FARMINGTON — Five people were arrested in Farmington over the four days between Friday morning and Tuesday morning. Four posted bond and went home. The fifth, a 19-year-old from New Britain held on $100,000, did not.
Friday, 8:04 a.m. Officer Grace L. Petersen arrested Debra Jean Michaud, 59, of Kissimmee, Florida, at 1015 Farmington Avenue. She is charged with criminal trespass in the second degree under section 53a-108 of the Connecticut General Statutes, breach of peace in the second degree under section 53a-181, and interfering with an officer or resisting under section 53a-167a. Bond was $1,500, listed as nonsurety. She posted it. The remarks column reads, "Arrested in connection with Disorderly Conduct," which is not among the three charges. Court date August 21.
Saturday, 1:15 a.m. Officer Daniel J. Taylor arrested Eduan Bautista-gil, 55, of West Hartford, on Farmington Avenue, charged with failure to drive in the proper lane under section 14-236 and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs under section 14-227a. Bond was $5,000, nonsurety. He posted it. Court date August 24.
Saturday, 3:37 p.m. Officer Joseph G. Aiello arrested Rosa Dominello, 79, of Cromwell, at 500 South Road, the address for Westfarms Mall. The charge is larceny in the fifth degree under section 53a-125a. Bond was $1,500, listed in the log as Non Surety (Pre-CISS). She posted it. The remarks column reads, "Arrested in connection with Shoplifting." Court date August 21. That address, and that charge at that address, recur on these logs. The Mercury has been tracking the pattern for months.
Sunday, 1:14 a.m. Officer Malik D. Brown arrested Bruce Edward Walton Jr., 32, of Bristol, on Farmington Avenue. He faces seven charges: operating a motor vehicle under the influence under section 14-227a; operating under the influence with a passenger under 18 under section 14-227m(c)(1); two counts of risk of injury to a child under section 53-21; failure to use a seatbelt for a child aged 8 to 15 under section 14-100a(c1); violation of the rear-facing seat requirement for a child under 2 years old or under 30 pounds under section 14-100a(d)(1)(A); failure to drive upon the right under section 14-230(a); and failure to drive in the proper lane under section 14-236. Bond was $5,000, surety. He posted it. Court date August 24. The log records the charges and nothing more. It does not say how many children were in the vehicle, how old they were, or where along Farmington Avenue the stop occurred.
Monday, 12:21 a.m. Officer Michael J. Smith arrested Jose Martinez, 19, of New Britain, at Cumberland Farms. It was a warrant arrest carrying six counts: burglary in the third degree under section 53a-103, criminal mischief in the first degree under section 53a-115, larceny in the third degree under section 53a-124, and one count of conspiracy to commit each of the three under section 53a-48. Bond was $100,000, surety. The remarks column reads, "Warrant arrest. Held on bond." His court date was August 10, the same day as the arrest. He is the only person on this log who did not post.
The log covers 7 a.m. Friday, August 7 to 7 a.m. Tuesday, August 11, picking up where the August 6 to 7 log left off. The five arrests were made by five different officers. The age range is 19 to 79. And nobody arrested in Farmington over these four days was from Farmington: they came from Kissimmee, West Hartford, Cromwell, Bristol and New Britain. That is not new either.
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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.