One arrest. Five charges. Midnight on Forest Street.
The Farmington Police Department's arrest log for March 27, 2026 — covering 7 a.m. March 26 through 7 a.m. March 27 — produced a single entry, but it is not a simple one.
Charles Anthony Calandriello, 20, of 62 Maxine Road, Plainville, was arrested at 12:06 a.m. by Officer John M. Finn at 29 Forest Street. He was charged under five statutes: illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs (§14-227a), DUI with a BAC of .02 or higher while under 21 (§14-227g), evading responsibility where injury or property damage occurred (§14-224(b)(3)), failure to drive in the proper lane (§14-236), and possession of alcohol by a minor on a public street or highway (§30-89(b)(1)).
The two DUI statutes are standard Connecticut practice when the defendant is under 21. Section 14-227a is the general operating-under-the-influence charge. Section 14-227g is the zero-tolerance youth provision — any BAC at or above .02 for drivers under 21. Both were charged.
Then there is §14-224(b)(3) — evading responsibility. That statute applies when a driver leaves the scene of an incident involving injury or property damage. Pair it with the failure-to-maintain-lane citation and a midnight arrest on a quiet residential street, and the charges tell their own story.
Something was hit. Someone drove away.
The police log does not describe what was struck or whether anyone was injured. The record says only: "Arrested in connection with Driving Under the Influence. Posted bond."
Bond: $2,500 nonsurety on the §14-227a charge. The other four charges carried no bond. Court date: April 10, 2026. Incident number: 2600005028.
Calandriello is a Plainville resident — continuing a pattern that has been quietly consistent across recent Farmington arrest logs: the defendants tend not to be from Farmington. Forest Street runs through central Farmington, a residential stretch where DUI enforcement is not the usual call. The midnight timing and the nature of the charges suggest the incident found the officer, not the other way around.
For context: yesterday's log recorded five arrests, including a nine-charge DUI and criminal impersonation stop on Scott Swamp Road. Two DUI-related logs in consecutive days is not something this desk has seen before in Farmington.
The roads, apparently, have opinions about spring.
Calandriello is presumed innocent. The case proceeds to court April 10.
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— Jack Beckett has now read more Connecticut DUI statutes in one week than he ever planned to. The coffee is strong. The charges are numerous. He will not be driving on Forest Street after dark. ☕
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