Cops: Man Charged With Panhandling on Little Ivy Campus

Middletown Police report the following arrests:

DISORDERLY CONDUCT — On Sept. 25, Rongmei Chen, 41, of Saybrook Road was arguing with her husband with a kitchen knife before fleeing the home. She refused to talk to police and kept saying, “the husband, the husband,” and appeared to be in a “possibly altered mental state. She was brought to Middlesex Hospital.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT — On Sept. 25, police were called to Brooks Road for a domestic disturbance. Robert W. Hills, 19, had swore at a female victim, kicked over items then pushed her.

INTERFERING WITH OFFICER, BREACH OF PEACE — On Sept. 24 at 2 a.m., Nicolino S. Bafumi, 29, of Millbrook Road was involved in a fight outside Mezzo Grille on Court Street with Matthew Fournier, 30, of Lawlor Street, New Britain, Karl Filar, 28, of Cromwell Hills Drive, Cromwell; and Timothy Rubino, 28, of Fourth Street, New Britain; causing a large crowd to gather. He was agitated and highly intoxicated, was released after breach of peace charges but refused to leave the scene, took his shirt off and threw it on the ground, yell and scream at police. Fournier and Rubino were charged with breach of peace.

INTERFERING WITH OFFICER, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TO FINGERPRINTS — On Sept. 24 at 11:09 p.m., police responded to Overlook Avenue looking for someone involved in a fight and heard yelling inside. A female told officers to go inside. Melissa L. Duteau, 32, of Roberta Drive walked back into the house even though police told her to leave. She swore at them, ran to a bathroom and physically resisted officers. She refused to answer all basic questions and continued swearing at them.

OPERATE UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE, IMPROPER USE MARKER PLATE, INSURANCE FAILS MINIMUM — On Sept. 24 at 9 a.m., Wayne Yopp, 50, of Gilbert Street, New Britain, was driving a Chevrolet pickup on Rapallo at Main Street with a large crack in his windshield. 

FIRST-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR — On Sept. 24 at 12:10 a.m., Nakengi A. Jordan, 36, of Main Street was stopped by Wesleyan Public Safety after panhandling on the corner of Washington and Pearl streets. He had an active warrant.

SIXTH-DEGREE LARCENY — On Sept. 23 at 3:20 a.m., Ashley Pagano, 24, of Cubeta Road was found by police walking on Pearl Street with an outstanding warrant.

BREACH OF PEACE — On Sept. 22 at 7:28 a.m., George Leary, 36, of Main Street was at Aresco’s Market on Liberty Street refusing to leave the store, threatening the clerk and blocking 10-12 patrons from entering for 35-40 minutes. He said he was sold a prepaid phone card that didn’t work and wanted his money back. He was told to come back with proof of purchase; then used profanities with the clerk.

IMPROPER USE MARKER PLATE, OPERATE UNREGISTERED VEHICLE, INSURANCE FAILS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS — On Sept. 22 at 2:04 p.m., Lenroy A. Neysmith, 22, of Maple Street, Meriden, was driving a Audi A4 on Washington Street near Wendy’s with a plate for a Mazda Millenia. He said he transferred the plates from his other car. 

WEAPONS IN VEHICLE, FAILURE TO KEEP PLATES READABLE — On Sept. 14 at 8:12 p.m., Tevin D. Knight, 20, of Meadow Street, Bristol, was driving on Ferry Street with a non-lit rear plate light. He said he had a BB gun in the back seat he used to shoot in the woods.

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