FARMINGTON — Two Alexandria, Va., residents were arrested on warrants Thursday morning, 35 minutes apart and under the same incident number, each charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary. Their bonds were set at $250,000 and $500,000.
The other arrests in the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Friday were a Farmington man arrested on a warrant at 319 New Britain Avenue, with no charge listed on the log, and a New Britain man charged that night with drunken driving, following too closely, failing to display lights and evading responsibility.
Thursday, Nov. 21
9 a.m., GA 14. Officer Jeffrey A. Glaude arrested Alexandria Ninoska Bravo Valencia, 27, of Alexandria, Va., on a warrant charging conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit fourth-degree larceny, at a courthouse the log lists as GA 14. Bond was $250,000 on the burglary count, listed with the bond type "Set," and none on the larceny count. The remarks read, "Warrant arrest. Served Habeas." Habeas is short for habeas corpus, the court order used to bring a person who is already in custody before a judge. Court date Nov. 21.
9:35 a.m., GA 14. Officer Glaude arrested Misael Agustin De la Colina Palomino, 32, of Alexandria, Va., under the same incident number, at a courthouse the log lists as "00014 GA," on a warrant charging conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary and criminal attempt to commit first-degree burglary. Bond was $500,000, set, on the conspiracy count, and none on the attempt count. The remarks again read, "Warrant arrest. Served Habeas." Court date Nov. 21.
Under state law, first-degree burglary, the crime the two are charged with conspiring or attempting to commit, is a class B felony. The log does not say where the burglary is alleged to have happened, or when.
3:33 p.m., 319 New Britain Avenue. Officer Richard E. Bianchi arrested Matthew Riccardi, 37, of Farmington, on a warrant. The log lists no charge for this arrest; its remarks read, "Warrant arrest. Posted bond." Court date Nov. 27.
10:08 p.m., 269 North Washington Street. Officer Nicholas G. Karangekis arrested Talal Algozy, 42, of New Britain, and charged him with following too closely, failure to display lights, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and evading responsibility in a crash involving injury or property damage, which the log abbreviates "EVAD RESP-INJ/PROP DAM SBS." The log lists a nonsurety bond on the following-too-closely charge, with the amount column reading $0, and nothing on the other three. A nonsurety bond is a written promise to appear; no cash changes hands. He posted bond. Court date Dec. 4.
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