Police Incident Report
The Sound publishes a Police Incident Report to inform residents of incidents, criminal activities, and police responses occurring in Branford and North Branford. As those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the report does not include names. It may be edited for space and content.
Branford
Wednesday, Nov. 3
No arrests were made.
• A 38 year-old East Haven woman was issued a misdemeanor summons at 5:39 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle without insurance, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and allowing a person under the age of 16 to drive without a learners permit.
• A 42 year-old man of Bradley Avenue was issued a citation at 3:08 a.m. for failure to obey a traffic control signal.
• An 80 year-old man of South Montowese Street was issued a citation at 6:57 p.m. for failure to obey a traffic control signal and failure to obey a stop sign.
• A 67 year-old man of Montowese Street was issued a citation at 9:20 p.m. for failure to comply with handicapped parking regulations.
Thursday, Nov. 4
No arrests were made.
• A 64 year-old Stratford man was issued a citation at 9:48 a.m. for traveling unreasonably fast.
• A 68 year-old East Haven woman was issued a citation at 11:41 a.m. for traveling unreasonably fast.
Friday, Nov. 5
• A 54 year-old East Haven man was arrested at 11:48 a.m. and charged with larceny in the sixth degree.
• A 34 year-old man of Frank Street was issued a citation at 8:03 p.m. for traveling unreasonably fast.
Saturday, Nov. 6
• A 54 year-old man of Rogers Street was arrested at 10:30 p.m. and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to maintain a reasonable distance apart.
Sunday, Nov. 7
• A 54 year-old Norwalk man was arrested at 4:30 p.m. and charged with harassment in the second degree.
Monday, Nov. 8
• A 62 year-old New Haven man was arrested at 7:59 p.m. and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to drive upon the right, failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple-lane highway, driving the wrong way on a divided highway, and failure to display lights.
• A 25 year-old man of Matthew Road was issued a misdemeanor summons at 7 a.m. for failure to obey a stop sign.
Tuesday, Nov. 9
No arrests were made.
Wednesday, Nov. 10
• A 41 year-old New Haven man was arrested at 11:30 a.m. and charged with robbery in the third degree and larceny in the sixth degree. In custody he was charged with failure to appear in the first degree and failure to appear in the second degree on the strength of outstanding warrants.
• A 31 year-old New Haven man was arrested at 11:47 a.m. on the strength of a warrant charging him with failure to appear in the second degree.
• A 36 year-old man of Hopson Avenue was arrested at 6:52 p.m. for breach of peace in the second degree, assault in the third degree, threatening in the second degree, strangulation/suffocation in the third degree, and two counts of disorderly conduct.
Thursday, Nov. 11
• A 36 year-old woman of Hamre Lane was arrested at 4:53 p.m. and charged with larceny in the sixth degree (by shoplifting).
• A 70 year-old man of Hamre Lane was arrested at 5:32 p.m. and charged with larceny in the sixth degree (by shoplifting).
Friday, Nov. 12
• A 62 year-old man of Brookwood Drive was arrested at 12:32 a.m. and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, traveling unreasonably fast, and failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple-lane highway.
• A 34 year-old man of Featherbed Lane was arrested at 4:45 p.m. and charged with criminal damage of property in the first degree.
Saturday, Nov. 13
• A 22 year-old man of Halls Point Road was arrested at 1:35 a.m. and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple-lane highway.
• A 49 year-old New Haven man was arrested at operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, three counts of illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, carrying a dangerous weapon, operating a motor vehicle while under license or registration suspension, and failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple-lane highway.
Sunday, Nov. 14
No arrests were made.
Monday, Nov. 15
• A 32 year-old man of Lasalette Way in North Branford was arrested at 6:04 p.m. and charged with two counts of criminal trespass in the first degree, breach of peace in the second degree, stalking in the first degree, violation of a protective order, and criminal violation of a restraining order.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
No arrests were made.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
• A 34 year-old East Haven man was arrested at 10 a.m. and charged with larceny in the fourth degree and forgery in the third degree.
• A 55 year-old man of Riverside Road was arrested at 12:54 p.m. and charged with breach of peace in the second degree.
• A 45 year-old woman of Turtle Bay Drive was arrested at 1:11 p.m. and charged with disorderly conduct.
• A 33 year-old New Haven man was arrested at 2:50 p.m. and charged with burglary in the third degree, possession of burglary tools, criminal trespass in the first degree, criminal trespass in the third degree, interfering with an officer/resisting arrest, and violation of a standing criminal protective order.
• A 42 year-old West Haven man was issued a citation at 8:51 a.m. for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license.
• A 74 year-old Guilford man was issued a citation at 8:51 a.m. for failure to maintain a reasonable distance apart.
• A 61 year-old East Haven man was issued a citation at 9:44 a.m. for operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
• A 57 year-old man of Harbor City, California was issued a citation at 12:58 p.m. for traveling unreasonably fast.
• A 42 year-old man of Hampton Park was issued a citation at 4:39 p.m. for failure to obey a traffic control signal, operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, and failure to obey service of brake system requirements.
• A 33 year-old man of 29 Main Street was issued a citation at 6:09 p.m. for operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
Thursday, Nov. 18
No arrests were made.
• A 33 year-old woman of Harbor Street was issued a citation at 6:57 a.m. for traveling unreasonably fast.
