FARMINGTON — Two people who share a New Britain address were arrested four minutes apart at the same Farmington commuter lot early Friday, both charged with violating the same protective order. The log does not explain how that works, and it is the only thing on the page.
Friday, 1:55 a.m. Officer John A. Salute arrested Danuta Sliwka, 54, of New Britain, at the Batterson Park commuter lot. She is charged with criminal violation of a protective order under section 53a-223 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a felony.
Friday, 1:59 a.m. The same officer, at the same lot, arrested Robert Edward Griffin, 51, listed at the same New Britain address. He faces the same charge, under the same incident number, 2600012770. One case, two arrests.
The charge describes a person violating an order meant to keep them away from someone else. The log does not say which order was violated, who it was meant to protect, or what either person is alleged to have done, and it does not reconcile any of that with two people at one address being charged under one incident. It is not a narrative document. It records a name, a charge, a time, a place and an arresting officer. The remarks column on both entries reads identically: "Arrested in connection with Violation of a Court Order. Posted bond."
Bond was set at $5,000 for each, listed in the log as nonsurety. Both posted it. Both carry a court date of Friday, August 7, the same day as the arrest.
That is the entire log: one page, two names, and a line at the bottom reading "Total Arrests: 2." The reporting window runs 7 a.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday, and both arrests fell in its final hours. The previous log to carry any arrests was August 4, with one. The window in between was empty.
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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.