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05/17/2016 12:00 AMThe Valley Courier publishes a Police Incident Report to inform residents of incidents, criminal activities, and police responses occurring in the towns of Essex, Deep River, and Chester. As those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the report does not include names. It may be edited for space and content.
Essex
Wednesday, April 20
No arrests were made.
Thursday, April 21
No arrests were made.
• A 20 year-old Waterford woman was issued a verbal warning at 3:30 p.m. for failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple lane highway. She was operating a 1997 Mazda 628 DXL when she became drowsy, drifted out of the travel lane, and struck a 2015 Chevy Equinox operated by a 79 year-old Bristol man. No injuries were reported or observed and both vehicles were driven from the scene.
Friday, April 22 - Thursday, April 28
No arrests were made.
Friday, April 29
No arrests were made.
• The theft of a chainsaw from an unlocked shed behind a Mitchel Circle residence was investigated at 6:03 p.m. The chainsaw, a Husqvarna model 44, was valued at $300. Nothing else was disturbed or removed from the shed.
Saturday, April 30
No arrests were made.
Sunday, May 1
No arrests were made.
• A 32 year-old Chester man was issued a citation at 6:49 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license and failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple lane highway. He was operating a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder northbound on Route 153 near Mares Hill Road when he drifted into the southbound lane and collided with a 2015 Subaru Outback operated by a 56 year-old man of Windemere Way in Ivoryton. The operator of the Subaru was transported to the Middlesex Hospital Shoreline Medical Center in Westbrook for evaluation.
Monday, May 2
No arrests were made.
Tuesday, May 3
No arrests were made.
• At 10:17 p.m. police reported that a 24 year-old Niantic man was operating a 1991 Acura Legend on Route 154 at Route 9 exit 4 when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a wire rope guardrail after he accelerated to avoid a police stop. Following the crash the accused fled the scene and engaged police in pursuit then evaded police. The vehicle was identified by a registration plate left at the scene of the crash and the operator was also identified. The vehicle was located abandoned and the accused was wanted by police at press time.
Deep River
Wednesday, April 20 - Friday, April 22
No arrests were made.
Saturday, April 23
No arrests were made.
• A 22 year-old Pawcatuck man was issued a citation at 9:44 a.m. for failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple lane highway after the 1996 Geo Metro he was operating drifted off the travel lane of road and struck a wire rope guard rail. No injuries were reported or observed. The vehicle sustained extensive damage.
• A 22 year-old Ivoryton man was issued a misdemeanor summons at 10:03 p.m. for misuse of plate, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, and failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple lane highway. The accused was operating a 1998 Mazda B3000 southbound on Cedar Lake Road near Route 80 when the vehicle suffered a malfunction in its brake system, went off the right side of the roadway, and struck a tree. No injuries were reported or observed.
Sunday, April 24 - Monday, April 25
No arrests were made.
Tuesday, April 26
No arrests were made.
• At 8:05 p.m. troopers reported that a 34 year-old Westbrook man was operating a 2004 Toyota Tacoma southbound on Cedar Lake Road when he drifted off the roadway, struck a tree, and rolled over. The operator, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was transported to an unspecified medical facility for evaluation. No charges were indicated since the case was still under investigation at the time of the report.
Wednesday, April 27
No arrests were made.
Thursday, April 28
No arrests were made.
• A 27 year-old woman of Oak Ridge Drive was issued a citation at 1:33 p.m. for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart after the 2004 Honda CR-V EX she was operating on Route 145 at the Route 80 intersection struck a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta operated by a 36 year-old woman of Santa Rite, Guam.
Friday, April 29
No arrests were made.
Saturday, April 30
• A 27 year-old man of Main Street was arrested at 2:35 a.m. and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and disorderly conduct. The arrest was made following an investigation into a disturbance between a man and a woman in the parking lot of 391 Main Street. The accused punched a window out of the woman’s vehicle. The accused stated that he had been drinking and had used heroin earlier in the day. The woman stated that the accused had a needle with orange end caps that he threw, when police arrived, by a dumpster near her vehicle. Police found a hypodermic needle with orange end caps exactly where the woman said it would be. During a search of the woman’s vehicle (she gave troopers permission to search her black 2003 Pontiac Vibe) troopers found a small glassine baggie that contained a white powdery residue. The accused admitted the syringe and baggie were his and that he had take heroin several hours prior. The residual contents of the baggie tested positive for heroin. The accused was processed and released on a $1,000 non-surety bond and issued a May 2 court date.
• A 42 year-old man of Winter Avenue was arrested at 4:32 p.m. and charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, evading responsibility in the operation of a motor vehicle (fleeing the scene of an accident), tampering with a ignition interlock device, failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple lane highway, and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. He was processed on a surety $5,000 bond. The arrest was made following a motor vehicle accident involving four vehicles. He then fled the scene on foot. Police found him a short while late. A passenger of one of the involved vehicles was transported to the Middlesex Hospital Shoreline Medical Clinic for treatment of minor injuries sustained in the crash. All four vehicles were towed from the scene.
Sunday, May 1 - Tuesday, May 3
No arrests were made.
Chester
Wednesday, April 20 - Saturday, April 23
No arrests were made.
Sunday, April 24
• A 41 year-old New Britain man was arrested at 10:49 a.m. and charged with reckless driving. He was processed and released after posting a $1,000 surety bond and was issued a May 6 court date.
• A 52 year-old Higganum man was issued a misdemeanor summons at 6:28 a.m. for evading responsibility in the operation of a motor vehicle (fleeing the scene of an accident), operating a motor vehicle without insurance, and failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple lane highway. The accused fled the scene on foot after the crash but was quickly located.
Monday, April 25
No arrests were made.
Tuesday, April 26
• A 49 year-old Moodus man was arrested at 5:29 p.m. and charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, disobeying the signal of an officer, and failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple lane highway. He was processed and released on a $5,000 non-surety bond. Police reported that the driver was so highly intoxicated that he was unable to stand on his own and was unable to safely perform a standardized field sobriety test. He was issued a May 12 court date.
Wednesday, April 27
• A 22 year-old man Ivoryton man was arrested at 2:56 p.m. and charged with reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. He was processed and released on a $2,500 non-surety bond and issued a May 11 court date.
Thursday, April 28 - Sunday, May 1
No arrests were made.
Monday, May 2
No arrests were made.
• A 54 year-old man of Pleasant Street was issued a written warning at 9:55 a.m. for failure to drive right after he lost control of the Volvo V70 he was operating on West Main Street and struck a utility pole. The operator received minor injuries but refused medical attention.
Tuesday, May 3
No arrests were made.
Senior correspondent Jason J. Marchi compiles the Police Incident Report.