The Valley 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. It may be edited for
space and content.
Chester
Wednesday, Nov. 5
No arrests were made
and no incidents were reported.
Thursday, Nov. 6
No arrests were
made.
• A larceny at 129 West Main Street
was investigated by Trooper Bryan Fahey at 4:46 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 7
No arrests were
made.
• Trooper Adam Brown
reported that between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7 a burglary
occurred at 44 Main Street
near Maple Street.
Witnesses are asked to call Trooper Brown at 860-526-3605.
Saturday, Nov. 8
No arrests were
made.
• At 3:45 a.m. it
was reported that a 2002 Honda Civic operated by a 26-year-old man of Cocoa, Florida,
struck a 1995 Ford Contour operated by a 22-year-old Haddam man. The Ford was
unoccupied and disabled from a previous accident in which it spun into a
wire-rope guardrail. No charges were indicated and no injuries were reported.
Sunday, Nov. 9
No arrests were
made.
• A suspicious
incident on Wig Hill Road
near Baker Road
was investigated by Trooper Mark Farotti at 4:08 p.m. No details were
available.
Monday, Nov. 10
No arrests were
made.
• At 5:19 p.m.
Officer Belcourt reported that a 43-year-old Guilford woman attempted to make a left turn
while driving a 1998 Ford F-150 causing a head-on collision with a vehicle
driven by a 49-year-old man of Bates
Road. Initially both operators claimed no injuries
and then decided to be transported to the Shoreline Clinic for further
evaluation. No charges were indicated.
• At 5:30 p.m.
Trooper Paul Pederson reported that a residence on Butter Jones Road was burglarized on Nov.
5. No forced entry was made. Coins and assorted jewelry were taken.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
No arrests were made
and no incidents were reported.
Deep River
Wednesday, Nov. 5
No arrests were made
and no incidents were reported.
Thursday, Nov. 6
No arrests were made
• An 18-year-old
Ivoryton man was issued a written warning at 6:47 p.m. for failure to drive a
reasonable distance apart after the vehicle he was operating struck the rear of
a vehicle driven by an 18-year-old Old Saybrook woman at the intersection of
Route 80 (West Elm Street)
and Route 154. No injuries were reported at the scene.
Friday, Nov. 7
No arrests were made
and no incidents were reported.
Saturday, Nov. 8
No arrests were
made.
• A suspicious
incident on Cedar Swamp Road
was investigated by Trooper Darwin Garnett at 1:40 p.m. No details were
available.
• A larceny at 8
Read Street was investigated by Officer Peter Lewis at 11:29 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9
No arrests were made
and no incidents were reported.
Monday, Nov. 10
No arrests were
made.
• Criminal mischief
at 447 Winthop Road
was investigated by Officer Raymond Sypher at 3:52 p.m.
• A motor vehicle
accident without injuries in front of 95
Main Street was investigated by Officer Richard
Smith at 10:58 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
No arrests were
made.
• A larceny at 217 Union Street
was investigated by Officer Peter Lewis at 6:15 p.m.
Essex
Wednesday, Nov. 5
• A 33-year-old
Hartford woman was arrested at 1:47 a.m. and charged with driving while under
the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, speeding, and operating a motor vehicle
without a driver’s license after being clocked traveling at 84 miles per hour.
She was processed and released at 6:15 a.m. to the custody of a 28-year-old man
on a $500 non-surety bond pending a Nov. 18 court date.
• A larceny at 11 Andrews Road was
investigated by Officer April Pawlow at 7:53 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 6
No arrests were
made.
• At 5:43 p.m.
Trooper Debra-Ann Turner reported that a 17-year-old Deep River boy had parked
a 2004 Ford Explorer in a private parking lot located at 125 Route 153 when it
was struck by another vehicle that evaded the scene. Minor damage to the
Explorer’s bumper was reported.
Friday, Nov. 7 to
Saturday, Nov. 8
No arrests were made
and no incidents were reported.
Sunday, Nov. 9
• A 34-year-old man
of Winthrop Hill Road was arrested at 7:15 p.m. on warrant charging him with
larceny in the sixth degree after he turned himself over to police following an
investigation into a shoplifting incident at Ride Aid located at 125 Westbrook
Road. He was processed and released at 8:05 p.m. to the custody of a
57-year-old man on a $1,000 non-surety bond.
Monday, Nov. 10
• A man of
unrecorded age of a Westbrook Road apartment was arrested and charged with
driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and evading
responsibility in the operation of a motor vehicle following an accident in
which there was property damage and/or bodily injury (fleeing the scene). He
was processed and released at 3:30 a.m. on a $500 non-surety bond pending a
Nov. 19 court date.
• A 63-year-old
woman of Main Street and a 39-year-old Moodus man were both issued citations at
5:44 p.m. for unsafe backing. The 63-year-old woman was backing a 2008 VW
Beetle from a paved space onto Main Street and the 39-year-old driver was
backing a 2008 Mazda while on Main Street when the vehicles collided. The
Moodus man had a seven-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy onboard. No
injuries were reported.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
No arrests were
made.
• A larceny at 1
Cove Hill Road was investigated by Officer Marc Pisciotti at 9:23 a.m.
Police correspondent Jason
J. Marchi compiles the Police Incident Report