FARMINGTON — A Hartford man arrested at Westfarms Mall on Monday evening was charged with sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy, possessing a shoplifting device and interfering with an officer, then arrested again the same minute for violation of probation. He posted bond on both, including $15,000 cash on the probation count.
The log's only other arrests for the four days ending at 7 a.m. Tuesday were a second Hartford man at the mall, under the same incident number, and a West Hartford man charged with DUI on Farmington Avenue Friday morning. The log was blank from Saturday morning to Monday morning.
Friday, July 19
10:52 a.m., Farmington Avenue. Officer Daniel J. Taylor arrested Scott C. Weidt, 50, of West Hartford, and charged him with use of drug paraphernalia and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs under section 14-227a of the Connecticut General Statutes. Bond was $1,500, nonsurety, on the DUI count, and none on the paraphernalia charge. A nonsurety bond is a written promise to appear with a dollar amount attached; no cash changes hands. He posted bond. Court date July 31.
Monday, July 22
7:45 p.m., Westfarms Mall, 500 South Road. Officer Richard E. Bianchi arrested Norris Homer McLeod, 35, of Hartford, and Ramone Ricardo Reid, 29, of Hartford, under one incident number.
The log lists no charge for McLeod; his remarks read: "Arrested in connection with shoplifting. Posted bond." Court date July 31.
Reid was charged with larceny in the sixth degree, conspiracy to commit larceny in the sixth degree, illegal possession of a shoplifting device, and interfering with an officer or resisting. Bond was $5,000, surety, on the larceny count, and none on the other three. A surety bond requires a bail bondsman or other guarantor. He posted bond. Court date July 31.
At the same minute, Officer Bianchi arrested Reid a second time, under a separate incident number, on a charge of violation of probation, meaning he is accused of breaking the terms of an earlier probation sentence. Bond was $15,000, cash. He posted it. Court date July 30.
Under state law, sixth-degree larceny is theft of property or services worth $500 or less, a class C misdemeanor. The log does not say what anyone is accused of taking.
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