Two days ago, this desk published a police log with zero arrests. One page. No entries. The quietest twenty-four hours Farmington had produced since The Farmington Mercury began publishing the log.
That is over.
The Farmington Police Department's press arrest log for April 1, 2026 — covering 7 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, through 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 2 — records two arrests and ten combined charges. One of them carried a $100,000 surety bond.
Alberto Gonzalez Jr, 34, of 23 Glen Street, Apt. 1N, New Britain, was arrested at 11:46 p.m. by Officer Nicholas G. Karangekis at the Farmington Police Department. This was a warrant arrest — Gonzalez came to the department, and the charges were waiting.
Eight of them, to be specific.
The charge sheet reads like a Connecticut criminal statute survey course: violation of a protective order (§53a-223, charged twice), use of a motor vehicle without permission (§53a-119b(a)), larceny in the fifth degree (§53a-125a), reckless driving (§14-222(a)(1)), disorderly conduct (§53a-182), improper turn or stop without signal (§14-242), and running a traffic control signal (§14-299).
The protective order violations are the most serious charges on the sheet. Under §53a-223, criminal violation of a protective order is a Class D felony — up to five years of imprisonment — and escalates to a Class C felony, carrying up to ten years, if the violation involves restraint, threats, harassment, or assault. Gonzalez was charged under this statute twice. The bond reflects the severity: $100,000 surety on one of the protective order counts. The remaining seven charges carried no bond.
Gonzalez posted bond. His court date: April 2, 2026. Incident number: 2600004838.
The second arrest is shorter but no less specific.
Aric J Cheney, 35, of 277 Mary Webb Road, Windsor Locks, was arrested at 4:40 p.m. by Officer Michael J. Smith at Farmington Police headquarters. He was charged with breach of peace in the second degree (§53a-181) and public indecency (§53a-186).
The log's remarks state only: "Arrested in connection with Breach of Peace and Public Indecency. Posted bond."
Bond was set at $2,500 on the breach of peace charge. The public indecency charge carried a nonsurety bond. Cheney's court date is April 17, 2026. Incident number: 2600005376.
Neither defendant is from Farmington. Gonzalez is a New Britain resident; Cheney is from Windsor Locks. The pattern holds: Farmington's arrest log continues to draw primarily from out of town.
Both defendants are presumed innocent. The cases proceed through Connecticut Superior Court.
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— Jack Beckett read the empty log on Tuesday and briefly considered retirement. Then the next one arrived. Eight charges, a six-figure bond, and a public indecency arrest. The coffee is black and the streak is back. ☕
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Update, April 28, 2026: Officer Nicholas G. Karangekis later logged a shared-incident dual arrest at 47 New Britain Avenue on April 27, bringing his series total to three events and four defendants.