man was arrested at 9:53 a.m. on a warrant charging him with failure to
appear in the second degree.
• A 31-year-old East Haven woman was arrested at 3:14 p.m. on a warrant
charging her with failure to appear in the first degree.
• A 36-year-old
woman of Quinnipiac Avenue
was arrested at 6:18 p.m. and charged with harassment in the second degree and
violation of a protective order.
Friday, Nov. 7
• A 46-year-old Orange man was arrested at 3:45 a.m. and charged with
criminal mischief in the first degree, criminal trespass in the first degree,
disorderly conduct, and harassment in the second degree. Police were called to
the Rosewood Condo complex at 1298 Hartford Turnpike at 2:37 a.m. after a
female resident reported a former companion was in the parking lot and throwing
rocks through her second floor bedroom window. He had been calling and
text-messaging her continuously the previous evening. Officers from the Orange
Police Department arrested him as he arrived home a short time after the victim
called police. He was held overnight on a $5,000 surety bond and arraigned the
following day. The female victim was not injured.
• A 44-year-old Wallingford man was
arrested at 6:37 a.m. on a warrant charging him with failure to appear in the
first degree.
• A 58-year-old New Haven man as arrested
at 9:30 a.m. and charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol and
or drugs and failure to obey a control signal.
Saturday, Nov. 8
• A 35-year-old
woman of a State Street
apartment and a 52-year-old male neighbor were arrested at 7:30 a.m. on a
warrant charging her with breach of peace and violation of a protective order.
• A 19-year-old Meriden man was arrested
at 12:30 p.m. and charged with criminal attempt to commit larceny in the third
degree, forgery in the third degree, larceny in the sixth degree, and
possession of alcohol by a minor after liquor was found in his knapsack. A neighbor observed the accused remove a
piece of mail from the mailbox of an Overbrook
Road residence. He continued on foot. Police found
him a short distance away and after questioning he was arrested. He was
additionally charged with a larceny from a mailbox that occurred in August
along Quinnipiac Avenue.
In this incident a payment being mailed to a utility company was removed from a
mailbox. The accused then altered the payment check and attempted to cash it in
a Meriden bank. Bank authorities contacted police and the accused was
identified through bank photos. The accused was presented in court on Nov. 10
on all charges after being held on a $1,500 surety bond over the weekend. The
United States Postal Inspector’s Office in New Haven was notified of his arrests.
Sunday, Nov. 9
No arrests were
made.
Monday, Nov. 10
• A 25-year-old Hamden woman was arrested
at 1 p.m. and charged with larceny in the third degree.
• A Hispanic male
was assaulted and robbed during the morning hours (time not pinpointed) while
seated alongside the west end of the Target Plaza waiting for a bus. Two black
males approached him and demanded money and the victim turned over cash from
his wallet. He was then struck about the face causing injuries to his mouth
area and scalp lacerations. He was treated and released at Yale–New Haven Hospital.
No weapons seen. Witnesses can contact the detective division. Officer Geoff
Marquardt is investigating.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
• A 55-year-old man
of Sugar Hill Road and a 31-year-old man of Middletown Avenue were arrested at
5:42 p.m. and charged with disorderly conduct.
Police correspondent Jason
J. Marchi compiles the Police Incident Report