Farmington police logged two arrests in the 72-hour window that ran from Friday morning at seven through this morning at seven. Both arrests happened on Friday night. Both were made by Officer Daniel J. Taylor. The first at 9:50 p.m., the second at 11:50 p.m. — two hours apart, one shift, one officer.
It was Taylor's second log appearance in as many weeks, and his third arrest in a single twenty-four-hour calendar day. His first arrest of that Friday came at 5:11 a.m., when he served the Sincere Tirado conspiracy warrant at 319 New Britain Avenue. By the time the shift that produced the next two arrests ended, Taylor had run three warrant and on-view arrests against three different defendants across two locations. That is a full day's work by any measure.
This log is also, uncharacteristically, a motor-vehicle log. No shoplifting at Westfarms Mall. No warrant service at 319 New Britain Avenue. Two arrests, both on Connecticut motor-vehicle statutes, both ending with the defendant posting bond and going home.
Here is what happened.
Kevin Francis, 29, of Manchester — arrested at 9:50 p.m. Friday, at 239 Middle Turnpike East in Manchester. That is a Farmington warrant executed in Manchester, and the reason is in the charges. Francis was booked on Connecticut General Statutes §14-215 (illegal operation of a motor vehicle under suspension), §14-218a (traveling unreasonably fast), and the headline charge, §14-223(b), engaging police in pursuit. That is the statute that applies when a driver fails to stop for a marked cruiser and keeps driving. The Farmington warrant appears to stem from an earlier pursuit that did not end the friendly way. Francis was booked on incident number 2400008359, posted a $2,500 nonsurety bond, and was released. His court date is May 1.
David G. Radway, 43, of Case Street in Farmington — arrested at 11:50 p.m. Friday, on Harold Street. Radway was charged with §14-12(a), operating or parking an unregistered motor vehicle, and §14-227a, driving under the influence. Incident number 2600006416. He posted a $2,500 nonsurety bond and was released. His court date is May 4.
Radway is the sixth Farmington resident to appear in this log series across thirteen weekly reports. The beat does not live or die on non-Farmington arrestees. It mostly does. But not always.
Officer Taylor's §14-223(b) charge is the second time that statute has shown up in the FM series. The first was Onell Valentin's twelve-charge vehicle pursuit in the March 23–24 log. The April 17 version is quieter — one pursuit charge, two supporting motor-vehicle violations, no live on-scene arrest — but the mechanism is the same. A driver makes a decision to keep going. Later, a warrant catches up.
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