FARMINGTON, Connecticut. A traffic stop on New Britain Avenue on Monday afternoon produced the only arrest in the Farmington Police Department's public log for the 24 hours ending Tuesday morning. Three charges, and no bond on any of them.
Monday, August 17
4:25 p.m. Officer Jonathan Sotelo arrested Jeison M. Estrada, 19, of Meriden, on New Britain Avenue. Police charged him with failure to carry a registration or insurance card under section 14-13 of the Connecticut General Statutes, traveling unreasonably fast under section 14-218a, and illegal operation of a motor vehicle under suspension under section 14-215(a). The log lists "$.00" in the bond column beside all three charges and records "Promise to Appear" as the bond type on the suspension charge. Court date August 31.
The department's own account of it runs one sentence: "Arrested in connection with Motor Vehicle Charges. Released on a Promise to Appear."
One arrest, three charges, nothing posted, because there was nothing to post. Update, August 19: the following log also carried a single arrest, this one a 2:27 a.m. DUI stop on Mountain Road with five charges and a $2,500 bond. The preceding log covered the weekend and listed four arrests, three officers and $17,500 in bond amounts, all of it posted. This one is a single page with a single name on it.
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Jack Beckett has now read a Farmington arrest log that fits on one page and still required a run time. Second coffee. ☕
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The Farmington Mercury publishes the Farmington Police Department's daily arrest log as a matter of public record. All individuals named are presumed innocent unless and until convicted. Charges reflect allegations by police, not findings of a court. Bond and court information is drawn from the published log and is subject to change.