• A 54 year-old East Haven woman was issued a citation at 1:25 p.m. for traveling unreasonably fast.
• A 23 year-old West Haven man was issued a citation at 9:39 p.m. for failure to grant right of way to oncoming traffic when making a left turn.
Friday, Nov. 19
• A 32 year-old woman and a 37 year-old man of Main Street were arrested at 7:40 p.m. Each party was charged with risk of injury to a minor and disorderly conduct.
• A 73 year-old man of Limewood Avenue was issued a citation at 6:26 a.m. for failure to maintain a reasonable distance apart.
• An 18 year-old man of Arrowhead Lane was issued a citation at 11:24 a.m. for failure to yield right of way to on-coming traffic while making a left turn.
Saturday, Nov. 20
• A 39 year-old New Haven woman was arrested at 8:07 p.m. and charged with larceny in the sixth degree.
• A 51 year-old man of Fresh Meadows, New York was issued a citation at 4:39 p.m. for failure to obey a traffic control signal.
Sunday, Nov. 21
No arrests were made.
Monday, Nov. 22
• A 33 year-old West Haven man was arrested at 11:07 a.m. and charged with reckless endangerment in the second degree.
Tuesday, Nov. 23
No arrests were made.
Wednesday, Nov. 24
• A 32 year-old man of Lasalette Way in North Branford was arrested at 1:33 a.m. and charged with criminal trespass in the first degree, stalking in the first degree (in violation of a court order), harassment in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the second degree, and two counts of violation of a protective order.
• A 54 year-old man of Hopson Avenue was arrested at 10:06 p.m. and charged with disorderly conduct.
• A 28 year-old man of Silver Street was issued a citation at 9:28 p.m. for traveling unreasonably fast.
Thursday, Nov. 25
• A 22 year-old man of Alps Road was arrested at 9 a.m. and charged with disorderly conduct and threatening in the second degree.
• A 37 year-old man of Harbor Street was arrested at 6:30 p.m. and charged with larceny in the sixth degree, possession of a controlled substance (second time arrested for this offense), use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to appear in the second degree on the strength of a warrant.
North Branford
Wednesday, Nov. 3
No arrests were made.
• A 66 year-old East Haven man was issued a written warning at 3:45 p.m. for failure to maintain a reasonable distance apart.
Thursday, Nov. 4 to Friday, Nov. 5
No arrests were made.
Saturday, Nov. 6
• A 46 year-old man of Glenwood Road was arrested at 3:02 a.m. and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Sunday, Nov. 7 to Monday, Nov. 8
No arrests were made.
Tuesday, Nov. 9
No arrests were made.
• A 22 year-old Southington man was issued a citation at 10:19 a.m. for failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple-lane highway.
• A 44 year-old New Haven woman was issued a citation at 6:18 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license.
Wednesday, Nov. 10
• A 28 year-old Windsor man was arrested at 3:41 a.m. and charged with criminal trespass in the third degree.
• A 38 year-old man of Middletown Avenue in Northford was arrested at 9 a.m. and charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of risk of injury to a minor.
• A 41 year-old New Haven man was arrested at 10:44 a.m. and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under license or registration suspension, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of marker plate, and interfering with an officer/resisting arrest.
• A 39 year-old Durham man was issued a written warning at 5:36 p.m. for failure to display lights.
Thursday, Nov. 11
No arrests were made.
• A 24 year-old East Haven man was issued a misdemeanor summons at 9:15 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle while under license or registration suspension, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, and improper use of marker plate or license and registration.
• A 63 year-old East Haven man was issued a written warning at 9:38 a.m. for failure to obey a traffic control signal.
Friday, Nov. 12
No arrests were made.
• A 39 year-old Guilford woman was issued a misdemeanor summons at 3:41 p.m. for operating a motor vehicle without insurance and failure to maintain a reasonable distance apart.
• A 24 year-old man of Lasalette Way was issued a written warning at 5:46 p.m. for failure to maintain a reasonable distance apart resulting in a rear end collision.
Saturday, Nov. 13 to Sunday, Nov. 14
No arrests were made.
Monday, Nov. 15
No arrests were made.
• A 62 year-old woman of old Hickory Lane in Branford was issued a written warning at 3:59 p.m. for failure to obey a stop sign.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
No arrests were made.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
• A 59 year-old East Haven man was arrested at 10 a.m. and charged with larceny in the sixth degree.
Thursday, Nov. 18
No arrests were made.
• A 73 year-old man of Ridge Acres Road in Branford was issued a written warning at 5:34 p.m. for failure to obey a stop sign.
Friday, Nov. 19
No arrests were made.
Saturday, Nov. 20
No arrests were made.
• An 85 year-old North Haven man was issued a written warning at 3:33 p.m. for failure to maintain a reasonable distance apart following a rear-end collision.
Sunday, Nov. 21 to Tuesday, Nov. 23
No arrests were made.
Wednesday, Nov. 24
No arrests were made.
• A 54 year-old woman of Briarwood Drive was issued a written warning at 9:23 a.m. for traveling unreasonably fast.
Thursday, Nov. 25
• A 34 year-old Meriden man was arrested at 4:50 a.m. and charged with interfering with an officer/resisting arrest.
Senior correspondent Jason J. Marchi compiles the Police Incident Report.