FARMINGTON — Farmington police made two drunken-driving arrests over Thanksgiving week: a Farmington woman at 1:28 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day at Main Street and the Colt Highway Cutoff, and a Waterbury man Saturday night at Fienemann and Farm Springs roads, who was also charged with following too closely with an accident.
The other two arrests in the six days ending at 7 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, were a Bristol man on a warrant charging public indecency and breach of peace, and a Farmington man arrested about an hour after the first DUI, early Thanksgiving morning, in what the log calls a disorderly conduct case. The log lists no arrests Wednesday, Friday or Sunday.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
12:40 p.m., 319 New Britain Avenue. Officer Alex W. Jones arrested Michael Anthony Leone, 71, of Bristol, on a warrant charging second-degree breach of peace and public indecency. Bond was $5,000, surety, on the public indecency charge, and none on the breach of peace charge. A surety bond requires a bail bondsman or other guarantor. He posted bond. Court date Dec. 4.
Thursday, Nov. 28
1:28 a.m., Main Street/Colt Highway Cutoff. Officer Kyler A. Fausel arrested Shania Jean Vollmer, 28, of Farmington, and charged her with failure to drive in the proper lane and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs under section 14-227a of the Connecticut General Statutes. The log lists a nonsurety bond on the DUI charge, with the amount column reading $0, and no bond on the lane charge. A nonsurety bond is a written promise to appear; no cash changes hands. She posted bond. Court date Dec. 4.
2:36 a.m., Knollwood Road. Officer Ryan A. DiFusco arrested Brian A. Howard, 34, of Farmington. The log lists no charge for this arrest; its remarks read, "Arrested in connection with Disorderly Conduct. Posted bond." Court date Dec. 3.
Saturday, Nov. 30
9:46 p.m., Fienemann Road and Farm Springs Road. Officer Pacifico T. Flores arrested James Othello Powell, 56, of Waterbury, and charged him with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and following too closely with an accident, which the log writes as "FOLLOW TOO CLOSELY-W/ACDNT." The log lists a nonsurety bond on the following-too-closely charge, with the amount column reading $0, and no bond on the DUI charge. He posted bond. Court date Dec. 11.
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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.