FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department's arrest log for the twenty-four hours ending Wednesday morning runs to one page and one name. The name carries five charges.
Wednesday, 2:27 a.m., Mountain Road. Officer John A. Salute arrested Mattingly Kyra Rock, 19, of Farmington, on five counts: failure to drive upon the right, failure to obey a stop sign, operating under the influence, possession of alcohol by a minor on a public street or highway, and driving under 21 with a blood alcohol content of .02 or higher, which is the separate standard Connecticut sets for drivers that age. For everyone else the limit is .08. The log records no reading. Three of the five charges concern the driver. Two concern the driving. Bond was set at $2,500 nonsurety on the operating-under-the-influence count and at nothing at all on the other four. She posted it. Court September 2.
The previous log also carried one arrest and set no bond on any of its three charges.
Five charges. The department's public account of all of them runs ten words: "Arrested in connection with Driving Under the Influence. Posted bond." The page was printed at 7:29 a.m., about five hours after the stop.
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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.