OMG PD: Week Ending May 15, 2011

A Vernon man with a long history of domestic violence has had a few more charges added to his criminal resume. Police said Frank Frazier, 40, of 118 Terrace Dr., into his estranged wife's vehicle on Monday at the intersection of Vernon Avenue and South Street. Frazier is charged with second-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving and violating a protective order.

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Three people are facing criminal charges after their involvement in what police are describing as a incident at the Five Corners Intersection. Vernon Police said the incident involved one vehicle allegedly cutting off another, the occupants of both vehicles fighting, yelling obscenities at one another and making obscene gestures. The incident took place Wednesday at 6:39 p.m. as two vehicles traveled across the five-way intersection from Ellington into Vernon.

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A bus traveler from the Pacific Northwest accidentally caused Tuesday morning's by leaving a bag behind at the bus depot, Deputy Chief Marshall Segar said. Segar said no charges will be brought against the person, whom he said would not be identified. Segar said the person arrived by bus at the , located adjacent to , where a canvas and leather bag was left leaning against a pillar. A maintenance worker at the train station noticed the bag and reported it to police. Police determined that the contents of the bag needed further examination after it was X-rayed. Buildings in the area were evacuated, and train and ferry service was stopped. The scene was cleared after the bag was detonated with a controlled water jet.

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 around the parking lot at Trader Joe’s dropped the weapon when an officer pointed a Taser at him, West Hartford police said. Presley Eze, 24, of West Hartford who was believed to be under the influence of the hallucinogen angel dust, also had a machete, several knives, a solid piece of pipe and a brick in his Cadillac, police said. Another man and a 3-year-old girl were also in the car. Eze was arraigned on charges of illegal possession of weapons in a motor vehicle, risk of injury to a child, and breach of peace.

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. The bears were seen in the woods between the playgrounds of the elementary school and the nearby intermediate school. Students went back inside for recess and stayed inside for physical education classes, but were able to leave school on time after the bears wandered away around 2:15 p.m.