Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Middletown Police say a 28-year-old Baldwin Drive woman was stopped by multiple motorists after driving erratically near South Main Street and Randolph Road.
Middletown Police report the following incident: DUI, RISK OF INJURY TO CHILD — On May 12 at 6:31 p.m., police were called to South Main Street and Randolph Road for motorists who stopped a woman, Christine Yorzinski, 28, of Baldwin Drive, for driving erratically. The report says Yorzinski was outside crying, slurring her speech, smelled of alcohol and was stumbling. She admitted she had been drinking alcohol “hours earlier,” police say. A breath test revealed her blood alcohol levels were .322 and .315. Connecticut State Police Troop F, Westbrook, report the following two incidents: MARIJUANA POSSESSION, BRINGING DANGEROUS WEAPON TO SCHOOL — A male student at Vinal Technical High School was arrested April 26 at 10:27 a.m. SECOND-DEGREE …
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The 23-year-old Walnut Street man was upset his mother had given his dog away to a shelter, according to Middletown Police.
Middletown Police report the following incidents: SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR — On May 15, David Blue, 52, of Ridge Road turned himself in on an outstanding warrant. DISORDERLY CONDUCT — On May 14, police were called by Animal Control on an incident involving Joshua M. Botelho, 23, of Walnut Street. A witness saw him punch his mother in the stomach as the animal control officer was speaking with him about their dog when he became upset that she gave the dog away to a shelter, the report says. Police say he punched her so hard she “hit the door jam and fell to the ground.” The report says Botelho had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and his mother said he never hit her. Botelho wears a hearing aid and suffers from bipolar …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Police say an elderly male called the school at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday saying there was a bomb in the boys' bathroom. The Hartford bomb squad was called in and cleared the building of any threat by 10:15, allowing students to return to classes.
A bomb threat called into the high school Tuesday morning is being called a hoax by the chief of police. Lt. Steven Augeri says the Middletown High School secretary received a phone call at 9:30 a.m. from an elderly sounding man with no accent, saying there was a bomb in the boys' bathroom. "The Hartford bomb squad was called in, as it is in any case like this," according to Chief William McKenna, and no evidence was found. The building was declared safe by 10:15 a.m. and students returned to classes. The phone number, taken down by the secretary, Augeri says, was a Verizon cell phone number out of Southington, however, it was deactivated a month ago. Police are now investigating the possibility of a "spoof," or fake third-party number …
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Middletown High School and Vocational Agricultural Center
200 LaRosa Lane, Middletown, CT
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Middletown Police say a 48-year-old Saybrook Road resident told officers he borrowed his apartment mate's Ford F150 to 'run errands.'
Middletown Police report the following incidents: DISORDERLY CONDUCT — On May 14 at 2:59 a.m., Michelle Bacote, 41, was at an apartment on Spring Street in a physical argument with her daughter. The report says she was found intoxicated, smelled of alcohol and had red and watery eyes. Bacote said she punched her daughter, who police also seemed drunk, over food she had been cooking. The daughter admitted to punching the mother as well, police say, and there was a broken bookshelf on the floor. A witness said the two came back to the apartment after a night of drinking. BREACH OF PEACE — On May 13 at 5:37 p.m., Eric Cosmos, 22, of Country Club Road was in a domestic dispute in a home on Washington Street. When police arrived a woman was …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Middletown Police say a 23-year-old Cromwell man posing as a carpenter took cash from an elderly Middletown homeowner after her son allegedly attacked and robbed him.
Middletown Police say a Cromwell resident posing as a handyman stole $100 in cash from an elderly city woman. The suspect, police report, claimed the alleged theft was in retaliation for a confrontation involving her son. On May 6, Thomas Zinc, 23, of Palmer Circle, Cromwell, showed up unannounced at a home on Reservoir Road in Middletown, telling the homeowner he was looking to paint the back deck, according to the police report. The victim told officers Zinc let himself into the home, the report details, and was in a rush to leave after writing his phone number down on a pad next to a $100 bill on the counter. According to the report, the elderly victim hit Zinc with her cane after accusing him of taking her $100. The report says, “Zinc …
Middletown Police say a 62-year-old Prospect Street resident had a prior DUI.
