Sunday, February 5, 2012
The defendants below are innocent unless they are convicted of a crime.
A Danbury man accepted a life sentence this week to avoid the death penalty for killing his neighbor, a hair stylist. The man, Christopher Pouncie, accepted the plea deal, on Wednesday, in Superior Court. For more on this agreement, read the article on Danbury Patch. Several bottles of liquor - $220 worth - were stolen from a Southbury liquor store on Monday. For more on this theft, and others reported recently in Southbury, check out our article on Southbury Patch. Multiple thefts - $1,800 worth of items stolen from one home, a large sum of money and a laptop computer, and items taken from a toolshed - are being investigated in Oxford. Our post about these thefts can be found on the Oxford Patch. Monroe police are searching for a …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
New Milford man arrested in connection with break-in early Sunday morning.
Brookfield police were able to apprehend an alleged burglar Sunday after K9 unit Bruno tracked the suspect from the break-in to where he was hiding in the woods. According to police, officers responded to a burglary alarm at Brookfield Coin and Card Sunday around 12:48 a.m. As officers arrived, they observed the front window smashed out. After clearing the business and the perimeter of the plaza, they were unable to locate anyone. K9 officer Bruno was called in and he was able to follow the suspect’s track through the woods, eventually locating 37-year-old Mervin Bundy, of Kent Road, New Milford. Bundy was placed under arrest and taken to the Brookfield Police Department for processing. He stands charged with criminal mischief in the first…
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The following arrest information was supplied by the Brookfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, January 29 Kathleen Richdale, 36, of Ventura Ave., Danbury, was observed by Kohl’s Loss Prevention allegedly concealing items and attempting to remove them from the store. She was apprehended in the parking lot and remanded into police custody. Richdale was processed and released on a written promise to appear in Danbury Superior Court on February 2.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Police are reporting multiple incidents since December.
Brookfield police are investigating several daytime, residential burglaries that have taken place over the past two months. Indications are that these burglaries are taking place quickly, when no one is home and the perpetrators are not inside the residences for more than a few minutes. Entry is usually gained by forcing open or breaking a window, police said. The thieves have taken jewelry, small electronics, cash and credit cards. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Brookfield Police Department. If you suspect you are witnessing a burglary in progress, dial 9-1-1. Residents should be mindful of any suspicious vehicles or people in their neighborhoods and take note of any descriptions that might be helpful in locating them.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The defendants below are considered innocent unless they are convicted in court.
A WestConn student turned himself in to Danbury police Friday in connection with a hit-and-run death of a fellow student. The incident occurred Nov. 22 when the New Britain resident allegedly left the scene of an accident involving a Brookfield resident. The victim was taking business classes but had not yet decided on a major. For much more on this case, read Danbury Patch's article here. A Bridgeport man was arrested on charges in Naugatuck after selling cocaine and a handgun, police said. His big mistake? Selling the items to an undercover officer. The man was taken into custody by Naugatuck police Wednesday. For more on this case, check out the full article on Naugatuck Patch. A Naugatuck police officer is facing criminal charges …
Friday, January 27, 2012
Danbury Police charge New Britain resident with the hit and run death of fellow Western Connecticut State University student.
Danbury Police charged Eugene Robinson, 22, of New Britain, in the hit and run death of a WestConn student on Nov. 22. Robinson turned himself in at police headquarters at 7 a.m. Friday, police said. The victim of the hit and run was Dong Lin of Brookfield. Lin died shortly after being hit, and his family talked about losing their only son in this story. Robinson was charged with evading responsibility and held on a $100,000 bond. He was arraigned in Danbury Superior Court Friday. WCSU published the following statement. "The university learned today that Eugene C. Robinson, who is enrolled at Western Connecticut State University, has been arrested in connection with the death of Dong Lin, another WCSU student who was hit by a car on White …
Monday, January 23, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Brookfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Thursday, January 19 Stephen Damiano, 50, of North Forty Drive, New Fairfield, surrendered himself to Brookfield police at 10 a.m. on a warrant for violation of probation. Damiano was held on a court set $5,000 bond with a court date scheduled for January 23. --- Mark Bivona, 36, of Drover Road, Brookfield, was arrested by Brookfield police officers on active arrest warrants on file with Ridgefield and Danbury police departments, both for failure to appear in the second degree. He was held on $2,500 bond before appearing in Danbury Superior Court on January 20.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Here's a rundown of some of our top police stories this week. The defendants below are innocent unless they are convicted in court.
Rather than take his case to trial, Danbury landlord Joseph DaSilva pleaded guilty this week to lesser charges in the 2009 death of Luis Encalada, a squatter that DaSilva was trying to get out of one of his apartments. Encalada died from injuries sustained in the encounter. DaSilva pleaded to charges including negligent homicide, which could net seven years in prison. Read the full story on Danbury Patch, which has been covering the case. A Naugatuck woman was sentenced to 27 years for murdering her grandmother in 2009. Angelina Jamele, 19, was arrested after admitting to Naugatuck police that she beat 69-year-old Italia Liguori with Liguori’s own cane, stomped on her as she was down and held her throat with her feet. Jamele broke down …
Friday, January 20, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Brookfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, January 16 At approximately 9 p.m., the Danbury Police Narcotics Unit took Christian Lamere, 23, of Stage Road, Brookfield, into custody based on an active warrant out of Brookfield. Lamere was transported to the Brookfield Police Department, where he was processed and charged with disorderly conduct and interference with emergency calls for an incident on August 15, 2011. He was released on a written promise to appear in Danbury Superior Court on January 17. Sunday, January 15 At 3:22 a.m., Brookfield police responded to the area of 8 Ironworks Hill Road for a one-car collision into a utility pole. During the course of the investigation, the driver, 21-year-old Eric Oldendorf, of Walnut Hill Road, Bethel, was arrested and charged …
Monday, January 16, 2012
The State Police are working on a two-car crash where Route 7 southbound splits to send cars in both directions on I-84.
Route 7 southbound is stopped where the road divides in Danbury to send drivers either east or west on I-84. One driver reported a two-car crash right at the split, with cars stopped. He said State Police are ticketing cars that are turning around to head north on Route 7. "Traffic is at a stand-still," the man said, without revealing his name. There is no word yet of injuries.
Tara Bowman
11:12 am on Friday, February 3, 2012
just to let you know. He was released on monday on 1,000 bail. No, it was probably not because meadowbrook isn't a commercial establishment, it was probably because he paid his bail and meadowbrook may not have pressed charges. more ›