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Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say
Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say A 43-year-old man is facing an attempted larceny charge after he was accused of peering into vehicles and attempting to enter a vehicle in the parking lot of a Connecticut elementary school. The incident happened in the Hartford County neighborhood of Plantsville located in the Town of Southington at South End Elementary School at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, according to authorities. Officers responded to the school after receiving a report of a man on the property looking into vehicles and becoming argumentative when he was confronted by staff, according to the Southington Pol…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Found Stopped In Roadway Had Active Warrant, Darien Police Say Man Found Stopped In Roadway Had Active Warrant, Darien Police Say
Man Found Stopped In Roadway Had Active Warrant, Darien Police Say A 38-year-old man who was found stopped in the roadway in Darien had an active warrant, according to police. Darien Police say they observed a suspicious motor vehicle stopped in the travel portion of the roadway on Post Road near Thorndal Circle on Sunday, Oct. 20 around 5:45 a.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Thethe Kwete, 38, of Bridgeport, had an active bench warrant from Bridgeport Court, police say. Kwete was taken into custody and charged with second-degree failure to appear, as per the warrant. He was released after posting a $1,000 court-set bond an…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Failed To Appear After 2001 Arrest In Darien Caught In Stratford Man Failed To Appear After 2001 Arrest In Darien Caught In Stratford
Man Failed To Appear After 2001 Arrest In Darien Caught In Stratford A man arrested in Darien 18 years ago is facing a new charge after being caught in Stratford during a traffic stop, police said. Shortly before noon on Wednesday, Jan. 30, investigators at the Darien Police Department were notified by officers in Stratford that they had conducted a traffic stop on a Stratford man wanted for failure to appear in court. Police said that the driver, 52-year-old Jeffrey Drescher had failed to appear in court for an arrest in Darien in 2001. Officers went to Stratford and took custody of Drescher, who was transported back to police headquarters and charged with …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorist Stopped In New Canaan Charged With Failure To Appear Motorist Stopped In New Canaan Charged With Failure To Appear
Motorist Stopped In New Canaan Charged With Failure To Appear A 39-year-old Fairfield County man with two warrants out for his arrest is facing new charges in New Canaan after being busted by local police talking on his cellphone while he was driving. The New Canaan Police Department announced the arrest of Stratford resident James Kelley, 39, who was busted shortly before 2:15 p.m. on March 19 while driving northbound on Old Stamford Road. Police said that an officer on patrol stopped Kelley for operating his cellphone and driving. While conducting the traffic stop, further investigation determined that Kelley had warrants out for his arrest from the…

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by Zak Failla