Middletown Police report the following arrests: TWO COUNTS SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR — On May 10 at 11 a.m., Carmelo Adorno, 52, of Main Street, Portland, was processed for an outstanding warrant from Hartford. TRAVELING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS, OPERATION MOTOR VEHICLE WHEN LICENSE IS SUSPENDED, DUI — On May 8 at 8:51 p.m., Arthur Latronica, 62, of Prospect Street was involved in a car accident at Washington and George streets while driving a Lincoln Town Car, involving two other drivers. The officer said Latronica told him his license was suspended and noticed the smell of alcohol and he was slurring his words, the report says. Inside the car were two full bottles of Budweiser on floor. Latronica told the officer he had not been …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Middletown Police say Westlake Drive has seen a rash of Japanese motorcycle larcenies since Wednesday and locks are no hindrance to the suspects, who either cut them or take them with the ignition locked.
Four motorcycles have been stolen from Westlake Drive in the Westfield section of Middletown in the past two days, according to police, in an area where there are multiple apartment and condominium complexes. The suspects are either cutting the locks on the bikes or just picking the bike up with the lock intact, according to the report. Police ask residents to be on the lookout for suspicious vehicles overnight, especially a van or box truck, which they believe is being used to transport the stolen motorcycles. Motorcycle owners, police advise, should store it in a locked garage. Anyone who has information regarding the stolen motorcycles or suspects is urged to call the Middletown Police at 860-344-3200.
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Middletown Police say a 36-year-old Liberty Street man grabbed their attention after driving a car with opaque windows and disregarding a traffic stop.
Middletown Police report the following arrests: OPERATION MOTOR VEHICLE WHEN LICENSE IS SUSPENDED, STOP SIGN VIOLATION, TINTED AUTO GLASS, FIRST-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR — On May 9 at 1:12 p.m., Ty A. Walden, 36, of Liberty Street was driving a Toyota Camry on Pearl Street and rolled through the stop sign, police say. The windows were so dark officers couldn’t see inside the car. He had an active warrant. FOURTH-DEGREE LARCENY — On May 9 at 4:30 p.m., Naugatuck Police picked up Thomas Warnke, 49, of North Main Street, Naugatuck, on an outstanding Middletown warrant. CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION, SECOND-DEGREE FALSE STATEMENT, INTERFERING WITH OFFICER — On Mary 5 at 9:53 p.m., Octavia Norris, 25, of Rose Circle was at the scene of a domestic …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The fire marshal says a student's overzealous use of Axe aerosol body spray in the locker room triggered firefighter response.
A high school student's fastidious hygene set off a fire alarm in the locker room Thursday just after 3 p.m., according to The Middletown Press, which is reporting Middletown Fire responded to the school only to discover a teen had sprayed too much Axe body spray, which triggered the alarm. The Press says Fire Marshal Al Santostefano says this is not an uncommon occurrance at the school, although usually shower steam is the culprit.
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Middletown High School and Vocational Agricultural Center
200 LaRosa Lane, Middletown, CT
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Middletown Police say a 20-year-old city man with a record was found with more than 13 grams of marijuana and $450 in cash.
A 20-year-old city man under investigation by the Middletown Police narcotics unit is facing a marijuana possession charge after he was found selling drugs in a North End parking lot, according to an arraignment report. On May 2 at 8 p.m., Keith Easter of Miller Street was under surveillance by narcotics officers for selling marijuana from a parking lot on Portland Street. The report revealed Easter did so during the day to avoid “the more proactive” officers who work the night shift. Easter is known by police for drug trafficking and was recently convicted for marijuana possession. When stopped, the report says, he admitted to having “weed.” He became combative, officers say, and they found a Bayer aspirin bottle with 13.3 grams of …
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1 Portland St, Middletown, CT
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wyatt
7:57 am on Saturday, May 12, 2012
Except for the Yamaha, the thieves are stealing two specific types of motorcycles, which probably means they have a market for the parts. If I were the Police, I'd use a decoy bike with Lojak. more ›