FARMINGTON — A 19-year-old New Britain man was arrested on three warrants in 10 minutes on Tuesday, Dec. 10, each charging larceny of a motor vehicle as a third or subsequent offense and conspiracy to commit it. The first carried a $35,000 surety bond.
In all, the logs for the 11 days ending at 7 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, list 14 arrests of 12 people. Among them: two counts of risk of injury to a child against a Farmington woman, a Middletown woman charged with drunken driving on Main Street, two criminal trespass arrests and a Simsbury woman held on a violation of probation warrant. The logs for Dec. 8, 9, 12 and 14 were blank.
Thursday, Dec. 5
3:55 p.m., 5 Munson Road. Officer Daniel R. Aparo arrested Jose Girald Rivera-matos, 35, of Naugatuck. The log lists no charge for this arrest; its remarks read, "Arrested in connection with Disorderly Conduct. Posted bond." Court date Dec. 11.
Friday, Dec. 6
8:50 a.m., Troop H. Officer Nicholas R. Marozzi arrested Armando Rivera-Hernandez, 39, of Bristol, and charged him with operating a motor vehicle without a license, reckless driving and interfering with an officer or resisting. Bond was $10,000, nonsurety, on the interfering charge, and none on the other two. A nonsurety bond is a written promise to appear with a dollar amount attached; no cash changes hands. The remarks read, "Arrested in connection with Interfering with an Officer. Posted Bond". Court date Dec. 17.
1:12 p.m., 500 South Road. Officer Malik D. Brown arrested Mark Peter Lafontaine, 56, of Lebanon, at Westfarms Mall, and charged him with first-degree criminal trespass. The log lists a nonsurety bond with the amount column reading $0. Its remarks field is blank, so it does not say whether he posted bond. Court date Dec. 18.
6:41 p.m., Blueberry Lane. Officer John M. Finn arrested Agnieszka Wojtowicz, 38, of Farmington, and charged her with two counts of risk of injury to a child. Bond was nonsurety on each count, $10,000 on one and $0 on the other. The remarks field is blank. Court date Dec. 17.
Saturday, Dec. 7
11 p.m., 254 Main Street. Officer Ryan A. DiFusco arrested Tashiemia J. Dempsey, 42, of Middletown, and charged her with failure to drive in the proper lane and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs under section 14-227a of the Connecticut General Statutes. The log lists a nonsurety bond on the lane charge, with the amount column reading $0, and no bond on the DUI charge. The remarks say the arrest was "in connection with D. U. I." She posted bond. Court date Dec. 18.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
10:23 a.m., GA 14. Officer Jeffrey A. Glaude arrested Jadin James Coakley, 19, of New Britain, on a warrant charging larceny of a motor vehicle, third or subsequent offense, and conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle, third or subsequent offense. Bond was $35,000, surety, on the larceny count, and none on the conspiracy count. A surety bond requires a bail bondsman or other guarantor. The remarks read, "Warrant arrest. Served Habeous," in the log's spelling. Habeas is short for habeas corpus, the court order used to bring a person who is already in custody before a judge. Court date Dec. 10.
10:33 a.m., GA 14. Officer Glaude arrested Coakley on a second warrant, with the same two charges. The log lists the larceny bond as surety, with the amount column reading $0. Same remarks, same court date.
10:33 a.m., GA 14. Officer Glaude arrested Coakley on a third warrant, with the same two charges, the same surety bond at $0 and the same remarks. Court date Dec. 10.
The three warrants carry three incident numbers. The log does not say whose vehicles are involved, or when.
4:17 p.m., 500 South Road. Officer Allison C. Vitkus arrested Marlon Randolph Hamblin, 50, of Hartford, at Westfarms Mall. The log lists no charge for this arrest; its remarks read, "Arrested in connection with shoplifting. Posted bond." Court date Dec. 18.
10:20 p.m., 1600 Southeast Road. Officer Jonathan Sotelo arrested Everton Henriques, 37, of West Hartford. The log lists no charge for this arrest, and its remarks field is blank. Court date Dec. 17.
Wednesday, Dec. 11
9:26 p.m., 319 New Britain Avenue. Officer Aaron M. Benham arrested Armando Viera, 38, of New Haven, on a warrant. The log lists no charge for this arrest; its remarks read, "Warrant arrest. Posted bond." Court date Dec. 17.
Friday, Dec. 13
10:34 a.m., GA 14. Officer Glaude arrested Jesse Michael Marks, 30, of Torrington, on a warrant charging sixth-degree larceny. The log lists the bond as surety, with the amount column reading $0. The remarks read, "Warrant arrest. Served Habeous." Court date Dec. 13.
Under state law, sixth-degree larceny is theft of property or services worth $500 or less, a class C misdemeanor.
Sunday, Dec. 15
2:53 p.m., 15 School Street. Officer Nicholas G. Karangekis arrested William E. Leers, 40, of Unionville, and charged him with first-degree criminal trespass. The log lists a nonsurety bond with the amount column reading $0. The remarks say the arrest was "in connection with Trespassing." He posted bond. Court date Dec. 24.
3:08 p.m., Stop and Shop. Officer Marozzi arrested Laura Manka, 54, of Simsbury, on a charge of violation of probation, meaning a judge's conditions of probation are alleged to have been broken. The log lists no bond type, with the amount column reading $0. The remarks read, "Warrant service. Held on bond." Court date Dec. 16.
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