Crime & Safety
Open Beer Alerts PD to Knife-Carrying Felon Who Caused Havoc at Station
Middletown Police say a 43-year-old resident walking with a beer was discovered to be a convicted felon carrying a kitchen knife for protection because, he said, his fingers had been broken the evening before.
A 43-year-old city man walking in the North End while drinking a beer is facing much stiffer charges after Middletown Police discovered he was a convicted felon carrying a 7.5-inch kitchen blade for protection.
On Oct. 17, Calvin S. Mack, 43, of Spring Street was seen by police walking with another man on Spring Street while drinking from a can of Red Dog beer.
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The report says an officer saw him pull a 7.5-inch kitchen knife from his waistband and hide it in the bushes, explaining, “I got jumped last night and they broke my fingers.” Back at headquarters, police say, he became belligerent and has 2010 arrests for probation violation and failure to appear.
He is a convicted felon with 13 arrests and when he discovered he was being given a $5,000 bond, he smashed the police phone on the ground, ripped the cord out and broke it, the report says.
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He then yelled repeatedly at other officers using profanity, insults and racial epithets, ripped up his booking paperwork and flooded his cell with water, the report indicates. He was placed in the emotionally disturbed persons cell.
Mack was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon and third-degree criminal mischief.
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