FARMINGTON — Four people were arrested between Friday evening and early Sunday, and two of them were held on $100,000 surety bonds, according to the log covering 7 a.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Tuesday. One arrest, at Westfarms Mall and logged as a shoplifting matter, carries a felony charge of assaulting public safety personnel. The log before it carried one man arrested twice.
Friday, Sept. 18
5:21 p.m., 500 South Road, the address for Westfarms Mall. Officer Kyle Roque arrested Adrian Randy Cardona, 28, of Middletown, and charged him with fifth-degree larceny under section 53a-125a of the Connecticut General Statutes, use of drug paraphernalia under section 21a-267(a), interfering with an officer under section 53a-167a, and assault of public safety or emergency medical personnel with physical injury under section 53a-167c(a)(1). Bond was $100,000, surety, on the assault count. The other three charges carry no bond amount of their own. The log's remarks line describes the arrest as connected to shoplifting and says he was held. Court date Sept. 21.
A surety bond requires cash, property or a bail bondsman's signature as collateral before release, in the state Judicial Branch's definition. Fifth-degree larceny covers property worth more than $500. The assault statute is a Class C felony. It applies to peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers, among others, when the intent is to keep them from doing their jobs. The log does not say who was hurt.
Saturday, Sept. 19
10:10 p.m., Colt Highway. Officer Daniel J. Taylor arrested Wilmar Roblero, 24, of Hartford, and charged him with operating under the influence under section 14-227a, failure to drive in the proper lane under section 14-236, operating without a license under section 14-36(a), operating without minimum insurance under section 14-213b, and possession of a controlled substance, first offense, under section 21a-279(a)(1). Bond was $5,000, which the log lists as cash, on the impaired-driving count. The other four carry none. The remarks line says he posted it. Court date Oct. 5.
Five charges, one bond, posted.
10:19 p.m., location not listed. Officer Grace L. Petersen arrested Osvaldo Emilio Vellon, 27, of Hartford, and charged him with third-degree burglary under section 53a-103, disorderly conduct under section 53a-182, and failure to comply with fingerprint requirements under section 29-17. Bond was $100,000, surety. The log lists the amount on the disorderly conduct count; the burglary and fingerprint counts show none. The remarks line describes the arrest as connected to disorderly conduct and says he was held. Court date Sept. 21.
The "Where Arrested" line on his entry is blank. In the three years of the department's log that the Mercury holds, July 2023 through July 2026, that line is blank on four entries out of 1,496.
Third-degree burglary, entering or remaining unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime there, is a Class D felony. Disorderly conduct is a Class C misdemeanor. Section 29-17 is the penalty clause for an arrested person who refuses fingerprinting, a photograph or a physical description. The fine is not more than $100.
Sunday, Sept. 20
2:18 a.m., Colt Highway. Officer Malik D. Brown arrested Thomas Pham, 32, of Bristol, and charged him with operating under the influence under section 14-227a, failure to drive upon the right under section 14-230(a), and evading responsibility involving injury or property damage under section 14-224(b)(3). Bond was $3,000, listed as cash, on the impaired-driving count. The remarks line describes the arrest as connected to driving under the influence and says he posted bond. Court date Oct. 5.
Section 14-224(b)(3) requires a driver knowingly involved in a crash that damages property to stop, render assistance, and give a name, address, license number and registration number to the owner or to an officer. A first offense is a Class A misdemeanor. The log does not say what was damaged.
Not one of the four addresses is in Farmington. That is the ordinary case: of the 1,496 entries in the same three years of the log, 272 list a Farmington or Unionville address.
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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.